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Electric power generation from coal is down to about 20% for the US and oil use is very small.

Originally Posted by Hoosierb4

This is an interesting discussion on an important topic. I'm not an atmospheric scientist, but have done some work relating to global warming in a former life, not as an academic or bureaucrat, but working in a technical capacity for private industry. I believe that what the scientists have predicted and measured is real...emissions from human activity have contributed to the warming that has been documented. There is no doubt that other naturally occurring factors also play a role. But, what we do does matter. Whether I drive an EV or not won’t move the needle. But, as a society we need to move in new directions. With today’s electric generation facilities still using a lot of coal and oil, there may be little or no benefit to driving an EV. But, when most of the generating capacity comes from solar, wind and nuclear and most vehicles are electrically powered, then significant reductions will occur.

I think that the largest impact on emissions must come from moving toward these “clean” sources of energy at the power plants because otherwise there will still be a lot of emissions due to the energy used to heat and cool our homes, power computers, and do a thousand other things. Fortunately, some of the new technology is already cost competitive with fossil fuel technology, so it is starting to happen. I hope that we can make it happen fast enough so that our great grandchildren will be able to live in a decent environment.