WMCA declaring a climate emergency is pointless and hypocritical without GREEN ACTION!

“The more we spend, the more we burn up fossil fuels, it seems to me.  Have I got this right?” SELF, 16 Feb 2019

“More or less right! … ”  SIR JONATHON PORRITT, 17 Feb 2019

For me, the first green action is to scrap pointless Metro expansion that involves, for five schemes, over £1.5 billion of fossil fuel burning to make for more ecocidal greenhouse gases, tipping points passed and extinction of all life.

Use the money to get Andy's wish: "the West Midlands will have the first clean bus fleet outside of London by 2021." 

FINISH with the widespread thinking that closed urban railway lines are for conversion to buildings, roads and tram lines.

Instead, urgent action on using our train lines for commuter and regional trains, not trams.

Scrap over £300 m Sprint diesels on only three routes and use Metro and Sprint money to urgently bring in fareless, ELECTRIC buses for all.

100% bus lanes on dual carriageways, traffic light priority for buses to speed them on their way at the expense of car commuters and car shoppers.  To free up road space for essential vehicles.

Reward, with payments those whose school run is on foot or cycle - or motorbike!

Upgrading every towpath and cycle-walkway to give them a hard, free draining, all weather surface for responsible shared use.

Every E,W, S facing roof to have PV panels to make the building a mini power station for free electricity.

Start thinking that maybe, it is as anti social jumping in the car or, burning natural gas and oil or, entering a plane, as those who smoke in public.

Lag yourself and your home.

OTHER THINGS TO DO:

 My Andy Street newsheet for him to copy!