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It's a good way of distracting people from what actually puts CO2 in the air. It's not airplanes or even cars for the most part. But hey, most people know about
by msoad 3y ago
It's a good way of distracting people from what actually puts CO2 in the air. It's not airplanes or even cars for the most part. But hey, most people know about cars and airplanes so it is more relatable
- sideshowb 3y agoAirplanes and cars are both huge contributors, though, and it's valid to discuss them
- Barrin92 3y agohttps://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector#per-capita-greenhouse-gas-emissions-where-do-our-emissions-come-from https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector#per-capita-gr... After electricity and heating transportation is, by a considerable margin, the second largest source of emissions. And as the article points out, on a per capita basis domestic flights and single person car usage are several times more emission heavy than other modes of transport. So this is certainly one of the most important sectors to tackle.
- msoad 3y ago"per capita" is misleading here. We don't measure concrete production per capita like that for example
- Barrin92 3y agoit's not misleading at all. Not only are those two methods of transportation also the largest in absolute terms. Per Capita costs are what matters because that indicates the efficiency of that particular mode of transportation. we definitely should measure concrete usage that way. If country A houses ten times more people with the same amount of concrete as country B, A is vastly more environmentally friendly.