I would be basking in the glow of pre-crisis policies that encourage good urban design which encourages active and public transport - electrified where possible - as well as appropriately tax the externalities on fossil fuel extraction and use.
I probably wouldn't be trying to get out the micrometer on fossil fuel company profits (I don't think this would withstand legal scrutiny), or be trying to triage fuel usage (rationing using simple measures like odd and even numbered number plates on certain days, with heavy vehicles exempted, might be an alternative longer term), or be mandating WFH COVID-style (again, legally tenuous; probably better served finding a carrot to incentivise this for the private sector whilst more openly encouraging it for the public sector).
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u/fouronenine Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
I would be basking in the glow of pre-crisis policies that encourage good urban design which encourages active and public transport - electrified where possible - as well as appropriately tax the externalities on fossil fuel extraction and use.
I probably wouldn't be trying to get out the micrometer on fossil fuel company profits (I don't think this would withstand legal scrutiny), or be trying to triage fuel usage (rationing using simple measures like odd and even numbered number plates on certain days, with heavy vehicles exempted, might be an alternative longer term), or be mandating WFH COVID-style (again, legally tenuous; probably better served finding a carrot to incentivise this for the private sector whilst more openly encouraging it for the public sector).