Carbon Rails
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Carbon Rails
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Air Travel Carbon Emissions are Destroying the Environment
The UK government is aiming for a 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 but we will not be able to meet our goals on climate change without curbing the demand for air travel. At present the experts predicts that only 5.5% of the UK carbon emissions is due to air travel and that the government should concentrate on the other 94.5% as the UK air travel industry generates thousands of jobs and billions of pounds in revenue and these figures are set to increase as the airline industry wants to increase the number of passenger movements in UK airports from about 200m per year now to about 470m by 2030. If this happens then air travel will account for over 10 % of carbon emissions in the UK. It will be more than 10% if other polluting sectors such as car travel are reduced due to an increase in public transport use and cleaner fuels.
What can we do to prevent this growth in flying?
The government has said it wants aviation included in the next round of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. What is this? Well…
There is an emissions trading scheme in operation internationally but many people are not aware that this is perceived to be the cornerstone of the climate change policy in the EU and USA.
Firms are set quotas on how much carbon dioxide they can produce per year, if they produce more than this allowance, then they buy an allowance from another firm that has not reached its quota on how much it can produce in one year! Get it?
Emissions Trading is particularly suited to the emissions of greenhouse gases, the gases responsible for global warming, which have the same effect wherever they are emitted. The idea of the carbon-trading scheme was to raise the cost to firms of continuing to pollute while creating a market to give an incentive to become more environmentally efficient.
Another suggestion to curb travel is airlines paying higher taxes on short haul European flights to reflect emissions, even if this results in higher fares. The thinking is that taxation through passenger duty would be easier and quicker than focusing on the Emissions Trading Scheme but any proposed increase in taxation would need to be enough to slow down the growth and eventually decrease the number of short haul flights.
A decrease in flights would be bad for airports and airlines as they would see a decrease in airport generated profits and could lead to a number of job losses and competitiveness for the UK economy, but other sectors of the UK economy such as domestic tourism would benefit thus creating jobs and revenue for the tax man to get his greedy hands on.
Most of the wealthier nations in Europe are developing an air dependent culture and its clear that something needs to be done. Frequent flying for business and pleasure and second homes abroad is fuelling this growth in air travel. Other forms of public transport such as rail are getting more expensive making domestic flights within the UK more affordable and convenient. In the USA this tends not to be the case due to the distance between major cities.
Carbon offsetting helps you to offset the carbon dioxide that you use when flying by planting trees or installing solar panels and thereby removing your contribution to global climate change. You contribute to pollution by flying; you reduce the pollution by planting trees! You are carbon neutral!
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails - (Carbon/Red) [Acura Integra B16A/B17A/B18C] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails (Carbon/Polished) [90-99 Honda Prelude H23A1/H22] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails - (Carbon/Red) [90-99 Honda Prelude H23A1/H22] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails (Carbon/Polished) [88-Up Honda Civic SOHC] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails - (Carbon/Blue) [88-Up Honda Civic SOHC] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails - (Carbon/Red) [88-Up Honda Civic SOHC] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails (Carbon/Polished) [Acura Integra B16A/B17A/B18C] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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AC Autotechnic Fuel Rails - (Carbon/Blue) [Acura Integra B16A/B17A/B18C] $151.25 "AC fuel rails high volume fuel rails are CNC-Machined from t6061 billet aluminum. AC fuel rails feature a 5/8""-inch fuel bore capable of flowing he most fuel to support most high-performance engines than any other. This large bore dampens the back pulse for oversized high output injectors. Easy to drill-completely compatible stock. AC fuel rail comes with an additional port for nitrous set up or for external - AC fuel regulators-easy to install. AC fuel rails comes with fitting to retain stock fuel lines." |
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Skunk2 Fuel Rails - Composite [88-00 Civic (B Series Engine)] $200.87 "Skunk2 introduces its new series of composite intake manifolds and fuel rails. Skunk2?ÇÖs new composite components are made using a proprietary casting process, from a carbon reinforced aerospace thermo-polymer composite that is 33% lighter, 60% stronger, and runs up to 100??F cooler than aluminum. Keeping the air and fuel cooler results in a significant increase in horsepower and torque. This composite is also chemical resistant to all types of fuels including alcohol.;;;;Skunk2?ÇÖs new cutting-edge composite fuel rails are made using our proprietary carbon impregnated aerospace thermo-polymer composite. This material insulates the fuel from both radiant and conductive heat transfer under the hood. Keeping the fuel cooler results in an increase in horsepower and torque. We have seen power gains of up to 3% in real world testing. Skunk2 composite fuel rails feature a large 0.625?Ç¥ internal bore with radius inlets to the injectors thus improving flow characteristics. This type of radius injector inlet design is not possible with extruded and drilled aluminum fuel rails (which have sharp angles internally where the main bore meets the injector bores). Skunk2 fuel rails can be used with factory fuel lines and fuel regulators.;;;;Additional Info:;;Installation Info 350-05-5000.pdf" |
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