The rich will soon pay a heavy price for net zero
JUNE 8, 2024
By Paul Homewood
Will net zero upend our lifestyles? Will we fly less, turn down our thermostats, become vegans?
The British public are already feeling the effects – from the push to buy EVs and install heat pumps, to Ulez, low-traffic neighbourhoods and the endless restrictions on plastics.
Although the UK became the first country to halve emissions over the last 50 years, many insist we must go further, faster to tackle the “climate breakdown”.
Consider a new Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report on transport emissions. The think tank has created 12 profiles that describe the ways people travel now and the “opportunities” for different groups as we hurtle towards net zero. These include “flying less”, “more public transport” and a “shift to an electric vehicle”.
Those in the “car reliant” group, who overwhelmingly have children and are 10 times more likely to use a personal vehicle than travel by public transport or walk/cycle, are encouraged to use social leasing schemes and car clubs if they cannot afford an EV.
In other words, decades of rising car ownership, with all the freedom and independence it has brought, could come to an abrupt end.
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