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edit: also it is very rare to have the externalities included into the sum of CO2 emissions (dams need cement, wind turbines need steel, solar panel need mining, we need to transport these components, etc. -> all of that is probably not currently powered by CO2 neutral energy).
I wonder what kind of equipement is still running 50 years later. Subways and power plants maybe ?
Whereas in Finland, subtitles on foreign TV programs are common and classes have less students (I think).
Thus I believe it entirely comes down to the government not being smart enough.
sources: https://jancovici.com/changement-climatique/croire-les-scien... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect
"1838: Claude Pouillet, a French physicist, attributes the natural greenhouse effect to water vapor and carbon dioxide. He concludes that any change in the amount of water vapor, such as CO2, is expected to result in climate change." (google translate).
edit: I think it was this paper https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k95017r/f1.image.r=Pou... but I have not checked (cannot Ctrl-F).
micro USB: january 2007 to august 2014 (7 years, 7 months)
USB-C: august 2014 - ? (5+ years)
I hope we keep increasing the lifespan of the "suggested" mobile-device USB form factor, to increase convenience and (slightly) reduce environmental impact.
"Furthermore, generations of combustion engines have long development timelines [...]"
"[...] they still might work on some specific parts to improve on their existing engines."
So this is the best moment for them to make this kind of announcement, which does not seem that much engaging.
It is 2019 and neither the U.S., the U.K., France nor Switzerland have started to dispose (= bury) their waste.