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There are some outdated assumptions about the carbon intensity of electricity being made here. They seem to be assuming coal-fired power emitting 0.9kg CO2/kWh.
by Reason077 4y ago
There are some outdated assumptions about the carbon intensity of electricity being made here. They seem to be assuming coal-fired power emitting 0.9kg CO2/kWh.
In reality, the actual average carbon intensity of the UK grid in 2021 was only 187g CO2/kWh: nearly 5 times less! So escalators, in the UK at least, aren't nearly as bad for the climate as this article suggests.
- lsllc 4y agoTBH, I was astounded at just how much CO2 was being emitted according to TFA. So 5x less is way better -- I know the UK is doing a pretty good job on renewables, esp. wind [0]. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/28/uk-electricity-from-renewables-outpaces-gas-and-coal-power https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/28/uk-elect...