tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267532.post3023520673064794097..comments2021-10-15T20:30:24.771-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Climate Change: Federal green levies and rebates for carsLNeumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07360967260991183192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267532.post-77123410901628098662007-03-21T21:16:00.000-04:002007-03-21T21:16:00.000-04:00Well, it depends on what kind of emissions you're ...Well, it depends on what kind of emissions you're talking about. If you just mean NOx, etc., you may be right. However, surely the more efficient a vehicle is, the less CO2 is produced per km - which I think is the point of this particular carrot and stick.<BR/><BR/>But in the end, the only way to really reduce emissions is to stop driving so much. (See <A HREF="http://www.raisethehammer.org/index.asp?id=545" REL="nofollow">here</A>.)LNeumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360967260991183192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25267532.post-25635308502178570952007-03-21T04:32:00.000-04:002007-03-21T04:32:00.000-04:00I'm still not sure where anybody put the stupid id...I'm still not sure where anybody put the stupid idea is Flaherty's head that "fuel consumption" had anything more than a vague connection with "efficiency" (or, for that matter, what either case has in common with "reduced emissions").<BR/><BR/>If you really want to reduce emissions, every hippie in a 1973 VW bug or 1993 Toyota Tercel should be forced to replace his vehicle with a far more pollution-friendly 2006 H3.Feynman and Coulter's Love Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129851946309441082noreply@blogger.com