Hi Aidan,

"most of the CO2 produced in their manufacture does not currently come from the generation of electricity."

Yeah, well, that was my point: how much CO2 is produced in the manufacture (and maintenance, etc.) of all of the components of a wind tower, compared to the CO2 that is saved by not using coal ? i.e. before they are in operation ? More ? Less ?

How much CO2 is produced in the manufacture (and maintenance, etc.) of all of the components of a solar array, compared to the CO2 that is saved by not using coal ? i.e. before they are in operation ? More ? Less ?

Being fairly naive about it all, I've been assuming that wind towers and solar arrays produce no CO2 at all in their operation. Are you suggesting that, somehow, they actually produce CO2 in their operation ?

Joe

Loudmouth,
Yeah, well, that was my point: how much CO2 is produced in the manufacture (and maintenance, etc.) of all of the
>components of a wind tower, compared to the CO2 that is saved by not using coal ? i.e. before they are in operation ?
>More ? Less ?

Are you a compete idiot? I've already told you it's MUCH LESS.
Likewise with solar.
Repeatedly asking the question won't change the answer!

I apologise to other readers here for stating the obvious, but just to be clear: when I said "most of the CO2 produced in their manufacture does not currently come from the generation of electricity", I was referring to the generation of the electricity used in their manufacturing, not the energy they generate.

As for what happens during their operations: maintenance, monitoring, cleaning etc will produce some CO2 (largely from the use of vehicles) but the amount is trivial. And where concrete is used, it will absorb CO2 from the air, though nowhere near as much as was released when the cement was made.

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individual,
Motorsport has few active participants but many fans. Practice and qualifying (which take up most of that time) are ignored by most of the fans, but do play a vital part in making the main race faster and more exciting. And motorsport has resulted in great efficiency improvements in vehicles.

Aidan,
That's a near perfect cop-out !

Anyone see Annastacia Palaszczuk on news re Adani. Hilarous.

runner,
Why was it hilarious?
And why won't you answer my question about what exactly you regard as heretical?

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individual,
Do you have any objective criticism of it, though? Or do you regard it as near perfect because you don't?

You seem to be advocating a bureaucratic system of externally imposed restrictions on how industries can operate. Is that really what you want? If so, why?

on how industries can operate
Aidan,
No, it should be on how industries should operate. Environmentally more considerate !
Sport & entertainment in general could easily survive on less than half the emission & still be profitable & enjoyable.