pc's are co2 producers

FrostedNipple · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:20

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6738547.stm

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the production, operation and disposal of computers is to be the aim of a new government taskforce.

am i reading this right???

divine` · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:21

Could just mean CO2 produced at power stations to provide electricity for them.

VaderDSL · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:21

Where do you think the electricity comes from to power the PC's

p4radox · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:22

Computers require electrical power.

Generation of electrical power emits CO2.

FrostedNipple · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:22

divine_madness said:
Could just mean CO2 produced at power stations to provide electricity for them.

but that power station will produce the same amount of co2 regardless of whether i turn my pc off right now (i assume)

Inquisitor · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:23

divine_madness said:
Could just mean CO2 produced at power stations to provide electricity for them.

Yup, spot on.

VaderDSL · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:23

FrostedNipple said:
but that power station will produce the same amount of co2 regardless of whether i turn my pc off right now

But what if you times that by say 10 million PC's or however many

I am not sure what effet that would have.

divine` · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:23

FrostedNipple said:
but that power station will produce the same amount of co2 regardless of whether i turn my pc off right now (i assume)

I doubt it, if everyone stopped using PCs I imagine there would be a significant reduction in demand for power and thus stations would be able to operate at a lower capacity.

FrostedNipple · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:25

divine_madness said:
I doubt it, if everyone stopped using PCs I imagine there would be a significant reduction in demand for power and thus stations would be able to operate at a lower capacity.

but bringing that back to 'taskforce' they aren't going to get anyone from OcUK to turn off their pc's!

Chris1712 · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:25

divine_madness said:
I doubt it, if everyone stopped using PCs I imagine there would be a significant reduction in demand for power and thus stations would be able to operate at a lower capacity.

But my word, we would be bored.

Inquisitor · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:26

FrostedNipple said:
but bringing that back to 'taskforce' they aren't going to get anyone from OcUK to turn off their pc's!

Perhaps it's talking about higher efficiency. Anyway, it's just a sub-heading on the BBC website; I wouldn't pay too much attention to it.

Fantom · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:27

p4radox said:
Generation of electrical power emits CO2.

most of the time [/Pedant]

FrostedNipple · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:28

Inquisitor said:
Perhaps it's talking about higher efficiency. Anyway, it's just a sub-heading on the BBC website; I wouldn't pay too much attention to it.

lol, i just saw it and didn't put much thought into it and thought it was weird, perhaps petrol powered pc's are the way to go, it certainly makes cars work better!

Zip · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:29

Does the UK have Coal or Nuclear power stations? :confused:

Inquisitor · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:29

Zip said:
Does the UK have Coal or Nuclear power stations?

Both. As I would expect most countries do.

FrostedNipple · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:29

Zip said:
Does the UK have Coal or Nuclear power stations?

both! - damn beaten

Werewolf · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:30

Both, and then some (iirc we have a mix of coal, oil, gas, nuke, and some wind/solar)

MikeHunt79 · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:36

It won't be long before we have a pedal powered laptop

meghatronic · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:43

I'm getting sick to death of this CO2 malarky....

Is there a country that doesn't care that I can move to?

CO2 HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND...... ANIMALS FART!!! VOLCANOES FART! eugh...

Stormrider · 10 Jun 2007 at 14:46

jdickerson said:
I'm getting sick to death of this CO2 malarky....

Is there a country that doesn't care that I can move to?

That would be the USA