Paul, Please don’t be too bothered by net zero or, even climate change. Net zero means that every gram of greenhouse gases we emit must be soaked up. This is misleading, deceptive and, anyway impossible to achieve. Gross zero is also impractical and impossible to get anywhere near zero! Going green on a green planet […]
Much of what you say makes good sense, Tim
But as you say, it has nothing to do with Net Zero or Climate Change.
Instead of wasting trillions on decarbonisation, we should be devoting resources to developing new energy sources and making the planet greener. This is exactly what I have been doing, personally! I've spent thousands of pounds turning my home into a mini nuclear fusion power station. That process has used finite fossil fuels from China and resources from all over the place, I expect. But that was necessary to preserve oil, gas and coal. And to give us electricity for 25 or 30 years - entirely free, courtesy of the fusion-powered sun. Indeed, the latter has been happening for decades in the Capitalist West. Wealthier societies have more resources to devote to things like that, which for me means a more sustainable, just and peaceful family of nations on earth able to equitably share out the planet's resources.
I suggest you check out environmentalists like Bjorn Lomborg and Michael Shellenberger who think along the same lines
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