[MCN] Cheap fuel -> Consumers' SUVs now warming planet more than heavy industry

[Lance Olsen]

Automakers love to tout their big bets on electric vehicles, but consumers are still more in love with SUVs than saving the planet. There are 35 million more of these oversized toys on the road today than in 2010. When counted alone, the SUVs are now warming our planet more than heavy industry <https://link.mail.bloombergbusiness.com/click/18424551.26410/aHR0cHM6Ly9ncmlzdC5vcmcvYXJ0aWNsZS9zdXZzLWFyZS1iYWNrLWFuZC10aGV5cmUtc3Bld2luZy1hLWJvZ2dsaW5nLWFtb3VudC1vZi1jYXJib24v/58ffbaf7dd4c29967b8b4646Bf27aa16a>. 
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During WWII, … we transformed our economy incredibly quickly in order to protect ourselves. All hands were on deck. Women flooded into factories, and millions of Americans moved to a new state to work a “war job.” Families including children were also mobilized — and 40 percent of vegetables were grown at home, in “victory gardens.” The government laid down strong regulations, such as a ban on the production of new consumer cars. More than 37 percent of our gross domestic product was spent on the war effort.  

If the United States rises to the challenge of confronting the climate emergency, we can still “cancel the apocalypse” and begin restoring a safe climate and healthy society. The first step is telling the truth. We need a national acknowledgement that we face a climate emergency.

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/449079-moving-into-emergency-mode-on-climate-change



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