It's always going to be self feeding.. the3rd world, developing countries aspire for the things of the West.. Bigger modern homes, cars,trucks, motorcycles, if vast increases in participation in this part of development, the economy more fossil fuel use..and just a single event.. Let's say Tour D,France.. hundreds of official vehicles, motorcycles, support, tractor trailers putting up and tearing down all the apparatus and going on to the next stage.. and air travel.. Helicopters every day.. and sometimes riders and staff have to fly between stages..this is the footprint of cycling.. In the US for example we have NBA,NFL,NHL,MLB,monster trucks, motocross and dozens of others completely dependent on fossil fuels for the business model for years to come.. And as I said before.. not much press on Cycling News and other sites about negating plastic and fossil fuels from cycling.. Don't hear widespread conversation about the use of drones vs helicopters.. Don't know about your part of the world.. But in mine ( a world leader I will add) non fossil fuel vehicles are unavailable.. No current 18 wheelers ,no motorcycles, and no pickup trucks or vans available.. No aircraft.. So do I 1000% agree, yes, but wherever you look ,the wholesale abandonment is nowhere close.. If you come here you would think that every @10th car is a Tesla or Prius . And cycling has gone completely180..the ability to recycle a bicycle was relatively simple before E bike explosion.. such growth, that in the SW United States.. E bike shops that don't carry human powered bicycles are popping up all over.. Even if you and I don't like it.. Agreed we don't.. Combustion engine vehicles and petro chemical everything are part of the future for years to come.. China, India.. in no position for wholesale adoption of non fossil fuel economy.. US nowhere close.. Just ordered bibs and winter jerseys, shoe covers.. all made from a process involving petro chemical engineering