Re: Climate Remediation Engineering - Size of Problem

On Wed, 7 May 2025 10:10:17 +0100, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid
(Liz Tuddenham) wrote:

Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> wrote:
>
[...]

an e-bike doesn't
generate any CO2.

>
I am surprised that someone with your intelligence and knowledge should
repeat such a fallacy.
>
Manufacture of vehicle
Manufacture of batteries
Consumables (tyres, battery etc.)
Electricity generations (and the cost of making and maintaining the
plant)
Road making and maintenance (tarmac refining, transport & installation;
road 'wetal'; concrete; street furniture; lighting )
Disposal

Bicycles need paved roads to be efficient. And farmers won't take tons
of fertilizer or kilotons of water to the farm on bicycles, or tons of
rice to market on bicycles.

People who live way up the food chain imagine all sorts of crazy
things. They should spend a year working on a farm.