Does electric heat the world???

Question

Does electric heat the world???

Answer 1

I don't know, but have you tried checking wikipedia?

Answer 2

yes... they use all the natural resources to get one moving. when the natural resources was taken so much than it should, thw world is unstable. there goes global warming....

Answer 3

WOW THAT WOULD BE SOME ELECTRIC BILL !!!!

FORTUNATELY IT IS THE SUN !!!

Answer 4

Er no. That big ball of gas in the sky called the sun does. Doh!

Answer 5

I am guessing you might be asking about the relationship between electricity generation and global warming. Generating electricity does contribute to global warming because electricity generation is by far the single largest consumer of coal. About 95% of all coal is used by power plants to generate electricity. Coal is the single largest source of carbon dioxide due to the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide is the single most important global warming gas and so electricity generation is the major cause of global warming going forward.

There are things we can do about that. People are working on capturing and storing the carbon dioxide given off by coal, that's called sequestration. Even better people are working on other forms of electrical generation that do not give off any carbon dioxide. The best of these are wind and solar power. Large wind generation is the fastest growing form of electrical power generation in the United States. Solar power is also growing very fast. It is expensive still but the costs continue to fall as new technology is developed. In 10-30 years solar power will become standard for all new houses and may become common on cars and trucks too.