This calculation assumes all the CO2 emissions of a jurisdiction fall on the ground and stay there;
the mass of gas does not mix in the atmosphere, and does not leave the borders of the jurisdiction that created it.
A bit of chemistry:
Carbon dioxide mole weight is 12 + 16 + 16 g = 44g/mole.
STP for this calucaltion is 1 atm, 273 Kelvin (0 degrees C), and gas laws say volume of ideal gas is 22.4l/mole.
Data is in kilotons of CO2 emissions, so we compute moles of gas from kilotons of emissions,
convert to liters and then cubic meters, and divide by area in meters squared (km2 * 1000 * 1000).
Easy peasy.
CO2 in high concentrations suffocates animals. A layer of it would kill everything that breathes dead, fast.
Select jurisdictions to compare for height of emissions for the thirty plus years of data or any single year of data.
Nunavut and NWT are combined until 1999 when Nunavut was formed, so they will show 0 if the jurisdiction(s) do not exist
for the year chosen. I am not going to worry about fixing that. Nunavut does not contribute to the problem of fossil fuel
induced climate change, it suffers from the problem.
When selecting years, "Sum" means total the data in the database for each selected jurisdiction.
When selecting years, "All" means list each year of data in the database for each selected jurisdiction.
| Juridictions | Year(s) of Data | Area (km2 squared) | CO2 Emissions (kt) | Volume of CO2 Emissions (m3) | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2022 | 9,093,507 | 550,611.61 | 280,310,921,123.33 | 0.031 |
| Alberta | 2022 | 642,317 | 206,606.84 | 105,181,497,345.37 | 0.164 |
Average Heights - Male: 175.1 cm - Female: 163.0 cm.
Are you drowning yet?
Emissions data retrieved from GHG_IPCC_Can_Prov_Terr.csv at datasets
Average height of Canadian adults taken from here
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