Why CO²?
- Why CO²?
- CO² is largest contributor to greenhouse gases
- Burning fossil fuels: gasoline, diesel, jet fuel
- Transportation: cars, trucks, airlines
- Average .44 lbs CO² per air mile flown:
- Average .9 lbs CO² per auto mile:
- Transportation: cars, trucks, airlines
- Natural gas usage with appliances
- Use of electricity, most of which is generated by fossil fuels
- Burning fossil fuels: gasoline, diesel, jet fuel
- Benchmarks energy efficiency and impact of polluting fuels in single measure
- CO² is largest contributor to greenhouse gases
- Kyoto Protocol
- Reduce CO² emissions 5% by 2010
- California: Governor Schwarzenegger
- Reduce emissions 10% to 2000 levels by 2010
- Reduce emissions 20% to 1990 levels by 2020
- 80% below 1990 levels by 2050