| Topic: | Re: Simon Hayes | |
| Posted by: | Richard Cathcart | |
| Date/Time: | 06/01/23 16:47:00 |
| SH: "Emissions in the rest of the world are riding more quickly, largely due to industrial processes in China, which is building more coal fired power stations to service its factories." RC: Not sticking up for China, but as was pointed out on the radio the other day, China also built more wind turbines in 2021 than the whole of the rest of the world in the previous five years. Meanwhile, we in the UK are blocked from building inland wind turbines by the usual Nimbys - this time in the countryside. SH: "Closing a few roads in Chiswick or even all over London won’t save the planet, despite what you believe." RC: This is not what I believe. In fact it is the exact opposite of what I expressed in my last post. SH: "And Cathcart is equally ignorant. Motorists are an easy target, yet I wonder how much of his behaviour he has amended to reduce his carbon footprint." RC: I MOT'd my 15 y.o. but ULEZ-compliant small car in November just past. It registered a total of 1,990 miles for the year, at least half of which was accounted for by a handful of long journeys outside London which were not feasible by train etc. In fact for just about every year I've owned it my car mileage has gone progressively down, to the extent that in the colder months, I now sometimes have to find a good reason to make a short journey to keep the battery charged after the car has been parked up unused for a week or two. This reduced mileage is due to (a ) increased congestion on London's roads, including by those who could, but won't, use alternatives to private cars; (b ) the Congestion Charge for central London, (c ) route restrictions and (d ) the cost and difficulty of finding parking spaces. Of course I don't expect a medal for only doing what many other motorists are doing, nor do I object to the above inhibiting factors, since I try to see the Bigger Picture. But neither should I expect to be rudely harangued by a boor who knows nothing about my personal circumstances. Except that in SH's case, sadly that is exactly what I expect, since that is his clear modus operandi when assailing anyone who disagrees with him. |