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OT: Plebiscite |
23-Jun-2011 At 2:01:24 PM |
bones
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On 23/06/2011 ni wrote:
>On 23/06/2011 bones wrote:
>>Bull. Petrol price rises have lead to a dramitic shift to fuel efficient
>>cars. Every major car company is focussed on fuel efficiency. Mercedes
>>C250 CDI BlueEfficiency, VW Passat TSI EcoFuel... The Prius was Japan's
>>best selling vehicle in 2009, coincidently the same time as rising Japanese
>>fuel prices were causing huge strikes across the country.You're petrol
>>price example is inconsistant with your contention.
>>now
>>> bugger off
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>To anyone with an interest in science and an open mind (-sorry for the
>tautology)
>read the ABARE data on petrol, diesel and gas consumption for 2000-2006
>Yes,I agree, there was a small effect of prices on per-capita consumption
>(as alluded to in my previous comments about laudable individual efforts)
>, but on a national level (the important measure), there was not just a
>failure to make any progress towards the IPCC goal, but an overall increase
>in fossil fuel use.
>ni
I wasn't arguing that overall fossil fuel use went up, I was arguing with your contention that rising prices wouldn't change consumer (and therefore producer) behaviour. The rise in petrol prices lead to a focus on more fuel efficient cars. That is a good thing. Just because it was outweighed by population growth and plasma TV's doesn't change that. I suspect that a rise in energy prices will lead to a focus to more energy efficient things, and a rise in carbon price will lead to more carbon effiicient things. That would be a good thing too. Price is a motivator that may change behaviour. |
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