Psamathe wrote:...a balance between what is achievable, what the other impacts are and what the costs might be...
I wonder if society could still exist if using cars to travel short distances in urban areas was made inconvenient? I wonder if we could have a park and ride where it was more convenient than driving and parking in town? I wonder if we could afford public transport in urban areas the same kind of priority that private transport currently attracts.
The only solution that requires a complete switch of fuel as soon as possible is the one which maintains the status quo as much as possible. The main benefactors of improved public transport and cycling are probably society in general, whereas the main benefactors of electric cars are probably the corporations selling all the new cars. I wonder which option we will go for?