London, 4 October – The Global Warming Policy Foundation has welcomed the promise by Chancellor George Osborne that the government will no longer be bound by unilateral targets that cut CO2 emissions in Britain faster and deeper than other countries in Europe.
Of course it is not just the rest of Europe that matters, but the rest of the world, and notably China, the US and India. Mr Osborne is right to highlight the growing risk that Britain’s unilateral green policies “are not going to save the planet [but are] putting our country out of business.”
Many journalists and green campaigners mistakenly believe that the UK’s post-2020 carbon targets are legally binding under the UK’s Climate Change Act. In reality, however, the fourth carbon budget has made these targets (35% carbon cuts by 2022 and a 50% reduction by 2025) conditional on international agreements and developments. Moreover, not even the 2050 carbon target is set in stone.
“According to the Climate Change Act, the government may amend the Act’s emissions target if it appears that there have been significant developments in European law or policy that make it appropriate to do so. Given the EU’s manifest reluctance to follow Britain’s lead, the time has come to suspend all unilateral climate targets and amend them along EU lines,” Dr Benny Peiser, the GWPF director said.
Contact:
Dr Benny Peiser – benny.peiser@thegwpf.org – tel: 020 79306856 – mob: 07553 361717
Young people cater to their elders. This is an ageold tradition. Some might not believe it, but it is generally true. Especially when the elders are doing the hiring and firing and signing the paychecks. So, what’s the problem? Well, most of the checksigning, lawmaking, top-scientist and educator elders of today are the bone-headed hippie pot-heads of the 1960’s. Why is the world going to hell you ask? Little wonder I say.
PS: Yes, I’m an elder. Retired.
Tenuc says
Oct 4 2011at 850 pm….
In the UK our clown ‘energy and climate change minister told a meeting we must not use the enormous new shale gas discovery because it would jepardise our ‘carbon reduction agreements..yes he is quite MAD
No lemon juice handy; will carbonic acid do? ;p
Yabbut — the difference is made up by that even more potent GHG, dihydrogen monoxide!
Here’s the horrible truth, as projected a while ago, about the consequences of using shale gas: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/1108/opinions-steve-forbes-fact-comment-energy-crisis-over.html
Read it and weep! (Alarmists)
Where are the funds coming from for this Global Warming Policy Foundation?