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It's unclear to me whether democratic governance is capable of reducing consumption. People want to buy bigger cars, for comfort or perceived safety, or for how
by pradn 5y ago
It's unclear to me whether democratic governance is capable of reducing consumption. People want to buy bigger cars, for comfort or perceived safety, or for how they make them feel.
- lozenge 5y agoThe CAFE standards (fuel efficiency requirements by size of vehicle) pushed the car manufacturers towards making bigger cars, and the ridiculously wide early US road building standards helped them. It's a common example of perverse incentives.