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It's way too little. Even if you removed consumption and personal transport completely were looking at maximum of 30% reduction. We'd have to reengineer manufa

It's way too little. Even if you removed consumption and personal transport completely were looking at maximum of 30% reduction. We'd have to reengineer manufacturing goods and food distribution massively to cut it deeper, replace more transport with renewable or nuclear fueled electric. Local is best most of the time, so buy local food and locally made things. Skip unnecessary gadgets. And the most problematic part is reducing airplane miles and agricultural emissions. Nuclear tankers have already been shown, but I don't remember a link.

blemp 7y ago
Let us take your opening statement as valid. The complexity of the problem requires solutions that allow non experts to make an impact. If manufactured goods need to be engineered, the needed investment requires group interest, a market and research and development. Reducing investment costs could accelerate this through an avenue similar to open source software. There are probably other avenues. Re-engineer manufactured goods, make transport more renewable, reduce food miles and agriculture emissions, most consumers are supportive and simply need a simple way that they can help drive and make the change.