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'The One That Got Away' is on iPlayer. I've just watched the 2nd episode this evening.
'Virdee' also on iPlayer is a good series as well. I've just finished watching that one. There's a good, if rather long winded review here.
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a63583773/virdee-bbc-review/
You should read posts more carefully.
This is what I posted: "Alternative viewpoints (not all of which I agree with):
* Net zero: Necessary if the life on earth is to continue"
Notwithstanding the above, I explained the economic concept of an externality in a long reply to you some months ago. I will not repeat it here but suffice to say, environmental pollution is a prime example of an externality. It has an economic (and social) cost to society which is not borne by the producer or the consumer. Ignoring the obvious social costs - e.g. reduced utility resulting from a poorer quality of life, etc - from a purely economic perspective, the market is distorted.
The Clean Air legislation introduced in the UK in the '50s are examples of how the costs of these externalities can be addressed. Many producers, notably the electricity providers, were against this legislation and warned of the dire economic consequences of its' introduction. No doubt, you would have been fully behind these objectors. Fortunately, the governments of the day had the sense to ignore these protests. If they hadn't it is almost unimaginable what the effect would have been like on the capital's economy and, more importantly, on the general welfare of Londoners.
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