Not even close. USA is one of the worst emitters both in absolute terms and per capita.
ROFLMAO.. Instead of changing your statement or your argument, why not just admit you're wrong? You see, that's the difference between people like me and people like yourself.. Sometimes I am wrong, and then I admit it, learn from my mistake, and move forward.
I really don't know if they are or aren't.. it doesn't matter to me because I don't vote or live in China. Also, here's a tip: Never point at someone else's behavior to justify your own.
I don't need to. This is the claim being refuted:
It might come as a surprise to learn that where there is demand, business works on ways of supplying it. More charge stations will emerge as more EVs are purchased, the grid will cope quite well and people such as the many good folk on this forum will have their own sources of solar PV energy to charge their EV.
The carbon emissions from coal and natural gas power plants is lower per ratio than gasoline car motors.
It's not a sudden spigot turnoff, our national strategy is a 30-year plan and we've known about climate change for decades.
I see it more like WWII. Americans didn't want to get involved until the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Many thought it just wasn't our fight.
The thread isn't trying to slap you in the face and scream YOU MUST DO THIS. Please don't take it that way or feel guilty if there are things you just can't do. It's about what you might be able to do if you want to and can. For example, all citizens of the appropriate age can vote. So don't feel obligated by any of the recommendations. But if there's something you can do and want to do, then ask questions if you're not sure or want to see if it's right for you.
Solar's not the solution for everyone, they might live in a condo, have excessive shading from nearby buildings, etc.
They do now. Almost every country has signed on to being net neutral by 2060, Some are more aggressive, e.g., Finland by 2035, Austria by 2040, Germany by 2045. We're signed up for 2050 (see our national strategy).
All the big manufacturing companies (e.g., China, India) have signed a legally binding international treaty on climate change (e.g., the Paris Agreement). China's well underway in reducing emissions as measured independently. India has some really huge challenges and complications, but even they have a program underway.
$3,297,000.00
A lot less than that. TAXES!
MethaneBefore diving into this, let's recap the basics of methane. The graphto the right shows methane emission sources. Methane is 25x more powerful than CO₂, has a half-life around a decade, and eventually breaks down into CO₂. So, methand is a big deal and doing what we can to eliminate it is a really good thing. Starting at the bottom in the blue band, about 30% of the natural gas comes from leaky pipelines, but about 60% comes from intentional venting and about 5% from incomplete flaring. So there's a lot that we can do to tighten up here. In the green band, as was mentioned in Diet, Enteric fermentation (green) can be reduced by lifestyle choices and cattle feed options (e.g., NOP). That's about a 50% reduction. The tan part of the graph is from landfills, and that's what this post is about. There are biosolids (microbes in the dirt) that can eat the methane and convert it into CO2 before it escapes a landfill. But did you know there was something all of us could do that would make a big difference in the methane generated in landfills? |
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Yay! I do something to offset a tiny amount the carbon I use (my footprint is LARGE)… I compost!
Methane
Before diving into this, let's recap the basics of methane. The graph
to the right shows methane emission sources.
Methane is 25x more powerful than CO₂, has a half-life around a
decade, and eventually breaks down into CO₂. So, methand is a big
deal and doing what we can to eliminate it is a really good thing.
Starting at the bottom in the blue band, about 30% of the natural gas
comes from leaky pipelines, but about 60% comes from intentional
venting and about 5% from incomplete flaring. So there's a lot that
we can do to tighten up here.
In the green band, as was mentioned in Diet, Enteric fermentation (green)
can be reduced by lifestyle choices and cattle feed options (e.g., NOP).
That's about a 50% reduction.
The tan part of the graph is from landfills, and that's what this post is
about. There are biosolids (microbes in the dirt) that can eat the methane
and convert it into CO2 before it escapes a landfill.
But did you know there was something all of us could do that would
make a big difference in the methane generated in landfills?
Composting
I just learned about this. It's a great example of what lots of folks have known for a long time and took for granted. But most of us (me anyway) were clueless.
I learned about it while reading a law that California passed that follows a whole slew of such laws. Basically, it's to separate kitchen wastes similar to separating recycling. In a landfill, these wastes create a lot of methane:
But if properly composted it creates mainly CO₂ and a lot less of it, that is more carbon stays fixed in the soil.
Even if you or your neighbors don't need the compost, it can be safely thrown away. Join the conversation in this thread to learn more.
On Monday the electrician will be here to fit the Catch smart solar PV power diverter for my hot water storage system. It's taken quite a while to get one in.
Good for you.
I am not sure what you will be using for insulation in the future but if it is rigid foam, you could purchase it now and (go hillbilly) place it against the walls where you loose/gain the most. It's a bandaid for sure but if the product is not available next year, at least you've got the bandaid.
The leaking roof in both pictures is enough to make a grown man cry.
I have never used the product but some say it works.
Old homes are a challenge but sometimes a simple fix can make a big difference.Great information in the linked thread svetz. There's a healthy week of study.
