There is no climate emergency

I write in response to Cllr Gregor Murray’s article ‘Talking Transport’ (Wokingham. Today , September 16).

Cllr Murray is encouraging people to cycle or walk rather than use a car.

There are some people who, through disability, cannot walk very far or ride a bicycle and need a car for even short distances: even able-bodied people need a car after doing a lot of shopping.

The article also mentions provision of electric charging points.

The National Grid has had difficulty in distributing enough electricity for our present needs without the burden of electric cars. Only a few days ago, a coal-fired power station had to be used to provide more electricity and I understand that the same power station is due for demolition.

We need more than wind and solar power to provide enough electricity for electric cards, which are expensive to produce both in money and energy. Additionally, there will not be enough lithium and other minerals in the world for every present car owner to have an electric car.

There is also the matter of paying at the public charging points.

Instructions start with Download the App. This excludes people like me who do not have the relevant sort of mobile phone. Even if I did, I would not use it to pay for anything.

The whole response to climate change (it is not an emergency) has not been thought through properly by the Government.

The measures proposed to achieve net zero carbon will come to nothing because this country only produces around one per cent of worldwide carbon dioxide, which would not make any difference globally.

Anne Kingston, Wokingham