Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030 on road to net zero emissions
This perfectly epitomises the uk (and the rest of the worlds) attitude to global warming:<p>* it&#x27;s a non binding commitment to do something but not for at least a decade<p>* it&#x27;s not enough even if it does happen<p>* it will be too late by then (it probably already is for anything but drastic action)<p>* it&#x27;s totally at the whim of future governments who will be no more willing to spend the money&#x2F;time&#x2F;popularity than the current unwilling government<p>* people will eat it up with a spoon and act like this is a real thing and a sign of progress and a victory<p>This is the same as my committing to start my diet, by giving up one specific thing, but not for a decade, after my doctor told me I gave 6m to lose weight or die. And to celebrate I&#x27;ll eat two pizzas and 4 litres of soda, for breakfast.