Here's how to ditch the world's most potent greenhouse gas
2021年4月22日 · On World Earth Day, as our fellow citizens of the world pledge to undertake a brilliant array of earth-restoring actions, from trash hacking to “plogging” (picking up litter while jogging), it’s time to fix our sights once more on a hidden climate threat: sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), the world’s most potent greenhouse gas.
Emissions of the most powerful greenhouse gas are rising rapidly
2019年10月24日 · Cheap, odorless and inert, sulphur hexafluoride is widely used in the electricity industry for its insulating properties. But there’s a problem: it’s also one of the most potent greenhouse gases known to man.
Is nuclear power really zero emission? | World Economic Forum
2015年5月27日 · But here is a list of all the stages of the nuclear power cycle at which greenhouse gases are emitted: uranium mining, uranium milling, conversion of uranium ore to uranium hexafluoride, uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, reactor construction, reactor decommissioning, fuel reprocessing, nuclear waste disposal, mine site rehabilitation, and ...
5 charts that show how renewable energy generation has soared
2022年11月3日 · A lot of the metrics on climate change are heading in the wrong direction - but the global dash for renewable energy gives us something positive to cling to as world leaders and other delegates at COP27 try to put the world on track to net zero.
Can the aviation sector get to net-zero emissions by 2050? | World ...
2022年12月9日 · The global aviation industry has agreed to try to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The airline association IATA says using sustainable fuels and carbon offsetting will contribute more than 80% of the reduction in emissions.