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  • Sybil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    10 months ago

    less is needed overall.

    So yes. It does help

    this is what i’m dubious about. just because less is burned in, say, passenger vehicles does not mean any less is produced or burned in some other industry. this article actually says that we made more oil this year than last.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      But it does mean less was produced for and burned by the automotive industry

      All other things equal if those EVs were ICE then even more oil would have been used for what should be obvious reasons

      • Sybil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        10 months ago

        unless it actually decreased GHG emissions, it did no good. it’s rearranging the deck chairs.