What the Heck are Carbon Emissions, Anyway?

Daox · 07-13-09, 01:22 PM

Found this article to be interesting and wanted to share. Just a crash course in carbon emissions.

What the Heck are Carbon Emissions, Anyway? : Planet Green

At the end of the article it also provides a link to another article on how to half your carbon footprint with three steps. Worth a quick look at least.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Half in Three Steps : Planet Green

groar · 07-16-09, 09:26 AM

Well written docs. Thanks for the links,

Denis.

07-13-09, 01:22 PM	#1
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,467 Thanks: 1,110 Thanked 367 Times in 298 Posts	What the Heck are Carbon Emissions, Anyway? Found this article to be interesting and wanted to share. Just a crash course in carbon emissions. What the Heck are Carbon Emissions, Anyway? : Planet Green At the end of the article it also provides a link to another article on how to half your carbon footprint with three steps. Worth a quick look at least. Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Half in Three Steps : Planet Green

07-16-09, 09:26 AM	#2
groar X-Frenchy: very Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Well written docs. Thanks for the links, Denis. __________________ Earth absorbs 1.8 t CO2/head/yr, while a French generates 6.2 t CO2/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. kg saved 06/08-08/09: 1816.9+382.9 (ecodriving / 1420mi not driven) = 2199.8 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (2.66 kg/l diesel) kg saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : 187 kg/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (59.1 g/kWh) Radioactive wastes saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : Long life (>100,000 years) : 2.85 g/yr (0.9 mg/kWh) Short life (<300 years) : 31.7 g/yr (10.0 mg/kWh) Based upon "official" French figures...

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