A few days ago I suggested that getting serious cuts in carbon emissions was going to be a lot harder than just declaring an emergency. Shortly afterward Martin Francis green activist and merry proponent of such declarations gave a good illustration of the problem.
Although Martin is a keen supporter of the extinction rebellion, when a school of which he is governor is required not to hire itself out for extra parking he soon complains of the lost revenue. In a separate post he implicitly decries the Tories for seeking to protect diesel drivers, which is something that raises quite similar issues. These are quite trivial examples of the kind of changes needed to achieve zero carbon, yet a supposedly dedicated environmentalist baulks at the necessary restrictions on car use.
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