we cant consume our way out of climate change
True. But we also do need to manufacture a lot. Renewables, batteries, insulation, hobs and heaters, probably houses too. Unless you want everyone to live without heat and electricity.
The best bet it government spending on public transport and communities and the reduction in work hours. That will make people do more instead of spend more.
No it fucking won’t lol
omg nyt! sometimes you’re so embarrassing
It’s an opinion piece, FYI.
Edit: gift link: The Climate Fight Will Be Won in the Appliance Aisle
So I went into the article with a skeptical view, but the authors point is that people’s assessment of whether the I.R.A. legislation was effective will be based on their ability to navigate rebate programs easily, i.e., get rebate for things bought in the appliance aisle.
I can’t say I disagree, but the article headline doesn’t convey the content well. Basically the author is arguing about how you best win hearts and minds.
One of the neatest things I’ve learned about on Technology Connections was an induction cooktop that used 120V electricity. It had a bank of batteries in it that would provide power for cooking without overloading the mains, and you could plug appliances into it in the event of a power failure and still be able to cook.
If you had appliances storing energy like that you could level out demand curves. And you can also store energy with heat. If we had temperature regulator valves on our water heaters, we could get them to 160-170 degrees when energy is cheap and let them coast down to 120. Heating water is one of the major energy expenditures for a home, so if we could get that to be 100% renewable would be a huge advance.
So we’re going to ambush oil billionaires while they’re shopping for appliances?
I’ve heard it said many times. There are no silver bullets to climate change. Many solutions have to be researched, discovered, developed, and implemented.