| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London | |
| Posted by: | Tom Pike | |
| Date/Time: | 21/01/22 18:17:00 |
| It's not the consumption of the poorest people that will be most affected by a reduction in emissions, but the richest. The richest 1% of the world's population are responsible for 15% of total emissions, while the richest 10% are responsible for 52%. In contrast the poorest 50% are responsible for just 7% of all emissions. It's not the consumption patterns of the poorest that are most threatened by a significant reduction in emissions, it's the life styles of the richest. It is very possible to have a real increase in living standards for the vast majority as long as measures are taken to reduce the most damaging consumption of the richest. In fact, a reduction in road traffic pollution, which is disproportionately created by the richest Londoners, will be of most benefit to those that live in the most polluted areas, disproportionately the poorest Londoners. Those who claim measures that reduce emissions and pollution will hit the poorest hardest have it exactly backwards. |