Lecture 18: Introduction to electricity generation and calculating carbon footprint

Here I cover the basics of generating electricity via burning fossil fuels, then go over basic calculations as to figuring out a carbon footprint for given electrical use.

Originally part of the Blue Planet lecture series at University of New Mexico.

[VegaPhil]

These are fascinating videos. I’ve been watching them in sequence and when I started watching one about clouds I didn’t expect to go to some of the subjects it has! It really shows how interconnected the processes on this planet are and how humans have a large impact on them