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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by bool3max on Saturday December 25, 2021 @08:41PM (#29688895)
Why do you personally care about eliminating CO2 emissions?
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by ryukafalz on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:41PM (#29689767)
In addition to the obvious point mentioned in a sibling comment (existential threat to humanity)...

Switching to zero-emissions alternatives now means less adjustment later when the polluting versions are (hopefully inevitably) banned.

Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by tekknik on Monday December 27, 2021 @05:34AM (#29701276)
When they are banned however there will likely be incentives, cheaper prices and better technology. Switching now makes even less sense.
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by Zerverus on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:34AM (#29690012)
Tragedy of the commons right there.
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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by throwawayboise on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:50PM (#29689820)
Granting your premise, it's still not a problem upon which individual actions like this have any impact whatsoever. What OP does with his house, heating it with gas, electric, wood, or coal is not going to matter one bit on a global scale.
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by UncleMeat on Sunday December 26, 2021 @08:00AM (#29692049)
There are almost zero people on the entire planet whose personal impact is noticeable at this scale. But so what? We need both individual and policy action.

“At scale, nobody notices the harm I’m doing” can be used to justify all manner of antisocial behavior. I don’t buy the argument.

Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings by refurb on Sunday December 26, 2021 @06:44AM (#29691610)
Existential? As in humans go extinct? I’m going to have to ask for a source.