Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
by moritzwarhier on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @04:15PM
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> "Buy more EVs"
Similar issues with public transport, imvho
The "buy more EVs" conclusion when considering environmental impact of transit is an egregious logical fallacy (and I don't mean to say that a new car should preferably be a combustion one with that).
It's just that the logical conclusion from a perspective of scarcity or danger regarding environmental issues is hard to "sell", long-term, and acting on it requires collective effort and planning.
Just the oppoaite is true for handing out subsidies with a harmful shotgun mentality, worsening instead of bettering the problems.
So that's why I answered with this here: it's a similar problem and somewhat paradoxical.
Generall, public attention to the topic of climate change is not doing anything useful by itself, as you correctly pointed out.
Similar issues with public transport, imvho
The "buy more EVs" conclusion when considering environmental impact of transit is an egregious logical fallacy (and I don't mean to say that a new car should preferably be a combustion one with that).
It's just that the logical conclusion from a perspective of scarcity or danger regarding environmental issues is hard to "sell", long-term, and acting on it requires collective effort and planning.
Just the oppoaite is true for handing out subsidies with a harmful shotgun mentality, worsening instead of bettering the problems.
So that's why I answered with this here: it's a similar problem and somewhat paradoxical. Generall, public attention to the topic of climate change is not doing anything useful by itself, as you correctly pointed out.