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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.


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Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 08:40:00 Paul Campbell
   Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 09:22:00 Andrew Jones
      Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 09:26:00 Paul Campbell
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 09:53:00 peter king
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 09:55:00 Kieran Fox
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 10:54:00 peter king
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 11:06:00 Chris Blackwell
   Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 11:15:00 Mark Warburton
      Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 12:20:00 Rahman Hyatt
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 19:42:00 Paul Campbell
      Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 17:16:00 Tom Pike
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 10:48:00 Mark Warburton
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 17:41:00 Tom Pike
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 19:15:00 Paul Campbell
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 09:55:00 Mark Warburton
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 10:30:00 Tom Pike
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 16:10:00 Mark Warburton
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 12:00:00 Paul Campbell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 16:38:00 Mark Warburton
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 17:29:00 Paul Campbell
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 07:28:00 David Lesniak
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 09:52:00 Mark Warburton
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 12:42:00 Tom Pike
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 14:47:00 Paul Campbell
                        Except for Katherine Dunne22/01/22 07:34:00 David Lesniak
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 16:52:00 Mark Warburton
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 18:17:00 Tom Pike
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 07:37:00 David Lesniak
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 08:39:00 Tom Pike
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 13:54:00 David Lesniak
   Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 13:31:00 David Lesniak
      Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 15:39:00 Bernard Allen
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London18/01/22 16:17:00 Michael Robinson
      Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 08:45:00 Andrew Jones
         Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 13:47:00 David Lesniak
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 18:06:00 Claire Moran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 18:11:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 18:18:00 Steve Taylor
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 18:16:00 Andrew Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London20/01/22 19:35:00 Paul Campbell
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 06:30:00 David Lesniak
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 12:05:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 13:01:00 David Lesniak
                           Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 13:54:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 16:21:00 Cllr Sam Hearn
                                 Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 18:20:00 Russell Pearson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London21/01/22 23:00:00 Andrew Jones
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 08:28:00 Steve Taylor
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 16:30:00 peter king
                              Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 07:41:00 David Lesniak
                                 Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 11:51:00 Matthew Swain
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Clean Air Charge for Driving in London22/01/22 13:55:00 David Lesniak

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