Sentences with phrase «co2 per pound»

And then when you consider that (1) humans are a tiny percentage of the total animal biomass on Earth — probably well under 1 % — and that most animals emit more CO2 on a per - pound - of - body - weight than humans do (especially small mammals and birds, which can emit 6 times or more CO2 per pound of body weight than humans)-- you're now looking at SEVERAL HUNDRED BILLION TONS OF CO2 from animal reespiration alone — on top of all the other natural sources of CO2.

It looks like a more accurate figure for 50K miles would be less than 500 gallons at 19 pounds CO2 per pound or 9,500 pounds, half his claimed amount.

Other sites claim that it is more efficient, generating only 1 pound of CO2 per pound of plastic.

Estimates of the carbon footprint vary wildly, but Christopher Goodall, a businessman turned climate crusader who calculated the impact of everything from miniature refrigerators to vacation travel for his book How to Live a Low - Carbon Life (Earthscan, 2007), puts it at three pounds of CO2 per pound of cotton.

Not exact matches

Since 2003, CO2 emissions have dropped by 40 %, and BTUs consumed per pound of production have decreased by 50 % while production has increased by 20 %.

Since 2003, CO2 emissions have dropped by 40 %, and BTUs consumed per pound of production have decreased by 50 %.

Yet the analysis shows that even with higher gas prices, coal plants still fail to be economically competitive under the new greenhouse gas rule, which requires that fossil plants not exceed emission rates of 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt - hour.

The good news is that roughly 33 percent of the American production of all greenhouse gases, or the equivalent of 17,422 pounds of CO2 per person, comes from sources under our direct control — our cars and houses.

Specifically, oceans and plant growth absorbed only around 540 kilograms per metric ton (1,190 pounds per short ton) of the CO2 produced in 2006, compared with 600 kilograms per metric ton (1,322 pounds per short ton) in 2000.

Atmospheric concentrations of the most ubiquitous greenhouse gas reached 381 parts - per - million in 2006 after emissions of CO2 from burning fossil fuels rose to 8.4 billion metric tons (1.85 x 1013 pounds) per year, according to figures from the United Nations, British Petroleum and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Under such a provision, facilities would be allowed to operate without any carbon controls for a number of years, so long as the average over 30 years equals 1,100 pounds of CO2 per megawatt - hour.

Even so the compact car, weighing in at only 1,575 kilograms (3,472.28 pounds), uses on average just 9.1 liters of fuel per 100 km (25.85 US mpg) and emits 212 g CO2 per km (341.18 g / mile).

As a hybrid, it emits 0.51 pounds of CO2 per mile and has an EPA fuel economy ratings of 36/40 mpg city / highway.

China's NEA knows that new Ultra-supercritical coal - fired power plants can meet the requirement of emitting less than 1,627 pounds of CO2 per MWh.

Each individual coal plant, for example, can choose to meet the applicable emission rate limit (set in pounds of CO2 per megawatt - hour of electricity generated) by reducing its own emission rate or by acquiring emission reduction credits.

The graph above shows the difference in 111 (d) emission rate from 2012 initial to 2030 target, measured in pounds of CO2 per megawatt - hour, for each state and for the United States as a whole.

Under Canadian regulations that will take effect in July 2015, any new coal - fired plant, and any existing one that's at least 50 years old, can emit no more than about 925 pounds of CO2 per megawatt - hour.

In determining state goals, EPA begins by calculating an affected fossil generation emissions rate, in pounds of CO2 emissions per megawatt hour of electricity generated, based on 2012 historical data for each state.

The climate downside to this trend is methane «slip» — emissions of unburned methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than CO2 (per pound), a problem that marine engine manufacturers are beginning to tackle.

The average U.S. natural gas plant, which emits 800 to 850 pounds of CO2 per megawatt, meets that standard; coal plants emit an average of 1,768 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt.

CO2 will still be above the 1,100 pounds per MWh requirement of the EPA's, so they can't be built in the U.S..

Social cost of carbon - The value of the climate change impacts from 1 metric ton (~ 2,205 pounds) of carbon emitted today as CO2, aggregated over time and discounted back to the present day; sometimes also expressed as value per metric ton of carbon dioxide.

The average U.S. natural gas plant, which emits 800 to 850 pounds of CO2 per megawatt, meets that standard; coal plants emit an average of...

The State Department estimates that oil sands oil has 17 % greater well - to - wheel CO2 emissions than average US crude, which corresponds to approximately 200 additional pounds of CO2 emissions per barrel relative to average US crude.

The DOE provides information on carbon footprints and estimates geothermal power at 0.18 pounds or 84 grams CO2 equivalent per kilowatt hour (g CO2e / kWh) produced.

Flying = Big Carbon Emissions A flight from JFK to Buenos Aires emits 5,380 pounds of CO2 and that's just for a one - way trip per person, round - trip.

Based on these figures, you'd save about 200 pounds of CO2 per month.

That translates into 340 pounds of CO2 emissions per person per month from electricity usage.

AMD EcoChallenger Poorna Chandra is «feeling great to see that I am actually saving 19 pounds of Co2 per day!»

Electric Bike Beats Electric Scooter on Emissions, Easily When all the conversions are completed, from amp hours to kilowatt - hours, divided by average distance travelled per charge, and converted into pounds of CO2 using that average figure, the Ecobike Elagance emits about 0.02 pounds of CO2 per mile travelled; and the ZAP Zapfino emits 0.10 pounds of CO2 per mile.

Here's the really important part, though: Not only did that time reduction equal more than four days per year for U.S. drivers, the resulting decrease in distances driven and increase in fuel efficiency would lead to a decrease of.79 metric tons — that's over 1700 pounds — in CO2 emissions per driver, or 21 percent less than a driver without a navigation system.

While the vacuum toilets used on airplanes are already pretty water - efficient, based on China Southern's figures (1 liter of fuel / flush) and the altitude effect, the CO2 released by these toilets per flush is about 14.27 pounds.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that a one percent increase in CO2 boosts crop yields by eight percent, translating into a 33 - pound - per - acre yield per 1 - ppm rise in CO2.