← Back to context Comment by seszett 13 hours ago > sometimes fossil fuels are a good fitThere is simply NO safe level of fossil fuel use. 5 comments seszett Reply ben_w 12 hours ago Disagree, it's just that the safe level is around 0.1% of current use (though I don't just mean use of fossil fuels for electricity, I mean *everything*). danw1979 12 hours ago There’s applications that we still have no alternative for though - e.g. aviation - so we’ll have to accept the burning of hydrocarbons there.Not fossil hydrocarbons forever, of course, but synthetic kerosene might be a thing soon enough. cinntaile 11 hours ago I don't know what you mean with "no safe level of fossil fuel use". It doesn't mean anything without contextualizing that statement. hamper653 1 hour ago There is already too much carbon in the atmosphere. cinntaile 3 minutes ago [delayed]
ben_w 12 hours ago Disagree, it's just that the safe level is around 0.1% of current use (though I don't just mean use of fossil fuels for electricity, I mean *everything*).
danw1979 12 hours ago There’s applications that we still have no alternative for though - e.g. aviation - so we’ll have to accept the burning of hydrocarbons there.Not fossil hydrocarbons forever, of course, but synthetic kerosene might be a thing soon enough.
cinntaile 11 hours ago I don't know what you mean with "no safe level of fossil fuel use". It doesn't mean anything without contextualizing that statement. hamper653 1 hour ago There is already too much carbon in the atmosphere. cinntaile 3 minutes ago [delayed]
hamper653 1 hour ago There is already too much carbon in the atmosphere. cinntaile 3 minutes ago [delayed]
Disagree, it's just that the safe level is around 0.1% of current use (though I don't just mean use of fossil fuels for electricity, I mean *everything*).
There’s applications that we still have no alternative for though - e.g. aviation - so we’ll have to accept the burning of hydrocarbons there.
Not fossil hydrocarbons forever, of course, but synthetic kerosene might be a thing soon enough.
I don't know what you mean with "no safe level of fossil fuel use". It doesn't mean anything without contextualizing that statement.
There is already too much carbon in the atmosphere.
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