As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of 'forever chemicals,” many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute.

  • @FlowVoid
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    1 year ago

    Many parts of the world currently depend on cars, and that cannot easily be changed. While it’s not impossible, eliminating cars will require a long time. Much longer than the amount of time we have left to avert catastrophic climate change.

    • @VonCesaw
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      21 year ago

      Unless those electric cars are running on entirely renewable energy, it’s a non-positive

      • @FlowVoid
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        31 year ago

        Electric vehicles add demand to the power grid. These days, increased demand is met by increasing renewable energy production (mostly wind turbines). Nobody is building coal plants any more.