Comment on The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier.

nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• raginghummus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes! It’s called Jevons paradox

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  • thehorsefromthehorseheresy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wow it is like induced demand but for resources en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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  • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Thank you!

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• CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This isn’t an example of that though, its just a result of deliberately terrible emissions regulation brought on by lobbying.

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  • Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yep, providing exemptions for vehicles under the weight threshold where a commercial driver’s license is required is dumb.

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  • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Could you elaborate?

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• Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I can confirm. In 2023 despite having LED lightbulbs - we consume 7 more watts per hour per lightbulb than the average lightbulb did in 1546.

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  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The lights back then probably weren’t very bright were they?

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      But they used very little electricity, almost none

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      • Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They also did jack shit for illumination, so…

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• s_s@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Vacuum cleaners are the classic example, IMO.

  When introduced, they were supposed to make cleaning rugs take less time, freeing time and effort for other activities, but instead housewives just cleaned their rugs more often.

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  • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Would means rugs are quite a bit cleaner now, so I would say the vacuum did its job.

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• VirginMojito@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  led comes to mind here with this explanation. extremely more efficient then most other light sources. but because it is so efficient we see led being used everywhere. and almost never turned of because people say it barely uses any power. also the operating time is so high that companies purposely put components behind the led that break so they can sell more. (similar what they did to the old light bulb)

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  • CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    also the operating time is so high that companies purposely put components behind the led that break so they can sell more.

    Could you elaborate with more detail, or share some links for articles that describe that?

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• Takumidesh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Induced demand. If the option is there people will use it.

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