uk pollution tax
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If they are going to tax us, they should use the income to subsidise energy efficient cars and electrical appliances. At the moment we're all told that buying inefficient goods (which are cheaper) damages the planet, but for those without a high income there's no other option.
As for Honda being "allowed to" create waste by the government -- actually they're one of the more environmentally friendly manufacturers. They produce the diesel engine with the lowest CO2 emissions on the market (The iCDTI from the "hate" advert) and have created a concept car that only produces water as waste. The average car manufacturer also produces about 50kg of waste for each hatchback-sized car made; Honda produces around 5kg, and will be reducing that figure to 0kg within 5 years.
So perhaps it's the more responsible car manufacturers should be guiding the government on becoming more energy efficient...