‘Electric cars won’t save us – We need to get rid of cars completely’ – Increase by that?

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'Electric cars won't save us - We need to get rid of cars completely' - Increase by that?

Paris Marx wrote in Business Insider: “Providing transportation within a 10-minute walk of people’s homes would not only encourage employment and create tens of millions of jobs, but could also begin to move our relationship to mobility. … There is a moment during this pandemic when we feel that change is not only possible but is happening right before our eyes. The streets are closed to vehicles to give people space to move, and temporary bike lanes are built to encourage cycling. …

We should seize this opportunity to challenge the automotive-oriented planning of the past century and emphasize the use of walking, cycling and public transit over driving. Not only will people’s quality of life improve, but if we are to take the climate crisis seriously, we need to dramatically reduce the number of cars and SUVs on the road – no matter how powerful they may be. what. ”

You have been warned!

Flashback: Dem’s presidential candidate Andrew Yang: Climate change could require eliminating car ownership – Proposing ‘continuous fleet of mobile electric vehicles’– “We may not own our own car.”

UK-funded 2019 report ‘Absolute Zero’ called for climate containment: ‘Stop flying…no new roads, close airports…stop eating beef and lamb … stop doing anything that causes emissions’ – Regulating CO2 similar to ‘asbestos’Climate lock: ‘It’s time to ban the sale of pickups’ – ‘Totally change reliance on personal vehicles’

Via: Marc Morano – Total climate inventory

https://www.businessinsider.com/electrical-vehicles-wont-save-us-get-rid-of-cars-2021-11VIA Business Insider: By Paris MarxNovember 22, 2021, Electrification of heavy vehicles such as trucks and SUVs causes other problems such as air pollution and traffic deaths.Excerpt:

World leaders are focusing on electric vehicles to reduce emissions and combat the climate crisis.
But electric vehicles simply aren’t enough – especially given their massive production scale.
To really make a difference, we need smaller cars, fewer cars, and more mobility.
Paris Marx is the host of the podcast Technology Won’t Save Us and the author of the forthcoming book, Road to Zero, about the problems with Silicon Valley’s transportation future.

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Transportation accounted for 29% greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and more than half of that comes from passenger vehicles. Since taking office in January, the Biden administration has Take steps towards electrification but also can’t sign a commit at COP26 announced the phasing out of fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2040.

Electric vehicles are part of a strategy to cut traffic emissions, but they tend to receive more attention than proposals to cut car use. The electrification of vehicles is essential – there’s no doubt about that – but simply replacing every personal vehicle with a battery-powered equivalent would create an environmental disaster of its own. Such a strategy also leaves us with no opportunity to rethink the misguided automatic city planning of the past century.

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While fuel economy standards have improved over time, the shift from sedans to SUVs and trucks has partially offsetting emissions reductions should have accompanied those improvements. Plus, when you look at the global picture, sales of SUVs have grown to the point where second largest contributor to the increase in global emissions from 2010 to 2018. The often-stated solution to this problem is not to deal with the growing size of vehicles or mass ownership of private vehicles of any kind, but only simply electrify them. That’s not good enough.

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Prior to COP26, the International Energy Agency published its latest World Energy Outlook estimating that achieving net zero emissions by 2050 would require six times more minerals mid-century than is needed today. However much of those minerals are required for electric vehicles and storage, mineral demand is forecast to grow “more than 50-fold by 2050” as the need for batteries to power them increases. significantly. As a result, the United States is evaluating its own mineral supply chains and Working with Canada to expand mining operations to supply battery manufacturers. But all that mining comes with consequences.

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As leaders at COP26 focused on electric vehicles, a network of mayors and the International Federation of Transport Workers released a report arguing that The need to use public transport has doubled by 2030 to meet the emissions target. Providing transport within a 10-minute walk of people’s homes would not only encourage employment and create tens of millions of jobs, but could also begin to transform our relationship to mobility.

There is a moment during this pandemic when we feel that change is not only possible, but is happening right before our very eyes. The streets are closed to vehicles to give people space to move, and temporary bike lanes are built to encourage cycling. In some cities, such efforts have extend The worst of the pandemic is lifted so people can leave their cars at home and commit to using bicycles or public transit. But in other cities, the “back to normal” momentum has swept away those gaps, and SUVs have made a comeback.

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Full article here: https://www.businessinsider.com/electrical-vehicles-wont-save-us-get-rid-of-cars-2021-11

Every article about the complete elimination of transportation is written as if 7 billion people live within 5 minutes in an urban area and only use cars to get to and from work. And the authors are 20 or 30 year olds, all with pictures of themselves flying around the world. https://t.co/HQdk0ECMmK pic.twitter.com/6s176vqz8Y

– TheTruth (@ CTruth1965) November 29, 2021