Eh, it’s kinda unscientific, since it is a web poll, but, come on, how scientific are so many polls taken by pollsters? (via Watts Up With That?, which has a screenshot of the numbers being 95% for scrapping it)
Poll of the week: Should the 2050 net zero target be scrapped?
Ed Miliband has long been one of Westminster’s most vocal advocates for Britain’s net zero agenda. But his vision of a green future is increasingly coming up against a less forgiving reality.
This week, we asked readers: Should the UK scrap its 2050 net zero target? A resounding 95 per cent of over 26,000 respondents said yes.
Telegraph readers’ reasons ranged from economic survival to energy security and a growing frustration with what many see as climate policy detached from common sense. Here’s why you believe the time has come to pull the plug.
For many, net zero has become synonymous with financial burden – rising energy bills, increased costs for businesses and pressure on household budgets.
“If the Government wants to grandstand about cutting the UK’s one per cent share of global emissions, fine,” says Russ Hindle. “But don’t hike our energy bills – do it slower, cheaper and pay for it yourself.”
I’m looking at the version via Internet Archive, so, cannot see the actual poll, but, yeah, 95%
Other accused politicians of blind idealism. “No matter how much evidence is given to them, our politicians are hell bent on throwing us off a net zero cliff without giving us a say,” argues Mrs P.
The same politicians who refuse to practice what they preach.
“No one wants to pay the highest energy costs in the world to solve a problem that’s likely beyond humanity’s control, and certainly beyond Britain’s ability to meaningfully influence,” says Hugo McEwen.
He continues: “This is Jacobin-style communism disguised as climate policy, intended to impoverish and ‘equalise’ us. Nigel Farage is right: stop it now, or face a revolution.” (snip)
One reader puts it bluntly: “Net zero is lunacy. We contribute a tiny percentage of global CO? emissions, yet we’re trashing our economy in the name of the ultimate virtue-signalling project. Meanwhile, the world’s largest economies are doubling down on coal and gas to stay competitive.”
See, every experiment needs an experimental group. Initially, Brits thought this was great, but, now that they have had to live it, they aren’t too thrilled, to say the least.
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