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Absolutely. In the large scale of things optimizing already efficient fossil fuel machines does not bring much savings compared to optimizing heating and coolin
by knuthsat 6y ago
Absolutely. In the large scale of things optimizing already efficient fossil fuel machines does not bring much savings compared to optimizing heating and cooling and buildings that are using that.
Not to mention the enormous amounts of energy used in manufacturing/heavy industry. China's Top 5 emitting industries have nothing to do with transportation of individuals or farming for food, unlike some parts of the world.
- ehnto 6y agoThere is more to the switch from ICE to electric than pure CO2 output, air quality in population centers is a big part of it too. Particulates from vehicles are a health epidemic, and whilst not all of it comes from the tailpipe it's certainly a not insignificant amount. I don't disagree that heavy industry is going to be the more important problem to solve, but unfortunately I have few levers at my disposal to influence that. It's going to take treaties, taxes, regulation and sanctions to figure that mess out. Because I have zero faith in that actually occurring, I think the real solution is going to be in remediation technologies. Consumerism isn't going away, especially with fresh faces entering the developed world, eager to take up any slack the west gives.