Even if they are not, I’m sure petrol will be! Race to save the planet has resulted in the buzz for green tax, carbon free, non-nuclear electricity and now it is a bid to ban petrol-powered cars by 2040.
In the UK, the Lib Democrats have backed a drastic series of proposals to tackle climate change and this is one of them. They hope to turn Britain into a carbon-neutral economy within 40 years; proposals also include investing billions in the railways and pouring resources into renewable power to give Britain a network of non-carbon emitting electricity generators.
They are lined out in bullet points for you to ponder:
Introduce green mortgages to encourage more environmentally friendly homes
Charging lorries to use the UK’s roads in order to double rail investment, possibly creating a high speed line running north to south
Boosting spending on flood defenses to respond to climate change
Encouraging micro generation by paying a higher rate to producers who export energy to the National Grid
Creating a climate change levy of £10 on domestic flights
The hammer seems to be hitting at car makers about emissions. They must concentrate on cars fueled by a hydrogen cell.
This year Britain has been badly whip lashed by wild weather. From torrential rains to floods, the people have really suffered. They need better flood defense systems and a brake on the unpredictable climate, which seems farfetched… To combat the same, they claim that these proposals are a leap towards protecting the environment. However, is stability actually possible?
Its unlikely people are going to vote for a party that is firstly going to raise taxes. At the rate, gasoline prices have been increasing; liquid gold will be excessively costly for most to afford by 2040. Probably petrol will not even reach many local stations around the world as oil deposits get totally depleted.
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Source: BBC
