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Post by foghornsgleghorn on Dec 13, 2021 19:18:22 GMT
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Post by mtrstudent on Dec 14, 2021 0:38:30 GMT
Most of the trees that are cut down to become Christmas trees were planted to become Christmas trees in the first place. Therefore if you ban Christmas trees, the planting of those trees will cease simultaneously. Keep them as they are , decorate them at Xmas and charge ppl to see them , I just go up parkhall country park with me saw and get one cost me nothing I grabbed a massive fuckoff pine cone from the mountains near me and put my ankle-wrap bike light thing on it as decoration. Pretty happy with it.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 14, 2021 21:08:43 GMT
This is disappointing, is there any reason given? I can only think that there is a push to only new electric cars by 2030 and there are train electrification schemes in the recent rail plan announced. It is all well and good going electric transport but there does need to be enough electricity. There is a big push on wind power and solar power but as we found last summer there is little wind power generated when there is a high pressure sitting over the country and currently we are dependant on French nuclear power. There needs to be a base load of power generation available and the government have said they will announce nuclear power plans before the next election. But there also needs to be a store of energy so it it available on demand. Fossil fuels provided that store of energy in the past, plus some hydroelectric power storage. In the future we need a store of hydrogen power and large batteries, but we are a long way off that yet. Investment plans have been announced for green hydrogen production and storage of liquid hydrogen is feasible. Large batteries are yet to be developed but are planned: oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/UK-Company-Looks-To-Build-Europes-Largest-Battery.html(Tut tut, Teesside is spelt with 2 "s"s)
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Post by mtrstudent on Dec 14, 2021 23:32:19 GMT
Teetside? Batteries look like they'll be mega. I think I saw Texas has 30 GW of proposals, if just a quarter get built that's still huuuge.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 15, 2021 16:57:22 GMT
Teetside? Batteries look like they'll be mega. I think I saw Texas has 30 GW of proposals, if just a quarter get built that's still huuuge. That reminds me of a conference I went to in France where there was simultaneous translation of presentations. The speaker was giving a very technical presentation on some engineering equipment that included lots a references to nipples. I forget the language the speaker was presenting in but my British colleagues and I were listening to translator with our headphones on, and the translator obviously wasn't familiar with some of the technical terms, or his English vocabulary had evaded him, and kept translating "nipple " as "tit". We managed to keep a straight face for some time but eventually one of my colleagues burst into laughter and had the whole group giggles like a bunch of schoolgirls. It seemed funny at the time.
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Post by iancransonsknees on Dec 15, 2021 22:57:43 GMT
Sat in on an interesting webinar with one of the PAS2035 leads today.
He suggested that heat pumps be ignored for a generation as a replacement heat source, they're too unreliable and the property stock doesn't suit them.
His mantra was that we need to focus on reducing heat demand through insulation, draught proofing and ventilation - using more efficient gas boilers, before we throw the baby out with the bath water.
He even said to a guy with funding for a LAD scheme to install heat pumps it was the wrong thing to do.
Building Performance Evaluation and the imminent BS40101 will hopefully drive standards up and prevent the wild west type atmosphere that occurs in the industry when the government chucks money at a problem that it doesn't understand.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 16, 2021 15:52:01 GMT
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Post by foghornsgleghorn on Dec 16, 2021 18:07:19 GMT
This is disappointing, is there any reason given? It's pretty much cost. Of course- electric cars will be paid for by the user rather then the Treasury. The biggest nonsense is the suggestion that as rail only contributes a small proportion of the UK's transport carbon emissions then it's less of a priority- the fact that rail is the best option carbon-wise is the reason modal shift to rail (particularly for freight) should be prioritised, and that will be more likely and effective with electrification. If it cannot be afforded they should say so but stop pretending that the net zero commitment is anything more than an empty pledge.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 18, 2021 20:04:34 GMT
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Post by foster on Dec 18, 2021 21:57:46 GMT
Nobody cares while the media are fixated on Covid. Isn't that what all the exaggerated restrictions are about? To deflect from real world issues.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 18, 2021 23:20:24 GMT
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Post by foster on Dec 18, 2021 23:36:42 GMT
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 21, 2021 18:32:43 GMT
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Post by mtrstudent on Dec 23, 2021 19:10:39 GMT
Remarkable how far we've come. Then I see stories like this and get pissed about the government faffing around with insulation for so long. More support there makes loads of sense to me, it employs Brits and it's a great investment. Now loads more people are going to get dinged by crazy gas prices. Wish I could afford to own a place and insulate it. The landlady doesn't give a shit and I have a massive single-pane sliding door right next to me bed.
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 24, 2021 14:56:02 GMT
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Post by Northy on Dec 30, 2021 9:29:06 GMT
not the best news, unless the money is being diverted for better projects as rail accounts for less than two per cent of total emissions from the transport sector.
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Post by Northy on Dec 30, 2021 9:29:38 GMT
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Dec 30, 2021 10:53:49 GMT
I'm all for actions that reduce pollution, but you have to shake your head in bemusement at the idea of mechanical trees, while we cut down rainforests at alarming rates!
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 1, 2022 16:05:15 GMT
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2022 22:44:52 GMT
I'm all for actions that reduce pollution, but you have to shake your head in bemusement at the idea of mechanical trees, while we cut down rainforests at alarming rates! It said planting trees alone won't be enough. They do take many years to grow big, we need something to take CO2 out of the air.
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Post by musik on Jan 2, 2022 1:31:21 GMT
The real issue is the current population size and population growth. That's the main problem.
Whatever we do, all we do, are methods to tackle the symptoms of that.
If we don't fix it ourselves, some force will continue to do it for us, by wars, viruses, earthquakes, terrorism.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 2, 2022 9:58:09 GMT
The real issue is the current population size and population growth. That's the main problem. Whatever we do, all we do, are methods to tackle the symptoms of that. If we don't fix it ourselves, some force will continue to do it for us, by wars, viruses, earthquakes, terrorism. That really hits the nail on the head. Population growth is the root cause of so called global warming but no authority wants to say it. Since 1800 the world population has grown from around 1 billion to over 8 billion in 2021 and estimated to be 11 billion by 2100 and that estimate includes a reduction in annual population growth which is currently around 1% and has been falling since 1970. Imagine the demand on earth resources that this 8 fold increase in population has created and, even with so called "green" initiatives, will continue with the demand for new technology. The COP tick-box and sound-bite initiatives are well meant but I doubt that many of them will ever be achieved because of astronomical costs which will only be achieved through taxation and increased cost of living and energy costs. I don’t know what the answer is but, who knows, perhaps the current pandemic is nature’s way of culling the human population which will be defeated ironically by the very people it’s meant to be "helping". Like it or not most people live for the day and their immediate family with little or no consideration for 4 or 5 generations ahead but I guess that’s just human nature.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Jan 2, 2022 10:09:28 GMT
The real issue is the current population size and population growth. That's the main problem. Whatever we do, all we do, are methods to tackle the symptoms of that. If we don't fix it ourselves, some force will continue to do it for us, by wars, viruses, earthquakes, terrorism. That really hits the nail on the head. Population growth is the root cause of so called global warming but no authority wants to say it. Since 1800 the world population has grown from around 1 billion to over 8 billion in 2021 and estimated to be 11 billion by 2100 and that estimate includes a reduction in annual population growth which is currently around 1% and has been falling since 1970. Imagine the demand on earth resources that this 8 fold increase in population has created and, even with so called "green" initiatives, will continue with the demand for new technology. The COP tick-box and sound-bite initiatives are well meant but I doubt that many of them will ever be achieved because of astronomical costs which will only be achieved through taxation and increased cost of living and energy costs. I don’t know what the answer is but, who knows, perhaps the current pandemic is nature’s way of culling the human population which will be defeated ironically by the very people it’s meant to be "helping". Like it or not most people live for the day and their immediate family with little or no consideration for 4 or 5 generations ahead but I guess that’s just human nature. Bang on. Remember by grandfather many years ago always telling me "the biggest threat to the planet is the fact that there are too many bloody people on it". Was right then and even more right now. Anyone who thinks the sinister, elitest Green agenda (make the poor poorer) strategy - set out at flop 26 - will make any difference whatsoever, is on another planet.
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Post by musik on Jan 2, 2022 12:13:37 GMT
That really hits the nail on the head. Population growth is the root cause of so called global warming but no authority wants to say it. Since 1800 the world population has grown from around 1 billion to over 8 billion in 2021 and estimated to be 11 billion by 2100 and that estimate includes a reduction in annual population growth which is currently around 1% and has been falling since 1970. Imagine the demand on earth resources that this 8 fold increase in population has created and, even with so called "green" initiatives, will continue with the demand for new technology. The COP tick-box and sound-bite initiatives are well meant but I doubt that many of them will ever be achieved because of astronomical costs which will only be achieved through taxation and increased cost of living and energy costs. I don’t know what the answer is but, who knows, perhaps the current pandemic is nature’s way of culling the human population which will be defeated ironically by the very people it’s meant to be "helping". Like it or not most people live for the day and their immediate family with little or no consideration for 4 or 5 generations ahead but I guess that’s just human nature. Bang on. Remember by grandfather many years ago always telling me "the biggest threat to the planet is the fact that there are too many bloody people on it". Was right then and even more right now. Anyone who thinks the sinister, elitest Green agenda (make the poor poorer) strategy - set out at flop 26 - will make any difference whatsoever, is on another planet. He was right! ... and the "solution" to some is: "we have to realize we have to move to Mars". For real, that is. Where would SCFC play their games?
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Post by superjw on Jan 3, 2022 13:30:53 GMT
Pressure looks to be growing on Boris to take action with rising energy bills, with a suspension of the Green Levy Tax being suggested - which is around 25% of the costs we pay according to an MP.
Green policies and taxes always mean well until people can't afford to live, in a crisis they need to go.
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Post by Northy on Jan 7, 2022 13:09:28 GMT
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Post by dexter97 on Jan 7, 2022 16:01:45 GMT
Pressure looks to be growing on Boris to take action with rising energy bills, with a suspension of the Green Levy Tax being suggested - which is around 25% of the costs we pay according to an MP. Green policies and taxes always mean well until people can't afford to live, in a crisis they need to go. 25% is a bit misleading, unless you have no gas supply; it's more like 15% for most people. Still not a trivial sum, of course. www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/infographic-bills-prices-and-profitsThe oil and gas boys are doing very nicely out of the wholesale prices at the moment. A bit of a windfall tax might help help redress the balance.
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 12, 2022 13:58:27 GMT
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Post by elystokie on Jan 12, 2022 14:16:22 GMT
I'm all for actions that reduce pollution, but you have to shake your head in bemusement at the idea of mechanical trees, while we cut down rainforests at alarming rates! It said planting trees alone won't be enough. They do take many years to grow big, we need something to take CO2 out of the air. Hemp takes 4 times more CO2 out of the air than trees for the same area, we can build with it, use it for clothing, food, biofuel, in place of steel and plastic, instead of paper from trees and thousands upon thousands of other uses.
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 19, 2022 22:53:38 GMT
Pressure looks to be growing on Boris to take action with rising energy bills, with a suspension of the Green Levy Tax being suggested - which is around 25% of the costs we pay according to an MP. Green policies and taxes always mean well until people can't afford to live, in a crisis they need to go. That's correct. Everyone is going nuts about the increase in world energy prices. I filled up yesterday and was shocked at the petrol bill. Every cloud has a silver lining though and it appears high gas prices is pricing out blue hydrogen investment in favour of green hydrogen investment. www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/why-multi-million-dollar-blue-hydrogen-investments-might-quickly-end-up-as-stranded-assets/2-1-1146527
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