I'd tend to agree with Jonathan on this unless there was a government in power prepared to use a high level of force in its enforcement of lockdowns. There's not much point in a government passing legislation to stop future lockdowns as any subsequent government is sovereign in its own right and could rescind or modify any legislation put in place by an earlier parliament. In my opinion governments are more likely to use economic measures to "persuade" citizens to follow a green strategy. However, I guess if the emergency became critical and there was major civil unrest from flooding causing loss of land, homes, livelihoods, etc then perhaps extreme civil controls would be necessary?The sad thing is there was plenty of warning of climate change so there was no need for it to become an emergency. We need to remember, as we can see from the storming of the Capitol in Washington DC, democracy is fragile so constant vigilance is necessary.
Michael Ixer ● 1888d