Methane is one of the post potent of the greenhouse gases. Unlike CO2 it also will break down, so it's effects are more transient (decades rather than centuries) I don't get vexed by petrol at all. My take is that the days of the ice for personal transport are probably limited, and there's a good chance that kids will look back quizzically at petrol stations. I do get vexed by diesel still being readily available for in particular city transport. I'm all behind a clean air charge. I strongly disagree with taxing electric vehicles per mile as things stand, as they should be encouraged. I also don't think there should be a city congestion/clean air charges for electric or two wheeled transport. I reckon that unless there is wide spread catastrophe, all the available oil will be burned and we will leave our kids to deal with the consequences. We just shouldn't be allowed to poison the air more than necessary. I'd add that I spent sone time in Galway in the west of Ireland recently where, despite every environmental advantage, the air is disgusting due to the number of old manky diesels and the shocking amount of traffic due to the even more shocking urban planning (or lack thereof). I think the maritime and aviation industries should be radically carrot and sticked also.
Why should EVs get treated any differently when although they are zero emissions in use, they certainly are not during the manufacturing and shipping processes in China. Also, due to their extra weight and torque they also go through tyres and brake pads faster than equivalent ICE vehicles, ditto wear on road surfaces, all of which creates large amounts of particulates. Therefore, surely there's an argument that if diesels should be banned from major population centres on the grounds of danger to the local populace, then so should EVs.
If you have a bike, next time you're out, sit behind an older diesel and then an electric (or vice versa) and come back to me. Seriously.
The majority of folk on this forum were radically pro Brexit, and now get vexed by small boats. The majority of farmers were too, and look where that got them, so it honestly bothers me not a jot that ignorance is rife, and any counter argument is "brainwashing". I discussed these topics with the CEO of the clean air fund recently. I would imagine that they are on top of the data.
Where does his pay check come from? Don't blame Brexit , it never happened, the civil servants put paid to that.
Not so sure of that... There were a fair few rude and very vocal BREXIT supporters but I don't recall them mostly being farmers. In any case they are mostly gone now. Generally across the country Farmers were supportive of BREXIT imo, as were the fishermen. I think they know better now? Interestingly, Jayne Burston doesn't appear to agree with you on the subject of the cows/methane. So I think there's so many layers and research results have to be taken in context -which unfortunately the authors perhaps editors (maybe lobby groups who pay for the publications) don't always do... Enjoy the vid if you have time.
