video notes

Question 1

what percent of methane emissions comes from beef production

Answer 1

28%

Question 2

how much of the gas produced by the US in now fracked

Answer 2

2/3

Question 3

how can we end fracking

Answer 3

through voting and legislation
bring its attention to politicians

Question 4

energy and transport accounts for how much of the global carbon emissions

Answer 4

2/3

Question 5

what impact do cars have on an average americans carbon footprint

Answer 5

it makes up 1/4 of our carbon footprint

Question 6

what is going on in coppenhagen with their transportation system

Answer 6

up to 62% of their people commute to work or school by bike
a reduction of 3.8 billion pounds of CO2 compared to the US

Question 7

how much co2 is released by cars in US

Answer 7

4.6 metric tons of CO2 per car

Question 8

compare the size of an american house in 1950 to now

Answer 8

in 1950 the average size was 1000 sqft
today it is 2500 sqft
over two and a half times larger

Question 9

1/5 of houses are how large

Answer 9

3000 sqft

Question 10

1/10 of houses are how large

Answer 10

4000 sqft

Question 11

how do japans houses compare in size

Answer 11

they are 1/10 the size of american homes
around 400 sq ft for four to five members

Question 12

what percent of our emissions come from cooling and heating our homes

Answer 12

17%

Question 13

what percent of our emissions come from energy related uses in the homes

Answer 13

15%

Question 14

total carbon emissions from our homes

Answer 14

32%

Question 15

what percent of emissions come from cars and flying

Answer 15

28%

Question 16

what percent of emissions come from our relentless acquisition of stuff

Answer 16

26%

Question 17

what is responsible for 86% of our personal carbon footprints

Answer 17

transportation, housing, and stuff

Question 18

what percent of emissions come from our food

Answer 18

14-16%

Question 19

how much gas is released in making a typical house

Answer 19

80 metric tons of co2 or equivalent gasses

Question 20

the average american is expending ___ times their annual allotment for their homes

Answer 20

2.5

Question 21

what percent of human beings live in cities

Answer 21

55%

Question 22

what is a solution to the amount of co2 released by each individual from their homes

Answer 22

move to/ live in micro homes or co-housing units

Question 23

doing laundry is responsible for __ of total residential emissions

Answer 23

8%

Question 24

the amont of emissions from doing laundry is equivalent to the total energy needs of how many us homes

Answer 24

21 million us homes

Question 25

what is the energy usage of washing machines and dryers

Answer 25

drying clothes requires 2 times more energy than washing machines
70% of energy used in energy goes to drying clothes
19% of energy goes to heating the water for washing machines
11% goes into the electricity running the washing machine

Question 26

how can we reduce emissions and energy usage from laundry

Answer 26

do full loads only and limit the nubmer of loads you do
cold washes
use clotheslines instead of dryers
living in co-housing communities limits number of washers/dryers
wash clothes during the day when solar energy is available (use renewable energy)

Question 27

how much water is used in laundry

Answer 27

laundry accounts for 15-40% of water consumption in a home

Question 28

microplastics in laundry

Answer 28

when synthetic textiles are washed they breakdown plastic fibers
1 of four primary sources of microplastics making up more than three quarters of its development
78% of microplastic pollution in the ocean comes from laundry

Question 29

how much plastic per load of laundry

Answer 29

700,000 synthetic microfibers per load

Question 30

embedded carbons

Answer 30

emissions used to manufacture machines

Question 31

how much of the global co2 emissions comesfrom the manufacture of steel

Answer 31

4/5 - 8%

Question 32

dryers using a heat pump technology reduces energy use by how much compared to regular dryers

Answer 32

28%

Question 33

how did the amount of co2 in the atmosphere change since we started digging and burning fossil fuels

Answer 33

for most of human history co2 content in the atmosphere was held at about 280 parts per million. once we started digging, it increased significantly. in 1959 it increased to 312 parts per million and in 2019, 415 parts per million

Question 34

3/4 of greenhouse hasses released into the atmosphere by humans was put there in what timeline

Answer 34

the last 60 years
a single lifetime

Question 35

how much of the co2 content in the atmosphere is the develiped world repsonsible for

Answer 35

russia, europe, us
2/3
they only make up 1/8 of population

Question 36

poorest 3 billion contribute to how much of the emissions

Answer 36

5% of co2 emissions

Question 37

how much has the global temp increasedby

Answer 37

1.8 degrees

Question 38

in 2015 how rapidly was co2 amount rising

Answer 38

hald a percent per year

Question 39

in 2018 how much did co2 rise by

Answer 39

2.7%