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stop driving (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

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.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Why is industry creating carbon? They're building the things we need and generating our power. Probably 100% of industrial CO2 emissions are conducted for us. This is just our emissions upstream from the things we consume directly.

    Also if you cut 100% of your emissions you'd be dead. Breathing emits CO2.

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