CO2 Emissions Debate

Comments focus on scrutinizing CO2 emissions, carbon footprints, and carbon neutrality claims for technologies, products like cars, and processes, often questioning sources and comparisons.

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kickling Feb 6, 2020 View on HN

Sorry, meant co2 emissions, not energy use.

thatfrenchguy Aug 29, 2020 View on HN

Unless you look at CO2 emissions :)

scott_karana Dec 15, 2015 View on HN

Do you have a source for the "less CO2" part?

WalterBright Nov 14, 2021 View on HN

So it's still emitting the same CO2.

that's not apples to apples. how much CO2 was naturally emitted in that timeframe? that would be an apples-to-apples comparison.

quadcore Aug 4, 2021 View on HN

Would that emit large quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere?

DoctorOetker Oct 26, 2018 View on HN

the CO2 exhaust isn't really carbon neutral is it?

fuzzieozzie May 7, 2015 View on HN

Not if you consider carbon dioxide as pollution :P

wiml Nov 24, 2022 View on HN

Doesn't it essentially just re-absorb the same co2 it emitted when it was made?

ytpete May 3, 2025 View on HN

Carbon emissions from all the energy usage, is what I assume they're alluding to