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My conscience is clear; my carbon footprint is zero.
Bit of creative accounting going on from Scawsby here.If he can post on here, he has a carbon footprint.How big his carbon footprint is, that's a different question.
As individuals there's not too much we can do as society needs a huge change to solve it.There are too many conflicting strategies on climate change unfortunately. Something has to change significantly to solve it. It won't happen in our lifetimes I doubt.
Quote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on March 18, 2021, 01:34:43 pmAs individuals there's not too much we can do as society needs a huge change to solve it.There are too many conflicting strategies on climate change unfortunately. Something has to change significantly to solve it. It won't happen in our lifetimes I doubt.Given a lot of us on here probably have another 30 years or so, it's got to be well on the way to being solved in our lifetimes. Otherwise at the rate its going, it'll be too late. I'm sorry to say, I don't think we will fix it. The reason demand for oil is rising is because developing countries have growing populations that are becoming more wealthy. Its nigh on impossible to do anything about that. The small reductions in carbon emissions achieved in the west are not enough to compensate. Today the government has slashed the subsidy on electric vehicles, in the same year they have held fuel tax. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/18/uk-slashes-grants-for-electric-car-buyers-while-increasing-petrol-vehicle-support
Labour want to privatise a steel company if possible, but also reduce emissions from a blast furnace - it isn't compatible.
Genuine question SS (very sad that we have to write that these days...). How have you managed that and how do you measure it?
Quote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on March 18, 2021, 05:47:01 pmLabour want to privatise a steel company if possible, but also reduce emissions from a blast furnace - it isn't compatible.Sweden have done it - using hydrogenhttps://www.rechargenews.com/transition/-world-first-as-hydrogen-used-to-power-commercial-steel-production/2-1-799308
I think Scawsby might be thinking that ‘Carbon’ is an expensive footwear brand and, being from Scawsby, he’s never had a pair.
This virus has had some positive effects on the global climate.I can only give an example of this very close to home. My wife works for the local council in children’s services. She used to drive around the county clocking up circa 700 miles a month. Since lockdown she has worked form home and conducted meetings with families and other professionals online. She has been told in no un certain terms that her working life is likely to never return to how it used to be. This is the same story across many areas of Lincolnshire County Council staff we are told. We have got rid of a car going down to being a single car family. I don’t know the exact carbon reduction in this , but it must be significant . She has worked form home for a whole year now so that’s about 8500 miles less travelled in a two litre diesel car. That’s about 1700 kg of co2.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on March 18, 2021, 11:56:26 amGenuine question SS (very sad that we have to write that these days...). How have you managed that and how do you measure it?I suppose I'm just talking about personal choices. I no longer smoke, no longer drive a car, no longer use buses, and no longer travel on planes.However, I admit there are other reasons involved for these decisions as well.
Quote from: wilts rover on March 18, 2021, 05:56:33 pmQuote from: big fat yorkshire pudding on March 18, 2021, 05:47:01 pmLabour want to privatise a steel company if possible, but also reduce emissions from a blast furnace - it isn't compatible.Sweden have done it - using hydrogenhttps://www.rechargenews.com/transition/-world-first-as-hydrogen-used-to-power-commercial-steel-production/2-1-799308Wilts if you read it they aren't replacing blast furnaces with it but the furnaces within other areas (different science and end product) a step but not the full one.