As this exact discussion shows, implicit subsidies are a right wing idiot’s way of pretending that negative externalities aren’t a real thing, despite them being a completely standard part of economics. Morbidity and mortality associated with respiratory-caused AD has a very real cost, and we all have to bear it, when polluters should pay it.
Don’t be a dumbass. The repeals of the regulations for the endangerment finding directly shift incentives from activities that generate relatively lower quantities of PM2.5, such as the use of EVs and renewables, to activities that generate relatively much higher quantities, such as the use of big ICE vehicles and fossil fuel power generation.
And even then, solar is going in everywhere because of grid reliability being poor and costing a lot. Diesel gensets are out, solar & batteries are in
Two and three wheelers are undoubtedly a huge source, and they are being electrified pretty rapidly, because they are able to be produced at low enough costs to be compelling replacements even in the Indian market.
On that list, solar helps with about half of it:
Solar helps with:
wood-burning fires
cow-dung cake combustion
diesel generator exhaust
thermal power plants
cooling tower mist emissions
Solar & EVs help with motor vehicles, too
Yes, plenty of other measures required, but the rapid rollout of solar in India, which is well underway, will help substantially
it compares Indian’s response to China’s. China is not good, but is miles better
My experience of the interiors of luxury US SUVs is that they are nowhere near as quality as, eg, a Merc or BMW.
Komo is not a separate hotel from Shambhala. And the Komo Shambhala has exactly the private pool next to your bed that you mentioned with the Dorado beach.
An East Beach plunge at the Dorado Beach does not begin to compare to a Pool Villa at Como Shambhala. It’s much smaller (92sq m vs 235sq m), the outdoor space is meager, the quality of the fittings is massively lower, etc. The Pool Villas at Como are substantially cheaper than the East Beach Plunges at Dorado.
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I’ve stayed in plenty of hotels of all types and am confident about what I’ve said here.
This is entirely my point. The things I listed aren’t some kind of “supreme moral ground” — they’re minimal reasonable stances for any functioning member of society. Don’t be anti-science and don’t be a fascist is a code that hundreds of millions of people have been able to live by for decades in which we built the best societies humans have ever lived in — as opposed to fascist societies and pre-scientific societies which were horror shows.
They just chose not to take it.
Things I’m confident I’ll never do: fight against vaccines, climate science, support racism or misogyny, rail against wind turbines like a loon, support fascism, forget that I have been very very lucky in some respects and that others haven’t. It’s not that fucking hard, tbh
BYD is being very explicit about its intent to expand global manufacturing capacity.
The Ioniq 5 has a hatchback rear door. But if you mean a small hatchback like a Renault 5, then you’re correct
This is the car for you, then! Although you’ll struggle to get your hands on one
The thing about American “luxury” SUVs is that they’re incredibly expensive but they’re not at all luxurious inside. The standard of fit and finish is poor, with cheap materials abounding, the ride is uncomfortable and pillowy, the tech is at least 10, often 15 years out of date. They’re like a pastiche of luxury, rather than actually being luxurious. It reminds me of the faux-Eiffel Tower in Vegas or an American hotel room in Chicago or San Francisco at a “luxury” brand like Ritz-Carlton, compared to, say, a room at the Datai or Komo Shambhala.
It is your destiny. - Darth Vader
