3 ms·

Since when is 2% of global human CO2 emissions "only"? What single concentrated source has anywhere near such an impact?

• gambiting 6y ago
  Concrete alone is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earth https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-... Also the problem with the cargo ships isn't the CO2 - considering the amount of work they are doing they are the most efficient transport method we have. It's all about the sulfur emissions which are horrendous.
  • bagacrap 6y ago
    in comparison to getting rid of concrete, changing out a few big engines seems like a fruit that's practically fallen off the tree.
• aero-glide2 6y ago
  Fashion industry is responsible for 10% (Aviation is 2.8%)
• bluGill 6y ago
  If it was only shipping it would be small enough to not worry about. The world was slightly CO2 negative long term before modern burning of buried fuels, so a small amount (but probably not 2%) could be called useful.
• elindbe3 6y ago
  Animal agriculture accounts for 14.5% of global anthropogenic emissions, over half of which comes from cows. http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/#:~:text=Total%20emissions%20from%20global%20livestock,of%20all%20anthropogenic%20GHG%20emissions.&text=On%20a%20commodity-basis%2C%20beef,the%20sector's%20overall%20GHG%20outputs http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/#:~:text=....