This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Thursday, 24 June 2021
Cheap?
The UK government repeatedly trumpet their 'world-leading' aspiration, to reach a Net Zero target for 'greenhouse gas' emissions, by 2050. Individuals and companies, connected to the oil and gas industries, reportedly donated just over £400,000 to the Conservative party, last year. Their donations came in just before ministers announced decisions on new licences for fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea. Licences for extracting more oil and gas were duly granted (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/24/oil-gas-donors-gave-over-400k-tories-before-north-sea-decision). £400k seems a pretty cheap purchase of a 'world-leading' aspiration. How much will the decision to inevitably increase 'greenhouse gas' emissions by this route, cost the country?
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