{"id":4144,"date":"2024-07-25T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golden-compound.com\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:48:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:48:07","slug":"blog-co2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golden-compound.com\/en\/archiv\/blog-co2\/","title":{"rendered":"CO2 balance and CO2 equivalent: What's behind them?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In der heutigen Zeit ist der Begriff „CO2<\/sub>-Bilanz“ in aller Munde. Doch was genau bedeutet er und wie wird das CO2<\/sub>and how is it calculated? Below, we look at these issues in more detail, focusing in particular on the2<\/sub>carbon footprint of polypropylene (PP), which has a high greenhouse gas potential, with a factor of 1.6 to 2.0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a carbon footprint?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The arbon footprint,2<\/sub>also known as a greenhouse gas balance, measures the amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly by the activities of a company, organisation or product over a given period of time. These emissions are expressed in CO equivalents in order to2<\/sub>compare the climate impact of different greenhouse gases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Calculation of the CO2 equivalent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The CO22<\/sub>equivalent is a measure used to compare the climate impact of different greenhouse gases. Each greenhouse gas has an individual Global Warming Potential (GWP), which indicates the extent to which it contributes to global warming.2<\/sub>To express the emissions of different greenhouse gases in CO equivalents, the quantity of the respective greenhouse gas is multiplied by its GWP.2<\/sub> CO2 is taken as the starting value, which is given a factor of 1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CO2 equivalent of polypropylene (PP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Polypropylene (PP) is a widely used plastic in many everyday products. However, the production of PP is associated with high greenhouse gas emissions. Depending on the production process and raw materials used, the CO22<\/sub>equivalent of PP is between 1.6 and 2.0 kg CO2 eq\/kg.<\/p>

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The production of 1 kg of PP results in the emission of 1.6 to 2.0 kg of CO2 equivalents.2<\/sub>This means that 1 kg of PP has the same impact on the climate as 1.6 to 2.0 kg of CO2.2<\/sub>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reduction of the CO2 footprint of PP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The high carbon2<\/sub>footprint of PP poses a major challenge. To combat climate change, it is therefore important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the production and use of PP. This can be achieved through various measures, such as<\/p>