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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] 3 points 11 months ago

For context: The environmental impact of PRIVATE JET travel can be over 1000 times more than other travel modes. Aviation produces just under one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually, accounting for 2.5% of global CO2 pollution.

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

Let the exploitation-class cycle to Davos.

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

honest question is it practical to shop for 4 people using a bike? how do we get around the need to move things? i,guess if you had an e bike and a trailer it could work?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When I did groceries with a bike I just used a backpack and made more frequent trips. I think it was practical because going more frequently meant I had more fresh foods and could get just a thing or 2 to utilize other things I already had on hand. It also helped get in a little extra exercise. Granted, this was shopping for 2 and not 4.

Moving things is still probably going to require a car but that's more of an edge case and not a daily thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

idk man i think there is a hell of a lot of families that need regular groceries who work full time. I don't think you could call this an edge case.

[–] funkless_eck 2 points 11 months ago

I grew up in village (population ~3000, 0.85 mile²) and as a kid, the local butcher, greengrocer, post-office/local shop, two small grocery stores and an offlicence (package/ABC store) had literally everything you could need.

By the time the year 2000 rolled around they had been driven out of business by supermarkets that were 3x further away.

This isn't a solution but just a reminder that things were very different and it wasn't that long ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Comes back to one of the biggest problems in USA: urban planning / zoning. No grocers etc in your neighborhoods is yet another factor in car dependance.

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