Is space travel a problem for the climate?
The Climate Question
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The Climate Effect of Soot Particles From Rocket Launches
The climate effect of soot particles from rocket launches represents six % of the climate effect of earth bound sources. So that heat absorbed by the black carbon is then adding to global warm and it's too high to get swept away by the wind. Eloise, this is like the new industrial revolution. This is like space. And why are we talking about a victorian problem of suit, which i think about like my grannie's cool fireplace? I mean, it it's efficient because it's a rocket launch. But even with the level of efficiency, there's still some lack carbon produced. And that varies from fuel to fuel. Ok? Wy, just really understand that we're talking
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