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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1124387" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>More on how the UK government interferes with market forces to favour further fossil fuel usage over a transition to the renewable energy transition that is almost literally a licence to print money given the climate and geography of the UK. Absolutely maddening conduct from the part of the 'free market'.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-tax-take-risks-blowing-green-energy-off-target-2023-03-13/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Why this matters so much is primarily methane. Utterly lethal to the environment and if man made global warming continues to heat the Russian and Canadian permafrost we will lose control of global methane levels as this will be released from the ground through thawing with no direct human involvement. This isn't even factored into most calculations on climate change and even the most negative people weren't anticipating summer temperatures in Siberia and British Columbia reaching a baking 48 degrees Celsius. Yet this is becoming a not infrequent occurrence annually. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/arctic-fires-thawing-permafrost-pose-growing-threat-climate-study-2021-05-17/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Research now also shows warmer climates lead to microbes in mammals producing more methane, so all those cow farts will increasingly provide more bang for their buck in a smelly feedback loop. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed-1000-super-emitting-methane-leaks-risk-triggering-climate-tipping-points[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I've no plans to have kids and think I'll be dead before climate change impacts majorly on quality of life in Scotland (which ironically may continue to experience colder winters). I'd never considered myself an environmentalist and I'm even fairly comfortable with some degree of animal extinction in response to climate change. Species die, new ones evolve to fill niches etc. But people really should be aware of what is around the corner if people and governments don't change their ways. Watching humanity casually give in to fossil fuel lobbies is like watching a cow whistling merrily as it saunters into a slaughter house. </p><p></p><p>I'll end on a 'fun' video of what total ice melt and a 216 foot water level rise looks like. </p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VbiRNT_gWUQ[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Thankfully rising water levels disproportionately impacts on eastern and southern USA, China, India, Bangledesh and Brazil/Argentina. Places where nobody lives, so need to lift a finger to avert it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks to anyone who took time to read some of the links above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1124387, member: 74121"] More on how the UK government interferes with market forces to favour further fossil fuel usage over a transition to the renewable energy transition that is almost literally a licence to print money given the climate and geography of the UK. Absolutely maddening conduct from the part of the 'free market'. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-tax-take-risks-blowing-green-energy-off-target-2023-03-13/[/URL] Why this matters so much is primarily methane. Utterly lethal to the environment and if man made global warming continues to heat the Russian and Canadian permafrost we will lose control of global methane levels as this will be released from the ground through thawing with no direct human involvement. This isn't even factored into most calculations on climate change and even the most negative people weren't anticipating summer temperatures in Siberia and British Columbia reaching a baking 48 degrees Celsius. Yet this is becoming a not infrequent occurrence annually. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/arctic-fires-thawing-permafrost-pose-growing-threat-climate-study-2021-05-17/[/URL] Research now also shows warmer climates lead to microbes in mammals producing more methane, so all those cow farts will increasingly provide more bang for their buck in a smelly feedback loop. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/06/revealed-1000-super-emitting-methane-leaks-risk-triggering-climate-tipping-points[/URL] I've no plans to have kids and think I'll be dead before climate change impacts majorly on quality of life in Scotland (which ironically may continue to experience colder winters). I'd never considered myself an environmentalist and I'm even fairly comfortable with some degree of animal extinction in response to climate change. Species die, new ones evolve to fill niches etc. But people really should be aware of what is around the corner if people and governments don't change their ways. Watching humanity casually give in to fossil fuel lobbies is like watching a cow whistling merrily as it saunters into a slaughter house. I'll end on a 'fun' video of what total ice melt and a 216 foot water level rise looks like. [MEDIA=youtube]VbiRNT_gWUQ[/MEDIA] Thankfully rising water levels disproportionately impacts on eastern and southern USA, China, India, Bangledesh and Brazil/Argentina. Places where nobody lives, so need to lift a finger to avert it. :p Thanks to anyone who took time to read some of the links above. [/QUOTE]
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