Comments on: Southwest London’s CO2-based parking permits http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/25/southwest-londons-co2-based-parking-permits/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/25/southwest-londons-co2-based-parking-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Anonymous Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/10/25/southwest-londons-co2-based-parking-permits/#comment-711 So am I right in thinking that this is (one of) the first such measures to actually justifiy itself solely on carbon emmissions, rather than mixing it in with congestion, smog, etc? If so, then it's a great symbolic act--a major step in setting the true cost of burning fossil fuels. Kyoto does that, kind of, sort of, but the emissions trading scheme is a long way away from people's lifestyle decisions. What's surprising to me is the muted reaction to this proposal herre in the UK. Some people are of course ecstatic, but more interestingly, we haven't seen the usual suspects (SUV drivers) spitting blood over this one. Most ordinary drivers (ie people who may soon be hit with one of these) seen perfectly resigned to the idea, if not exactly comfortable. We've talked about Climate Change, emissions reductions, and the true cost of CO2 for a long time. The public are ready for this kind of leadership. In the UK, anyway. So am I right in thinking that this is (one of) the first such measures to actually justifiy itself solely on carbon emmissions, rather than mixing it in with congestion, smog, etc?

If so, then it’s a great symbolic act–a major step in setting the true cost of burning fossil fuels. Kyoto does that, kind of, sort of, but the emissions trading scheme is a long way away from people’s lifestyle decisions.

What’s surprising to me is the muted reaction to this proposal herre in the UK. Some people are of course ecstatic, but more interestingly, we haven’t seen the usual suspects (SUV drivers) spitting blood over this one. Most ordinary drivers (ie people who may soon be hit with one of these) seen perfectly resigned to the idea, if not exactly comfortable.

We’ve talked about Climate Change, emissions reductions, and the true cost of CO2 for a long time. The public are ready for this kind of leadership. In the UK, anyway.

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