• Ton@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    It’s probably better for the climate and the environment to grill veggies on a gas or coal-fired grill than to grill meat on an electric grill.

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      1 month ago

      I think if all the people grilling would stop grilling entirely, it would still be less of an impact than getting rid of a single cruise ship.

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        1 month ago

        Same as our cars. Sure we are the problem but container ships polite more by far. And nobody is pushing the fact keeping your current care is still the best for the environment even if it’s an ICE vehicle.

        Also all those people who are like I’m on my fourth fifth or sixth electric vehicle are not doing anything for the environment.

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          Those electric vehicles still pollute when they are made. If they said “I’m still rocking my first electric” I might be impressed.

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            Only caveat here is by trading in EVs they’ve lowered the entry cost for someone else interested in getting an EV.

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      Yes, and, if you’re grilling meat, do you do less harm grilling it on an electric grill or a fossil fuel grill?

      Every change for the better - even a tiny marginal change like replacing a fossil fuel grill with an electric grill - is worth doing. Every time someone makes a decision based on the environment, they become more likely to make future decisions based on the environment. Especially if they get positive reinforcement for their decision instead of discouraging “this doesn’t matter” or “you should do something else instead” responses.

      (Yes, it would be better for the environment, and for people’s health, and be the morally correct thing to do, to grill veggies instead of meat. But cultural dietary changes are a lot harder to make stick than swapping out a piece of equipment. And any change is better than none.)