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Same way planting a seed today will give you a tree in 20 years. Existing infrastructure is emitting CO₂. The stuff we replace it with won't. The gas pipes tha
by function_seven 4y ago
Same way planting a seed today will give you a tree in 20 years.
Existing infrastructure is emitting CO₂. The stuff we replace it with won't. The gas pipes that are shut off will no longer leak methane.
The next century will be dominated by how we deal with the last century's monumental carbon emissions. We went from 300 to 400 ppm by burning immense amounts of fossil fuels. To go from 400 back to 300 will take a bit of effort. No single policy—in isolation—will "reverse climate change". But all of them will.
- chasebank 4y agoI can guarantee you that the fabrication / transportation / installation of a new electric unit far outweighs using the existing gas unit until end of life in terms of CO2 emissions. No different than diving a old truck vs buying a new tesla. Net negative.
- wp381640 4y ago> in terms of CO2 emissions CH4 is the larger concern with natural gas This paper explains it: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c00437 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c00437