Say, I wonder if the U.K. government will give up its own big carbon ways. No more fossil fueled trips for elected lawmakers and government employees. Get rid of their military. Nah, they’ll just nag the peasants
The Climate Change Lifestyle: Experts Identify 3 Personal Habits That Could Help Save the Planet
Eat less meat. Ride a bike. Watch your energy bill.
If you’re wondering how to reduce your personal impact on climate change, a U.K. government advisory group has a guidebook for you, buried in a sprawling report released Thursday on how the country can achieve “net zero†greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
That fresh target meets the requirements of the Paris Agreement, which commits member countries to set their “highest possible ambition†to keep global temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ideally below 1.5 degrees, to prevent the worst effects of climate change. (You don’t need a reminder on what those are, do you?)
Temperatures are already 1 degree above pre-industrial levels, so the report says acting on the recommendations—which cover widespread shifts in business, policy, and consumer behavior—is urgent.
Being 1C above 1850 temperature is a) no proof that it is mostly/solely due to Mankind, and b) utterly normal during the Holocene and coming out of a cool period. Here’s more on this nuttiness
Turn heating down to save the planet: MPs tell Brits to set their heating no higher than 19°C, ditch gas boilers, eat less red meat and take trains instead of flights to help save the planet
Recommendations come in report from Committee on Climate Change https://t.co/6H9xg12ldL pic.twitter.com/orEJTcSLjn— Climate Alarmism (@ClimateAlarmism) May 2, 2019
Anyone out there keep their homes 66F or less for heating? I keep mine at 68, but, that’s my choice. Other people keep it at 70. A graphic in the story shows
The only way this is done is through government force. So, that is what they will push.
