Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes
The world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, driving droughts and heatwaves in the poorest parts of the world, according to a study.
While researchers have previously shown that higher income groups emit disproportionately large amounts of greenhouse gases, the latest survey is the first to try to pin down how that inequality translates into responsibility for climate breakdown. It offers a powerful argument for climate finance and wealth taxes by attempting to give an evidential basis for how many people in the developed world – including more than 50% of full-time employees in the UK – bear a heightened responsibility for the climate disasters affecting people who can least afford it.
“Our study shows that extreme climate impacts are not just the result of abstract global emissions; instead we can directly link them to our lifestyle and investment choices, which in turn are linked to wealth,” said Sarah Schöngart, a climate modelling analyst and the study’s lead author.
If it’s any consolation, idling nets more wear on your vehicle’s drivetrain than just driving it from cold.
True for modern fuel injected engines, although 30 seconds before heavy engine engagement is preferable. In cold weather, hybrid engines do need time to warm up the oil though.
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have you actually read your owners manual?
this isn’t worth fighting some rando on the internet over. nothing I say I going to change your mind, and that’s fine, not my car not my problem.
for others that see these arguments - don’t listen to the armchair mechanics online, read your car’s fucking manual. typically the goal is to get your car to operating temp as fast as possible, and most modern cars are designed to heat up as fast as possible under motion. heating your car at idle takes forever and spends more time operating with parts not at their optimal tolerance.
but don’t just listen to me, read your car’s manual.
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if you can’t read your owners manual there’s probably adult education classes in your area
You know not being an asshole is free right?
Also, my manual actually says to warm it up for like a minute and then drive extremely slow.
Driving that slow in some areas isn’t even safe. And driving that slow means not getting up the hill.
Not to mention scraping ice without having the defroster running is near impossible. So the car is warming up and the defroster is hitting the window while I clean the ice off. Then it’s nice and clean for me to drive and not freezing cold inside so my toddler can go in the car and not be freezing.
What you should do is go fuck yourself…
This you?
Maybe take both sets of your own advice.
Maybe mind your own business and don’t get involved. Me and that other commenter already squashed it.
And nothing was learned
Dude, nobody cares, shut up.
Chef’s kiss
😂 it was too easy
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hey, I’m being more of an asshole because you’re being an asshole, and I thought it’d be funny to reply to you saying nobody cares because it seems like you care
does your manual say to drive “extremely slow” or does it say to keep the RPMs down and go easy on the throttle for a few minutes? because those are very different things and I’d give you my rebuttal to your points if you’re open to debating without being assholes to eachother
and if not, I’m not dying on this hill