Yeah, really appreciated that thorough breakdown!

*Laughs…

*Frowns

… was laid to rest …

100%. The Conservative party is currently leading polls here in Canada because of the unpopularity of Justin Trudeau.

The Conservative party are also conspiracy-loving, reality-denying loonies like the Republicans, but since “we’re Canada”, and “it can’t happen here”, they’ll probably form the government next year.

Someone else thinks like you do!

https://apnews.com/article/free-medical-school-tuition-einstein-new-york-c43d8184d704d3e40328c6f97d330adb

"A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor.

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The gift is intended to attract a diverse pool of applicants who otherwise might not have the means to attend"

Anyone else feeling deflated?

That was a fascinating story. A bright kid, with a sad ending.

Good!

If only we could go after the individuals responsible for making the decisions too…

Didn’t think I would watch a half hour video about LEDs, but that was really well presented. Couldn’t stop 😂

It’s easy enough to say that (and I agree we have a car problem), but it’s not really realistic to shift from a car dependent to a non-car world overnight, no matter how much it is the right thing to do.

There will, necessarily, be a transition period.

(primarily trade in China’s case, theft through imperialism in Canada’s)

That’s an interesting take on that comparison. I’m not sure the people of Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Tibet would necessarily agree with that portrayal of China.

In terms of stopping the destruction of the planet

Why? Let’s say this was still the example… Couldn’t the reach of the Vatican and its billions of followers make a meaningful impact?

Glad you asked. A country is an arbitrary set of lines on a map, isn’t it? A person is a discrete object, and for statistical purposes, roughly equivalent. That’s why a ratio-scale of per capita is statistically more meaningful.

If Vatican City had the highest per capita energy production, it would still be insignificant in practice.

Why is that insignificant? By what measure?

I would argue that would be an interesting data point.(e.g What would cause that? Why are the people there doing that? How would people in the Vatican who worry about climate change know there’s an issue otherwise? Etc?)

A previous poster said (correctly) that Canadians, per capita produce more GHGs. That’s important information.

Agreed. Not only are moose drawn to the roadside, but we’re salinating our lakes and rivers 🫤

Fair enough, but that’s not going to be unique to EVs, is it?

No you’re 100% right it’s not inherently about population, but that’s a convenient and common measure.

Again, you’re talking about total output here. Where’s the scale? “Country” is not a uniform data point. So at best this is categorization.

An example:

There are 3 employees in one group, and they produce 9 widgets in a day. In another group, there are 10 people, and they produce 20 widgets. Fantastic. Group 2 makes more widgets right?!

IN TERMS OF SCALE, group 1’s employees make 3 widgets per person. Group 2’s makes 2 or person.

That’s why talking about total output power is kind of meaningless.

Queue all the deniers rushing in here to point out every little issue with EVs…

You’re partly right. It’s used to compare things of different sizes, by converting them into a comparable measurement (i.e. scaling them)

Ah, ok. But big heads-up, that’s not what “in terms of scale” means. You 're talking about total output.

Perhaps I’m misunderstanding what you mean by “in terms of scale”. Typically, that’s what we use “per capita” for, no?

No, that’s the point. In terms of scale, they are literally behind on this one factor.

** Edit to add: you have very valid points on the Canadians over-consuming