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by aeternus
2653 days ago
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I'm not completely convinced. High-end purchasers often fund newer more efficient development, especially with cars and jets. Old jets and old cars are much less efficient than their modern equivalents, and airlines need sufficient capital and demand in order to invest in new vehicles. https://www.treehugger.com/cars/25-cars-are-causing-90-air-p... There's also the common misconception that buying a newer more efficient car is bad for the environment due to manufacturing. That is very rarely true: https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2014/0804/Which-i... We need to solve environmental issues by moving forward and innovating, rather than attempting to get 7.5 billion to agree to reduce their standard of living. Indulgences did not actually offset the negative externalities, where as carbon-credits do, at least to a significant extent, so I'm not sure the two are directly comparable. |
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