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Whatever policies we have, haven't really reduced out CO2 emissions nearly as much as they should. The biggest reduction was probably last winter when everybody
by mcv 3y ago
Whatever policies we have, haven't really reduced out CO2 emissions nearly as much as they should. The biggest reduction was probably last winter when everybody turned the heat down to save gas because of the war in Ukraine. I think I heard somewhere that that was a 25% reduction in gas use.
- chii 3y ago> everybody turned the heat down and the weather was unusally warm. If it had been a bad winter, i doubt people will be so willing. > haven't really reduced out CO2 emissions nobody wants to pay the costs (neither collectively, nor privately) to do this. It's the fundamental reason why climate policy doesn't work. It has to be based on economics, and technological improvement - these takes quite a while methinks.
- mcv 3y agoIt was still pretty chilly. A warm winter may help, but lots of people did turn down their heat. I certainly did, and I intend to keep doing it. > It has to be based on economics, and technological improvement - these takes quite a while methinks. Technology does keep improving. What's lacking is the political will, and that's probably because of vested economic interests.