Each of these people made a choice about how they were going to affect the environment. The vast majority "voted" to use fossil fuels.
Each of these people made a choice about how they were going to affect the environment. The vast majority "voted" to use fossil fuels.
Up until two years ago, we very explicitly subsidized electric cars. And for the past six-plus months we've caused oil/gas prices to double.
In any case: is it worth spending a little more money (maybe?) to save the world from climate change? Or isn't it?
These people will yell and complain about anything and everything destroying the Earth, but then when it's their turn?
"We just couldn't figure out how to make the extra 30 minute charge stop on our annual vacation work..."
It's not unreasonable to be frustrated by people's hypocrisy.
Turns out everyone's a selfless hero at the dinner table or in the comment section, but few are on the ground.
As an individual, your impact is minor. The problem is that there are hundreds of millions of vehicles on the road.
This is a pretty typical coordination problem where people are reluctant to make personal sacrifices when they know others will not make similar sacrifices which are necessary to achieve the goal.