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The same greenpeace that sells green energy contracts in Germany, which use... gas . It's crazy to think that a purported environmental organisation will be th
by namdnay 5y ago
The same greenpeace that sells green energy contracts in Germany, which use... gas .
It's crazy to think that a purported environmental organisation will be the main culprits for tens of thousands of avoidable cancers in Germany :(
- HPsquared 5y agoEnvironmental concerns causing cancer in Europe has a bit of precedence - see the push for diesel engines in passenger cars. These reduce carbon dioxide emissions (which act at the global level) at the expense of higher particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions (which affect the health of people nearby).
- nivenkos 5y agoI thought the main push for diesel cars was just fuel prices? The prices in Europe are like 5x US prices.
- namdnay 5y agoat least in france, the tax rules based on horsepower and co2 were strongly favourable to diesel cars (as they emit less co2 and have better performance at similar hp), which led to insane stuff like putting a diesel engine in a smart car...
- HPsquared 5y agoFuel is only expensive in Europe because it's subject to special taxes [0]. Emissions standards are also (until recently with the scandals) relatively lax for diesel vehicles [1]. EDIT: also if you look at the fuel prices link, notice the production cost of gasoline is generally lower than that of diesel in most countries, but after taxes diesel is cheaper. [0] https://www.fuelseurope.eu/knowledge/refining-in-europe/economics-of-refining/fuel-price-breakdown/ https://www.fuelseurope.eu/knowledge/refining-in-europe/econ... [1] https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vehicles_emissions_standards_in_EU,_USA_and_Japan-fr.svg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vehicles_emissions...