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Heat and energy are not the same. Heat generated from human activities does not significantly impact atmospheric heat compared to the heat generated by the sun and absorbed right inside the atmosphere. Also, if you have infinite energy, there are many things you can do to cool off. Everyone will be able to set their own preferred temperature.

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> Also, if you have infinite energy, there are many things you can do to cool off. Everyone will be able to set their own preferred temperature.

Jesus. Someone failed thermodynamics.

I have a BS in Physics from Johns Hopkins and dropped out of PhD in Applied Math from Stanford. Where did you get your degrees from smarty pants?

The problem isn't heat in the general sense of the word, it's heat trapped in the atmosphere. Heat trapped in the core of the earth isn't a problem at all, for example. Most human generated heat can be absorbed by matter on the surface and has a negligible impact on atmospheric heat. And if you had enough energy and low cost launch to space you could do things like cheaply send solar reflectors into space.

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