Tag: CO2 emissions
Full hybrid: what is it?
Car full plug-in hybrid with a combustion engine flex fuel. © Steve Jurvetson CC by 2.0 Among the hybrid cars, we distinguish: the micro hybrid; the semi-hybrid; the full hybrid.…
Ecological and energy-efficient, this revolutionary aircraft will switch to hydrogen
A suppository look with wings of glider. With this odd and counter-intuitive design, the Celera 500L fromOtto Aviation would manage to reduce its drag by nearly 60%. The rounded shape…
Radiative forcing: what is it?
The term radiative forcing is used in climatology to set the “difference between downward illuminance and upward illuminance”reads the glossary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Understand, the…
Climate change: how long do we have before the point of no return?
We emit CO2. The forests are burning. The ice cream is melting. The Earth is heating up. Inexorably. And more and more headlines are warning us. The point of no…
What are the consequences of global warming?
Experts predict that the ongoing climate change resulting from human activities will have some consequences that can be described as positive, such as the discovery of new energy resources or…
Is natural gas synonymous with green energy?
The term “green energy” is used to designate renewable energies such as solar, wind or hydraulic energy. Thus, natural gas, a fossil fuel, cannot be qualified as green energy. Biogas,…
‘Significant and potentially irreversible’ ocean deoxygenation began to occur in 2021
Among the effects of global warming is the deoxygenation of the oceans. An effect that researchers have tried to quantify. According to them, by 2080, no less than 70% of…
Greenhouse gases: CO2 or methane, which is worse?
Carbon dioxide and methane are among the best known greenhouse gases. The increase in their emission into the atmosphere is the cause of the current global warming. the carbon dioxide…
Which countries emit the most CO2?
Each year, 37 gigatons of CO2 are released into the atmosphere, mainly by human activities (combustion of fossil fuels, deforestation, etc.). Here are the first contributing countries, the evolution of…
Which countries have totaled the most CO2 emissions since 1850?
When we take the current ranking of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, we find China in first place, far ahead of the United States and India. But warming is…