Air means aviation in this context
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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Thanks, that wasn't very clear at all.
Lol... Yes not very clear. I assumed air coditioning
Yeah, that was gonna be my first question ... gotta get rid of that air in the air
Love how everyone just assumes they dont have any impact on climate change, some smoke factory somewhere else must be to blame.
That's just one city though. I'm sure it's different for cities with a lot of manufacturing or whatnot.
Exactly - also, cars are a symptom of a lack of urban planning but with remote work on the rise, car emissions will fall. I am hopeful that more communities will rise as a result as people live and work in the same place and get personal time back to invest in their surroundings
As long as it doesn't result in more suburban sprawl, which would undo the benefits of shorter commutes.
All cities have a lot of manufacturing. Its a city
For the entire US, personal vehicles are the largest source of emissions.
Not true.
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
Transportation, including commercial, is 28%. Electricity 25% and industry 23%.
Cars, trucks, etc account for only half of that 28%.
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions#transportation
So even if we lump in commercial transportation with personal vehicles, it's still only 14% of ghg emissions or roughly half that of electricity generation.
Support renewable energy.
thats disingenuous to break down transportation, but not the other sectors. Like energy's largest contributor is coal, also at around half the sector's total emissions. But yeah, it's definitely significant, and renewable energy gains synergistically increase emissions reductions from transportation sector switching to EV's.
I was just refuting / giving context to this:
For the entire US, personal vehicles are the largest source of emissions.
A lot of the fuckcars types think banning cars will fix the climate, just like vegans think banning meat will fix the climate. I was trying to head off any comments in that direction.
We need to do all of the things.
Now do methane.
Per the report, the city's methodology includes CH4 and N2O emissions.