Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "Nomiki Konst Dismantles Tucker's Critique Of Bernie Sanders" video.

  1. Pareto principle - with 20 % effort you get 80 % of the results. In other words - pick immediately the low hanging fruits that do not need extraordinary efforts, and at the same time work at the more difficult solutions that bring a major change. - Aviation is not easy to solve and other sectors contribute more to CO2 output. That is a strawman argument. if we solve the storage problem - that would be a game changer. Production is already very cheap, there are more than enough sunny areas on planet earth and we got more than enough energy from the sun (even in the moderate climate zone, but there the hightest demand is in winter - for heating if you look at TOTAL energy consumption). Cooling also needs a lot of electric energy - but there peak production and peak consumption align so that makes it ideal for solar. In California and TX solar is already competitive with coal / nuclear power plants. Electric cars are going to drop in prices. The batteries are still an issue - there should be a tank solution, you pick up a fresh batterie and give back your depleted one. On battery is with the car, people likely would need to sign up - the deposit for the battery is much higher than the value of the "tanking". And there are ways to treat the battery that are not good for longevity (depleting it too much). If people rent them they likely would be less careful as if they ruin their own. Maybe there could be a check of the loading status. If the drivers have to identify - with a card - it is a privacy issue, it can be tracked where they travel. Of course the battery switch would need to be easy. That would solve the long range issue - (if you travel longer you have one with you, or you know there are sports where you can do the swap). And density must not be as high or the issues with extremely quick loading times (which is a technical challenge and also stresses the battery). Of course people could also own their own battery and charge it over night (with a device that reduces it to times when there is little demand - evening out the spikes of production and demand. In apartment homes that could be a problem (too much consumption, at once, too high load, if the wiring is old. But 1000 W over 6 hours or so should do the trick. - if not everyone in every flat charges their battery ! The cities in Europe that offer public transportation at low costs see that people embrace enthusiastically the increased offers. (and they were not bad to begin with). These are investments into the future - you can think at a time scale of 40 years. So when 10 % more people gladly use the services - that is massive. And it makes life easier for people that still use - or must use the care. Less pollution, less traffic jams, easier parking, .... A combination of clogged up streets or difficult parking and a good and affordable and high frequency offer does the trick. Then the commute does not take that much longer than using the car, you can read, you have a short walk instead of hopping into the car. No hassle in summer or winter with temperatures, no problems with repair. That means that families can do w/o car or they downsize to one car. Young people buy the car later. They can borrow from familiy the few times they need one and else they hop on and off the bus. As for aviation: tax the fuel of the industry more (have that done at a global scale so that the U.S. companies do not have a major disadvantage. Yes it will affect the tourism industry because some destinations live from being accessible to lower-income people with the help of cheap flights. That will hit developing countries more - but they should get better wages for the outsourced jobs - so then their developing middle class can vacation in the nice hotels built for the Westeners. On the other hand domestic tourism and shorter distances will boom. China and Taiwan put the U.S. to shame with their high speed bullet trains. Which were all built after 2000 - will into the time of the depression. That is a very efficient way to travel a large country - like China or the U.S. (should be done within Whatever is easy do right away (insulation, solar in the sunny states, or set up a public pool to have people commute together. identification for safety reasons, insurance, financing the apps, Transportation is big. Explain to the citizens that avoiding meat is a meaningful contribution - so if they can manage to eat less meat they should do (and then eat organic). It would also trigger the industry to offer tasty alternatives. A steak is a steak - but for burgers the meat is not the main thing. The sauces good bread, the lettuce, and tomatoe make it work - it tastes good with a veggie patty loaf as well (or mixing meat with bread crumbs, beans or grains or vegetables etc. - which makes it more fluffy anyway). At the same time push for things that tackle the main emissions. Bring the industry to European / Japanese standards - if the Europeans can do it and export like crazy - the U.S. industry can as well.
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