Regular visitors will know that I recently started a campaign to get the government to work with boiler manufacturers to create a Boiler Scrappage scheme.
The campaign has received wide support from industry, environmentalists and, increasingly, cross-party politicians. If you haven't already, you can read about it and give your support, if you think it's a good idea, on the campaign website http://reheatbritain.org.uk
An unexpected side effect of my campaigning has been to make me take much more of an interest in environmental matters. It has also made me take more of an interest in politics, but that's a story for another day. So, back to the environment....
I have noticed that, as well as Climate Change increasingly dominating the headlines, there appears to be a growing number of people who are doubting that man's carbon dioxide emissions are likely to have a significant effect.
Being a curious sort of fellow, I searched the internet for proof, one way or the other. I sort of wish that I hadn't bothered. My google searches, however I mixed my search terms, almost always resulted in links that were either too scientific or lead me to blogs or articles that were very one-sided, but without much reasoning.
The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) report came to the conclusion "Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations".
I'm afraid, ladies and gentlemen, that means you and me!!
Thousands of scientists from all over the world contribute to the work of the IPCC and I can't find anything similar published by any group of scientists who just don't believe it, although I would still be interested to find something.
However, governments all over the world are clearly concerned about man's effect on climate change, so until the IPCC conclusions are dis-proved and governments become less concerned, I'll stick to the opinion that reducing CO2 emissions is urgent and important.
Which makes it all the more sensible that the Boiler Scrappage scheme becomes a reality, NOW!
Are house builders losing the plot
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Hi Mick,
ReplyDeleteThe largest website we publish here at Faversham house is www.edie.net a website for environmental professionals. Reading the site news regularly it is pretty clear that climate change as a result of mankind's C02 emissions is plain scientific fact.
Those who deny this are vast becoming a naive minority, refusing to believe the facts out of fear, or because they feel it does not fit in with some misguided belief system they have.
The smartest people I speak to are worried about climate change and actively doing their bit to combat it. That's why I used my blog on edie.net to promote the Boiler Scrappage scheme, to bring in signatures from our users within the environmental industry who are best informed of all about green issues.