Posted to Liberal Party Site on Environment Discussion 30/07/10 02:00 PM
http://www.liberal.org.au/Issues/Environment/Ideas/2010/Direct-action-on-water-and-the-environment.aspx
Unfortunately, the Earth is not a close system. The Sun is an external heat source and its radiated heat is causing net increase of heat energy on Earth. According to the theories of Thermodynamics, we have two possible solutions. One is to look up beyond the upper atmospheres and work out how heat exchanges between the Earth and the outer Space can be improved. This is the one and only platinum prize!
Another is to convert the heat energy to other form of stored energy – not just in the trees, but also in high carbohydrate content cereals. Carbohydrate is a carbon sink, capturing the carbon dioxide and can be consumed to sustain lives. This may or may not be a long term solution, but this definitely helps to solve another Earthly problem – starvation!
http://www.liberal.org.au/Issues/Environment/Ideas/2010/Direct-action-on-water-and-the-environment.aspx
Unfortunately, the Earth is not a close system. The Sun is an external heat source and its radiated heat is causing net increase of heat energy on Earth. According to the theories of Thermodynamics, we have two possible solutions. One is to look up beyond the upper atmospheres and work out how heat exchanges between the Earth and the outer Space can be improved. This is the one and only platinum prize!
Another is to convert the heat energy to other form of stored energy – not just in the trees, but also in high carbohydrate content cereals. Carbohydrate is a carbon sink, capturing the carbon dioxide and can be consumed to sustain lives. This may or may not be a long term solution, but this definitely helps to solve another Earthly problem – starvation!