Some of the most wealthy, on the biggest salaries decide on grossly extravagant infrastructure projects that accelerate climate disaster because almost every pound spent means yet more greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel over dependency.
The more we spend, the more we burn up fossil fuels, the more we spew out deadly greenhouse gases, the more we screw things up - even for ourselves let alone our descendants.
Some of these same people minimise, avoid and evade paying taxes by using lawyers and accountants to help them use eight UK tax havens and through other legal and sort-of legal schemes. As a result, writes the Tax Justice Network,
"The UK ... is by far the world's greatest enabler of corporate tax avoidance, and has single-handedly done the most to break down the global corporate tax system." (quoted by Porritt in 'Hope in Hell' p 220)
Steve, We all need to reduce our addiction to oil and gas by refusing what we can. We CAN put PV solar panels on the full area of E W S facing roofs and the electricity stored in batteries. We CAN lag ourselves by wearing more and, lagging our homes, so that we reduce our dependancy on gas and oil. We CAN walk and cycle, if we are able bodied. Much CAN be done
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