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Originally Posted by dcashion
America is the largest known contributor for greenhouse gases and is doing little about it. (no offence it not the citizens fault) I can't see the logic in not importing modern diesels when you constantly see all them gas guzzeling petrol "tanks" they drive around? Doesn't make sense!?!?!  |
Agreed, but we're also the world's largest economy, so per capita, how do assess our collective carbon footprint?
It would an interesting exercise to reverse the populations and economies of Australia or Canada with that of the USA...would consumption trends migrate? Interesting scenario, 289 million Australians, no? That's a lot of lager.
And what exacts a greater toll in resources? Refining, delivering, and burning a gallon of diesel, or a gallon of gasoline? And what would be the collateral environmental cost in terms of respiratory illness from particulates if the ratio of gasoline vs diesel vehicles in the USA was reversed?
If you look at the effect of recent fuel prices on the sales of monstrosities like the Ford Excursion and the Hummer H2, it is evident that increased fuel prices are a godsend in terms of getting people to rethink their choice of vehicles.