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This is climate change making real impacts on the planet. I just did a quick search and it looks like it's accelerating. We need more climate startups yesterday

by jasfi 3y ago

This is climate change making real impacts on the planet. I just did a quick search and it looks like it's accelerating. We need more climate startups yesterday. Tesla is a good example of one such success. Edit: from the article: "If ocean temperatures continue to rise because of human-caused climate change, however, the overall makeup of species living in the Bering Sea will likely look very different than it does today, the researchers write." No idea why I'm being downvoted.

lrvick 3y ago
Because you called Tesla a climate success.
- jasfi 3y ago
  That is debatable, for sure. But I do think that EVs will ultimately help in the fight against climate change. Tesla did a lot to popularize the surge of EVs we see today.
  - kkoste 3y ago
    I fail to see how selling ones petrol car to buy an EV is going to help. You'd have to do an awful lot of driving to compensate for the initial carbon footprint of buying a new vehicle. Probably will happen after 5 or so years and hopefully by then the car doesn't have to be replaced. EVs er definitely NOT a silver bullet for climate change. The absolute best investment we can make is one where we are less dependent on cars. Invest in public transportation and ban city traffic from urban areas.
    - jasfi 3y ago
      That's something that can only be viable if millions+ people make the change, over the long term. Public transportation is better, but not always practical for everyone. It's certainly something governments should be investing in.
jemmyw 3y ago
Re down voting, I think it's because you're asking for climate startups. There are plenty of course, but to have really made a difference we need governments to have made multilateral legislation that priced in emissions. I think a purely capitalist approach is far too little far too late.
- jasfi 3y ago
  I agree that a comprehensive strategy is needed, especially government support. All of that is in-progress, but still insufficient.
- famouswaffles 3y ago
  This has nothing to do with this thread so feel free to ignore if you want but I made a reply to a comment you had days ago you probably won't see otherwise. Anyway, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38012759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38012759

by jasfi 3y ago

lrvick 3y ago

Because you called Tesla a climate success.

jasfi 3y ago
That is debatable, for sure. But I do think that EVs will ultimately help in the fight against climate change. Tesla did a lot to popularize the surge of EVs we see today.
- kkoste 3y ago
  I fail to see how selling ones petrol car to buy an EV is going to help. You'd have to do an awful lot of driving to compensate for the initial carbon footprint of buying a new vehicle. Probably will happen after 5 or so years and hopefully by then the car doesn't have to be replaced. EVs er definitely NOT a silver bullet for climate change. The absolute best investment we can make is one where we are less dependent on cars. Invest in public transportation and ban city traffic from urban areas.
  - jasfi 3y ago
    That's something that can only be viable if millions+ people make the change, over the long term. Public transportation is better, but not always practical for everyone. It's certainly something governments should be investing in.

jemmyw 3y ago

Re down voting, I think it's because you're asking for climate startups. There are plenty of course, but to have really made a difference we need governments to have made multilateral legislation that priced in emissions. I think a purely capitalist approach is far too little far too late.

jasfi 3y ago
I agree that a comprehensive strategy is needed, especially government support. All of that is in-progress, but still insufficient.
famouswaffles 3y ago
This has nothing to do with this thread so feel free to ignore if you want but I made a reply to a comment you had days ago you probably won't see otherwise. Anyway, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38012759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38012759