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France has ~1/3 the per capita greenhouse gas emissions of the US and is a rich country so it's certainly possible. France uses nuclear for 70% of their electr
by sien 5y ago
France has ~1/3 the per capita greenhouse gas emissions of the US and is a rich country so it's certainly possible.
France uses nuclear for 70% of their electricity generation and petrol is ~$7 / gallon ( $1.9/litre ).
Politicians just need to be honest about the costs and people just have to want it.
- PeterisP 5y agoWell, you don't get to say what people "have to want", they have their own free will, and for the majority USA to transition to e.g. transportation habits of France would be a major lifestyle change, which they could make if they were forced to, but which they quite explicitly do not want - so if politicians are honest about the costs, that makes it certain that the policies won't be adopted, because there is not a willingness to pay them. I mean, $7/gallon is approximately double the current price, and if we made a poll across the USA asking "Would you be willing to double the gas prices in order to ...." then the vast majority would not even read past the beginning, they are certain that nothing that they have ever thought about climate change would justify that amount of change right now.