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Exactly. But what are people meant to do? The information isn't there. Should I chuck away my diesel car and buy a Tesla? I'd certainly have a psychological r
by noja 9y ago
Exactly.
But what are people meant to do? The information isn't there.
Should I chuck away my diesel car and buy a Tesla? I'd certainly have a psychological reward for that, but what about the huge amount of energy/resources already invested in the diesel car? "But your old car will be used by someone else" people will say, and then it all starts to get complicated.
We need tools to make this decision clearer.
- adrianN 9y agoYou should probably keep your car but use it as little as possible. Try getting a bike.
- noja 9y agoBut I would still have the energy/resource investment that is the car. As underutilised car is a problem too.
- ben_w 9y agoDepends how much you use it. The heuristic I use it that eventually they money I spend goes to a consumable, so if I spend as little as possible by focusing only on what actually makes me happy then I’m also being as environmentally friendly as possible. I’m basically retired already. That’s as much due to inheritance as frugality, but even without inheritance I think I would’ve managed to retire by 48 at this rate.
- OscarCunningham 9y agoIf the government implemented Pigovian taxes on pollution and carbon emissions then you wouldn't have to worry about this. The decision about whether it was environmentally sound would be baked into your decision about which option had better value for money.