The Press Association: Warning over heat from energy use

Two British scientists from Newcastle University calculated that an increase in global energy use of 1% a year would mean that by 2100 the heat given off would be enough to cancel out the benefits of cuts in emissions.

Nick Cowern and Chihak Ahn of the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering looked at a scenario which says cutting greenhouse gasses over the next 40 years by phasing out coal would mean the greenhouse effect will start to fall by 2050, stabilising the climate.

But they said although heat generated by energy consumption is relatively low, in 100 years time it could be enough to cancel out emissions cuts.

They said in light of this possibility it was better to use solar power than nuclear power, which releases energy into the environment which would otherwise be locked up.

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