Global Warming Potential And Energy Consumption

Some gases like methane have large gwp since a ton of methane absorbs much more heat than a ton of co 2.

Global warming potential and energy consumption. To assess energy consumption we used cumulative energy demand ced hirst 1974 which accounts for all. Basically there are two potential ways to achieve this goal. Energy and global warming. However the use of thermal insulation in the modern building walls helps to reduce the energy consumption for space heating and consequently to reduce the global warming potential.

In 25 years the total global warming potential of a traditional building will be 20 higher than that of a modern building. Specifically it is a measure of how much energy the emissions of 1 ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time relative to the emissions of 1 ton of carbon dioxide co 2. Energy and gwp results are presented per functional unit which allows us to avoid the allocation of environmental burdens among specific waste fractions or refined products. Energy efficiency and global warming potential in the residential sector.

To develop global sustainable strategies there is a need. Fossil fuels coal petroleum and natural gas are our main sources of energy producing the vast majority of fuel electricity and heat used by people across the globe. The global warming potential gwp was developed to allow comparisons of the global warming impacts of different gases. Making matters worse coal mining produces methane a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 25 times greater than that of co 2.

The impacts of interest are total energy consumption and gwp. Most of our energy comes from fossil fuels and burning these fuels causes environmental problems and in particular the global warming problem. A reduction of the energy consumption per capita to less than 20 000 kwh per year as a global warming solution is a challenge for all industrialised countries see chart above. Global energy consumption is dramatically increasing due to our quest for a higher standard of living and the increasing world population.

Carbon dioxide emissions from other anthropogenic sources and activities were about 7 of. In 2018 carbon dioxide co2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion burning for energy were equal to about 75 of total u s. Anthropogenic ghg emissions based on 100 year global warming potential and about 93 of total u s. Factors such as occupancy per household and floor area of a single family residence can contribute to greater energy consumption and ghg emissions per capita.