--- title: "Digits: NJ’s gas debate, music revenues, 15-minute delivery flops, and more - The Hustle" description: "Plus: Mumbai carbon plans and Europe’s thermostats." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/430790122-News-Brief_2022-03-14T014425.893Z.webp --- # Digits: NJ’s gas debate, music revenues, 15-minute delivery flops, and more ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: March 14, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 **1)** New Jersey — love it or hate it — is debating whether to end its 73-year-long practice of having gas station attendants pump your gas. Some say stopping the practice could save drivers [**15 cents**](https://www.nj.com/news/2022/03/we-dont-want-to-pump-our-own-gas-nj-residents-say-by-3-to-1-margin-in-poll.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=njdotcom_sf&utm_content=nj_twitter_njdotcom&utm_source=twitter) a gallon; others say it’ll erase thousands of jobs. ![Digits: NJ’s gas debate, music revenues, 15-minute delivery flops, and more](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/430790122-News-Brief_2022-03-14T014425.893Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=430790122-News-Brief_2022-03-14T014425.893Z.webp) **2) **US recorded music revenue [**hit $15B**](http://riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Year-End-Music-Industry-Revenue-Report.pdf) in 2021 — its best year ever, and up 23% from 2020. Streaming comprised 83% of that, but physical sales were up 42.3% to $1.66B. Vinyl alone notched $1B, up 61%. **3) **Europe is searching for ways to replace Russian energy imports, which equate to [**$1B of fuel**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-08/can-europe-weaken-putin-s-power-over-global-energy?sref=3Ac2yX40) every day. It’s weighing its options, but interestingly, turning all European thermostats down by 1 degree Celsius would drop demand by 7%. **4) **Fifteen-minute delivery startups face absolutely [brutal](https://thehustle.co/02032022-economics-of-deliveries/) economics. Last week, Fridge No More, with 600 employees, shut down after a failed DoorDash deal, and Russian-backed Buyk [**furloughed** **98%**](https://nypost.com/2022/03/10/doordash-funded-almost-bought-russia-linked-grocery-app-fridge-no-more/) of its staff (due to sanction-related funding cuts). **5) **Mumbai recently laid out [plans](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-13/mumbai-becomes-first-south-asian-city-to-detail-net-zero-roadmap?sref=3Ac2yX40) to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, which is 20 years ahead of India’s nationwide goal. Without intervention, experts say climate change could cost India [**$35T**](https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/turning-point-press-release.html) over the next 50 years. 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