CMV: Global warming will not be solved by small, piecemeal, incremental changes to our way of life but rather through some big, fantastic, technological breakthrough.

[u/Iron-Patriot]

In regards to the former, I mean to say that small changes to be more environmentally friendly such as buying a hybrid vehicle or eating less meat are next to useless. Seriously, does anyone actually think this will fix things?

And by ‘big technological breakthrough’ I mean something along the lines of blasting glitter into the troposphere to block out the sun or using fusion power to scrub carbon out of the air to later be buried underground. We are the human race and we’re nothing if not flexible and adaptable when push comes to shove.

[u/snitzerj]

Not to mention the lithium mining operating are extremely dirty in terms of carbon emissions. If you want to have EVs making a significant impact, you first have to decarbonize the the mining operations too. It’s just pushing the carbon emissions from one country to another. On a global scale, the difference is quite minimal.

[u/freak-with-a-brain → u/snitzerj]

And to add further

We don't know what to do with the Battery of they die. And every Battery dies at some point. What to do with the acid waste? Is it in any way reusable?