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Burning the same fuel is always going to produce the same amount of CO2. Here are the amounts, for various fuels: https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2
by DennisP 5y ago
Burning the same fuel is always going to produce the same amount of CO2. Here are the amounts, for various fuels:
https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/co2_vol_mass.php
You might get more or less usable energy out of it depending on your efficiency, but if you're less efficient you'll have to burn more fuel (hence paying more tax, directly or as part of the price of fuel if it's taxed at the source).
- Nursie 5y agoBut fuel is not the only use for those resources.
- only_as_i_fall 5y agoBut isn't it the case that A) petroleum products are used for other purposes? B) carbon capturing is used to various levels of effectiveness? C) there can be different levels of partial combustion?
- DennisP 5y agoA) We could address this by charging at the refinery for fuel products, rather than at the oil well for crude. B) I definitely think carbon capture should earn credits in any carbon pricing system. C) That's just another kind of inefficiency. Same comment applies as above.