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Electrical consumption does not emit greenhouse gasses. Electrical production can emit greenhouse gasses, and there is an argument we should be inventing and i
by throwpoaster 1y ago
Electrical consumption does not emit greenhouse gasses.
Electrical production can emit greenhouse gasses, and there is an argument we should be inventing and investing in decarbonizing it.
- saubeidl 1y agoConsumption drives production.
- throwpoaster 1y agoThe data are not clear on that. Some things we consume just because they are produced. This is the idea behind Supply Side Economics.
- Yizahi 1y agoYou can't "decarbonize" anything on this planet, it is not possible by definition. Even green electrical production emits a lot of GH gasses out of the whole production cycle. I'm all for the green tech of course, I just don't like highly misleading terms like "decarbonize", "net zero" etc.
- guappa 1y agoWe are, but if we keep consuming even more, we're not solving anything.
- imhoguy 1y agoDecarbonization is a wet dream. Alternative energy sources require toxic minerals extraction and manufacturing which turns biosystems into dead wastelands and waterlands into dry dustlands. The only way is to lower consumption drastically, end the constant growth chase, and enbrance closed carbon cycle (biodiverse biomass).