Carbon neutral and CO2 emissions, etc

ucbalumnus
Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:22:51 +0000

Regarding buses (and other mass transit), one of the problems they encounter is the spacing of the stops. Closer spacing accommodates people who are unable or unwilling to walk farther, but slows down the bus, which can be a significant deterrent to using it. Greater spacing speeds up the bus and encourages riders to get more exercise walking to the bus stop, but can exclude those who have difficulty walking that far and deters those who do not want to walk that far.

bennty:

The only thing I’ll quibble about is the pocketbook argument, which I think most people will eventually see as pound-foolish if you’re talking at the level of monthly bills.

Your examples are about up front spending for energy efficiency, but there are other measures that save energy (saving money in the process) without additional up front spending. Accepting more temperature variation at home is one example. Setting the water heater temperature to what is actually needed (rather than heating hotter than is ever needed) is another. When driving a car, driving technique matters a lot in how much fuel is used (and fuel efficient driving tends to wear out the car less as well).