Although decarbonisation through electrification of the vehicle fleet is an ultimate goal of the government, depletion of the total carbon budget left so that we don’t exceed the 1.5 degrees warming target, depends on how quickly emissions from internal combustion engines can be cut.
Speed is of the essence. As transport secretary, reconsider introducing the Fuel Duty Escalator. It has been estimated that a continuation of the policy in 2011 would have reduced car traffic by 5%, brought in an additional £50 billion in tax income, which is more than enough to fill in every pothole in the country twice over, and deliver Chris Boardman’s £18 billion cycling masterplan too.
This year’s behavioural response to high fuel prices showed that people have and will use alternatives to the car. Apparently, weekday cycling levels rose by 47% in the March to July 2022 period compared with 2021.
There is no war on the motorist, but there is a war on the planet.
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