We generally tend to underestimate sizes and masses of planetary, let alone stellar bodies. A little giveaway is that for all non-astronomical means and purposes we consider the earth's mass *infinite* without any measurable error. Let's make an estimation. Let's assume that the average specific heat of the earth's matter is that of granite, 0.8 J/g. This leads to the following results:<sup>1</sup> <pre>Specific heat of Granite (J/(kg*K)) 8.00E+2 Earth's mass (kg) 5.97E+24 Earth's energy/K 4.78E+27 World primary energy supply 2015 (Mtoe) 1.36E+4 J/Mtoe 4.19E+16 World primary energy consumption 2014 (J) 5,60E+20 -------------------------------------------------------- Years of world energy consumption with 1K 8.53E+06 ========================================================</pre> That's actually less than I thought, by a factor of 100 or 1000 or so, but still ... long. ---- <sub><sup>1</sup> The original primary energy consumption number is from [the IAEA](https://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/KeyWorld2017.pdf). *Mtoe* stands for *mega ton oil equivalent*, roughly 4,187e+10 J.</sub>