90% of all new cars in Norway are EVs. 25% in Europe and climbing. So it can be done, and relatively easily given the right tax and regulatory regime. "Even under capitalism". Of course this can be done, it is mostly a political question. China's EV/plugin-hybrids sales are now 50% of all car sales [China, not the U.S., is the biggest GHG emitter at a nation-state, not per capita as Mark pointed out]
Perhaps this is my one of the two fundamental disagreements I have with Mark B. We can produce low-cabon energy "under capitalism". We can solve lots of problems under capitalism if there are movements to implement environmental changes. Because if it wasn't we couldn't live in most cities today without the 60s'/70s' era air pollution standards. Capitalism pushes back with "regulatory reform" which has to be fraught, of course. In order to fight that 1.5/2.0C raise in global climate temperatures we need a transitional set of demands that helps mitigate GHG emissions. Both Charles and Mark noted a few: regulations of AI power consumption/implementation of mass transit options (especially regional electric rail options as a start. Of course as Charles noted, nuclear power as a low carbon sources is one, something we've discussed previously. David -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40466): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40466 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117439078/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
