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Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases: Difference between revisions
Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases (view source)
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(Created page with "This is a summary of [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ an article] from Inside Climate News, originally titled "Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases". ==Problem== PFCs{{x|perfluorocarbons - especially the gases CF<sub>4</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>6</sub>}} are greenhouse gases that are less common than CO<sub>2</sub>, but far more potent and long-lasting. Some alu...") |
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Aluminum production requires a lot of electricity - which adds '''5 to 16''' tons of CO<sub>2</sub> per ton of aluminum, if the electricity is generated from fossil fuels ( | Aluminum production requires a lot of electricity - which adds '''5 to 16''' tons of CO<sub>2</sub> per ton of aluminum, if the electricity is generated from [[fossil fuels]] (as most of the world's electricity currently is). | ||
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Natural gas power plants (best case, high efficiency, no fugitive emissions): | Natural gas power plants (best case, high efficiency, no fugitive emissions): | ||
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Aluminum production requires a lot of electricity - which adds '''5 to 16''' tons of CO<sub>2</sub> per ton of aluminum {{p2|(see maths)|...}}, if the electricity is generated from fossil fuels{{x|like most of the world's electricity currently is, unfortunately}}. | |||
TODO: Add to this section: Some perspective of how the aluminium industry is whatever percent of the world's total GHG emissions. | |||
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