First Aspect
Senior Member
Fair, but there are more effective options in this instance, at least in my opinion. There aren't enough people willing to glue themselves to things for this kind of direct action to be effective.
Climate Crisis: Are we doing enough?
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Fair, but there are more effective options in this instance, at least in my opinion. There aren't enough people willing to glue themselves to things for this kind of direct action to be effective.
Pblakeney
Well-Known Member
Ian H
Squire
They say they're working towards that.
In 2022 we started taking action to demand the UK Government stop licensing all new oil, gas and coal projects. We have won on this ✅. Civil resistance works.
Pblakeney
Well-Known Member
Well done them. And when the oil runs out?
PurplePenguin
Regular
Is that their biggest claim to success?
Ian H
Squire
It's a finite resource. It will run out anyway.
Pblakeney
Well-Known Member
True. In the meantime we need to be seeking alternatives.
Those alternatives a long way off so best make the most use of what oil we have.
Ian H
Squire
So you don't think there's a climate emergency.
BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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Isn't that true of many things, if not all? depends what you mean by "finite".
Pblakeney
Well-Known Member
I do indeed.
I also think the West will not stop it because people are not willing to change. Buying an EV isn't scraping the surface.
matticus
Guru
We are "the West". (well ok, most on this forum are. Bygones!)
PurplePenguin
Regular
Fortunately, others are more positive. Quite a lot has been done already.
First Aspect
Senior Member
Yup. UK emissions are below half of 2007 levels (which was the peak).
PurplePenguin
Regular
They've even started to fall in China. They have nearly 2 TWs of renewable energy.
First Aspect
Senior Member
What's their nuclear industry like?
