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Which type of power production produces the least amount of greenhouse gases?
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∙ 12y ago
No renewable energy power plant, or farm emits greenhouse gas. (Solar, hydro, wind, tidal, geothermal, biofuel or biomass).
Nuclear power stations, though not renewable, do not emit any greenhouse gases.
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∙ 12y ago
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Dustin Bass
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∙ 12y agoRenewable sources of energy, like solar, wind, hydro, wave, tidal, geothermal and biofuel all contribute no greenhouse gases to the greenhouse effect after they are up and running.
(Biofuel contributes carbon dioxide when burnt, but it is CO2 that has recently been captured from the atmosphere, so it is part of the normal carbon cycle. It is not the same as burning fossil fuels which release extra carbon that has been hidden away for millions of years. This extra carbon disrupts the natural carbon cycle and causes the enhanced greenhouse effect that is causing global warming.)
If fossil fuel generated electricity is used in the manufacture and establishment of the renewable energy power plants, then they have all contributed some greenhouse gases. These will be balanced out by the green electricity they produce, and after a while the balance will be even and they will begin generating clean, greenhouse-gas free energy.
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∙ 11y agoThe obvious candidate is the burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) to make electricity. However the construction of dams for hydroelectric power can lead to the decomposition of hundreds of acres of vegetation under the water which produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Even the burning of biofuels such as wood releases carbon dioxide at a rate higher than it is stored by the growing vegetation.
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∙ 9y agoThe type of power production that produces the least of greenhouse gases is the one derived from natural gas. This produces the least amount of carbon dioxide.
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∙ 12y agoNuclear.
Good News: A Fusion Reactor will be operational in 2016; on the other hand it will not be commercially available until 2045. {Song: "Take Care Brother, Beware!"}.
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Which activity produces the smallest amount of greenhouse gases?
Humans produce greenhouse gases in many ways. Operating a generator or cooking with gas both will produce greenhouses gases. However, riding a bicycle will not.
Does using unleaded petrol reduce the greenhouse effect?
Yes because unleaded produces less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than leaded petrol. it leads to a reduction in greenhouse gases and acid rain.
How can you use the term greenhouse gases in a sentence?
The greenhouse gases contribute to the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases are inescapable.
Why does increasing the amount of a greenhouse gas increase the temperature of a planet?
The greenhouse gases reflect to the Earth the infrared radiation.
What is the atmospheric warming created when gases such as carbon dioxide trap solar energy?
Greenhouse gases capture heat in the greenhouse effect. If the amount of gas increases then it causes global warming.
which type of power production produces the least amount of greenhouse gases?
nuclear
Which activity produces the smallest amount of greenhouse gases?
Humans produce greenhouse gases in many ways. Operating a generator or cooking with gas both will produce greenhouses gases. However, riding a bicycle will not.
What country produces the most greenhouse gases per square kilometer?
The country that produces the most greenhouse gases per square kilometer is Japan. This country is closely followed by the United Kingdom. The country that produces the most greenhouse gases per capita is Qatar.
What type of fuel produces greenhouse gases?
Biomass
What would happen if the amount of greenhouse gases were reduced?
If the amount of greenhouse gases were reduced, then the temperature of the earth would cool.
What greenhouse gases has been impacting the climate for the least amount of time?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the newest of the greenhouse gases
Which country produces the most greenhouse gases?
the United States.
Which of these efforts could earn a country a carbon credit?
It produces less than the allowed amount of greenhouse gases.
Do you need greenhouse gases?
The earth requires a certain amount of greehouse gases.
What is the climate change that produces greenhouse gases?
Climate change does not produce greenhouse gasses. It is thought that greenhouse gasses are a major cause of climate change.
Production of greenhouse gasses?
The production of greenhouse gasses is harmful to the environment, causing an enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming. The gases emitted include methane and carbon dioxide.
Does using unleaded petrol reduce the greenhouse effect?
Yes because unleaded produces less carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than leaded petrol. it leads to a reduction in greenhouse gases and acid rain.
