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> Even this level of very small sacrifice is unimaginable. Unimaginable to who? I can easily imagine this. The negatives you list are real, but they'll get ra
by Glench 5y ago
> Even this level of very small sacrifice is unimaginable.
Unimaginable to who? I can easily imagine this. The negatives you list are real, but they'll get rapidly better in the next 20 years (longer range cars, more charging stations for example). But in focusing on the negatives you (and the people you say you're speaking for) forget the positives:
- Electric cars already have the lowest cost of ownership of any cars and are often more fun to drive. The electric Ford pickup is basically just a better version of the fossil pickup.
- Heat pumps can both heat and cool homes meaning there's no need for separate AC/heaters. They're also often installed with mini splits meaning that families have finer-grained control over the temperature in various rooms.
- Induction stoves boil water in under a minute and are way easier to clean than gas or even electric resistance stoves. Plus gas stoves actually cause respiratory issues in homes.
- Without emissions, our air becomes a lot more pleasant to breathe, kills fewer people, and thus overall health improves. Cities in particular will have noticeably better air quality.
- Installing and maintaining electrified machines will create millions of new jobs in every zip code in the country and help distribute wealth.
- All of this will be cheaper to run than fossil fuels due to the inherent efficiency of electrification. The average US household will actually save hundreds of dollars a year on energy bills.
One of the tricks that will help make this all doable is to make emissions-free technologies up-front cheaper than the alternatives. So the thing that's the best for the climate is also best for the consumer's wallet. Government rebates would work great here and there's a bill being worked on right now for this: https://twitter.com/USRepKCastor/status/1426230666857959428 https://twitter.com/USRepKCastor/status/1426230666857959428
- emodendroket 5y agoI agree with you and do not intend to represent them. Rather I mean it's "unimaginable" to the complainers who are ready to shoot holes in absolutely everything but don't have any plan of their own to address the problem.
- Glench 5y agoMaybe you should speak for yourself! :)
- ryandrake 5y agoWe're talking about people unwilling to do so much as wear a small piece of cloth on their face during a global pandemic. You think they can be counted on to make these actual costly sacrifices to help combat climate change? I think that's very optimistic!