The word net does a lot of heavy lifting and it’s just a scam
You can use 100% coal power and claim net zero by buying a forest
danc4498@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Currently, an agreement is under review to ensure that 70% of the Sphere’s power needs will come from solar sources, with the other 30% from non-renewable energy that will be offset by renewable energy credits.
Nevada has pledged to achieve net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, and the solar project under construction to help offset its energy debt is estimated to complete in 2027.
How stupid is it that somebody can claim “Net Zero” greenhouse gas emissions when 30% of their power is greenhouse gas.
Just gonna throw this out there. Fuck credits, charge a carbon tax.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
w2tpmf@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Well you don’t understand what “net” means.
It doesn’t mean literally zero. It means colunm A and column B average out to zero.
To acheive a real net zero, they have to save energy somewhere else that takes that column past 100% (Such as if their solar panels produce more energy than they use during certain times.)
They probably just make some shit up to say their are saving extra somewhere they aren’t (so to that point, yes…credits are bullshit.)
NecroSocial@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Fuck credits, charge a carbon tax.
IMO it seems RECs are a better solution than carbon taxes at least in situations like this. With RECs you’re buying renewable energy to offset non-renewables, with a carbon tax the company is just giving the government money for use of non-renewables. Only funds spent on RECs in this case actually go to supporting the renewable energy sector. I’m no expert in this stuff so I could be off, just how I understand it.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Maybe, I mean just maybe, they can run this thing only as long as the solar generated power lasts, and then turn it off 30% of the time.
danc4498@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Run it at 70% percent brightness.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oooh, this is a good idea
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 4 months ago
They never claimed net zero. They plan to achieve net zero by 2050
danc4498@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah, that’s in the quote. I’m more complaining about the concept of “net zero”.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Exactly. Carbon credits for the win! I love me some Pigouvian taxes. :)
capital@lemmy.world 4 months ago
We’ll also ignore the fact that that solar could have been used to offset actual needs instead of this BS.
frezik@midwest.social 4 months ago
If only Las Vegas were located somewhere that the sun shines almost all day every day. \s
CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
I highly doubt the operating hours of this ball of decadence match the time when solar power peaks
capital@lemmy.world 4 months ago
And yet they still couldn’t cover the last 30%.
__Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
That’s probably at night
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 months ago
If only the creators of the ball had enough profit coming in to put up more solar panels and build up a battery bank for the night so they wouldn’t take anything from the grid…
duffman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Vegas exists because of the BS.