On 04/12/2007, at 11:23 AM, Mark Newton wrote: > > I get the feeling that most personal changes that normal people > undertake > to mitigate climate change are completely useless (does it really > matter > in the end if you buy a car with 10% less emissions than a Commodore, > or if you turn two extra lights off at night? Probably not). We only > do the things that are cheap, easy, and sacrifice-free. >
The same can be said of our country of 21m people - too small to make a difference. Problem is you need to start somewhere. But driving a car getting 4.5l / 100km every day and driving 30,000 km a year, would give a saving of $4000 a year. My 2nd car is 2 years away from paying for itself in reduced fuel costs !!!! Now Europe has tried to "fix" people wanting thirsty cars - the tax on fuel is extreme - at least twice as expensive as here to fill up. That now makes my $4000 $8000. They then charge rego based on emissions - an extra $1000 a year for the commodore. So in a situation where driving something like a commodore can be almost $10k a year more expensive in running costs, there is strong incentive. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
