HeartyBeast@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 1 年前Water cremation: Co-op Funeralcare to be first UK company to offer resomationwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkWater cremation: Co-op Funeralcare to be first UK company to offer resomationwww.bbc.co.ukHeartyBeast@kbin.social to United Kingdom@feddit.uk · 1 年前message-square14fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareTheDolphinsWereRight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Is it climate friendly only because it’s not using gas in the cremation process? It doesn’t really mention it in the article, just about how it doesn’t require land.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Yeh - that’s exactly it. Burning bodies is energy/CO2 intensive
minus-squareTheElectroness@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前This still requires heating, but not the 800C or so that cremation does, which requires a LOT of energy.
Is it climate friendly only because it’s not using gas in the cremation process? It doesn’t really mention it in the article, just about how it doesn’t require land.
Yeh - that’s exactly it. Burning bodies is energy/CO2 intensive
This still requires heating, but not the 800C or so that cremation does, which requires a LOT of energy.