I’m all for cleaner environment, but no way in hell am I gonna let someone like AOC tell me how much energy I can use, what car to buy, size/type of my home.
We don’t need to go backwards and start living as nomads to be “green”. We need to, as humans have throughout history, come up with new ingenious ways to improve our standard of living and at the same time be more sustainable. Fusion energy is one possible example.
I am sure this will end up with taxes on things. Just like gas guzzler taxes and so forth. In the end you won't be told to use less energy, but you will be much more financially well off if you use less.
The tech all exists to drastically reduce our energy consumption, it is just a few percent more expensive than the standard so it doesn't get implemented. Foam wall insulation will get you well past R30 while pretty much eliminating air infiltration, it only costs a slight bit more, but it is virtually never used in the US residential market because it requires specialized equipment and is slightly more expensive.
Geothermal heating and cooling for houses and hot water, a bit more expensive to do during new construction, but would drastically reduce our peak energy demand during summer and be a big win. Not being done except in a small percentage of homes where energy is expensive.
Obviously electric cars are more efficient than their gas equivalents. Just check the mpge ratings.
https://energyinnovationact.org/
I don't know if this particular bill will pass or not, but it certainly frames the discussion around this topic.
Sustainability and tech is a great topic for maybe another post. This thread was about 5g and weather forecasting.