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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities (theconversation.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet.

The emission savings from replacing all those internal combustion engines with zero-carbon alternatives will not feed in fast enough to make the necessary difference in the time we can spare: the next five years. Tackling the climate and air pollution crises requires curbing all motorised transport, particularly private cars, as quickly as possible. Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We are not the problem.

Then what is the problem?

The infrastructure

And who built the infrastructure?

We did.

👉

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"we" is used very liberally here. I had no say in the planning, implementation, or even the allocation of funds for the current infrastructure. In fact, most of it has existed since before I was born.

[–] spacecowboy 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You’ve also been able to vote in a few local elections along the way, yeah? Where I’m at there are often candidates who champion bicycle infrastructure, and it’s not a new phenomenon. More often than not they’re mocked and not elected. I imagine my city isn’t unique in that.

So yea, WE are to blame.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, I'm to blame for being outvoted. Thanks. Fuck you too.

[–] spacecowboy -4 points 11 months ago

It’s not a personal attack on your character. It’s fact. Grow the fuck up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

most of it has existed since before I was born.

I'm sure a lot of things existed before you were born.

There were also a lot of things that didn't exist before you were born.

Change da world, my final message. Good bye.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I'm sick of people blaming the people. I'm sick of people trying to shove bicycles down our throats like THAT will fix the issue.

My comment was in response to the blaming of the people and pushing cycling as the solution. This article should be, how do we influence better zoming laws. How we do improve the city infrastructure.

We do vote. Every election cycle. We do what we can with our few voices.

The sooner we stop upvoting these shit articles the sooner we can fix the actual issue.