I wouldn’t call it a blame; it’s a recognition that actually solving the problem means actually changing how people heat homes and get to work. Making that happen at scale means having public policy to make that attainable for people.
Heck yes! It has nothing to do with investing in the infrastructure people depend on! Just give them no better options and they’ll choose the more expensive route!
Or… we could make electricity cheap, tax carbon dependent heating systems and use those funds to subsidize sustainable options? Whenever people get to a new place, are out to save a buck, or their decade old unit breaks… the green options will look a whole lot nicer.
So yes, blame those with few reasonable options for having few reasonable options
I wouldn’t call it a blame; it’s a recognition that actually solving the problem means actually changing how people heat homes and get to work. Making that happen at scale means having public policy to make that attainable for people.
Heck yes! It has nothing to do with investing in the infrastructure people depend on! Just give them no better options and they’ll choose the more expensive route!
Or… we could make electricity cheap, tax carbon dependent heating systems and use those funds to subsidize sustainable options? Whenever people get to a new place, are out to save a buck, or their decade old unit breaks… the green options will look a whole lot nicer.
So yes, blame those with few reasonable options for having few reasonable options