tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7292069697525604382..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Who are the one percent super polluters ?David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-58249329835416957932020-02-22T10:17:50.976+01:002020-02-22T10:17:50.976+01:00zmau: Yes, I agree that I'm a "serious en...zmau: Yes, I agree that I'm a "serious enthusiast" compared with most. However, every house on our street has had at least one upgrade in the time we've lived here and most have had several. We have watched as our neighbours installed insulation in their walls and under the floor, as windows have been upgraded, as solar panels also arrived on about half of the neighbour's David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-77102172500179124912020-02-22T10:07:31.469+01:002020-02-22T10:07:31.469+01:00Dan: Whether remaining in a well paid job for a co...Dan: Whether remaining in a well paid job for a company which probably also has a high carbon footprint while sending money to the poor actually achieves the aim of taking people permanently out of poverty is something I'm not entirely convinced of, but giving a proportion of your income to charity is of course laudable. Many people do of course already this. <br /><br />Your link is to an David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-33957214772438165732020-02-21T22:18:06.821+01:002020-02-21T22:18:06.821+01:00I was expecting such an answer. All that you wrote...I was expecting such an answer. All that you wrote is truth for your case, but you are serious enthusiast. Most people are not such enthusiasts, and most of them (including even me) would perform better in an environment with better starting performance, and less need for upgrade.<br /><br />So, let this dialog serve as invitation for each reader to think about what's optimal solution in her/zmauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089084611172133933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42149384481676194712020-02-21T18:31:01.318+01:002020-02-21T18:31:01.318+01:00It seems shortsighted to quit your job. You could ...It seems shortsighted to quit your job. You could have kept your job and donated your excess salary to poverty related Charities. Global poverty kills millions every year so giving up the opportunity to donate money to bring people above $2 a day is effectively letting people die.<br /><br />Consuming less is a good idea, but quiting your job is not the right way to do this.<br /><br />https://Dan McFarlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832504113341769620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-57900531862672647272020-02-19T14:33:00.405+01:002020-02-19T14:33:00.405+01:00Zmau: I'm not convinced that encouraging peopl...Zmau: I'm not convinced that encouraging people to live in urban flats is automatically a good idea.<br /><br />I'm not against the idea of flats. We're actually in the lucky position of owning two homes, a house and a flat, both buildings being of similar ages and construction methods. There's a stark difference in what we've been able to achieve with the two properties: David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-74910095868578321602020-02-18T19:11:17.659+01:002020-02-18T19:11:17.659+01:00Luckily there are more ways to achieve comfortable...Luckily there are more ways to achieve comfortable lifestyle and reduce consumption at the same time. Most important one is probably to move from suburban house to urban flat. Urban person generally has less need for moving around daily, so oil-burning for mobility reasons gets strongly reduced. Also, flats use much less energy for warming and heating than stand-alone houses, and that's zmauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089084611172133933noreply@blogger.com