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It's not blind, it's based on reasoning. CFCs were replaced fairly easily with HFCs (which also contributed to climate change. GreenAmerica says `They were rep
by jokethrowaway 3y ago
It's not blind, it's based on reasoning.
CFCs were replaced fairly easily with HFCs (which also contributed to climate change. GreenAmerica says `They were replaced by hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which do not deplete the ozone, but they do have up to 9,000 times greater warming capacity than carbon dioxide.`)
What's the alternative for fossil fuels?
Even if we increase production of nuclear energy and renewables, we're still left with cars.
Electric cars require tons of lithium and after the battery did its course they lose a good chunk of their value. The economics in EV are just completely different compared to petrol cars and that's doable only if you are wealthy.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoElectric cars require about 8kg of Lithium, and that's easily and economically recyclable. An EV with thermal battery protection lasts about 250,000km, about the same as a gasoline car. You can buy an EV that has passed European safety homologation (the BYD Seagull) for $8,000 in China. The TCO of that is obviously a lot better than a gasoline vehicle. The fact that you can't in Europe or North America is not due to economics.