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by mtsr 749 days ago
Sunlight puts in a serious amount of energy. Roughly 1000 W/m2 at sea level as a global average according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_irradiance
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Yes and CO2 keeps that energy here, and the ocean absorbs a lot of that heat.

If you’re trying to say that the sun is responsible for rising ocean temperatures, I’d like you to consider how long the sun and the oceans have been around, and I ask you why they haven’t boiled away, yet.

The sun is not responsible for the recent dramatic increase in ocean temperatures. That’s on us (humanity).

Less at high latitudes, due to the angle. But if you build a solar power plant there (I have), you might be surprised to learn the electrical output is nearly as large as at the equator.

Of course that assumes angled panels, so the space taken is larger.