Latest comments posted about Toward a post-Kyoto accord on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1543-Toward-a-post-Kyoto-accord http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1543-Toward-a-post-Kyoto-accord I once tried to figure out the two impacts of fossil burning: its immediate effect from the transformation from chemical energy to thermal energy; its long-term greenhouse effect. Due to limited data and energy, I haven't yet conducted a thorough research. Please let me know if any experts have done such a research. Aturen Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:32:35 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5668 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5668 It is necessary to have the Bali conference to fix the climate change, a big issue which we cannot ignore anymore. It is true that the global warming is the result of human activities. But the meeting works towards a wrong direction as it says that emission cut is the only remedy. In fact, global warming is not caused by the increase in greenhouse gases but the amount of thermal energy on the earth. It is still worth further research and discussion to conclude that the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leads to the global warming, as it is too complex to calculate the difference between how much the sun heats the earth by solar radiation and how much the earth loses its heat into the atmosphere.. As you know it is easier to warm a room by heating and other similar means rather than increasing the layer of window glasses. We have been continuing heating the earth ever since the industrial revolution by damaging forests and using fossil fuels. It is an unarguable fact that the temperature on the earth is increasing due to those activities. So to check the global warming, we should aim to save energy rather than cut emissions. Why cannot we tackle the issue by fixing the real problems? Otherwise, we just put the cart before the horse. Except for emissions by livestock, most greenhouse gases are caused by energy use. To cut emissions also heavily rely on energy saving. Though some clean energy does not emit greenhouse gases, say natural gas and nuclear energy, they still heat the earth in one or the other way. So even if more nukes to be built and more other similar clean energies to be tapped, the temperature of the earth will be still going up. To conclude, to save energy is the only radical way to resolve climate change. Meanwhile the use of water, wind, solar and tide powers should be encouraged, because they do not actually lead to the increase of thermal energy on the earth as their energy is just transformed from one to the other forms. Meanwhile, to increase the greenery is of great importance for heat storage. Li Lin from Xiamen in China http://blog.sina.com.cn/xmll Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:59:12 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5665 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5665 Only with cooperation we can solve the global warming! Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5621 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5621 To tackle climate change is a complicated issue because it is not only about environmental protection, but also involves interests of different parties.Therefore, conflicts and arguments in the process are inevitable. However,the nature of this issue means that international conventions will be the only way to fix it. This requires all signatories to consider cooperation from a global perspective and fulfill their tasks in accordance with their own responsibilities and capabilites. There are no other better and more effective solutions than this to this global issue. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:18:48 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5577 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1543#comment-5577