• lettruthout
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    2925 days ago

    So weather, ocean levels/currents, species die-off will continue to get worse, just not as bad? This qualifies as uplifting now?

    Maybe this would be better posted to c/A Boring Dystopia

    • NickwithaC
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      2725 days ago

      We have to flatten the curve before we can start the decent. Progress > perfection.

    • @spittingimage
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      1925 days ago

      I think the message is that what we’re doing works and the situation isn’t hopeless.

    • catsarebadpeople
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      1025 days ago

      Use this to say, “look, what we’re doing is working. Now let’s do it more.”

      • @[email protected]
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        225 days ago

        Well first I hate cars, but that is subjective and explicitly linked to climate change.

        Secondly, this is certainly not a solution. It’s an ecology argument for car manufacturers to continue to grow indefinitely, which isn’t compatible with a sustainable way of living.

        It’s good on paper, but it’s not enough. Mentalities need to change too, and I doubt they will kindly accept to lower their productivity for the good of the planet

    • @[email protected]
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      425 days ago

      Cars are bad in general, and the minerals used in cars (batteries, in general) are limited and sourced awfully. But what does that have to do with greenhouse gas emissions?

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      25 days ago

      Well, I mean, they certainly still pollute because of tire and brake pads wear but this is just stuff we eat and breathe. It’s not greenhouse gases so it’s all good.

      /s just in case it’s needed.

      • @[email protected]
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        525 days ago

        I used to live in Daytona and would walk around checking out the 100s of vendors set up outside the track during big races and bike weeks. You could see all the brake dust and rubber coating people’s faces and clothes when they came out from the stands.

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        25 days ago

        Tires yes, brake pads, not so much. Electric cars have regenerative braking, so unless you aggresively decelerate on a regular basis, you shouldn’t need to use friction brakes that much. Overall, an improvement over ICE vehicles.