If you reduce the cost of thrust then WWWP will be the cheapest ho on the planet.

Sorry.

Even though fossil fuel industries have a lot of clout, change is a-comin'

Here are some stats about the sales of Electric Vehicles (2018) :-

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-...les-prev-1.jpg

Notice who is leading the switch to electric vehicles? Scandanavia and China. Of course the fossil fuel industries won't change overnight, but there is a global trend slowly turning to more eco-friendly vehicles:-

Is it too little too late? Maybe, but on environmental issues you have to look for good news where you can because the overall picture is so bleak.

(The graph and quote are from visualcapitalist.com.)

Where does the electricity come from?

^ I don't know, OH. I'd like to say wind farms, but probably not.

Well to answer my question in Norway it’s from dams.

Hydroelectric works great but I think it’s already pretty much tapped out world wide. And the dams aren’t exactly nature’s best friend.

I’m was being a little facetious with that question. I mean, in America driving an electric car isn’t much of service when the electricity is generated by burning coal.

^ Yes, good points all, OH. Thanks for answering your own question. If hydroelectric has reached its max already, there are projects for tidal energy underway in Europe I believe.
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The worst thing about global warning is that we can't predict all the catastrophes that it might generate. Here's a new one, unexpected afaik, and the result of the hottest June on record around the world. While in June a lot of the media focused on bikini-clad girls sunbathing in Paris, this disaster was getting primed and is now out of control:-

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49125391 = Arctic Wildfires

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/...0&h=800&crop=1

And the worst of the worst are the catastrophes that guarrantee that the rate of catastrophes is going to get worse. See bits in bold:-

I met a guy at a punk show around ten years ago or more who told me this was going to happen. He said ALL the carbon in the Arctic is going into the atmosphere.

Well, your guy was ahead of the curve, and his prediction will be truly catastrophic - not just the carbon, but also methane, previously frozen in peat bogs, is being released in unprecedented amounts.

On methane release worldwide:-

Source: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/...ryId=122638800

Like I said I'm not so adamant that we can't have carbon taxes as I am willing to scrap them for a higher goal

In either case they will play either a minor role or no role

^ Well put, elphenor. Carbon taxes could play a part in improving things, as well as being a thumb on the scale to encourage companies to explore other options.

^ Absolutely, jwb, given that man-generated carbon dioxide is only a small part of the picture, and that CO2 itself may not be where the global warming crunch really comes. As per my last post, the huge rises in atmospheric methane could be much more damaging.
Where is the methane coming from? About one third natural, two thirds from our busy selves. This is a pretty good breakdown:-


Given that the "wetlands" component is on the increase because of thawing peatbogs, it would make sense for us to cut back where we can: less livestock, less coal mining seem like the least painful places to trim back on methane production because afaik there are methane free alternatives around already. There's a big section from rice paddies too, but that's a cheap staple food for millions, plus I really like it myself.