"Confronted with the twin disasters of climate change and an impending oil peak, it is hard to see how anyone could justify the assertion that the need to drive a car which can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 4.5 seconds (the Audi S4 for example) overrides the Ethiopians' need to avoid recurrent famines, or the whole world's need to avoid the economic catastrophe we'll suffer if petroleum peaks too soon. The speed and acceleration of our cars is a form of profligacy at which all future generations will goggle. The main reason why improvements in energy efficiency have been so slow to take effect is that manufacturers insist on sustaining performance." - 'Heat', George Monbiot.
"Confronted with the twin disasters of climate change and an impending oil peak, it is hard to see how anyone could justify the assertion that the need to drive a car which can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 4.5 seconds (the Audi S4 for example) overrides the Ethiopians' need to avoid recurrent famines, or the whole world's need to avoid the economic catastrophe we'll suffer if petroleum peaks too soon. The speed and acceleration of our cars is a form of profligacy at which all future generations will goggle. The main reason why improvements in energy efficiency have been so slow to take effect is that manufacturers insist on sustaining performance."
- 'Heat', George Monbiot.