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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-8•7 months agoWait until you hear about how much emissions a single cargo ship emits. Or a commercial Jet, or Cruise ship, or a coal plant.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•7 months agoOh no! Other problems exists that we should also tackle! You’ve won the argument!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•7 months agoThe problem is cars. Not how they are fueled.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•7 months agoAnd as we reduce car dependency, should those cars keep burning gasoline?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•7 months agoIf old cars could be converted to electric easily, then you’d have a point. But every single electric car sold is ~1 additional car on the road, and extra cars are worse for the environment then fewer cars.
minus-squareMr Fishlink2•7 months agoWow, there are multiple sources of pollution. Who woulda thunk it? a single cargo ship For the amount they carry, it’s fuck all. They’re so huge that economy of scale works overtime.
Wait until you hear about how much emissions a single cargo ship emits. Or a commercial Jet, or Cruise ship, or a coal plant.
Oh no! Other problems exists that we should also tackle! You’ve won the argument!
The problem is cars. Not how they are fueled.
And as we reduce car dependency, should those cars keep burning gasoline?
If old cars could be converted to electric easily, then you’d have a point. But every single electric car sold is ~1 additional car on the road, and extra cars are worse for the environment then fewer cars.
Wow, there are multiple sources of pollution. Who woulda thunk it?
For the amount they carry, it’s fuck all. They’re so huge that economy of scale works overtime.