greenhouse gas emissions

7 statements across 6 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 24, 2022 by Rebecca Dell · across every show →

Everything said about greenhouse gas emissions, oldest first

Jan 24, 2022
Assertion Supported
Dell: Seven Precursor Chemicals Account for 75% of Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions
“Seven chemicals in Gets you three quarters of the greenhouse gas emissions. And so, sure, there's a lot of other, a lot of things, a lot of products, a lot of things that the chemical industry does, but if we can make substantial progress on seven chemicals, t…”
Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 1:04:49 The many pathways to decarbonizing chemicals
Jan 24, 2022 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Dell: Global Ammonia Production Generates 1.5% of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
“Ammonia is the chemical, the single chemical product that we make in the largest quantity. We make almost two hundred million tons a year of ammonia globally, and it's responsible for like one and a half percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, just ammonia.”
Rebecca Dell Jan 24, 2022 ▶ 8:50 The many pathways to decarbonizing chemicals
Mar 17, 2022 positive
Assertion Supported
Schroeder: EVs reduce lifecycle emissions even factoring in battery manufacturing
“You know, the first proposition is we need to get EV adoption up because it does actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, even if you consider the energy that's embedded in production of the battery itself.”
Dave Schroeder Mar 17, 2022 ▶ 28:17 When will batteries take over the world?
May 12, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Kann: Nitrogen fertilizers account for roughly 6.5% of global emissions
“Nitrogen fertilizers represents like six and a half percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Like, one and a half percent from the production of it, and then another five percent or so from the application of it.”
Shayle Kann May 12, 2022 ▶ 15:31 Shayle’s “ask me anything” episode
Dec 8, 2022 neutral
Assertion Contradicted
Kann: Industrial heat generates 25% of global emissions, surpassing transportation
“Industrial heat is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Full stop. I will pause there. It is responsible for more emissions annually than all transportation globally put together. About 25% of all of our emissions come from burni…”
Shayle Kann Dec 8, 2022 ▶ 3:22 Solving the conundrum of industrial heat
Aug 2, 2024
Assertion Supported
Dell: Global steel emissions exceed four billion tons of CO2 equivalent annually
“The total emissions of the global steel industry from all sources is a bit more than four billion tons of CO₂ equivalent every year, which means that it's, you know, maybe like eight-ish percent of, ah, greenhouse gas emissions, depending on exactly how you co…”
Rebecca Dell Aug 2, 2024 ▶ 4:34 Pathways to decarbonizing steel
Nov 7, 2024
Assertion Supported
Kann: Refrigerant emissions are roughly on par with global aviation
“Refrigerants are, in aggregate, actually a huge source of global greenhouse gas emissions from a climate impact standpoint. They are roughly on par with aviation, which is big.”
Shayle Kann Nov 7, 2024 ▶ 2:52 Fixing the refrigerant problem
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