On a global scale, how does this compare to the amount of CO2 emitted from burning fossil fuels?
2006-10-10 19:08:08 · 2 answers · asked by AE 2 in Environment
The amount would be less than one gram. The total amount would be insignificant.
2006-10-10 22:16:00 · answer #1 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
from higher tens to lower hundreds of grams, depending on your metabolic activity . the guy who suggested one gram is probably hibernating....
this is many times less than what is created to produce the electricity you use in your home, for heating, AC, also what is created when you drive a car, to produce the products that you buy, etc, etc. THAT IS the problem. the extra needs of energy for us, civilized humans, that is disrupting the balance. the other day i have calculated the energy of my metabolism to run at around 100Watts - compare this to all the extra energy that we need for our civilized life - it is several times more only in our homes, not speaking of the industries that make/pack/distribute the products and food that we buy... oh ****, this is going to hell..
the rate of photosynthesis on this Earth is lower than the (sharply increasing) rate of burning all kinds of fuel on this Earth. this is plain, solid maths, not any kind of green ideology.
2006-10-11 00:41:02 · answer #2 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋