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These types of articles are so depressing to read; I feel so powerless. I can take public transport, recycle, and some day buy an electric car/solar panels when
by passivepinetree 10y ago
These types of articles are so depressing to read; I feel so powerless.
I can take public transport, recycle, and some day buy an electric car/solar panels when I have enough money, but there's no way these behaviors can make a significant impact.
- mikestew 10y agoI believe others who have studied the problem more than I suggest that the bigger impacts include: 1. Quit eating beef. 2. Stay off of airplanes. 3. Have as few children as you can get away with, preferably none. Building that electric car and those solar panels seem to have a positive impact eventually, but you're still requesting that someone manufacture something. Driving the car you've already got until the wheels fall off is probably the better choice.
- passivepinetree 10y agoThank you for the advice. Do you have a source for that or any further reading I can do?
- sratner 10y agoHere is one: http://sustainability.stackexchange.com/a/2736 http://sustainability.stackexchange.com/a/2736 tl;dr: upgrading to a newer car with better efficiency saves about 10% in lifetime carbon footprint, vs 25% that is used pre-purchase. This is ICE, but I would guess the manufacture and disposal footprint of an electric is even higher.