But what if Canada could cut its emissions substantially merely by encouraging people to work from home — something millions of Canadians have gotten used to since the pandemic began?
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Staying put to save the planet: How remote work might help Canada cut emissions | CBC News
Showing posts with label Emissions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emissions. Show all posts
11/20/21
9/15/21
Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in Europe
Picture this: the year is 2045. You’re standing on a platform in Berlin awaiting a sleek Hyperloop pod that will glide into the station to a noiseless halt and then deposit you in Paris an hour later, ready for your morning meeting.
In the afternoon, you’ll take another southbound pod on a leisurely trip to Barcelona for the weekend, a journey that will take no more than 90 minutes.
The speed and ease is no longer a surprise to you because in the last quarter-century, almost all travel throughout Europe has shifted from the skies to the ground.
Read more at: Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in Europe | Euronews
In the afternoon, you’ll take another southbound pod on a leisurely trip to Barcelona for the weekend, a journey that will take no more than 90 minutes.
The speed and ease is no longer a surprise to you because in the last quarter-century, almost all travel throughout Europe has shifted from the skies to the ground.
Read more at: Paris to Berlin in an hour: Welcome to the future of high-speed rail travel in Europe | Euronews
5/3/21
Net Zero Concept: Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – by James Dyke, Robert Watson and Wolfgang Knorr
The US has joined the EU in committing to net-zero emissions by 2050—and the latter to 55 per cent net lower emissions by 2030. Scientists fear the ‘net’ could displace urgency.
The threats of climate change are the direct result of there being too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. So it follows that we must stop emitting more and even remove some of it. This idea is central to the world’s current plan to avoid catastrophe. In fact, there are many suggestions as to how to actually do this, from mass tree planting, to high tech direct air capture devices that suck out carbon dioxide from the air.
Read more at: Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – James Dyke, Robert Watson and Wolfgang Knorr
The threats of climate change are the direct result of there being too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. So it follows that we must stop emitting more and even remove some of it. This idea is central to the world’s current plan to avoid catastrophe. In fact, there are many suggestions as to how to actually do this, from mass tree planting, to high tech direct air capture devices that suck out carbon dioxide from the air.
Read more at: Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – James Dyke, Robert Watson and Wolfgang Knorr
11/2/15
EU: Energy Visions – Plugging the Carbon Leak: Emissions and Competitiveness
The EU has some of the most ambitious targets for greenhouse gas
reductions in the developed world. But cutting emissions poses
challenges for energy-intensive industries. The cost of pollution rights
can affect a company’s global competitiveness and drive it to shift
production to regions with less strict emissions limits – a trend known
as carbon leakage.
Following an intense debate between legislators, regulators, industry and environmental campaigners about the risk of carbon leakage, the Commission unveiled plans in July to reduce the amount of free emissions allowances so that industry will have to pay more for the right to emit greenhouse gases. The Commission wants to increase the financial incentive for companies to lower carbon emissions as part of the move to a low-carbon economy. Part of the proceeds from selling emissions rights will be available to finance innovation to reduce carbon emissions from industrial processes.
At this event, senior policymakers and industry representatives will debate how much of a threat carbon leakage presents to the competitiveness of EU-based industries and the role innovation can play in cutting emissions.
Read more: Energy Visions – Plugging the Carbon Leak: Emissions and Competitiveness – POLITICO
Following an intense debate between legislators, regulators, industry and environmental campaigners about the risk of carbon leakage, the Commission unveiled plans in July to reduce the amount of free emissions allowances so that industry will have to pay more for the right to emit greenhouse gases. The Commission wants to increase the financial incentive for companies to lower carbon emissions as part of the move to a low-carbon economy. Part of the proceeds from selling emissions rights will be available to finance innovation to reduce carbon emissions from industrial processes.
At this event, senior policymakers and industry representatives will debate how much of a threat carbon leakage presents to the competitiveness of EU-based industries and the role innovation can play in cutting emissions.
Read more: Energy Visions – Plugging the Carbon Leak: Emissions and Competitiveness – POLITICO
9/22/15
Germany: VW scandal - What′s the dirt on diesel engines?
There are two crucial differences between diesel fuel and gasoline. The
former is far less flammable, and as a result it contains more energy. A
cubic meter of diesel will yield around 9800 kilowatt-hours of work,
and the same amount of gasoline yields just 8760 kWh.
This means, rather obviously, that diesel engines are more efficient, because less fuel is needed to run them. Additionally, diesel is cheaper than gasoline, because there is much more of it at refineries when compared to other natural gas products, for instance, kerosene and benzene.
The low flammability of diesel makes the fuel more secure in car engines; however, it also means that diesel engines must be designed differently. While a gas-powered engine is injected with a mixture of air and gasoline by the carburetor itself, the pistons of a diesel engine are filled at first with air or a combination of air and exhaust. This is compressed to 20 bars of pressure and heated to 900 degrees Celsius, and then the diesel fuel is injected into the combustion chamber. Fine droplets of diesel are evaporated and ignited.
The higher efficiency of a diesel engine is due not only to the fuel's higher energy density; the compression of a diesel engine bay is much higher, which also accounts for its higher degree of efficiency.
Read more: VW scandal - What′s the dirt on diesel engines? | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 22.09.2015
This means, rather obviously, that diesel engines are more efficient, because less fuel is needed to run them. Additionally, diesel is cheaper than gasoline, because there is much more of it at refineries when compared to other natural gas products, for instance, kerosene and benzene.
The low flammability of diesel makes the fuel more secure in car engines; however, it also means that diesel engines must be designed differently. While a gas-powered engine is injected with a mixture of air and gasoline by the carburetor itself, the pistons of a diesel engine are filled at first with air or a combination of air and exhaust. This is compressed to 20 bars of pressure and heated to 900 degrees Celsius, and then the diesel fuel is injected into the combustion chamber. Fine droplets of diesel are evaporated and ignited.
The higher efficiency of a diesel engine is due not only to the fuel's higher energy density; the compression of a diesel engine bay is much higher, which also accounts for its higher degree of efficiency.
Read more: VW scandal - What′s the dirt on diesel engines? | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 22.09.2015
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