I missed this recital of all your standard prejudices yesterday. They are all there, mythical elites conspiring to defraud us, the west creating the war, rather than Putin, false climate change claims being deliberately spread, "social liberals" being the root of all evil, etc, etc.

The truth is that unless you make a start on tackling the biggest crisis we face, you will never finish. Poking holes in the way that the start is being organised is cheap and easy. Our systems need to change, but to do it we need to use the systems we have now, to recognise what needs to change.

We don't have all the answers. We still have many questions.

Whether, eventually, we all need to stop flying is a question that needs to be answered. It isn't today's answer. Today we are asking tomorrow's questions, whilst organising actions on those questions we can answer today.

It's incredibly difficult. There are polar differences, with a variety of levels of commitment. In a poor country, with an uneducated, ill informed population often going hungry who are more concerned about today's meal than a theoretical crisis in 100 years, staying in power and cutting the use of coal to generate electricity are not a good fit. That's why we need to help. Not just because of any moral imperatives, but simply because it's in our best interests to do so.

It's not going to succeed 100%. How close we get is a complete mystery. Whether new technologies will come to our rescue impossible to predict. Whether it will be enough to stop the worst effects unknown.

What we do know is that we must do what we can do. That involves meeting, sharing and planning. It involves those who can lead, leading.

What we mustn't do is nothing. Or continually moan about those who are trying to do something, imperfect though that might be.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

There is no answer.

Who knows what the economic strength of the future world will be and who has what? Who knows what technological developments will create wealth?

All we know is that whatever the cost might be, and for sure the current estimate is just a finger in the wind, it must be met.

One person's cost is another's income. Employing people in green energy efforts is still employing people.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

We must do both. It's not a choice between them.

Which is why the cost to those of us who can afford it is going to be so much higher.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

So when those who can afford it are poorer what about their kin going forwards. Doesn’t that matter? Please don’t come back with the earth this and that if we don’t do anything as that is pure guesswork from all the people benefitting financially.
As it stands people are freaked out enough after covid and now this. How much stress is fair?

WE's answer is just believe and do what the establishment tell you.

Unless he disagrees with it of course.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Common sense.

No place for you in our political parties I'm afraid. I wouldn't be surprised if being a hemp abusing vegan hadn't become an official requirement to enter parliament by the time I come to pick up my nonexistent pension.

Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Nov 2022 5.46pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)