Parking and climate change

The Sydney Morning Herald says local governments are considering higher parking permit fees for less efficient cars. The motive, apparently, is climate change.

Action in this area is urgently required, but it's the responsibility of federal government.

An appropriate response from local government would be to dramatically raise parking permit fees for any residence that has more than one car. In that case, the specifically local impact of the behaviour — streets clogged with parked cars — is clear.