We cannot possibly afford to commit to Net Zero, not in this lifetime, and not likely the next, even if there was a need (which there is not). Certainly, not the way they are trying to do it. So, if Democrats are going to insist on this, then they need to lead by example. You first.
Forget EVs if you live in a Democrat-run-down city: no cars for you—public transportation. Take a bus, a train, ride share a bike, or one of those goofy scooters that like to start on fire at random. It’ll add to your “commute,” but for the good of the nation and the planet, f**kin deal with it.
Cities are an actual thing man has made that contributes to warming. Urban heat islands absorb the sun’s rays creating miles-wide thermals. The materials used, the construction, and the resources sucked up are exponentially higher than anything in the rural landscape. Your emissions are significant and lead to smog and ozone issues, and that’s all bad, yes?
The cure is as close as tomorrow. One-percenters and city dwellers – the people doing the most bitching about leaping to net-Zero to save the earth, are its worst enemies.
You have a monopoly on crime, the need for emergency services, and everything that you all claim will be the end of us.
Shut up and step up.
Don’t wait for the 15-minute city of the future; live your dream today.
The only vehicles left will be buses, trains, and ride shares that will need to operate like carpools. The few Taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts still allowed (all-electric, of course) will need to have at least two or more passengers (plus the operator) in them at all times, or they shall pay an emissions tax which, thanks to the surveillance state you also love, will provide the evidence to ensure compliance as displaced drivers will be hired to monitor the live feeds remotely.
The You First Campaign is sure to be a huge success.
Those who know best can deliver the news to the people who have been electing you or members of your political party for decades. And the sooner, the better (for the planet). I hear tell things are desperate, and so much like cancer where the best place to start is with the most infected cells.
Democrat-run cities. These giant emitting heat islands are the perfect place to begin the targeted climate chemo of Net Zero.
Every Dem will be expected to climb onboard the train, bus, bike-share, or scooter (or hoof it) as an example. This will inform your rural neighbors about not just the efficacy of the plan but your commitment to your stated ideals.
Tens of millions of city dwellers across the country forced into embracing the all-electric promised land. Solar on every surface, wind machines wedged in between them. Not a fossil fuel to be found anywhere across the concrete plantations of Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, New York City, and Washington, DC.
It would serve as a beacon to the nation and the world, though the odds are good that in no time at all, it will look more like North Korea at night, which is why you need to go first.
We’ll wait and watch; if you can’t work out the kinks, we’ll have to take a pass.
