NomNom@feddit.uk to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 22 hours agoAustralia to temporarily ease fuel quality standardswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkAustralia to temporarily ease fuel quality standardswww.reuters.comNomNom@feddit.uk to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarebrisk@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·21 hours agoSimilar level to “improve housing availability by freezing housing standards”. Hurts the same people it purports to help.
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 hours agoYeah but also nah. The relaxed standards will cause more emissions and may reduce longevity of a vehicle. The question is how much of each will occur, which I think is unknowable?
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoWe do know - none. These new emission laws only came in a few months ago, so we’re just going back to what we were 4 months ago.
minus-squarefizzle@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoIf the new laws weren’t going to reduce emissions, why were they introduced?
minus-squareFreedomAdvocatelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours agoMore so we know it doesn’t impact longevity of cars. Emissions have only been lowered for a few months, going back for a while won’t hurt if it helps people afford petrol.
Similar level to “improve housing availability by freezing housing standards”. Hurts the same people it purports to help.
Yeah but also nah.
The relaxed standards will cause more emissions and may reduce longevity of a vehicle.
The question is how much of each will occur, which I think is unknowable?
We do know - none. These new emission laws only came in a few months ago, so we’re just going back to what we were 4 months ago.
If the new laws weren’t going to reduce emissions, why were they introduced?
More so we know it doesn’t impact longevity of cars. Emissions have only been lowered for a few months, going back for a while won’t hurt if it helps people afford petrol.
Amazing.