3 ms·
I wouldn't call them "backwards". They're opposite of the US, but that's because they're optimizing for reducing a different pollutant. Smog is certainly undesi
by organsnyder 11y ago
I wouldn't call them "backwards". They're opposite of the US, but that's because they're optimizing for reducing a different pollutant. Smog is certainly undesirable (as an asthmatic, I know that from experience), but CO2 may well have more dire long-term costs.
Of course, the optimal situation would be to tightly regulate both pollutants.
- ars 11y agoI would definitely call them backwards. The amount of extra CO2 from a car running a better NoX system is utterly irrelevant compared to how much CO2 is emitted. Trading CO2 for NoX is completely indefensible. NoX is really really bad for the environment.