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Rufus Duits asks when we can justify driving our carbon contributors. https://philosophynow.org/issues/162/Is_Driving_Fossil-Fuelled_Cars_Immoral I wonder if he asked about his use of computers/internet, which he used when asking the question: The problem with this kind of reply is that it invites ...

Driving a fossil-fuelled car (or even just turning on the engine) causes harms of many different kinds. It pollutes the air, exacerbating symptoms of cardiovascular diseases and releasing carcinogens; it intensifies greenhouse effects, such as climate change; it increases the risk of killing, injur...