Thursday, 24 March 2022

Can We Afford Not To?

George Monbiot says that UK Members of Parliament (MPs), claiming that green schemes are 'unaffordable', are simply wrong (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/23/european-countries-climate-crisis-deniers-green-schemes). Monbiot lists a variety of 'success stories' from around Europe, in support of his conclusion. What they have in common is, that in each case, European governments are driving the initiatives. The UK's ruling party, in contrast, worships 'market forces', even though they have repeatedly failed to deliver. Surely, the UK's climate change-denying MPs need to be reminded of the costs of not quickly limiting global heating. In comparison, the money required for home energy improvements, fitting homes with heat pumps and providing free public transport etc, pales into insignificance. Money will be pretty meaningless, if the entire planet is unliveable!
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