If you can reduce petrol consumption you can reduce Imperial powers...
If you chase the tail ends of how things happen and the problems you see powerful resources, perhaps mainly you find Petrol or Oil comes up as root powers that allow for a lot of crap
So we became 'rich' using that and the less we us 'it' the better chance we have of evening the weight of 'privilege' / people stealing resources for us.
#STEM Equation
Less petrol consumption
= less power, less currency made
= slower abuse from petrol power / petro-dollar
Petroleum is one big thing ruling the world(s) and (1st World / 3rd world as they say) pushing down the smaller countries u$ing this as the driver to the average road user / plastic petroleum products.
Petroleum makes a tons of products - someone list them or even name their favourite!