“Another source of heat input into the climate system is the energy that humans derive from fossil fuels and nuclear material. After that energy is used for heating, mobility, and generating electricity, the Second Law of Thermodynamics guarantees that virtually all of it ends up as heat in the climate system, ultimately to be radiated into space along with the earth’s natural heat emissions.”
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Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters
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