(07-28-2018, 03:30 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(07-28-2018, 10:30 AM)mikesez Wrote: I looked at the second article after reading your reply. 
It said we reduced our carbon emissions by 0.5% year over year. Then it said that the UK and Mexico both saw reductions of 4%.  So, the article does seem to be saying that we did well, but we could be doing much better.

Article? That was an International Energy Agency report! That report also included scaled numbers of which you appear to dismiss. You ask for context and then brush it off. Work in progress but tremendous on a global scale comparison.

U.S. at .5% = 25 Million tonne reduction
UK 3.8% & Mex at 4%= 15 Million tonnes

Most enlighting part of report: “In addition, in the United States, the 2018 Budget Bill and the extension and expansion of the “45Q” tax credits is expected to provide a significant boost for CCUS investment. This could lead to capital investment on the order of USD 1 billion over the next six years, potentially adding 10 to 30 million tonnes or more of additional CO2 capture capacity. This would increase total global carbon capture capacity by around two-thirds from today’s levels.” Who would of thought less red tape would actually help the energy sector with efficiency, lower emissions, and greater implementation of renewables.