JC Political Thread - For All Things Political Part 2

[shane_3800]

Some coal is "cleaner" than other coal but no form of coal is clean. Nothing to do with leftie bullshit. When you burn coal you create a lot of pollutants even the most efficient grades of coal.

It's not just the coal, but the power plant having systems to recover heat, sort of like a 5 stroke engine, or those delayed stroke engines.
Also there is carbon scrubbers that help take out the larger particulates, sort of like a DPF.

 

[chrisp]

It's not just the coal, but the power plant having systems to recover heat, sort of like a 5 stroke engine, or those delayed stroke engines.
Also there is carbon scrubbers that help take out the larger particulates, sort of like a DPF.

But fundamentally, while it is possible to ’clean out’ the particulates, burning fossil fuels releases CO2 - which is why they are on the nose.

 

[AirStrike]

Using coal doesn’t save the planet.

Which is why I never said that. No idea what’s with the creative quote.

 

[shane_3800]

But fundamentally, while it is possible to ’clean out’ the particulates, burning fossil fuels releases CO2 - which is why they are on the nose.

Fossil fuel is going to be burnt for the next 100 years, maybe longer.

So do you think it's wise to make methods of making it "cleaner" or just put your head in the sand and do nothing?

 

[chrisp]

Fossil fuel is going to be burnt for the next 100 years, maybe longer.

So do you think it's wise to make methods of making it "cleaner" or just put your head in the sand and do nothing?

It certainly won’t be burnt for the ‘next 100 years’. Open your eyes and see where all the technology is going. No one in their right mind would invest in any fossil fuel generation - which is why they are really struggling. Only the LNP (and it’s mostly the ‘N’) that is proposing new coal, gas, or nuclear - the first two just don’t cut in in a ‘net zero‘ world, and the latter is very expensive no matter how you slice it and dice it.

 

[Immortality]

Whilst it is possible to reduce the pollutants from burning coal you will never eliminate them all and all those systems cost money which reduces the cost efficiency of burning coal in the first place.

No matter how we look at it, coal is the worst of the hydrocarbon energy sources we can use.

Natural gas should be the " in between stop" on our way to zero carbon.

I honestly don't see us getting to zero carbon any time soon but there are certainly better or worse options on the journey.

 

[J_D 2.0]

Bull ****. Coal is tremendously cheaper.

And what facts are you basing that on, or is it just a fact because you said it?

 

[MasterOfReality]

Oi leave coal alone lol, I do mine design work for two mines that pump out a combined 26 million tons a year of this glorious thermal stuff. It's basically funded my house, cars and retirement fund hah. As long as the industry survives until I retire, that's all I care about.

 

[Immortality]

Oi leave coal alone lol, I do mine design work for two mines that pump out a combined 26 million tons a year of this glorious thermal stuff. It's basically funded my house, cars and retirement fund hah. As long as the industry survives until I retire, that's all I care about.

Mr 26 is currently working at a coal mine in Northern Queensland .....

 

[MasterOfReality]

Mr 26 is currently working at a coal mine in Northern Queensland .....

They are two clients I have. I freelance which is like prostituting my skills to the highest bidder.