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From 28th Oct 2019: SUVs named as second biggest cause of global emissions rise
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/suvs-named-as-second-biggest-cause-of-global-emissions-rise/
At that time, electricity generation was the biggest GHG emitter, since then, electricity generation has majorly decarbonised, but cars are still getting bigger and emissions are still rising... Added to which, e-cars are putting a strain on electricity grids because they are also massively oversized, and so keeping the pressure to retain fossil fuelled generation...
#FuckCars #FuckAllCars
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Trained ecological scientist (B.Sc., MPhil), dyslexic thinker, blogger, bicycle rider, sometimes driver, ex ADI, bla-de-bla-de-blaa... I have a tendency to head off down cyber rabbit holes, follow if you want to see where I go ;-) #Science #cycling #ActiveTravel #Nature #Environment #Tech #Scotland #ClimateChange #politics #ScottishPolitics #EdFoC #Life #Edinburgh #CargoBikes #Random #BikeToot #searchable
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Carbon emissions from global SUV fleet outweighs that of most countries
This article is more than 3 years old
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/carbon-emissions-global-suv-sport-utility-vehicles-oil-climate
Popularity of sport utility vehicles driving higher oil demand and climate crisis, say experts.
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