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Originally Posted by S griffin
We'll see what the government do, they have to be seen doing the right thing. Hopefully though motorsport can sort out the green issues themselves. There have been plenty of alternate fuels that are already in existence like biofuel, so just need to look into those more
Thing is motorsport is heading in the right direction with regards to reducing it's carbon footprint. The progress it has made in the last 10-15 years has been gradual, but it's getting there.
The problem is the unfortunate lockdowns have also reduced carbon emissions and now more people might be working at home for longer and keep emissions down after all this is over. And with electric cars on the rise, I expect to see more company cars run on electric in time. You have to say this lockdown has helped make people realise they can reduce their carbon footprint. You wouldn't have thought so, but it has
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The reduction of flights , transport & road traffic during lockdown has had no effect whatsoever on the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere , which has continued its slight rise through the year , proving that the vast majority of it comes from natural causes & the human contribution is so small as to be insignificant .
Also the amount of other emissions has not changed because traffic is only a very small part of the totals .
https://airqualitynews.com/2020/09/0...n-in-scotland/
But in Germany ,
https://notrickszone.com/2020/12/25/...had-no-impact/,
when a Transport minister did an online broadcast saying that a ban on diesels in cities was no longer being considered because the lockdown proved that they were not the cause of air pollution , his news report was removed & hidden in under 1 day because the Greens do not want people to know the truth.