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The biggest source of mistakes: carbon vs. carbon dioxide
A factor of 3.67 makes a big difference when discussing climate |
Joseph Romm |
25 Mar 2008 |
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| The biggest source of confusion and errors in climate discussions probably concerns 'carbon' versus 'carbon dioxide.' I was reminded of this last week when I saw an analysis done for a major environmental group that confused the two and hence was wrong by a large factor (3.67). The paragraph I usually include in my writing: Some people use carbon rather than carbon dioxide as a metric. The fraction of carbon in carbon dioxide is the ratio of their weights. The atomic ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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