They also knew about climate change in the 1970s and deliberately hid that information and spent massive amounts of money to attack anyone who tried to blow the whistle.
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Tax them!
Do taxes reduce emissions?
They do if they are high enough.
No but they make liberals feel good, which has the same effect.
If oil/fuel/emission is taxed, yes.
It IS taxed. Virtually every state has a gas tax. California has one of the highest gas taxes in the nation, at $.51/gal.
Tax them more. Until burning oil for energy isn't economically feasible anymore.
Does the tax rate by state influence the energy consumption per capita?
Yeah, US states are a bit too independent imo.
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Most of the world's carbon emissions come from burning fossil fuels, so, yes, it would be those fossil fuel producers who would be linked to those emissions. I suppose we could all come together and force those companies to shut down and cease operations immediately. Global greenhouse gas emissions would plummet, but the global economy would collapse and there would be mass starvation and death.
So, lets start by building food sources as much removed from oil as possible.
Invest into low-energy housing.
Continue with green energy.
Stop building everything else.
Forget about economy, planned obsolence, and start discussing distribution of natural resources and investing into science.
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They're the ones who have kept us from putting anything else in place though.
I suppose we could all come together and force those companies to shut down
Force, how?
Well, its very hard to rape the earth with an extra hole in your head. Or so I'm told; ive never actually tried myself.
Right?! These posts are so dumb. And yes, some people think we should force fossil fuels immediately off the map. But, ya know, mass starvation and death. You forgot war. Basically the worst parts of the Bible.
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No no it’s regular people not putting plastic take-out containers in the recycling bin doing it!
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This just in: few companies supply energy to our planet.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. These are massive conglomerates that will keep pumping as long as the demand exists
These are massive conglomerates that will keep demand high by attacking alternative energy sources, funding climate denial, and engaging in sanctioned corruption.
And (artificially) lowering fossil fuel prices, if we tax the shit out of oil companies, people will start looking for alternatives.
Yeah - those headlines do more harm than good as people will just point fingers and think it's enough to shut those companies down in order to fix climate change...
As long as there's demand other companies will step in and then instead of those few you have 10-20 supplying the same amount of oil with nothing gained
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But it’s the straws and charging for plastic bags that’ll make a real impact.
What if we made our local communities less trashy and polluted for no reason?!
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Fossil fuel use does not in and of itself release microplastics.
Plastic products does.
Isn’t the main concern of plastic that it promotes the release of greenhouse gases? If these companies are responsible for most CO2 emissions, plastics being the minority, we should be prioritizing these companies over individual people.
No, the main concern of plastic is that it contaminates the environment and doesn't go away.
Sure but greenhouse gas emissions are the biggest driver for climate change and fossil fuels are by far the largest contributor.
There are more environmental problems than just CO2.
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There’s more than one type of pollution, and, likewise, more than one thing we can all do to help clean up our environment.
Since my city banned plastic bags and instituted a bag fee, everyone has switched to reusable bags. Gone are the days of plastic bags strewn about, gathered in gutters, stuck in trees in trees for years. Dystopian shit. I’m glad they’re gone. I have to use other things for scooping out the cat box, but I make do.
Every little bit helps, and the more that contribute, the bigger the impact.
I'm glad to hear that the policy has led to visible, positive change in your community.
Those days are gone in a few countries, sadly not most. Here trash is burnt every day outside houses.
The biggest opposition were those loudly complaining about 2 things: the inconvenience and the supposed cost.
About that:
- it was inconvenient— at first. Everyone had to go out and get reusable bags. Fortunately, almost every store sold them. They even had their own logos in them, which presented marketing opportunities. They’re usually made of environmentally-friendly, recycled materials, are strong and cheap. They fold up tiny, and one can carry 3-4 in the bottom of a backpack without noticing they’re there. With a proper phase-in, it’s hardly noticeable.
- the cost is marginal for the shopper and saves the stores huge amounts of money on bags. It even makes them money, as they charge for single-use paper bags. Shoppers typically buy however reusable bags they need per trip (or if they forget to bring one), so they often don’t buy all of them at once.m, so the cost is usually spread out.
The rollout was pretty painless overall for us, and everyone was really happy when we finally did it.