Comments on: Essay | Carbon guilt http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/ occasionally acerbic, cultural and political comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tyger http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-142141 tyger Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:40 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-142141 Actually DK has a point. But the big social changes are being made at State level. Actually DK has a point. But the big social changes are being made at State level.

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-142117 Devil's Kitchen Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:26:38 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-142117 <i>It takes a global effort, and with the US so far in the pocket of the corporate world, it’s hard to see them seriously unpicking their oil addiction.</i> Aaahahahaha! Nice to see the standard bit of anti-US bigotry going on. For your information, one government that <i>is</i> putting billions into R & D, including the recent fusion breakthrough which was entirely state-funded, is the US government. <i>I think they’ve already legislated to make new homes more energy efficient.</i> Oh, well that's OK then, eh? DK It takes a global effort, and with the US so far in the pocket of the corporate world, it’s hard to see them seriously unpicking their oil addiction.

Aaahahahaha! Nice to see the standard bit of anti-US bigotry going on.

For your information, one government that is putting billions into R & D, including the recent fusion breakthrough which was entirely state-funded, is the US government.

I think they’ve already legislated to make new homes more energy efficient.

Oh, well that’s OK then, eh?

DK

]]> By: snowflake5 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-141926 snowflake5 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:08 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-141926 I agree with you - there seems to be a concerted effort at the BBC to scare people and make them think that combatting global warming is all about sack-cloth and ashes. Look at "ethical man" on Newsnight - turned out that most of his CO2 savings came in the first day or two, when he installed low electricity light bulbs and turned things off. As to the rest, he might have saved himself the hassle and not bothered. The danger with the scare tactics is that people throw up their hands and give up altogether. The whole global warming thing can be sorted quite easily by getting power-stations and office buildings more efficient. I think they've already legislated to make new homes more energy efficient. Plus international agreements to get other countries to do the same. I agree with you - there seems to be a concerted effort at the BBC to scare people and make them think that combatting global warming is all about sack-cloth and ashes.

Look at “ethical man” on Newsnight - turned out that most of his CO2 savings came in the first day or two, when he installed low electricity light bulbs and turned things off. As to the rest, he might have saved himself the hassle and not bothered.

The danger with the scare tactics is that people throw up their hands and give up altogether.

The whole global warming thing can be sorted quite easily by getting power-stations and office buildings more efficient. I think they’ve already legislated to make new homes more energy efficient. Plus international agreements to get other countries to do the same.

]]> By: MrZhisou http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-139880 MrZhisou Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:49:11 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-139880 Absolutely right Jose, Africa could become the world's energy farm in the Sahara and the lungs around the equatorial forests. Help solve poverty too - well, maybe not, we'd have to solve corruption, disease and birth control first. Absolutely right Jose, Africa could become the world’s energy farm in the Sahara and the lungs around the equatorial forests. Help solve poverty too - well, maybe not, we’d have to solve corruption, disease and birth control first.

]]> By: Jose http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138903 Jose Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:17:24 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138903 I couldn't agree more with you, Mr. Zhisou. I imagine the ME deserts full with solar energy panels and a network to distribute to surrounding countries. As I do imagine the deserts everywhere else doing the same. And aeolian energy, and the sea. Hydrogen for cars. It isn't so difficult if there's real political interest I couldn’t agree more with you, Mr. Zhisou. I imagine the ME deserts full with solar energy panels and a network to distribute to surrounding countries. As I do imagine the deserts everywhere else doing the same.

And aeolian energy, and the sea. Hydrogen for cars.

It isn’t so difficult if there’s real political interest

]]> By: MrZhisou http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138463 MrZhisou Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:36:12 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138463 I generally agree with you, but it's the weakness of democracy in that people tend to vote for selfish short-term reasons and political parties with grandiose (and expensive) plans to save the planet will just lose. It takes a global effort, and with the US so far in the pocket of the corporate world, it's hard to see them seriously unpicking their oil addiction. Maybe a beefed up UN could lead with international national parks in the equatorial forests to save what's left and replant what's gone. Not as easy as it sounds, I know, but essential, so a way to make it work needs to be found. The west isn't really the problem, we can do a lot more with wind farms, solar panels and hybrid cars, but really it's the developing nations pollution and the deforestation that are the most important factors. I generally agree with you, but it’s the weakness of democracy in that people tend to vote for selfish short-term reasons and political parties with grandiose (and expensive) plans to save the planet will just lose.

It takes a global effort, and with the US so far in the pocket of the corporate world, it’s hard to see them seriously unpicking their oil addiction.

Maybe a beefed up UN could lead with international national parks in the equatorial forests to save what’s left and replant what’s gone. Not as easy as it sounds, I know, but essential, so a way to make it work needs to be found.

The west isn’t really the problem, we can do a lot more with wind farms, solar panels and hybrid cars, but really it’s the developing nations pollution and the deforestation that are the most important factors.

]]> By: tyger http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138356 tyger Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:17:27 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-138356 No doubt private businesses do have the invention and spirit to create and develop, but this is a political essay, not a commercial one. I am dealing with the government's role in high-tech R&D and investment. The recent budget was a handout to the finance sector. There was little good news for manufacturing - high tech or not, a sector that will be rocked by a reduction in capital allowances. No doubt private businesses do have the invention and spirit to create and develop, but this is a political essay, not a commercial one. I am dealing with the government’s role in high-tech R&D and investment.

The recent budget was a handout to the finance sector. There was little good news for manufacturing - high tech or not, a sector that will be rocked by a reduction in capital allowances.

]]> By: trafficOne http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-137672 trafficOne Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:27:09 +0000 http://tygerland.net/2007/04/23/carbon-guilt/#comment-137672 But now we lack invention and entrepreneurial guile. the editor of the FT seems to differ... http://www.weliveinfinancialtimes.com/assets/pdf/introducing_ft.pdf "British entrepreneurs and innovators are thriving everywhere". But now we lack invention and entrepreneurial guile.

the editor of the FT seems to differ…
http://www.weliveinfinancialtimes.com/assets/pdf/introducing_ft.pdf

“British entrepreneurs and innovators are thriving everywhere”.

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