The UK net zero carbon emissions thread

[SAFCOldie]

Doing nowt tbh.

Futile unless 90% of the planet basically stop everything and even then we are still going to be screwed by the natural cycle anyway.

 

[Some Random Guy]

Futile unless 90% of the planet basically stop everything and even then we are still going to be screwed by the natural cycle anyway.

I use public transport, I recycle, I've stopped at one kid.

This all seems reasonable.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Disagree. It’s hard to be fully carbon neutral even after lots of lifestyle changes. Not everyone can afford to replace their gas central heating with electric for example. Carbon offsetting has a role to play.

It's nonsense. Imho.

 

[bomber]

Pedalled to work last 2 days.

there will be 25000 new deliveroo riders pedaling for a living once the crash out comes,EX nissan workers the NE will be at the forefront of the new zero emissions world,you see we "can do" it

 

[jaxaxe]

Work or pleasure? If work, ask them to offset the carbon

Offsetting the carbon is merely creating the carbon, then paying some third party to plant trees you can't see in the hope that they will plant enough of them.

We all need to CUT carbon emissions globally, not just send them to boarding school.

 

[SAFCOldie]

I use public transport, I recycle, I've stopped at one kid.

This all seems reasonable.

First two are common sense to me and should be standard, so if loads aren't actually doing that then no chance they'll be stopping other stuff. Kids is a personal choice , we actually could do with more babies being born over here, it's the massive African growth that is the problem.

 

[Lord Alfred]

First two are common sense to me and should be standard, so if loads aren't actually doing that then no chance they'll be stopping other stuff. Kids is a personal choice , we actually could do with more babies being born over here, it's the massive African growth that is the problem.

Just import the excess African babies.

 

[Some Random Guy]

First two are common sense to me and should be standard, so if loads aren't actually doing that then no chance they'll be stopping other stuff. Kids is a personal choice , we actually could do with more babies being born over here, it's the massive African growth that is the problem.

Just bring excess African babies here. Job's a good'un.

Africa's birth rate will stabalise, just like ours did after infant mortality declined.

 

[SAFCOldie]

Just bring excess African babies here. Job's a good'un.

Africa's birth rate will stabalise, just like ours did after infant mortality declined.

What just take them from their mothers you mean ? The birth rate is showing no signs of decline , it's escalating.

 

[bomber]

First two are common sense to me and should be standard, so if loads aren't actually doing that then no chance they'll be stopping other stuff. Kids is a personal choice , we actually could do with more babies being born over here, it's the massive African growth that is the problem.

plenty of teenage mothers around burning up what little money the country has,tax rises will sharp cure that though,unless of coarse we just keep adding to the deficit and waiting for the german car industry IMF to come to our rescue

 

[SAFCOldie]

plenty of teenage mothers around burning up what little money the country has,tax rises will sharp cure that though,unless of coarse we just keep adding to the deficit and waiting for the german car industry IMF to come to our rescue

It's a tiny amount of money in the whole scope of things, absolutely tiny.

 

[bomber]

Just bring excess African babies here. Job's a good'un.

Africa's birth rate will stabalise, just like ours did after infant mortality declined.

great idea,save on the NHS costs,then the £39 billion can go on tax cuts for the high earners like Boris has promised,win win win

 

[Lord Alfred]

What just take them from their mothers you mean ? The birth rate is showing no signs of decline , it's escalating.

It was a tongue in cheek comment I think

Why do you think we need more babies here?

 

[zwartekat]

You do what you can but eventually there will be stuff that makes you feel like a hypocrite. It's too large and complex to get everything right and we don't really live in a society that sees enabling as a key function. Everything being more localised would be a massive step but that genie isn't going back in the bottle and there doesn't seem a feasible alternative.

 

[bomber]

It's a tiny amount of money in the whole scope of things, absolutely tiny.

same as the EU contribution,less than a quid a week per person,once the dole ques rise and boredom sets in the birth rate should rise,cum on lads you "can do" it

 

[Some Random Guy]

The birth rate is showing no signs of decline , it's escalating.

No it isn't, across the continent the TFR has been declining for decades.

 

[bomber]

It was a tongue in cheek comment I think

Why do you think we need more babies here?

oldie is preparing for WW3,those germans still divint like us ya knars

 

[SAFCOldie]

No it isn't, across the continent the TFR has been declining for decades.

'Many consider Africa's population growth a bit frightening, with predictions placing the continent's population at 2.4 billion by 2050. By 2100, more than half of the world's growth is expected to come from Africa, reaching 4.1 billion people by 2100 to claim over 1/3 of the world's population'.

 

[Some Random Guy]

plenty of teenage mothers around burning up what little money the country has,tax rises will sharp cure that though,unless of coarse we just keep adding to the deficit and waiting for the german car industry IMF to come to our rescue

Teenage mothers are well down too.

In England it was just shy of 10k in 2010/11, was at 4200 in 2017/18.

'Many consider Africa's population growth a bit frightening, with predictions placing the continent's population at 2.4 billion by 2050. By 2100, more than half of the world's growth is expected to come from Africa, reaching 4.1 billion people by 2100 to claim over 1/3 of the world's population'.

We're talking about birth rate, not total population marra.

 

[bomber]

Teenage mothers are well down too.

Boris was wrong the lads "cannot do" it