![]() ![]() if we want to use wind instead of solar, we need more space. Small town: 1 megawatt, mid-size city: 1 gigawatt, United States: 1,000 gigawatts, the world: 5,000 gigawatts.3.3 - How much power are we talking about? For comparison, keep the following figures in mind (the more watts the more energy consumed per second).Keeping warm and cool 7%: cooling, heating, etc.Getting around 16%: cars, trucks, planes, ships, etc.Growing things 19%: plants, animals, etc.Making things 31%: cement steel, plastic, etc.3.2 - How much greenhouse gas is emitted? (When we make it and when we use it).3.1 - Think in percentages, how much of the 51B tons are we talking about? This will help prioritize resources to serve the competing initiatives.The good news: We can do it.ģ- Five questions to ask in every climate conversations: 2- Bad news: Getting to zero will be really hard. ![]()
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