Thanks! I was aware of that but the way your reply read could have been misconstrued by a site newbie who may not be aware of my (almost rabid) attitude to those who don’t care about the future.
Who in their right mind wouldnt want cleaner air?
My only objection is the small business’s have suffered terribly during the pandemic and just because Khan has set a time line and says 90% of cars in the ULEZ area already comply ( very doubtful) but if true he is causing mahem for many for a paultry 10% of vehicles and 100% of small to medium business’s. Just because he wants this during his reign?
Looking at the local roads I would say there are less cars coming into the area as traffic for now is noticably less certainly a lot less than the stated 10% ( never believe a round number statistic. ) 85% of statistics are made up on the spot (Vic Reeves) 
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Here’s another example of a corporate stitch-up that has allowed fossil fuels to dominate.
Hopefully the UK will follow France (& the EU) in dispensing with this absurd treaty.
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A scary prospect, & thoroughly impractical. Why can’t people agree to treat the causes rather than the symptoms?
This…
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I completely agree about treating the cause not just the symptoms, however in some cases it may help humanity to identify and change the things it can as well as adapt to the things it can’t.
Seems a proactive system to water is being applied in Spain that may then be emulated elsewhere
I would wish that the world had not been damaged by the actions of mankind but whether or not the cause, mankind needs to adapt in order to survive.
That said, geoengineering the entire planet’s climate does seem to me needs a LOT more scientific examination before enacting anything draconian.
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Another proactive development
Whether or not mankind is in some way responsible for seismic activity, we can be hopeful that AI technology will provide faster and more accurate predictions that can provide time and location to enable protective actions to save lives.
I was quite happy to see the interactive map until zooming in and finding my area is orange 
UK did not use a network of rivers and canals to take water from the west to the east because it was too expensive.
What a false economy.
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We’re yellow but close to light orange, so good news (for us). I wasn’t surprised to see central Poland was black, but definitely surprised to see a chunk of northern Italy was just as bad.
It’s where the industry is based - Turin, Milan and Genoa.
What happend to the 2% then. Guardian syndrome !!
I see this as a bit of scaremongering in preparation for the next pandemic of some unknown virus which will cause another lockdown. The powers that be (WEF members, elite and globalists) are looking.
The danger of cynicism is that we give ourselves permission to be fatalist, throw our hands in the air and say there is nothing we can do and it is probably all exaggeration.
What if we’re being shown the truth?
We can hope that much has been learned from the recent viral threat on how to react when, not if, the next arises. Forewarned is forearmed and it is always better to be proactive. Often because reactive costs much more.
Education helps.
I have mixed thoughts about the government’s U-turn on their green strategy. One the one hand it’s bonkers delaying the phasing out of petrol and diesel cars because the industry is already up to speed (apologies) with the infrastructure needed so why delay? The scrapping of the EPC rating deadline for landlords does makes sense as does the increase in the grant to change from gas boilers to alternative heat sources, all homeowners should be encouraged rather than forced to make the change.
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Given that landlords are businesses rather than homeowners, I’m less convinced that they should get off the hook so easily. They should have a responsibility to ensure that their assets are energy efficient, especially when tenants don’t really have any choice in the matter other than to move elsewhere and we all know how difficult that can be at the moment.
Much of the UK housing stock is over 100 years old, getting to a ‘C’ rating (which was the aim) is impossible for millions of homes without a complete change to the fabric of the property costing 0000’s, landlords will simply sell up which will shrink the rental stock further.
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I don’t really see landlords selling up as a bad thing if it frees up housing stock for those who wish to buy but are stuck in rental. Of course, that’s on the assumption that this generates a reduction in pricing due to increased supply.
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Being ‘stuck’ in rental is often by choice rather than necessity.
Freeing up housing stock is one thing but an assumption that doing so would generate a price reduction of properties is a pipe dream.
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When renting was half the monthly outgoings than a mortgage would have been maybe.
These days it’s likely to be about the same, or more.
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I’ve never heard of anyone being stuck through choice. You’re either stuck or you’ve made a choice, it can’t be both. Though, for the benefit of the pedants (of which I am one) I appreciate that some can become stuck due to previous choices.
The laws of supply and demand say different, though I recognise that increasing supply could unleash pent up demand.
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