Our instinct is to respond by pointing the finger (“But China, India, the elites!”), stroking our ego (“but I own a Tesla!”), or becoming despondent. We’ll do anything but consider the premise: “Do we fly too much? What could we do instead?” (I get it, I do this too)
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One realization I had (after listening to Saul Griffith on the
@ezraklein show): Life could become *better* as we solve climate change. If we take the premise seriously, it allows us to imagine a clean energy future. It doesn’t have to be depressing!https://overcast.fm/+QLhUk_f9A1 odpowiedź 0 podanych dalej 11 polubionychPokaż ten wątek -
Folks who say “individual action is wasted” should re-watch
@sivers’ video on how movements are created:pic.twitter.com/i4r4ZALSJT1 odpowiedź 5 podanych dalej 25 polubionychPokaż ten wątek -
Movements are created when leaders present a compelling vision of the future. This can even work on a global scale. When Kennedy decided to pursue the Apollo mission, it galvanized countries around the world to create space programs.pic.twitter.com/ZF7wwbp25W
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For those wanting policy: we could implement what the UK is considering. “Each citizen would be allowed one tax-free flight per year but would pay progressively higher taxes on each additional flight taken.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/25/1-of-english-residents-take-one-fifth-of-overseas-flights-survey-shows …
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In the future, the public will demand that corporations and governments are responsible for their externalities. The airline industry should have to pay to clean the air it pollutes. Manufacturers should be responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products.
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Too many companies make their profits by outsourcing the true cost of their products to the public. This is also true in tech, and with startups. (And yes, also true for my company!)
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Here’s a cool idea for reducing air travel to tech conferences:
@MicroConf recently announced a series of smaller, local events that will bring their big conference experience to cities across the USA. This also enables folks to attend who wouldn’t normally be able to afford it5 odpowiedzi 1 podany dalej 19 polubionychPokaż ten wątek -
As Saul Griffith (founder of
@otherlab) outlines here, reducing the world's carbon footprint is going to require action by governments, corporations, AND individuals: http://longnow.org/seminars/02009/jan/16/climate-change-recalculated/ …pic.twitter.com/9fW6K8jMex
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W odpowiedzi do @mijustin @MicroConf
Mid-range flights (under 500 miles) are very likely achieved electrically while there is more than enough biomass for long haul (see trillion tones study DOE). Teleconferencing also has to not suck.
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I see the 2016 “billion ton” report. Is there a newer one?https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/2016-billion-ton-report …
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2016 is the most recent and the 3rd in a series that include previous reports in 2005 and 2011.
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