Nearly the hottest place on Earth, India swelters under intense heat wave

Post by b112 » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 10:14 AM UTC

stavros wrote: post #61

gundamdoubleO wrote: post #54

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Not sure where you mean by "western world" but public transport and cycling are very popular and normal options where I live.

The GP almost certainly means the US, that's certainly not true in most of Europe.

Post by stavros » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 10:16 AM UTC

b112 wrote: post #71

stavros wrote: post #61

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The GP almost certainly means the US, that's certainly not true in most of Europe.

Even in the US, there are some cities with excellent public transit. New York is the land of subways, and was known for its endless taxis at one point. I know other US cities have light rail, elevated tracks, transit. Even SV has things called buses, and rail transit too. I think people just like to shout random ideas sometimes, without thinking.

Post by ciconia » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 10:22 AM UTC

jokoon wrote: post #50

And here in the western world, people still don't like using public transport and their bikes (when they can). It's difficult to be optimistic, but it seems there is nothing that will truly limit fossil fuel consumption. Maybe some oil producing countries could get in some sort of alliance, and artificially limit the amount of oil they extract, in return for subsidies? Those countries could also put a tariff on oil.…

Post by MomoXenosaga » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 10:27 AM UTC

35mm wrote: post #65

Instead of relying solely on air conditioning, which often adds to greenhouse gas emissions if run on fossil power, there are a number of passive solar design strategies that work without additional energy: - Solar chimneys draw cool air in when it’s sunny via pressure differential - Building orientation along with natural shading from deciduous trees prevent excessive solar insolation heating the building - Building…

Post by RobertoG » Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 10:29 AM UTC

kortilla wrote: post #68

AndyMcConachie wrote: post #53

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I read it and I thought it was pretty dumb. Much much too optimistic for my understanding of the situation. My main gripe with it was that it leaves the reader thinking that climate change can be combatted with sensibility and reason. The idea that our global elites will come to their senses if we shove a few incidents in front of their faces goes against the fundamental narcissistic arc western civilization is curre…

China is left out because the government behavior there for the past few decades has been to deprioritize climate change entirely. Until they take some kind of initiative in leading the world in reducing CO2, European countries are likely where this innovation will be. Right now both the US and China are the problem, this has nothing to do with “white”.