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Tbh as society we don’t care that much about the environment and we like flying long distances in planes that go fast. We say we care about the environment, bu
by paulcole 4y ago
Tbh as society we don’t care that much about the environment and we like flying long distances in planes that go fast.
We say we care about the environment, but none of our actions (again, as a society) recently back that up in a real way.
Until the effects of climate change are felt in a very real way by people currently alive with something meaningful to lose, then there’s not much hope for people to do anything but look for another cool way to burn hydrocarbons.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoah ok then well that's settled
- londons_explore 4y agoData backs this up. World oil production has been ~100 million barrels per day, and gradually increasing for many years (except the covid year). People like to have recycling bins and eco friendly water bottles, but they don't think twice about driving a few hundred miles in a gas guzzling truck, producing as much CO2 as tens of thousands of water bottles. Nor do they worry about firing up the AC or heating, burning loads of natural gas, far outweighing the little solar panels they put on the roof to look eco friendly. It's all for show.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> they don't think twice about driving a few hundred miles in a gas guzzling truck, producing as much CO2 as tens of thousands of water bottles This is a strange complaint to levy while the world’s largest economies aggressively electrify their transportation systems.
- londons_explore 4y agoThat's one of the few places where what one does 'for show', and what might be an effective strategy overlaps...
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> one of the few places where what one does 'for show', and what might be an effective strategy overlaps Heat pumps [1]? [1] https://electrek.co/2023/03/31/heat-pump-sales-2022/ https://electrek.co/2023/03/31/heat-pump-sales-2022/