Michael Lange wrote: > This "gray" or "emobodied" energy is usually being grotesquely > underestimated. > According to > https://www.dw.com/en/ecological-footprint-how-gray-energy-is-totally-underestimated/a-43261811 > : > > "The production of a laptop's hardware amounts to 1,000 kWh of grey > energy. That's equivalent to 40 days of continuous vacuuming." > and > "For the manufacture, transport, storing, selling and discarding of a > smart phone, 220 kWh of gray energy is needed. With that same energy, you > could charge your phone for 50 years." :) > > Also interesting in this context may be this quote from > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embodied_energy#In_transportation : > > "it is striking to note that we consume more embodied energy in our > transportation expenditures than direct energy [...]. Put in other words, > we consume less energy to move around in our personal vehicles than we > consume the energy we need to produce, sell and transport the cars, > trains or buses we use "
I now know exactly why globalization looks suspicious, or should I say globalism thanks - this was a good story regards
