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YouTube’s climate deniers turn into climate doomers — A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won’t work (grist.org)

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YouTube’s climate deniers turn into climate doomers — A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won’t work::A new report documents a shift away from climate denial and a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.

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[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Countries already are. Slower than we'd like, but change is happening. Big changes start small, but gain momentum. Look at the rollout of renewables and EVs. If you'd described where we are now to past me only 10 years ago, I wouldn't have believed you.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We need to roll out good public transit and get more people off the roads in general, too.

EVs are a good step in energy independence, but they're only mildly better ecologically than ICE vehicles (which should definitely be phased out). The whole ecological cost of maintaining road infrastructure is also not getting helped by heavier vehicles, so we need less of them on the road.

[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Agreed. I think better battery tech will allow for lighter EVs, but even so at the very least we need vehicle manufacturers to expand their EV range beyond massive SUVs and Sedans, to include more reasonably sized hatch backs etc.

You're right; however. Public transport is shocking where I live, and is in dire need of improvement.