Comments on: Live Earth and Offsets http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:33:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael Abate http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4820 Michael Abate Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:20:29 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4820 The article was corrected. See the new graph below: But the offset marketplace is operating without government oversight and with a lot of questions. Live Earth generated 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide, according to London's Daily Mail. For perspective, consider that a typical coal-fired power plant emits about 3 million tons of CO2 per year, according to Joel Bluestein, president of Energy and Environmental Analysis. A hybrid car generates about 3 tons annually. The article was corrected. See the new graph below:

But the offset marketplace is operating without government oversight and with a lot of questions. Live Earth generated 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide, according to London’s Daily Mail. For perspective, consider that a typical coal-fired power plant emits about 3 million tons of CO2 per year, according to Joel Bluestein, president of Energy and Environmental Analysis. A hybrid car generates about 3 tons annually.

]]> By: Joe http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4714 Joe Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:28:54 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4714 Good catch. The writer made a mistake and probably meant 8.76 million tons -- which would roughly be correct for a 1000 MW plant that Ray of our round-the-clock (note that 8760 is the number of hours in the year so they probably assumed 1 ton per MWhr and full time operation). Yet another reason to stick to Climate Progress -- we are self-correcting! Good catch. The writer made a mistake and probably meant 8.76 million tons — which would roughly be correct for a 1000 MW plant that Ray of our round-the-clock (note that 8760 is the number of hours in the year so they probably assumed 1 ton per MWhr and full time operation).

Yet another reason to stick to Climate Progress — we are self-correcting!

]]> By: Jeff Goodell http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4712 Jeff Goodell Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:43:21 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/11/live-earth-and-offsets/#comment-4712 Excellent, timely post, as usual. For the record, however, I should point out that the facts in this Greenwire story are a little wacky. An average coal plant emits 8,760 tons of CO2 a year? Nope. More like three million tons. http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/coalfacts.cfm Excellent, timely post, as usual. For the record, however, I should point out that the facts in this Greenwire story are a little wacky. An average coal plant emits 8,760 tons of CO2 a year? Nope. More like three million tons.

http://www.pewclimate.org/ global-warming-basics/ coalfacts.cfm

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