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Zero carbon? In yer dreams!
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Governments are renowned for making rash promises and the recent ones on the subject of zero-carbon future are no different. What are the chances of this actually succeeding? Can the UK's existing housing stock be upgraded to ZC heating? Will more people be forced into fuel poverty as a result? Considering the lamentable record for commissioning new nuclear power stations to take up the base load (and replace those due to close in the next few years) will we be looking at energy shortages or even rationing in the future? Discuss.
What is the bloody point, our contribution to global pollution is so small that any change will be insignificant on a global scale.
It is a vanity project to appease some climate change groups, it will cost the tax payers a fortune and the government of the day will not be around in 2030 so cannot be held to account.
If this is to be tackled at all then the biggest polluters need to start making significant changes before we even have to think about it, without their contribution there is absolutely no point in us wasting our money.
Furthermore the government, or any government, are the last organisation you want to manage this, look at how much was wasted developing CFL lighting only for it to be superseded by LED from the private sector. Government is woefully inefficient, let the private sector take the lead backed by market forces, that is the only way.
What is the bloody point, our contribution to global pollution is so small that any change will be insignificant on a global scale.
It is a vanity project to appease some climate change groups, it will cost the tax payers a fortune and the government of the day will not be around in 2030 so cannot be held to account.
If this is to be tackled at all then the biggest polluters need to start making significant changes before we even have to think about it, without their contribution there is absolutely no point in us wasting our money.
Furthermore the government, or any government, are the last organisation you want to manage this, look at how much was wasted developing CFL lighting only for it to be superseded by LED from the private sector. Government is woefully inefficient, let the private sector take the lead backed by market forces, that is the only way.
