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This is climate change denial in action. Any normal country would incentivize people to switch to EVs, not the opposite.
its to shore up OPEC countries, the ME, and israel by extension all that sweet oil money going into pockets of politicians .
We shouldn’t be subsidizing any form of personal vehicle ownership imo
Unfortunately standard ICE Cars are already heavily subsidized in North America
If you look at temperature data for the past 15,000yrs or so you'd see that we are in the Holocene with a great temperature for humans to survive. The temperature for the duration of the Holocene period fluctuates a little which is the climate change we're seeing. The scale is so small though that the climate change we're seeing isn't meaningful to any greater change and infact we're on a downward trend within the fluctuation.
Now all that is not to say that we shouldn't take measures to not destroy our environment, because we should care about our planet. There are so many more important and more immediate things to be worrying about than this grand idea of climate change, such as the magnetic pole shift
Didn't expect to see one of you types in the fediverse.
No, you're wrong. Human induced climate change and its dangers are all very real. Sure, the news reporting is sensationalist, but the facts are all there for you to check out, science going back almost a century.
What type might I be? I didn't deny human induced climate problems, just that they are sensationalized. Science is constantly evolving and relatively recent evidence shows what I originally stated with the temperature fluctuations of the Holocene.
Oh so you're not a denier, just a downplayer? We need to do more to turn this around, not less.
I believe climate change is a politicized topic and not focused on the real reasons that our climate is changing. This is the standard method politicians use to get people to fear something and side with a certain political party. Politics should be removed from climate change because it's not political, It's historical/science based. Looking at historical data shows that well before humanity started polluting the air that the climate had huge fluctuations due to other factors. These other factors are what we need to do more research into and that some people have pretty good theories on what the factors could have been
Dudes out here telling us not to worry about climate change contradicting the entire scientific community, and the mountain of evidence to the contrary.
Great job douche bag, you should apply to become a fossil fuel CEO, you'd fit right in.
Totally misconstruing what I said
I'm pretty sure you said climate change isn't a concern right now. Did I miss something? Your comment was very clear on that. And unfortunately you're very wrong, but nobody admits being wrong on the internet (rarely anyway).
You misread or misinterpreted what I said. The main climate change talks are trying to say humanity is what's primarily causing climate change. This is false as per the historical data in reference to the Holocene period. I also stated that we shouldn't discount trying our best to take care of our planet. Since humanity is not the primary cause of climate change we should be focused on larger issues and not politicize this stuff
Humanity IS the primary driver of climate change. Every climate scientist you talk to will tell you the same thing.
But, you're right, my wife's research is a lie, and it's a conspiracy to convince you otherwise. Definitely, the oil companies don't have a vested interest in obfuscation the truth for money.