Sunk Cost fallacy from Lefty Friends
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Yes. This is why there's no point arguing with people who rant about global warming. If they were rational, cambrian era CO2 data would have been enough to convince them they were wrong.
Just pointing out that the mass production of those stupid little bullcraps you can find at every check out counter in walmarts, targets, walgreens, you know the plastic and rubber shit you see for a buck or two. All made in taiwan, china, vietnam by the millions, all loaded into shipping containers and thrown by the hundreds onto massive cargo freighters that burn a miliion tons of fuel to get it to a port just to be driver around the country.
That alone produced more co2 pollution than every car on the planet combined for a year.
These super freighters are the biggest producers of pollution for vehicles and if they believed in global warming they would support more isolationist policies and demand that all of these inconsequential little knick knacks be made in their country just to cut down on the polution.
IIRC, the real problem with huge tanker ships is the sulfur-based pollution they emit.
This.
Big ships run high sulfur "bunker diesel" as it is the cheapest fuel possible. The ships spend most of their time in international waters, where there is no emissions regulation.
Diesel Trucks have catalytic converters and newer trucks treat their exhaust with Add Blue to catalase the nitrate emissions. There are efforts to regulate emissions of micro-fine soot particles; which contain the odd radioactive Carbon 14 particle.
CO2 emissions can be offset by forestry efforts. Sulfates and Nitrates cause acid rain. Micro-fine soot is radioactive and causes cancer, especially in big cities where the density is high.
I am not a fan of DPF filters, it is a stupid way to regulate exhaust emissions and is a ploy to force obsolescence of older trucks. Still, emissions testing and regular rebuilds are desirable. You can rebuild old trucks forever with the correct motivation.