New Greenhouse Gas

[jazz]

Lets see chuck squirm is way out of this one.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49567197 Climate change: Electrical industry's 'dirty secret' boosts warming

It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned.
Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical industry to prevent short circuits and accidents.
But leaks of the little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the EU in 2017 were the equivalent of putting an extra 1.3 million cars on the road.
Levels are rising as an unintended consequence of the green energy boom.

[LEP]

But,but Trump...

[Guest]

fake news, my friend, fake news

[blackpowder]

Boys you know that has nothing to do with keeping Canada in line.
The US has laughed all the way to being a net exporter.

[jazz]

The law of unintended circumstances. Trying to solve a non problem with a more complicated soution. And surprise, it still throws off pollution.

[tweety]

It's less then 0.1% contribution FFS. Considering all that it does, that's a very small price.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

It's less then 0.1% contribution FFS. Considering all that it does, that's a very small price.

Excellent point, many have been using that argument about the oil sands, and now you have validated that it applies here too.

Oilsands are 9% of Canada's CO2 emissions, and Canada is 1.63% of the worlds emissions, so oilsands rounded to the nearest 1/10 of a percent, equates to 0.1% of world CO2 emissions, considering all the good they do, that is a very small price to pay.

[tweety]

Excellent point, many have been using that argument about the oil sands, and now you have validated that it applies here too.

Oilsands are 9% of Canada's CO2 emissions, and Canada is 1.63% of the worlds emissions, so oilsands rounded to the nearest 1/10 of a percent, equates to 0.1% of world CO2 emissions, considering all the good they do, that is a very small price to pay.

Well exactly. I suppose we could turn off all the electricity. But that is how social media works so effectively. Jazz posts this flashy headline about SF6 with absolutely no idea of what it is, but the damage is done in the minds of the headline reader. Just like glyphosate, GMO, vaccines, dot dot dot.

[jazz]

It's less then 0.1% contribution FFS. Considering all that it does, that's a very small price.

Did you read the article? A ppm SF6 is equal to hundreds ppm CO2. It has an amplified effect. And its an unnatural substance to the atmosphere unlike CO2.

It lead to the equivalent of 1.3M new cars on the road. What problem are we trying to solve here? Sounds whack a mole to me and putting a new greenhouse gas in the air that we know plants cant even use.

[6V53]

It's less then 0.1% contribution FFS. Considering all that it does, that's a very small price.

About the same as Canada's contribution to global warming!

[tweety]

Did you read the article? A ppm SF6 is equal to hundreds ppm CO2. It has an amplified effect. And its an unnatural substance to the atmosphere unlike CO2.

It lead to the equivalent of 1.3M new cars on the road. What problem are we trying to solve here? Sounds whack a mole to me and putting a new greenhouse gas in the air that we know plants cant even use.

0.1% I realize math is hard. See social media comment.

For perspective, that's about how many new F150's hit the road in a year and a bit

[chuckChuck]

Glad to see you are concerned about all greenhouse gases.

Less damaging alternatives to SF6 will have to be implemented. It's already on the radar and some companies are already using alternatives to SF6.

GE Expands SF6-free High-Voltage Product Portfolio to Help Cut Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/ge-expands-sf6-free-high-voltage-product-portfolio-to-help-cut-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

Its widely used in other applications as well.

[chuckChuck]

Almost every smaller country can claim that their contributions to greenhouse gases are too small to matter. So why do anything?

Its a giant feeble excuse for people who don't want to do anything and do their fair share.

Canada has some of the highest per capita emissions in the world.

Norway a much smaller northern country which is a relatively big oil and gas producer, has made big commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.

Mulroney and the PCs led the world on cutting CFCs and ozone depleting chemicals.

But don't expect the Scheer, Kenney and Moe to show leadership or do anything that might cut oil company profits.

[jazz]

Norway Sweden Finland are not norther countries. They lie on the atlantic current and have a climate closer to BC than most of Canada. Only two place on the planet have a climate like Canada and thats Canada and Siberia.

[chuckChuck]

Oslo is at 59 degrees north. Most of Norway's land mass is very far north. Saskatchewan starts at 49 degrees and ends at 60 degrees North.

Oslo has a milder climate but it also has winter and cold weather and a large number of electric cars.

Southern Ontario where almost a third of the population lives also has a milder climate than western Canada.

There are a lot of reasons why Canada has higher per capita emissions. Climate is only part of the reason.