tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post116176831922985809..comments2023-11-02T09:02:29.847+00:00Comments on Globalisation and the Environment: Green Taxes: Parking permit plan targets 'gas guzzlers' :Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08649345297844206449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1162241363699649232006-10-30T20:49:00.000+00:002006-10-30T20:49:00.000+00:00Thanks for looking in Bottleman.For those not awar...Thanks for looking in Bottleman.<BR/><BR/>For those not aware Bottleworld.net has recently posted an A-Z of environmental blogs.<BR/><BR/>Our offering has yet to make the list though under "G".<BR/><BR/>See http://bottleworld.net/?p=47 for the full listing of environmental related blogs.<BR/><BR/>I hope we have most of the "environmental economics" and academic related blogs coverered in our sidebar but the other sites do offer interesting reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1162139159631254642006-10-29T16:25:00.000+00:002006-10-29T16:25:00.000+00:00On a lark, let's take the proposal seriously. Its ...On a lark, let's take the proposal seriously. Its basic function would be to institutionalize a kind of "environmental piety" pecking order currently fashionable among (god i hate to say it but for once this really is the right word) the bourgeois.<BR/><BR/>Think about it. Its practical effect is to discourage the public display of "disgraceful" cars. The program really has little to do with CO2 emissions -- which are related to not just car make and model, but to HOW MUCH one drives (and flys, and <A HREF="http://alternet.org/story/42827/" REL="nofollow">how big a house you have</A>). If you only drive 3000 miles a year in your gas guzzler, your emissions are lower than a more typical driver in a Prius, and you haven't contributed any production-related environmental harm because no new vehicle was purchased. <BR/><BR/>But you get no credit -- there's no visible sign of your virtue. In fact some people are ready to hand you a scarlet "G" for your frock.<BR/><BR/>I think some opportunistic functionary in the local government just noticed this and tried to make a moneymaking scheme out of it. Way to keep tabs on the culture, taxman!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1161964508339230792006-10-27T16:55:00.000+01:002006-10-27T16:55:00.000+01:00This is an interesting idea but one which is diffi...This is an interesting idea but one which is difficult to support at least the way in which it is currently being implemented. Although a laudible goal it is not the responsibility of the local council to reduce CO2 emissions. The damage done by carbon is independent of where it is emitted and anyway parked cars generate no emissions. It would be better if the scheme targeted road users whose vehicles generated localised pollution such as noise or particulates. I suspect that this means taxing older vehicles owned by poorer members of the community - not that there are any really poor people living in Richmond!David Maddisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205160780650238609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33644323.post-1161867521425848782006-10-26T13:58:00.000+01:002006-10-26T13:58:00.000+01:00I have first hand experience in this area as I liv...I have first hand experience in this area as I live there but the council is pretty good on the controlling bit - every couple of weeks there are traffic wardens going past my house, so the maintenance costs will be as usual. The problem I have with this scheme is that it won't change behaviour since this is a very affluent borough. Maybe the council should get tough and do the Athens route, i.e. one car per family is allowed into the city within each week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com