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World CO2 emissions last year was ~ 37Gigatons of carbon. A F9 launch uses of order 100 tons of RP1, so global emissions correspond to about 370 million launche
by lutorm 8y ago
World CO2 emissions last year was ~ 37Gigatons of carbon. A F9 launch uses of order 100 tons of RP1, so global emissions correspond to about 370 million launches...
- p1mrx 8y agoNote that 1 ton of fuel yields more than 1 ton of CO₂: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/contentIncludes/co2_inc.htm https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/contentIncludes/co2_inc.htm (Though it's still comparable in "order of magnitude" terms.)