Re:Electricity Map – Live CO2 emissions of electricity consu...
by Tade0 on Thursday August 16, 2018 @09:46AM
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You're absolutely right and I wouldn't suggest anybody to ditch their bike in favor of a car just because one factor supports this notion.
But this exercise shows one thing: when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint personal transport is actually a relatively low hanging fruit. Same for electricity really.
Food seems to be the hard problem here. I heard somewhere that a safe level of emissions is one metric tonne of CO2 per capita annually. Vegans do 1.5t.
Maybe it will get lower once transportation is cleaned up? I don't know.
EDIT: To be clear - my original write-up was a little bit in jest. This one is my serious position.
But this exercise shows one thing: when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint personal transport is actually a relatively low hanging fruit. Same for electricity really.
Food seems to be the hard problem here. I heard somewhere that a safe level of emissions is one metric tonne of CO2 per capita annually. Vegans do 1.5t.
Maybe it will get lower once transportation is cleaned up? I don't know.
EDIT: To be clear - my original write-up was a little bit in jest. This one is my serious position.