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  2. Carbon tetrachloride - Wikipedia

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    Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names (such as carbon tet for short and tetrachloromethane, also recognised by the IUPAC), is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CCl 4. It is a non-flammable, dense, colourless liquid with a "sweet" chloroform -like odour that can be detected at low levels.

  3. Environmental impact of electricity generation - Wikipedia

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    The environmental impact of electricity generation from wind power is minor when compared to that of fossil fuel power. [58] Wind turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electricity generated: far less greenhouse gas is emitted than for the average unit of electricity, so wind power helps limit climate change. [59]

  4. Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy sources

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    The findings are presented in units of global warming potential per unit of electrical energy generated by that source. The scale uses the global warming potential unit, the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e), and the unit of electrical energy, the kilowatt hour (kWh). The goal of such assessments is to cover the full life of the source, from ...

  5. List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions - Wikipedia

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    Global map of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including agriculture and land use change, measured in carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale. [1] Annual GHG emissions by region, including agriculture and land use change, measured in carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale [2] Per capita annual GHG emissions, including agriculture and land use change, measured in ...

  6. Low-carbon electricity - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear power, with a 10.6% share of world electricity production as of 2013, is the second largest low-carbon power source. [ 19 ] Nuclear power, in 2010, also provided two thirds of the twenty seven nation European Union 's low-carbon energy, [ 20 ] with some EU nations sourcing a large fraction of their electricity from nuclear power; for ...

  7. List of least carbon efficient power stations - Wikipedia

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    Lists were created by the WWF and lists the most polluting power stations in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. In general lignite burning coal-fired power stations with subcritical boilers (in which bubbles form in contrast to the newer supercritical steam generator ) emit the most.

  8. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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    The phase-out of fossil fuels and coal and transition to renewable and low-carbon power sources will make electricity generation greener, which will reduce the impact of electric vehicles that use that electricity. Most of the lithium-ion battery production occurs in China, where the bulk of energy used is supplied by coal burning power plants ...

  9. Graphite bomb - Wikipedia

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    Graphite bomb BLU-114/B. A graphite bomb is intended to be a non-lethal weapon used to disable an electrical grid.The bomb works by spreading a dense cloud of extremely fine, chemically treated carbon filaments over air-insulated high voltage installations like transformers and power lines, causing short-circuits and subsequent disruption of the electricity supply in an area, a region or even ...