The Climate Fight Will Be Won in the Appliance Aisle
The Climate Fight Will Be Won in the Appliance Aisle
Why I’m worried about the next phase of the Inflation Reduction Act’s rollout.
we cant consume our way out of climate change
39But this is a perfect way to make money by green labeling."use ours because we save you 20% electricity" so therefore our brands are creating less ghgs.
8This sounds like consumerism with extra steps to me, since emissions are mostly coming from industry, not individuals.
A lot of carbon has to be emitted for the manufacturing and distribution of goods and a lot of the time it exceeds their lifetime energy consumption (and its equivalent carbon emission).
Best case scenario would be making goods more modular and reliable, so it doesn't need replacement as soon, and making it so older ones can be updated or at least mantained for longer.
e: I'm not even considering material cost and extraction.
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True. But we also do need to manufacture a lot. Renewables, batteries, insulation, hobs and heaters, probably houses too. Unless you want everyone to live without heat and electricity.
The best bet it government spending on public transport and communities and the reduction in work hours. That will make people do more instead of spend more.
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So we're going to ambush oil billionaires while they're shopping for appliances?
21omg nyt! sometimes you're so embarrassing
11I love that the illustration is of solar panels being installed on a roof. I didn’t realize you bought those in the appliance aisle.
11No it fucking won't lol
9The fight for ad dollars will be won in the NYT opinion section
7I've heard it said many times. There are no silver bullets to climate change. Many solutions have to be researched, discovered, developed, and implemented.
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