In the US, green globalism is already underway with attempts to limit mileage, including fines. How long will it take before similar coercive measures are introduced in Europe?
Imagine that the government wants to regulate the amount of time you drive your car each week. For example, 50 or 70 kilometres. If you exceed these limits, you would be fined. Well, the majority leader of the Massachusetts Senate, Democrat Cynthia Creem, has introduced such a bill (S2246) . By 2030, vehicle driving would be significantly reduced. All this, of course, in the name of the supposed fight against climate change.
With this bill, a left-wing US politician wants to encourage people to use more public transport, to cycle or simply to walk. This might work reasonably well in urban areas, but not in rural areas where there is insufficient infrastructure. The proposal does not even distinguish between internal combustion vehicles and electric vehicles – all private vehicles would be restricted.
As such, such demands are understandable, given that the complete electrification of transport envisaged by green globalisation groups is at odds with the reality of resource technology. There is a shortage of lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, copper and rare earth metals to make such plans a reality. The requirement to limit the number of kilometres driven and thus to abandon one’s own car seems to fit this pattern perfectly.
Without a vehicle and dependence on public transport, personal freedom also suffers. You can no longer come and go as you please, but are dependent on buses, trains and sometimes even taxis. This makes rural areas even less attractive than they already are. Another step towards the “15-minute cities” that globalists want.