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If electric cars are charged with renewable energy, that is, from wind, water, solar etc, then, yes, they have practically zero carbon dioxide emissions.
However, most electricity today is generated largely from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), so, due to transmission losses, purely electric cars may result in more carbon dioxide emissions than petroleum fueled cars ... it's just that the emissions are shifted from the car itself to the location of the power plant used to charge it.
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How does the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted by volcanoes compare with the amount of carbon dioxide that is added to the atmosphere as a result of human activities?
On average less than 1%. It is estimated that volcanoes emit on average 200 million tonnes of CO2 a year. This includes all volcanoes, hot springs and and undersea hydrothermal vents. Humans emit 26 billion tonnes (2003) a year by burning fossil fuels. The gas burnt onsite at oil wells in gas flares accounts for more CO2 emissions than all volcanoes put together.
Where is corbon dioxide produced?
Carbon monoxide is produced in the engine and is one of the three exhaust gasses that result from combustion however if your car has a functioning catalytic converter the carbon monoxide should be transformed into carbon dioxide.
An increased rate of breathing as a result of an increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream would be best described as an example of?
An increased rate of breathing as a result of an increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream would be best described as an example of?
What would the most likely result humans stopped burning fossil fuels?
There would be less Carbon Dioxide In the atmosphere. (APEX)
What are carbon emissions?
The amount of CO2 released by humans has increased over the last 200 years. This increase is primarily due to using fossil fuels in industries and vehicles.
Country that causes the most pollution as a result of carbon dioxide emissions?
China
What is the term for polluted rain that falls as a result of carbon dioxide emissions?
I'm pretty sure it's acid rain
Where does carbon dioxide originate?
Carbon dioxide is the result of burning carbon or carbon containing materials.
Why does burning a forest result in carbon dioxide emissions?
It's all in the chemistry. CO2, from which the carbon in the wood was derived, is re-released into the atmosphere as the wood burns. (CH2O + H2O) + O2 --combustion--> 2H2O + CO2
Is carbon dioxide a result of combustion?
Carbon dioxide is formed by the complete combustion of carbon itself or organic compounds.
Is one result of combustion carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide is a product of combustion. It cannot undergo combustion.
A result of plant respiration is?
carbon dioxide
What is deforestation a result of?
More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Do producers realese carbon dioxide as a result of photosynthesis?
no
How would a planet have an all carbon dioxide atmosphere?
Such an atmosphere on a planet would be the result of carbon dioxide emitted from volcanoes.
Where does carbon dioxidecome from?
CO2(carbon dioxide) is the result of a chemical reaction in animals' lungs.
What are the products produced as a result of respiration?
Carbon dioxide and water.
