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JWestland
It's easy enough for Norway to brag about it as they get most of their electricity from hydro-power. If UK were to do the same whilst there are still coal powered electricity plants might only make for fresher air in London, whilst the effect on the planet as a whole could be negative.
It seems easier to me to reduce fossil fuel consumption by singling out and reducing petrol use trough direct taxes, than to reduce driving on coal-generated electricity. A tax on electricity would hit all sorts of users, not only drivers who are too lazy to get on their bikes.