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A Falcon 9 produces about 149 metric tons of carbon dioxide from launch. The US produced about 9.5 metric tons a second. In 16 seconds the US has produced the s
by Hextinium 8y ago
A Falcon 9 produces about 149 metric tons of carbon dioxide from launch. The US produced about 9.5 metric tons a second. In 16 seconds the US has produced the same amount of carbon as a Falcon 9 launch. I don't think that is terribly significant
- Jabbles 8y agoI think you're off by an order of magnitude: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indica... ~5 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year ~158 tons per second