China’s carbon dioxide emissions shrank by 1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a 9% decrease in oil consumption as consumers chose cleaner and cheaper ways to get around, according to a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analysis for Carbon Brief.
both can be true… for decades Quebec has had cleaner and cheaper electricity generation, this structural strategy led many consumers to choose to electrify instead of burning more fossil fuels
similarly, the decision by the gov to bill water on a fixed base (not metered consumption) resulted in so many more people choosing to have pools and hot tubs
Sure, but there is a causality in what you write:
Unless that’s not how you meant it.
Yes, there is ALWAYS causality. But your initial post made it sound like there is no choice involved here
Every gov does this, they set some incentives in hopes to sway people one way or the other… this is no different than EV incentives for people to choose EVs for their next car purchase