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Key quotes: > This means that of the 3.2% of US carbon footprint that is composed of residential gas, only 4.1% of that—about .13% of the total US carbon footp
by bgentry 4y ago
Key quotes:
> This means that of the 3.2% of US carbon footprint that is composed of residential gas, only 4.1% of that—about .13% of the total US carbon footprint—is made up of residential gas cooking.
> It would be hard to find, if you looked, another one-eighth of one percent of the US carbon footprint with more impact on the lifestyle of the public.
> In addition, though, the asthma effect of gas stoves can be ameliorated with more ventilation, which is a much better and more cost-effective way to solve the problem! And as we have discussed here before, ventilation has other important health benefits.
If indoor air quality and asthma are the primary concerns here (since the tiny contribution to carbon emissions isn't) those are better addressed through ventilation. It would be far cheaper and more effective to mandate energy-efficient ventilation in new homes than to outlaw gas stoves. And cheaper for retrofits too, at least those with central HVAC.