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the electricity has to be generated somewhere. coal plants - pollution. hydropower plants - pollution. you might say hydropower plants don’t produce pollution,
by ecoled_ame 7y ago
the electricity has to be generated somewhere. coal plants - pollution. hydropower plants - pollution. you might say hydropower plants don’t produce pollution, but it takes a lot of energy to build them and they pollute the environment with their mere existence, no more pristine nature.
- willis936 7y agoYou’re explaining how electrical power generation can cause pollution, not water electrolysis (what is being discussed).
- ecoled_ame 7y agoyes indeed i am, because they are related. electrolysis utilizes electricity. hence the prefix electro-. your point highlights my initial point about hydrogen fuel - ie we must look all the way up the chain and account for all polluting steps, instead of simply focusing on a single aspect.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoThis is absolutely correct. Here’s the Wikipedia entry on the subject: life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse-gas_emissions_of_energy_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse-gas_emis...