Comments on: The Carbon Footprint of… Everything http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:22:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D. Chaundy http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-6347 D. Chaundy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:43:01 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/#comment-6347 Installing a new oil boiler could reduce the CO2 we emit. Can you give me some estimate of the CO2 emitted when a domestic sized boiler is manufactured, starting with the iron ore and ending with the finished product. I often doubt the benefit in changing from an old, working, device to a new, greener one but I cannot find any figures to estimate any in;crease, or decrease, in "greenness". David Chaundy Installing a new oil boiler could reduce the CO2 we emit. Can you give me some estimate of the CO2 emitted when a domestic sized boiler is manufactured, starting with the iron ore and ending with the finished product.

I often doubt the benefit in changing from an old, working, device to a new, greener one but I cannot find any figures to estimate any in;crease, or decrease, in "greenness".
David Chaundy

]]> By: Climate 411 » What is a Carbon Footprint? - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense Fund http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Climate 411 » What is a Carbon Footprint? - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense Fund Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:17:15 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/#comment-1160 [...] Carbon dioxide (CO2), while not the only greenhouse gas, is the most abundant. CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels, and most of the energy in this country comes from burning fossil fuels. Thus, anything that requires energy to manufacture, transport, or operate causes the emission of CO2 (see my previous post, The Carbon Footprint of… Everything). [...] [...] Carbon dioxide (CO2), while not the only greenhouse gas, is the most abundant. CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels, and most of the energy in this country comes from burning fossil fuels. Thus, anything that requires energy to manufacture, transport, or operate causes the emission of CO2 (see my previous post, The Carbon Footprint of… Everything). [...]

]]> By: Climate 411 » Personal Impact: Does It Really Matter What You Do? - Environmental Defense http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Climate 411 » Personal Impact: Does It Really Matter What You Do? - Environmental Defense Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:00:45 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/20/eco-labeling/#comment-84 [...] Manufacturing products of any kind uses energy and creates emissions, so: [...] [...] Manufacturing products of any kind uses energy and creates emissions, so: [...]

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