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[Nickbat]

This is, indeed, barking mad.

"Tens of billions of pounds will have to be raised through flight taxes to compensate developing countries for the damage air travel does to the environment, according to the Government’s advisory body on climate change."

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/09/08/this-is-barking-mad-were-an-island-how-else-are-we-going-to-leave-it-from-time-to-time-by-rowing-boat/#comments

One of the comments below (from "TonyB") captures the government's policies very well:


ADVERT

First world country seeks to exchange places
with third world country.

Please apply to; G Brown
10 Downing Street
London

 

Wake up, people! The future of our country really is at stake.

[Kevin Wood]

I'm all right. 



Can't see any CO₂ coming out of that.

 

Kevin

[STMO999]

Just been on the news that we(households and businesses) will have to cut our emissions by 90% by 2050 to allow airports to expand in line with government wishes.

I love it. The world really has gone bonkers.

I'm off to burn all my rubbish in the garden.

[kris]

Just been on the news that we(households and businesses) will have to cut our emissions by 90% by 2050 to allow airports to expand in line with government wishes.

I love it. The world really has gone bonkers.

I'm off to burn all my rubbish in the garden.

you not got bin men up your way yet 

[Nickbat]

A snapshot of Britain in the future?

http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/2009%20September.htm

[Dishevelled Den]

This is, indeed, barking mad.

"Tens of billions of pounds will have to be raised through flight taxes to compensate developing countries for the damage air travel does to the environment, according to the Government’s advisory body on climate change."

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/09/08/this-is-barking-mad-were-an-island-how-else-are-we-going-to-leave-it-from-time-to-time-by-rowing-boat/#comments

One of the comments below (from "TonyB") captures the government's policies very well:


ADVERT

First world country seeks to exchange places
with third world country.

Please apply to; G Brown
10 Downing Street
London

 

Wake up, people! The future of our country really is at stake.

I doubt few will Nick - until it's too late.

Many would be very surprised to learn that this might well be given serious consideration

[LJay]

Can't afford to fly now, so, no hope for the future!!

[Dishevelled Den]

A snapshot of Britain in the future?

http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/2009%20September.htm

Interesting site Nick

We have walked doe-eyed into this potential scenario by allowing Westminster to be pushed around by groups with a misguided and in some cases sinister policy involving environmental matters.

We will face difficulty and by that stage, the prospect of having stable energy supplies will be a very, very distant dream.

[LJay]

A snapshot of Britain in the future?

http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/2009%20September.htm

Interesting site Nick

We have walked doe-eyed into this potential scenario by allowing Westminster to be pushed around by groups with a misguided and in some cases sinister policy involving environmental matters.

We will face difficulty and by that stage, the prospect of having stable energy supplies will be a very, very distant dream.

I come here to be cheered up, not reminded of the sins of my peers!!
 

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

It only seems that the UK is taking this seriously. If you go to the US for example, all office lights and computers are left on all day and night, you get big trucks releasing pollution into the atmosphere with no care. (It's not much different here). On the scale of things, the collosal effort that the UK makes just seems to be marignal. 

[Banjax]

if anyones worried about paying an extra £10 to fly to spain in the future, then are you guys in for a shock when the oil runs out 

[Banjax]

It only seems that the UK is taking this seriously. If you go to the US for example, all office lights and computers are left on all day and night, you get big trucks releasing pollution into the atmosphere with no care. (It's not much different here). On the scale of things, the collosal effort that the UK makes just seems to be marignal. 

you're right - go to the US and you see that no matter what we do - we're screwed - the US couldn't give a monkeys about the environment - outside of a few hippies in LaLa Land

honestly - us recycling our plastic is laughable 

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

if anyones worried about paying an extra £10 to fly to spain in the future, then are you guys in for a shock when the oil runs out 

Big shock when the oil runs out over here.

[Banjax]

if anyones worried about paying an extra £10 to fly to spain in the future, then are you guys in for a shock when the oil runs out 

Big shock when the oil runs out over here.

don't worry omegadoha, theres plenty of people here will tell you it's not 

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

if anyones worried about paying an extra £10 to fly to spain in the future, then are you guys in for a shock when the oil runs out 

Big shock when the oil runs out over here.

don't worry omegadoha, theres plenty of people here will tell you it's not 

Well it will certainly be a shock to the locals here, driving around in their Landcruisers and £60,000 cars without having to do a days work in their lives.  :-?