Hypocrite

For: you know who you are

Cleaning the beach, arriving in your SUV.

Vehicles are frequently purchased for purposes that have little to do with functioning. An SUV is often seen as a status symbol. { https://raybwilliams.medium.com/lets-park-by-the-lake-how-suvs-are-destroying-nature-9651bb5b035c}

SUVs embody excess in size, cost, and features, with significant environmental impact. Studies show SUVs produce 8,000 pounds more CO2 annually than standard cars. Despite awareness of poor fuel efficiency and safety issues, SUV ownership grows, questioning the effectiveness of impact-free advertising. {https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mud-mayhem-misery-how-our-obsession-suvs-damaging-nature-ray-williams-wgnnc/}

This boom comes at a climate cost. The amount of planet-heating carbon pollution produced by the 330 million SUVs now on the world's roads rose to around 1 billion tons in 2022. To put that in perspective, if SUVs were a country, they would easily be in the top 10 world's highest carbon-polluters.

Driving an SUV is considered necessary when you need a vehicle with higher ground clearance, ample cargo space, and potentially off-road capabilities, which are typically required for situations like: frequent off-road driving, navigating rough terrain, towing heavy loads, transporting large items, driving in snowy or icy conditions, or when you regularly need to carry a large number of passengers; essentially, any situation where a standard car might struggle due to its size or ground clearance limitations.

Hypocritical environmentalists?

Absolutely. The US is full of such hypocrites. If you care about the environment, you do NOT drive a car, let alone an SUV. Period. {https://www.quora.com/Is-it-hypocritical-to-say-you-re-an-environmentalist-but-then-drive-an-SUV}

Here is a helpful lowdown on the topic, alternatives and some quirkiness. Just the way we like it:

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/list/here-are-nine-alternatives-lifestyle-vehicles