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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by fasterik on Saturday August 05, 2023 @06:19AM (#37010640)
Oh, I'm all for reducing consumption of useless crap. Personally I don't buy very many things, most of my spending goes toward food and books.

I thought we were talking about energy "consumption", not consumption of material goods. However, I'm still not sure how much reducing that kind of consumption is going to help in the overall picture of the climate crisis. It's also not realistic to expect that everybody is just going to stop buying things in the next 10 years.

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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by Symbiote on Saturday August 05, 2023 @07:08AM (#37010887)
If you've either taken four long flights in the last year, or drive an SUV a little more than average, you're already above the average carbon footprint for the world, without any consideration of eating meat, electricity, other fuels, etc.
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