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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by thinkloop on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:10AM (#24604589)
So the biggest polluters are food, clothing and shelter - I'm seeing a pattern here...
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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:29AM (#24604646)
Yes, but the question is, how much of these emissions come from the basics, and how much from extravagance?
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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by lotsofpulp on Sunday September 27, 2020 @07:21AM (#24605824)
The question is how do you define extravagance? Ask someone in a middle class suburb of the US and you will get a different answer than the most of the rest of the world.

The biggest extravagance is space. Having space (I.e. detached houses) has a knock on effect of increased emissions of everything. Increased energy usage to transport mass increased distance.

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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by burntoutfire on Sunday September 27, 2020 @04:21AM (#24605089)
Clothes industry has long stopped being about clothing and moved to stroking egos instead (infinite stream of money in that). It is even reflected in the name change ("clothing" -> "fashion").
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Re:Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (... by ant6n on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:50AM (#24604747)
Transportation and heating are in there as well
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