Well, the answers won't get you (re-)elected:
* Subsidize public transportation (maybe even 100%), and make it a feasible mode of transportation for as many people as possible (at least for daily commutes; bonus: many people are concentrated in cities, so start there).
* Regarding daily driving: If public transportation is a feasible alternative, punish those who still use their car for commuting.
* Massively increase taxes on all kinds of fossil fuels; no matter if used for driving or for electricity (initially ease this in regions with difficult/bad public transportation).
* Make it easier to build regenerative energies (e.g. solar and wind) plus storage systems (e.g. pumped water or battery).
* I'm personally undecided on nuclear fission, but compared to coal it could be the lesser of two evils?
* On the packaging of any product (from bottled water over electronics to toothpaste) print the amount of energy used in production and for transportation.
* Punish producers of goods that break early (e.g. define minimum durability requirements for various product groups).
Would you elect someone with this agenda? I would have a hard time, though I think these points could all be appropriate responses to the climate crisis.
Even better: Try to get elected with that ;-)
* Subsidize public transportation (maybe even 100%), and make it a feasible mode of transportation for as many people as possible (at least for daily commutes; bonus: many people are concentrated in cities, so start there).
* Regarding daily driving: If public transportation is a feasible alternative, punish those who still use their car for commuting.
* Massively increase taxes on all kinds of fossil fuels; no matter if used for driving or for electricity (initially ease this in regions with difficult/bad public transportation).
* Make it easier to build regenerative energies (e.g. solar and wind) plus storage systems (e.g. pumped water or battery).
* I'm personally undecided on nuclear fission, but compared to coal it could be the lesser of two evils?
* On the packaging of any product (from bottled water over electronics to toothpaste) print the amount of energy used in production and for transportation.
* Punish producers of goods that break early (e.g. define minimum durability requirements for various product groups).
Would you elect someone with this agenda? I would have a hard time, though I think these points could all be appropriate responses to the climate crisis.
Even better: Try to get elected with that ;-)