Another day, another demonstration that the UK government hasn’t aligned its actions with its promises.
>However, scientists say a shift to electric vehicles alone is not enough and car use needs to be drastically reduced in order to meet net zero targets, with some reports showing that a reduction of at least 20% is needed by 2030. None of the projections from the DfT show this.
The EV’s alone won’t do the job. This needs to be a core element of our discussions on transport and planning.
>Ralph Smyth, from Transport Action Network, has been working with Marsden to try to get the data published. “We think this is because already a lot of the big road schemes are not showing value for money,” he said. There are hundreds of millions of pounds worth of road schemes in the pipeline. “If you reduce cars, then they are no longer financially viable,” Smyth said. “Ministers and the Treasury like big road schemes so they will not like any plan that has a hypothetical large cut in traffic.”
The government is planning to commit huge sums of money to infrastructure unfit for the future we face.
>The climate change committee has argued that the government has not factored a reduction in traffic growth into its net zero plans, instead relying on changes in technology such as a switch to electric cars.
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>It has said: “The government has acknowledged the need to limit traffic growth, shifting travel to public transport and active travel, but action is now required to ensure this”
All in all, a farce.
>A DfT spokesperson declined to disclose its figures to the Guardian and said: “The department has a clear plan to reach net zero, as set out in last year’s transport decarbonisation plan. This sets out an ambitious and credible pathway to reducing transport emissions, including through electric vehicles, and increasing use of public transport and active travel.”
Superintendent Chalmers :”A credible achievable transport decarbonisation plan? A credible, achievable transport decarbonisation plan involving multiple large road projects, no decrease in traffic, and complying entirely with net zero goals, located entirely within your kitchen?”
DfT : “…Yes.”
Superintendent Chalmers : “…May I see it?”
DfT : “…No.”
It’s all a scam, just look at how importing electricity from other countries counts as the UK not creating the oh-so-scary carbon and meeting these kidology targets. Full on scam that is causing people to suffer… For what? Smoke and mirrors.
We’re not going to do enough today to avoid the damage to the climate because that would damage the economy (and our donor’s investments) and people driving to work and school would get upset.
The future economy is going to be really f*cked-up anyway as a result, because we didn’t do enough to save the climate, and then people who no longer have jobs or schools at all will really lose their minds. But that’s someone else’s problem, amirite?
After watching all the climate change meetings and looking at the plans, it’s hard to believe in all of these people telling us what’s right or what’s wrong especially when most of them fly around in private jets constantly and dont drive EVs or anything like that living lavish lives…
20% car usage reduction needed by 2030?!? Well that’s impossible.
Can’t really blame a department for not basing its policies on fantasy.
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Another day, another demonstration that the UK government hasn’t aligned its actions with its promises.
>However, scientists say a shift to electric vehicles alone is not enough and car use needs to be drastically reduced in order to meet net zero targets, with some reports showing that a reduction of at least 20% is needed by 2030. None of the projections from the DfT show this.
The EV’s alone won’t do the job. This needs to be a core element of our discussions on transport and planning.
>Ralph Smyth, from Transport Action Network, has been working with Marsden to try to get the data published. “We think this is because already a lot of the big road schemes are not showing value for money,” he said. There are hundreds of millions of pounds worth of road schemes in the pipeline. “If you reduce cars, then they are no longer financially viable,” Smyth said. “Ministers and the Treasury like big road schemes so they will not like any plan that has a hypothetical large cut in traffic.”
The government is planning to commit huge sums of money to infrastructure unfit for the future we face.
>The climate change committee has argued that the government has not factored a reduction in traffic growth into its net zero plans, instead relying on changes in technology such as a switch to electric cars.
>
>It has said: “The government has acknowledged the need to limit traffic growth, shifting travel to public transport and active travel, but action is now required to ensure this”
All in all, a farce.
>A DfT spokesperson declined to disclose its figures to the Guardian and said: “The department has a clear plan to reach net zero, as set out in last year’s transport decarbonisation plan. This sets out an ambitious and credible pathway to reducing transport emissions, including through electric vehicles, and increasing use of public transport and active travel.”
Superintendent Chalmers :”A credible achievable transport decarbonisation plan? A credible, achievable transport decarbonisation plan involving multiple large road projects, no decrease in traffic, and complying entirely with net zero goals, located entirely within your kitchen?”
DfT : “…Yes.”
Superintendent Chalmers : “…May I see it?”
DfT : “…No.”
It’s all a scam, just look at how importing electricity from other countries counts as the UK not creating the oh-so-scary carbon and meeting these kidology targets. Full on scam that is causing people to suffer… For what? Smoke and mirrors.
We’re not going to do enough today to avoid the damage to the climate because that would damage the economy (and our donor’s investments) and people driving to work and school would get upset.
The future economy is going to be really f*cked-up anyway as a result, because we didn’t do enough to save the climate, and then people who no longer have jobs or schools at all will really lose their minds. But that’s someone else’s problem, amirite?
After watching all the climate change meetings and looking at the plans, it’s hard to believe in all of these people telling us what’s right or what’s wrong especially when most of them fly around in private jets constantly and dont drive EVs or anything like that living lavish lives…
20% car usage reduction needed by 2030?!? Well that’s impossible.
Can’t really blame a department for not basing its policies on fantasy.