James Nicoll wrote:

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Richard Morris wrote:
James Nicoll wrote:

Coal liquifaction should see us well into the 21st century,

22nd century

assuming the whole world industrializes (centuries if they don't).

And assuming global warming turns out not to be a problem.

Carbon can be sequestered.

It's already sequestered. Mother Nature has done the job for us, and I
frankly don't see much sense in digging it up and burning it and then
spending a huge amount of money and energy to re-sequester it.

Also, people will put up with amazing
amounts of unpleasantness if they think their job depends on it. See "air
quality, London, prior to the Clear Air Act." It was safer to be in London
during the Blitz than it was to be in London during the killer smog.
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