Carbon Dioxide Emissions and EVs
Founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, has some knowledgeable things to say about carbon emissions and CO2 in the atmosphere. Many politicians and “scientists” are stating that CO2 is the big baddie that will cause us all to burn up in smoke as the temperature of the earth will continue to heat up; and that life on earth is in terrible danger, and that the only way out of this escalating CO2 is to inflict all humans to pay higher taxes and drive EVs. It all sounds a little fishy!
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, which constitute 85% of our energy use, must be reduced to zero by 2100. It is their idea that a vast and diverse mix of policies should be employed to restrain and reduce the use of light duty vehicles (LDVs), the sort of vehicles that you and I drive. The IPCC suggests “aggressive policy intervention to significantly reduce fuel carbon intensity and energy intensity of modes, encourage travel by the most efficient modes, and cut activity growth where possible and reasonable”. That sounds like severe action going down like a lead balloon upon hard-working people in the world trying to pay escalating taxes to the fat cats in high places. Maybe some of it’s true.
Apparently, those in the IPCC claim that “if we don’t save ourselves from ourselves we’re toast!” Scientist Patrick Moore says that “Here is what is strange, though. All life is carbon-based; and the carbon for all that life originates from CO2 in the atmosphere. All of the carbon in the fossil fuels we are burning for energy today was once in the atmosphere as CO2 before it was consumed by plankton in the sea and plants on the land. Coal, oil and natural gas are the remains of those plankton and plants that have been transformed by heat and pressure deep in the earth’s crust. In other words, fossil fuels are 100% organic and were produced with solar energy. That sounds positively green!”
Other scientists also say these coal and oil remains were laid down during the catastrophic flood that occurred over the earth’s surface as recorded in biblical events.
Patrick Moore, and other scientists, also state that if there were no CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere, the earth would be a dead planet. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deemed this essential ingredient for life a pollutant! How can CO2 be bad?
Carbon Emissions is the term used by governments and policymakers as the emissions that come from burning fossil fuels for energy. Patrick Moore continues, “…This term is entirely misleading because CO2 is not carbon. CO2 is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas which is an indispensable food for all living things. Can you have too much of it? In theory, yes. That is what climate alarmists say is happening now! They are stating that “CO2 levels are getting too high!” Are they right? The Big Picture tells us something surprising. For most of the history of life on earth, CO2 has been present in the atmosphere at much higher levels then it is today. During the Cambrian explosion, when multicellular life came on the scene, CO2 levels were as much as 10x higher than they are today. From a Big Picture perspective, we are actually living in a low CO2 era…”
Patrick also suggests that science tells us that “… the optimum growth for CO2 is 4–5x what is currently found in our atmosphere. This is why quality greenhouse growers all around the world actually inject CO2 into their greenhouses. They want to promote plant growth, and this is the way that they do it. Likewise, higher levels of CO2 in the global atmosphere will promote plant growth. This is a good thing! This will actually boost food and forest productivity, which will come in handy with the human population of earth set to continue to grow.”
Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, for Prager University, states that “… we are seeing the positive effects of increased CO2 now. Satellite measurements have noted the greening of the earth as crops and forests grow due to our higher levels of CO2. It turns out that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) are not dirty words after all. We should celebrate CO2 as the giver of life that it is.”
What are the more dangerous emissions from fossil fuels? The majority of vehicle exhaust emissions are composed of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapour, and oxygen in unconsumed air. Carbon monoxide, unburned fuel, nitrogen oxides, nitrated hydrocarbons, and particulate matter such as mercury are also present in vehicle exhaust emissions in smaller quantities. Catch these nastier particulates, which are hazardous to our respiratory system, via the catalytic converter or other means, and the conventional internal combustion engine is not quite such a monster. In fact, a decent hybrid vehicle for city driving along with hydrogen fuel-based vehicles seems a much better alternative to a mass wave of EVs and taxes. Hybrids and hygrogen-celled cars in congested areas seem a perfect fit for now.
Hybrids currently available in Australia include: many Toyota and Lexus models, Toyota Corolla SX Hybrid, Toyota RAV4 GXL Hybrid, Toyota Camry Ascent Sport Hybrid, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Hyundai Ioniq, BMW X5 xDrive45e, Lexus ES300h Sports Luxury, Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz C 300e PHEV and BMW 330e iPerformance PHEV.
If you’re interested in more from Patrick, have a look at: https://www.prageru.com/video/the-truth-about-co2/
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