PrimroseHill

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In The Verge, I explained why self-driving cars could be a disaster for climate change and road safety -- even if they work perfectly.

The answer lies in the Jevons paradox, a classic 19th century economic theory.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/2/24232386/self-driving-car-jevons-paradox-robotaxi-waymo-cruise

#climate #climatechange #cars

What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future

The Jevons paradox originated in the coal era, but it has a lot to teach us about the future of self-driving cars.

The Verge
@TomSwirly don’t agree. They hacked off so many people it set back the cause against Climate change. Denial is still with us.
@larryneufeld London has recycled its sewage since the Victorian era. Just a sensible idea

The U.S. built about 50,000 M4 Sherman tanks during World War II. Plus 18,000 B-24s and 12,000 B17s. No reason why we can't build 100 million heat pumps to provide electric heating and cooling to all the U.S. homes that need it. Training all the installers might be a challenge. At one installer per thousand homes we'll need 100,000 installers.

#ClimateCrisis

LibDems taking part in today’s Restore Nature Now march and rally in Piccadilly, London
@GW and Rishi Sunak is t there to listen
@SubtleBlade it’s back to appalling British Government
@AnarchoNinaAnalyzes Another example that …the PURSUIT of money is the root of all evil... St Paul
@Number10cat appreciate you being here Larry now I’ve stepped aside from the Twitter throng