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LET'S ELECTRIFY & AUTOMATE
FOR A CLEANER WORLD
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CLIMATE
CHANGE - The United
Nations'
climate talks (known as COP OUT = Conference Of the Parties) took place in
December 2019. During these global discussions action for climate policy is
negotiated. The 25th
COP-OUT took place in Madrid, Spain after Chile had to hand the torch
over as a result of riots caused by transport cost rises. The main players
continued to indulge in Red Flag politics, to buy themselves more time to
plunder planet
earth. In 1865 the British Government was bribed by the railways and
stagecoach companies to pass the Locomotive Act, designed to prevent the
development of horseless carriages, to enable the existing businesses to
continue with their transport monopolies. The same level of political
corruption applies today! Before the
24th climate summit in Katowice, Poland, 50 high profile companies
published an open letter to the
UN
calling for more action to curb climate
change. It made no difference. The same applied to COP
26. So far
with over twenty-five years of haggling the arctic ice is melting faster than ever.
COP
27 looks set to be another FLOP. No wonder so many high profile people and corporations are
worried. In the UK we we are still granting planning consents for houses
without solar panels or electric
vehicle charging points.
What are our politicians like? It's criminal. But who elected them. Yes, you
did. And that brings us to Brexit and the UK - by way of example to the rest
of the world, how to fail in sustainability terms.
With the natural world crumbling from our carelessness, do we really need so
much in-house fighting. United we stand, divided we fall. The automotive,
marine and aviation (transport) industries are some of the most important to
zero emission, to help the world get back on track to honest economics. These
industries owe the planet a duty of care, where they occupy a special place,
that politicians cannot control, other than with statute. But one would hope,
will do the right thing without being entirely profit driven. AUTOX
- This is one of the growing fleet of AutoX robotaxis currently operating
in China. Along with Waymo in the US, the advent of robotic cars is
creating quite a stir in media articles as you can see from the coverage
featured on this website, and how delightful it will be when buses and our
personal vehicles, automatically take us to our destinations, free of
speeding tickets - and safer - also with less harm to the environment as
tire wear will be reduced. It
is not just about cleaning up the air we breathe. Economies all over the world
have become entrenched in fossil fuel corruption, leading to energy blackmail,
inequalities and even war between Russia and Ukraine. Now threatening nuclear
extinction, as the bullies find stealing another country, is harder than it
seemed. This need not be the case. Renewables offer cheaper zero
emission electricity (green hydrogen,
ammonia or
methanol) over coal,
gas and oil, from which to
build a sustainable economy based on energy transparency and trust. CURRENCY
& PENSION FRAUD We'd
suggest that, alongside cleaning up our energy/transport act, we also clean up
trading based on bogus currencies and legalized thieving. Administrations might want to consider
going back to a 'Standard' based on something tangible. This could be energy,
or food produce. But should not remain as fictitious paper, unsupported by
anything other than undeliverable promises. Why not a return to gold and
silver coins. With bank vaults for savers. Or, security tagged safes for home
use. A return to honest bartering based on coins
made of precious metals. It
used to be gold. It was called "The Gold Standard," in the days before banks took over the
running of countries and decided to multiply money over and above anything of
real value - so that they could lend more than they had. And not work at all.
Just count fictitious currency and manipulate markets. While honest workers
toil, to build houses, plumb and wire them. And build trucks and cars. The
bean counters are non-productive workers. Modern slavers. NON
PRODUCTIVE WORKERS Why
would anyone want to sell wealth they don't actually possess?
So they could make more money - and make money a commodity, instead of a
method of honestly trading goods. The
dishonest use of promissory notes is inflationary. Selling what they did and
do not have. Pretending to have wealth, to support lending. Leading to robbing of
those with life savings to protect. Simply because inflation devalues existing
savings. We ask if that should remain legal? We think not. But perhaps voters
should think on that. One voice questioning the monetary firmament makes no
difference at elections. The collective human brain is all important. But that
depends on voters being informed, instead of lied to during campaigns, when
candidates are running for office. At present, it is legal to lie to the
electorate in Britain. Boris
(the) Johnson proved that. He was called out at a London Magistrates
court, when the Court (effectively) said it was okay for politicians to
deceive voters. No wonder we have a Cost of Living Crisis. Boris lied about
Brexit, with his Big
Red Bus slogans. You may think British courts have not served the
electorate. And now the UK is trying to prevent protests. Of course, with
policies so shady, the most powerful parties, will seek to disarm protestors
and whistleblowers. Depriving them of the basic human right, to peacefully
impart information, and be heard, by locking them up. Henry
VII did it, making his word law. Chopping off the head of anyone that
disagreed with him. Hence, 4.5 beheadings for every day of his reign. Another
dictator using the same tactics, was that nice Adolf
Hitler. FINANCIAL
SLAVERY Henry
VIII's reign 1491-1547 was a near disaster financially. He augmented the
royal treasury by seizing church lands, but his heavy spending and long
periods of mismanagement damaged the economy. This is a pattern adopted by
modern Labour
and Conservative
politicians in the 20th and 21st centuries, leading to climate
change and staggering national debts of £2.4 Trillion pounds - to buy the
electorate - and votes. As a result, the United Kingdom is paying well over
the odds to live. Policies saddling every citizen with staggering debts, that
the country cannot afford to repay. As we say financial slavery. Quarter
Debt £billions as % GDP UK
general government gross debt was £2,365.4 billion at the end of Quarter 1
(Jan to Mar) 2022, equivalent to 99.6% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Leaving almost no reserves, taking the country to the brink in any language.
Where growth is contrary to sustainable or circular
economics. Simply because earth is being drained at the rate of 2.4
planets, of the ability of the world to produce. Meaning that, to start to get
things under control, borrowing needs to reduce to £985 billion pounds at
present GDP (in the UK example). A truly sustainable economy would not need
any borrowings, but have reserves rather than debt, as in nature. Meaning that
around 20-30 years of UK politicians appear to have been irresponsible. Today's
politicians have sold their subjects into financial slavery, to support their
promises of growth and overspending. Though not a practical road
car, the record set by the PAC Car II, ETH Zurich on the 26th of June 2005 remains an astounding achievement in the EV and hydrogen record books, that helps production engineers, look to a theoretical baseline, of what might be achieved if there are no limits:
14,573 mpg imperial. The event was recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records, an organization that ensures record attempts are properly measured, timed, and otherwise validated for accuracy, before inclusion. UNSUSTAINABLE
POLICIES Not
having a solid Standard, has led us to borrowing well over the sums a country
can afford. This is economic madness, based on years of overspending
to bolster promises that could never be realistically delivered. Hence, Liz
Truss(ed up like a turkey) departing Downing Street after only 44 days as
Prime Minister, cluck, clucking from one headless-chicken policy 'U' turn
to another. But not laying any golden eggs. It
remains to be seen if Rishi Sunack can grab the bull by the horns. But, it is
not just the UK living on borrowed time. It is just about every Government on
the planet.
All, borrowing to the hilt. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul. All the while stealing
money from those who have worked all their lives to be able to safely retire. The
present system is anything but safe. But those with houses going up in value,
to rob youngsters of a chance for an affordable life, thought they had made a
lot of cash - as property value growth. Forgetting, that they had to live
somewhere, so had not made any real gains. Because what they made on their
house/estate, they lost in real terms on cash savings devaluing. Thus,
we need energy stability and property stability, linked to a Standard exchange
system linked to Agricultural Produce, or Sustainable Energy.
At the present time, the voters could move to investing in gold
and silver,
and demand wages and salaries in coins of precious metal. Such a system would
be the beginning of system to prevent bankers living off the sweat of the brow
of honest workers. We
need an International Currency - a currency that is honest, does not lie - and
cannot be manipulated. Gold is gold. Silver
is silver. Paper is worthless when it comes to savings. It halves in value
about every ten years. That leaves stocks and shares. But why gamble your
savings in that way. Might as well invest in crypto currency. More false
promises. Currencies based on nothing but hot air. Fool's Gold. You cannot eat
promises. EEVC
EUROPEAN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE CONVENTION This
was an important venue to discuss what is working and to think about ways
to implement a practical future infrastructure for electric vehicles that
are battery, fuel cell or hybrid operated, such as statute that perhaps
should be introduced elsewhere like the Automated
and Electric Vehicle Act 2018.
MODEL 1:20 - May 2021, a model of a proposed service station designed to refuel robotic trucks and taxis along with your regular hacks. The unit is shown here with two Mercedes articulated container trucks inside. We cannot show the mechanics of the system due to patent law prohibiting prior publication. The Automated & Electric Vehicle Act 2018, makes it law in England that provision must be made for charging and refuelling of electric vehicles at service stops. This system would more accurately be described as a refuelling point - since the energy exchanges for trucks and cars are virtually instant. The building can be a quarter this size for city locations where space is limited. But for load levelling purposes, the larger the capacity of stored electricity, the more efficient the grid. Copyright photograph © 6 April 2020, Cleaner Ocean Foundation.
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