Oh the lower speed limits will definitely be well received.
laurellittlewolf on
We need better incentives for jobs offering remote work in this economy. Helps solve the congestion crisis aswell
treanir on
I’ll forward this to my boss. I’m sure he’ll listen.
phyneas on
“…but actually we need you in the office for teamwork collaboration productivity etc. Also, no new public transit will be built anytime soon and your local bus/train/tram is always full from 7AM-11AM and 3PM-7PM. But please stop driving cars immediately. Here, have a pamphlet about how commuting 50km each way via bicycle or on foot four to five days a week might be good for your cardiac health!”
MaryLouGoodbyeHeart on
As time goes on it feels like the scale of this is going to hit us like a tonne of bricks – especially as the US are very clearly manipulating price signals to the best of their ability in what seems like an increasingly vain hope that this is all over already.
To indulge my doomerist tendencies – this really has the feel of the very early days of COVID. Back when it was a problem in China that we were mostly looking at and saying “God, that looks bad over there” but kind of assuming would be like SARS and fizzle out. Same occasional think-pieces that are trying to predict what will happen. Similar strange activity in the markets as the money tries to prepare for what might happen and doesn’t yet agree. Similar warnings coming from the agencies that are supposed to worry about this stuff warning governments to get ready.
The energy stuff is only the first level of it too. If things continue to escalate and both sides start to actually strike oil and gas infrastructure in a big way the blockade of the strait of Hormuz starts to be a side issue. It only takes a few days to destroy all of this stuff, it takes years to rebuild it. And you have to rebuild it with the supply chain issues that destroying it caused in the first place.
Pieces in the FT are starting now to talk about the second level. The fact that this will also cause huge destruction to fertiliser markets and to stuff like helium and other chemical processing where it isn’t easy to just shut a plant down and then open it back up again. If you can’t get helium you can’t manufacture semiconductors – and therefore anything that requires them. If you can’t get sulfur you can’t get copper and cobalt. Petrochemical shortages mean shortages of plastics for everything and especially medical devices.
Landscape-Confident on
Might have to reopen the bogs yet.
SevenIsMy on
How about enforcement of the laws regarding the bus lanes, so buses get more reliable. Current some asses want to save 1-2 min and making buses so unreliable that everyone has to add 20min buffer to their journey?
Also taxis are not public transport.
yankdevil on
I fully electrified my home and car between 2018 and 2022. It was rather annoying. Solar PV covers about a third of my usage, but now thinking I need to seriously look at getting an NC-7 and a wind turbine and a bunch more batteries. Bunker fuel prices are going up so it won’t be getting cheaper.
Food prices are going to really hurt no matter what we do though.
NonToxicTown on
“get more consumers to use public transport”
Public transport is a disgrace as is, so this is simply not a solution.
nonlabrab on
I think there a few billion cars that drive every day. This is one thing that will burn for some weeks. It is absolutley dreadful for the climate, and only makes the case for climate action more urgent. Undermining climate action is the least productive response you could have to this.
Strong-Sector-7605 on
Mad that this article isn’t satire.
GreenElectronic8873 on
That would be great but the 65 bus is every two hours and if it doesn’t show up there is no alternative great idea!
stretchmurph on
Yip I’ll get the bus from rural Laois to rural Kildare. 🤦🏼♂️
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Oh the lower speed limits will definitely be well received.
We need better incentives for jobs offering remote work in this economy. Helps solve the congestion crisis aswell
I’ll forward this to my boss. I’m sure he’ll listen.
“…but actually we need you in the office for teamwork collaboration productivity etc. Also, no new public transit will be built anytime soon and your local bus/train/tram is always full from 7AM-11AM and 3PM-7PM. But please stop driving cars immediately. Here, have a pamphlet about how commuting 50km each way via bicycle or on foot four to five days a week might be good for your cardiac health!”
As time goes on it feels like the scale of this is going to hit us like a tonne of bricks – especially as the US are very clearly manipulating price signals to the best of their ability in what seems like an increasingly vain hope that this is all over already.
To indulge my doomerist tendencies – this really has the feel of the very early days of COVID. Back when it was a problem in China that we were mostly looking at and saying “God, that looks bad over there” but kind of assuming would be like SARS and fizzle out. Same occasional think-pieces that are trying to predict what will happen. Similar strange activity in the markets as the money tries to prepare for what might happen and doesn’t yet agree. Similar warnings coming from the agencies that are supposed to worry about this stuff warning governments to get ready.
The energy stuff is only the first level of it too. If things continue to escalate and both sides start to actually strike oil and gas infrastructure in a big way the blockade of the strait of Hormuz starts to be a side issue. It only takes a few days to destroy all of this stuff, it takes years to rebuild it. And you have to rebuild it with the supply chain issues that destroying it caused in the first place.
Pieces in the FT are starting now to talk about the second level. The fact that this will also cause huge destruction to fertiliser markets and to stuff like helium and other chemical processing where it isn’t easy to just shut a plant down and then open it back up again. If you can’t get helium you can’t manufacture semiconductors – and therefore anything that requires them. If you can’t get sulfur you can’t get copper and cobalt. Petrochemical shortages mean shortages of plastics for everything and especially medical devices.
Might have to reopen the bogs yet.
How about enforcement of the laws regarding the bus lanes, so buses get more reliable. Current some asses want to save 1-2 min and making buses so unreliable that everyone has to add 20min buffer to their journey?
Also taxis are not public transport.
I fully electrified my home and car between 2018 and 2022. It was rather annoying. Solar PV covers about a third of my usage, but now thinking I need to seriously look at getting an NC-7 and a wind turbine and a bunch more batteries. Bunker fuel prices are going up so it won’t be getting cheaper.
Food prices are going to really hurt no matter what we do though.
“get more consumers to use public transport”
Public transport is a disgrace as is, so this is simply not a solution.
I think there a few billion cars that drive every day. This is one thing that will burn for some weeks. It is absolutley dreadful for the climate, and only makes the case for climate action more urgent. Undermining climate action is the least productive response you could have to this.
Mad that this article isn’t satire.
That would be great but the 65 bus is every two hours and if it doesn’t show up there is no alternative great idea!
Yip I’ll get the bus from rural Laois to rural Kildare. 🤦🏼♂️
Oh I suppose I could drive a digger from home.