Re:Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of g...
by Polylactic_acid on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:13AM
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> more travel by bus. No one likes that but hey, no like a burning planet.
Says who? I hate driving, I find it the most soul crushing and time wasting activity there is. In comparison I find taking the bus to be relatively relaxing and cheaper.
What I don't like is a shitty bus service that doesn't take me to where I need to go or only comes every hour. Some areas may only have a shitty bus service and this is probably where you got the idea from but lets not pretend that this is just a reality of public transport.
Taxes to stop behavior are bunk in this context. There's a lot of consumption that's necessary for many in some amount and luxury for other who afford a vast amount. Taxes cut into some people's basic survival and economic activity while not stopping over people's consumption.
What is necessary is the state to dictate to various industries and companies that they must stop CO2 production - by changing their products and production methods.
The simplest thing is that US is to mandate a lot more travel by bus. No one likes that but hey, no like a burning planet.