Oh, it's not just cars, either. The UK's whole future is looking distinctly dystopian.
"All UK airports must close by 2050 for the country to reach its target of net zero climate emissions by then, scientists say.
Because electric or zero-emission aircraft cannot be developed in time, most British airports will need to close by the end of this decade, and all flying will have to stop by 2050 until non-polluting versions are available.
Electrification of surface transport, rail and road, needs to be rapid, with the phasing out of all development of petrol and diesel cars immediately. Even if all private cars are electric, the amount of traffic will have to fall to 60% of 2020 levels by 2050, and all cars will have to be smaller.
The report also suggests that ships, currently heavy users of fossil fuels, need to convert to electric propulsion in order to allow for necessary imports and exports.
Although such luxuries as flying away on holiday and driving large cars will have to be foregone, and eating beef and lamb curtailed, the scientists say that life could be just as rich as today.
They say: “… sports, social life, eating, hobbies, games, computing, reading, TV, music, radio, volunteering (and sleeping!) We can all do more of these without any impact on emissions”."
This is an extract of a government-funded report (published yesterday) by, yes you've guessed it, Cambridge University.
https://climatenewsnetwork.net/uk-airports-must-shut-to-reach-2050-climate-targetMeanwhile Patrick Moore, the ex co-founder of Greenpeace (a very ecologically-minded chap) stated, two days ago, "For those who are focused on the past 150 yrs, I suggest beginning with The Big Picture. Alarmists tend to ignore everything before 1850 because it does not support their fairytale “climate emergency” Actually,
absolutely nothing supports a “climate emergency”. It is a meme."
Exactly, Mr Moore.
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