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Yeah, turns out most of our CO2 emissions comes from fossil fuels which power most of our heating, manufacturing and transport, as well as form the foundational material for most products.
Who could have guessed that the things we do the most are the things that consume the most energy.
So when idiots say that there's no point doing anything in your country because China, this may help to remind them which major polluters are owned or based in your country. For example, BP is the 8th-largest emitter, Shell is the 9th and both are based in the UK, so UK regulators could absolutely help clean them up and make a massive difference.
it's a stupid metric tbh, the fuel is just what goes into (coal/gas) power plants, cars and planes to make them move, if you reduce the demand for those things naturally the demand for coal/gas/oil etc will go down
so UK regulators could absolutely help clean them up and make a massive difference.
They are :)
The government announced that the plan, published on Wednesday, will focus on funding solar panels, heat pumps and batteries for households across the UK via low-interest loans and grants.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgj7me00p0o
All of these reduce demand for coal and gas, they also make having an EV more viable as cheaper power prices make running an EV even cheaper than it already is
They are :)
The government announced that the plan, published on Wednesday, will focus on funding solar panels, heat pumps and batteries for households across the UK via low-interest loans and grants.
It's a shame there's no insulation plan to replace the mismanaged ECO4 programme for low-income homes, though. That's another way to reduce demand.
Whenever this comes up it is important to realize that the way emissions are measured here is "product lifetime CO2 emissions". The products are fuel. So basically it is just another way of saying " cars, airplanes and ships responsible for 50% of CO2 emissions ".
Also shares of heating, electricity, and production.
