OK. I don't want to be *that guy*, but if a wind sail can add addition propulsion to a ship, why wouldn't I just use it to sail faster. Lauren even quoted this with the captain who out-ran a storm.
The link missing is the incentive for the shipping company to actually reduce their emissions, even if the technology is freely available. I guess this should be a form of carbon taxation. Beware of the Jevons paradox ... as we've seen in air travel.
Thank you for these recommendations. Although this is just circumstantial, in the neighborhood I live in, the most outspoken progressive citizens, the ones who show up to the city council and climate action meetings to talk about climate change, plastic waste, protecting immigrants, or whatever, are all older people- above 60. I rarely see younger people. Of course, that may just be the demographics of the city, or the fact that retired people have more time for these things, but it's certainly not the case that older people don't care about climate change/sustainability/environmental issues.
Speaking of making shipping more sustainable, do you know if there are studies about the environmental cost of shrinkflation? Like comparing old full cookie boxes and new cookie boxes half filled, multiplying that effect by hundreds or brands all year long. I have always thought decreasing the environmental cost by increasing the ration food/cubic meters in a truck would just need policy and 0 innovation, but I don't know if this argument has some scientific basis.
OK. I don't want to be *that guy*, but if a wind sail can add addition propulsion to a ship, why wouldn't I just use it to sail faster. Lauren even quoted this with the captain who out-ran a storm.
The link missing is the incentive for the shipping company to actually reduce their emissions, even if the technology is freely available. I guess this should be a form of carbon taxation. Beware of the Jevons paradox ... as we've seen in air travel.
Thank you for these recommendations. Although this is just circumstantial, in the neighborhood I live in, the most outspoken progressive citizens, the ones who show up to the city council and climate action meetings to talk about climate change, plastic waste, protecting immigrants, or whatever, are all older people- above 60. I rarely see younger people. Of course, that may just be the demographics of the city, or the fact that retired people have more time for these things, but it's certainly not the case that older people don't care about climate change/sustainability/environmental issues.
Speaking of making shipping more sustainable, do you know if there are studies about the environmental cost of shrinkflation? Like comparing old full cookie boxes and new cookie boxes half filled, multiplying that effect by hundreds or brands all year long. I have always thought decreasing the environmental cost by increasing the ration food/cubic meters in a truck would just need policy and 0 innovation, but I don't know if this argument has some scientific basis.
Just subscribed to the pod, can't wait!
Great! Looking forward to this