1 Concerns about Ill-considered Remedies and Global Warming Hysteria:
Sociopolitical Distortions: The "scare mongering" tendency by the press may be seen to be perpetuated and encouraged by government department reactionary responses, in turn fuelling further media reaction, and further government reaction, forming a positive feedback of unnatural acceleration. This can be seen in the following:
Reactionary Injudicious Governance: Council Planning discourages mix of industry and urban areas creating increased requirement to travel. Means of reducing travel including video communication are not being explored or exploited Increase in stamp duty for house transactions discouraging relocation nearer schools and work place. The purpose of the tax is to calm the housing market and create another source of revenue, but property availabilty through planning law and public office efficiency are considerably stronger solutions and do not damage the eco system. The insistence on disproportionately heavy vehicles for public transport (in the mistaken belief they conserve energy) including: Specifically buses and trains (often a larger vehicle-to-passenger weight ratio than a car on average - ie: when including public transport running lightly loaded off peak). Note that electric trains can be inefficient users of fossil fuel where powered by coal fired electricity due to the losses incurred in electricity distribution. The relative amount of land consumption and infrastructure requirement should also be taken into account. Ships too cause disproportionate pollution... # *1 As this section is about governance, private cars, trucks & vans are not directly included, but the lack of discouragement of heavier private vehicles (excepting recent sporadic attacks on minority groups, ie: 4x4 owners) is notable. It may also be noted that although cars have become lighter, the average width has increased impacting on road space, parking, and wind-drag. Traffic restrictions, Narrow roads, Road Closures, Poor parking, Cycle Lanes and Speed Humps - all highly fashionable but illogical attempts at impeding traffic in the hope this will discourage people from using private transport, illogical as it is inhibiting work force movement and thus attacking morale, taxing progress and increasing social tension. Economic disruption with resources diverted away from essentials. That is simply to say that the opressed, abused and starving billions are unlikely to see global warming as a priority. Social Tension amongst classes and groups in the West - The inducement for individuals to work, achieve and succeed in society has traditionally included an increase in mobility being increased land - sea - air travel, larger vehicles, etc. This is how we in developed countries achieve excellence with the finest leaders in industry, medicine, development. In a move reminiscent of fascism, broader society has been incited to persecute the successful for daring to take their reward if it involves fossil fuel. This has manifest itself in prejudice against, for example, "Urban Tractors" with levies on 4x4 parking, a vindictive 3-fold increase in London C Charge, etc. Such attacks can only be described as a Witch Hunt or Tall Poppy Syndrome and is a criminal example to be set by government sending the signal of implied approval to all manner of social unrest whether economic, racial, or etc. This of course has the effect of alienating, disillusioning and inhibiting societies "leading lights", much to the detriment of society at large as can be seen in a marked drop in staff quality and morale in public institutions such as health and public transport.
Reactionary Injudicious Governance:
Council Planning discourages mix of industry and urban areas creating increased requirement to travel. Means of reducing travel including video communication are not being explored or exploited Increase in stamp duty for house transactions discouraging relocation nearer schools and work place. The purpose of the tax is to calm the housing market and create another source of revenue, but property availabilty through planning law and public office efficiency are considerably stronger solutions and do not damage the eco system. The insistence on disproportionately heavy vehicles for public transport (in the mistaken belief they conserve energy) including: Specifically buses and trains (often a larger vehicle-to-passenger weight ratio than a car on average - ie: when including public transport running lightly loaded off peak). Note that electric trains can be inefficient users of fossil fuel where powered by coal fired electricity due to the losses incurred in electricity distribution. The relative amount of land consumption and infrastructure requirement should also be taken into account. Ships too cause disproportionate pollution... # *1 As this section is about governance, private cars, trucks & vans are not directly included, but the lack of discouragement of heavier private vehicles (excepting recent sporadic attacks on minority groups, ie: 4x4 owners) is notable. It may also be noted that although cars have become lighter, the average width has increased impacting on road space, parking, and wind-drag. Traffic restrictions, Narrow roads, Road Closures, Poor parking, Cycle Lanes and Speed Humps - all highly fashionable but illogical attempts at impeding traffic in the hope this will discourage people from using private transport, illogical as it is inhibiting work force movement and thus attacking morale, taxing progress and increasing social tension.
Council Planning discourages mix of industry and urban areas creating increased requirement to travel.
Means of reducing travel including video communication are not being explored or exploited
Increase in stamp duty for house transactions discouraging relocation nearer schools and work place.
The purpose of the tax is to calm the housing market and create another source of revenue, but property availabilty through planning law and public office efficiency are considerably stronger solutions and do not damage the eco system.
The insistence on disproportionately heavy vehicles for public transport (in the mistaken belief they conserve energy) including:
Specifically buses and trains (often a larger vehicle-to-passenger weight ratio than a car on average - ie: when including public transport running lightly loaded off peak).
Note that electric trains can be inefficient users of fossil fuel where powered by coal fired electricity due to the losses incurred in electricity distribution. The relative amount of land consumption and infrastructure requirement should also be taken into account.
Ships too cause disproportionate pollution... # *1
As this section is about governance, private cars, trucks & vans are not directly included, but the lack of discouragement of heavier private vehicles (excepting recent sporadic attacks on minority groups, ie: 4x4 owners) is notable. It may also be noted that although cars have become lighter, the average width has increased impacting on road space, parking, and wind-drag.
Traffic restrictions, Narrow roads, Road Closures, Poor parking, Cycle Lanes and Speed Humps - all highly fashionable but illogical attempts at impeding traffic in the hope this will discourage people from using private transport, illogical as it is inhibiting work force movement and thus attacking morale, taxing progress and increasing social tension.
Economic disruption with resources diverted away from essentials.
That is simply to say that the opressed, abused and starving billions are unlikely to see global warming as a priority.
Social Tension amongst classes and groups in the West -
The inducement for individuals to work, achieve and succeed in society has traditionally included an increase in mobility being increased land - sea - air travel, larger vehicles, etc. This is how we in developed countries achieve excellence with the finest leaders in industry, medicine, development. In a move reminiscent of fascism, broader society has been incited to persecute the successful for daring to take their reward if it involves fossil fuel. This has manifest itself in prejudice against, for example, "Urban Tractors" with levies on 4x4 parking, a vindictive 3-fold increase in London C Charge, etc. Such attacks can only be described as a Witch Hunt or Tall Poppy Syndrome and is a criminal example to be set by government sending the signal of implied approval to all manner of social unrest whether economic, racial, or etc. This of course has the effect of alienating, disillusioning and inhibiting societies "leading lights", much to the detriment of society at large as can be seen in a marked drop in staff quality and morale in public institutions such as health and public transport.
Injudicious CO2 Removal: Burying CO2 would be silly and possibly dangerous -
Unless the Oxygen is first separated, it will lower the Oxygen levels. This refers to methods discussed [XXXXXXXXX Ref rqrd] where CO2 would be buried as a gas that becomes a heavy liquid under pressure - a liquid sufficiently heavy to stay under oceans at a given depth. Burying CO2 as a gas requires technology that may have unforeseen side effects.
Unless the Oxygen is first separated, it will lower the Oxygen levels. This refers to methods discussed [XXXXXXXXX Ref rqrd] where CO2 would be buried as a gas that becomes a heavy liquid under pressure - a liquid sufficiently heavy to stay under oceans at a given depth.
Burying CO2 as a gas requires technology that may have unforeseen side effects.
Wind Farms: Oh please...
Will sombeody please do the maths and state honestly and clearly to the public just how little these monstrosities generate? Don Quixote come back! Say no more...