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Okay done. Now that I have eliminated this here my contribution to CO2 emissions, what do we do about the 100 companies that cause 70% of global CO2 emissions? Or is that no longer an issue once my car is taken out of circulation?
I mean.. they're making things for us generally. I don't think they're emitting recreationally. Look at a pie chart of total emissions and figure what you could cut to hit 50%. Do away with all transportation.. Boats planes etc and you're not even close.
If the average person cut out 100% of their carbon emissions for the rest on their life, they'd save, on average, the amount of CO2 that industry creates in ~1 second. Our personal emissions are but a drop in the ocean in the grand scheme. Change is best brought about by voting both metaphocally with our wallets and literally with our ballot papers.
The industries produces CO2 to provide us goods and services. Car is one of them; not using a car, not only I don't produce gazes directly (or less), but I also don't use something “the industry” produced CO2 for.
While we're in cycles, the elites are riding in their luxurious car, and flying in their private jets producing all the emissions the world needs.
Yet! We have to deprive ourselves from vehicles, and they be enjoying life.
Private aviation is basically nothing in terms of emissions. Is pretty gross though.
Can you please support your statement with a reference to the source of that data?
https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector
All aviation is 1.9% .. Private would be a vanishingly small amount of that.
That link does not have information on the contribution of private aviation. You are assuming it.
In this BBC article on What's the climate impact of private jets you can read that
"Emissions per kilometre travelled [using an airplane] are known to be significantly worse than any other form of transport.
(...)
Private jets generally produce significantly more emissions per passenger than commercial flights."
If you already knew the answer why did you ask?
Did I knew the source that supported the comment of /u/malaph, no, I didn't. I don't have premonition abilities.
Are you okay?
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you can't stop driving when the city is trash and doesn't have pt, this is just thoughtless optimism that isn't helpful to anyone
I mean, you could quite possibly cycle... moreso if you opt to use an electric bike
Out of curiosity how big is your city/your normal commute?
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I live in Canada there is no other option
You live in Canada where there is no other option and yet somehow a significant portion of your neighbors don't own cars. Wonder how that words, Rab.
All my neighbours own cars. Literally every single one
You're using "neighbor" to mean, "people who's property is directly or nearly directly adjacent to mine". This is a shitty little trick of sophistry where you pretend to be obtuse so you don't have to acknowledge the obvious fucking point. I guarantee you, I fucking GUARANTEE you, there are people in your city who don't own cars. How do they do it, Rab? How do they do it?? There are no other options!!
Are you ok? My nearest neighbour is 3km away. You need to own a vehicle