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Steel uses so much carbon that it’s been a target for using hydrogen as a reducing agent. There are a couple ironworks that have already started converting. T
by hinkley 2y ago
Steel uses so much carbon that it’s been a target for using hydrogen as a reducing agent. There are a couple ironworks that have already started converting.
That’ll still leave concrete as one of the next largest sources, even if the rebar gets a smaller footprint.
- namaria 2y agoFun fact: carbon footprint was an expressions put forward by Exxon decades ago to shift blame for global warming to the consumers of energy.
- robertlagrant 2y agoWords aren't magically bad by their now-forgotten etymology, unless you keep bringing up said etymology.
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- namaria 2y agoDid I say a word is bad?
- christianqchung 2y agoYes
- HDThoreaun 2y agoconsumers are to blame for global warming. Companies are responding to what consumers demand.
- namaria 2y agoThat would be true if there had been zero effort and money spent in subsidizing fossil fuels, hiding data about its true long term impact for decades and sabotaging efforts to move away from carbon dependence.