[GWynand]

I remember it being mentioned that the average person puts out as much as 1-ton CO2 per year. At 25,000 tons could we demand large universities get a permit? Or at 250 tons, every classroom building? Or Congress?

[Solson]

Not really. It's more about the higher GWP gases like Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Sulfur Oxide, and HFC's. And it's direct emissions. So, at 25,000 MT it will only hit utilities and manufacturers and processors of things like Aluminum, etc. and some food processing.

At 250 MT, that hits many many businesses including most grocery stores, some convenience stores, any large building, malls, etc.

I doubt it will get to that level and would expect Congress to get a bill with wide agreement that would stop that process by passing some sort of climate legislation.

When folks talk about CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 is a 1. Every other gas is a factor much larger than 1. Methane is 21. NO2 is 310. SF6, which is used as an insulator in most switchgear is 22,600. One pound of SF6 emitted to the atmosphere is the equivalent of 10 MT CO2 equivalents or CO2e.