Climate lockdown
| Date | 2022 - Present |
|---|---|
| Interest of | Mariana Mazzucato |
| Description | Preventative measure to mitigate climate change? |
Climate lockdowns will strip you of "freedoms and everyday liberties".[1]
They are undermined by "misinformation promoted by climate change deniers".
Contents
History
In February 2022, an article in The Hill mentioned the phrase "climate lockdown", referencing the widespread COVID-19/Lockdown.[2]
Oxford
| Oxford County Council made a "dystopian" video explaining the traffic filters and condemning "conspiracy theorists" |
Oxfordshire County Council voted for climate lockdown trial in Oxford City starting 2024, with movement by car between the zones restricted to 100 trips per yea [3]
The city will be divided into six "15 minute neighbourhoods" via traffic filtering, and a county council travel chief has insisted the controversial plan would go ahead whether people liked it or not.[4]
The Oxford Mail attacked "conspirationists".[5] The AFP called it a "county council approved traffic scheme", not a "climate lockdown trial", as online misinformation has circulated.[6]
The £6.5 million trial will create "climate zones" on six inner-city roads in Oxford - meaning ANPR cameras will fine motorists £70 if they use them without council permission. Cllr Liz Leffman, leader of Oxfordshire County Council and Cllr Duncan Enright, Cabinet Member for Travel and Development Strategy made a video explaining the scheme, and was criticised as 'dystopian' and was likened to a 'hostage video'.[7]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:MPs given guide to spotting conspiracy theories | Article | 10 May 2024 | Marianna Spring Jennifer McKiernan | Penny Mordaunt has commissioned a booklet for MPs on conspiracy theories. |
| Document:What are 15-minute cities? The truth about the plans popping up from Oxford all the way to Melbourne | Article | 14 February 2023 | Michele Theil | 15-minute cities have become the latest "conspiracy theory". This article aims to debunk "misinformation" surrounding this public policy. |
References
- ↑ https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/prepare-for-climate-lockdowns-rogue-british-council-wants-to-strip-you-of-freedoms-and-everyday-liberties/video/71b628310f0285f653a23cd62d7fadf6
- ↑ https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/592011-coming-soon-climate-lockdowns/
- ↑ https://dailysceptic.org/2022/12/05/oxford-county-councillors-to-introduce-trial-climate-lockdown-in-2024/
- ↑ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23073992.traffic-filters-will-divide-city-15-minute-neighbourhoods/
- ↑ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23179140.oxford-traffic-filters-explained-conspirationists-attack-council/
- ↑ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-county-council-approved-traffic-045227950.html
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11678887/Oxfordshire-Council-calls-critics-ANPR-camera-net-zero-traffic-scheme-conspiracy-theorists.html
