Posted on 06/12/2007 4:45:26 PM PDT by goldstategop
You miss the point. Considering the whole earth system: solar energy in, vs. radiated energy out - thermo equilibrium is based on these processes. Absorb more solar energy, the earth’s temperature goes up. Increase albedo, temperature goes down.
When we capture solar energy and convert it to power, it is ultimately converted to heat, or infrared energy, which is trapped by the greenhouse gases.
A good way to counteract GW would be to spread a thin biodegradable film over a portion of the tropical ocean that would increase the very low albedo of the ocean. Unfortunately, because of the long lag times in the heat storage systems on earth, it would be difficult to control the outcome unless your computational models were very good.
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