The True Challenge

Fighting against and reducing Carbon Emissions is in fact the easy part, the real challenge is in finding politicians that care enough about the issue and their constituents to tackle this issue head-on.

We need politicians, that are willing to take the radical solutions onboard and realise it is worth the expense to help people convert their lifestyles and homes and embrace alternate renewable energy resources, and vehicles with 'Greener' emissions.

They will need to spend to upgrade our public transport also, and teach drivers of buses to drive more economically also. By Closing the city to general traffic during 9.00-5.00 and introducing a congestion charge, they could actually allow people in the city to use electric bikes and scooters safely, bicycles, scooters and even roller blades safely, and make walking around the city easier to accomplish and less hazardous, which can increase the health and fitness of these workers while reducing Carbon emissions at the same time.

Delivery vehicles could be limited to times outside of 9.00 to 5.00. As we have a train link to the airport, the issue of people needing taxis to the airport is already addressed and by upgrading transport facilities, will be better accepted.

A concerted Government effort to assist business to convert their energy resources to Solar would be further improving the situation and end up saving business costs in the long term. Schools could be big winners through solar conversion, as besides a saving in general terms, during holiday periods they would have the opportunity to make money by allowing the electric suppliers to buy back electricity the generate and are not using during this period.

Parents, local business and children would be able to travel around their local area using e-bikes, and e-scooters together with bicycles and scooters if Governments legalize e-vehicles up to 500w or 50cc without registration or licensing requirements, this is currently 200w and inefficient if taking a passenger or carrying shopping etc. The resultant lessening in demand for fuel, will force petrol suppliers to drop prices, providing savings in prices across the board.

And of course the conversion of all residential properties to solar energy as mentioned in my previous Blog has enormous effect on Carbon Emission reduction and offset.

It is all covered here, and only requires politicians willing to upset a few big businesses for the benefit of all Australians, and a willingness to make and change some existing legislation, policies and plans, to address these important needs, and we as Australians will be showing the world, 'not the way of the future' , but 'the way forward'

Kevin