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Re:Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Char... by zpeti on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @05:54AM (#37494568)
> Another thing. China has more people that Europe and US combined and so does India. With your statement you are somewhat implying that we (European as Us citizen) have a right to pollute more per capita than Cinese and Indian citizens. I don't think that's fair.

So you've admitted China and India has more people, who want to consume more and produce more CO2 (don't make the mistake in thinking they are transitioning to renewables, they are adding them, but also adding shittons of coal power plants).

We have 2.3bn people that WANT to consume as much as the west per capita.

How is german economic suicide going to help? You bring down your own consumption for some moral reason, while completely ignoring what is happening in asia? How does that help anyone? It doesn't help the planet, it doesn't help yourself. The whole thing is some wierd suicidal virtue signalling. It makes no practical sense.

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Re:Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Char... by marcyb5st on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @11:38AM (#37498198)
It's not that they directly WANT to consume as much, is that quality of life is tied to per-capita energy expenditure. Do you WANT to compromise on your comforts to go on-par with India's average quality of living?
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