Directing the population from one form of consumption to another huh? A real drastic measure would be to ban all non-service related advertising and social media. People are driven to consume by the infinite comparisons available all around them. The only people immune to this are those who practice asceticism.
Another drastic measure would be to ban citizen ownership of cars. Local, regional, and national transportation services could fill in the gaps. When I was in Brazil, you could pay 2 Reals($) to hop in a van that ran on a circuit like a bus, but cheaper. People will fill the gaps if there's money in it for them.
Another drastic measure would be to move all the money being dumped into self driving cars and electric cars to public transportation infrastructure/services.
Another drastic measure would be to heavily tax processed food, so less energy is consumed to feed us. (And it will make people healthier, which will save a lot of energy in health care.).
Another drastic measure would be to ban imports on most goods and force them to be produced locally. Now that we're forced to piss in our own pool, that will really motivate clean manufacturing. And we'll spend less energy getting the goods to the consumers.
But no, the American way of solving problems involves adding more to the equation, not taking away.
Another drastic measure would be to ban citizen ownership of cars. Local, regional, and national transportation services could fill in the gaps. When I was in Brazil, you could pay 2 Reals($) to hop in a van that ran on a circuit like a bus, but cheaper. People will fill the gaps if there's money in it for them.
Another drastic measure would be to move all the money being dumped into self driving cars and electric cars to public transportation infrastructure/services.
Another drastic measure would be to heavily tax processed food, so less energy is consumed to feed us. (And it will make people healthier, which will save a lot of energy in health care.).
Another drastic measure would be to ban imports on most goods and force them to be produced locally. Now that we're forced to piss in our own pool, that will really motivate clean manufacturing. And we'll spend less energy getting the goods to the consumers.
But no, the American way of solving problems involves adding more to the equation, not taking away.
This is partly satire, maybe 30% serious.