Just an oil salesman now.
So if you agree that net zero is a distraction from the real issues you'll agree with the central point that the Paris agreement is driving us in the wrong direction. It's a "scratch the surface", "make it look like we are trying" treaty. But given net zero IS placing us under significant economic strain, including the significant subsidisation of green energy, including not only grid production, but subsidies for the production and taxation of EVs and the installation of insulation and heat pumps, it is absolutely right that we look at this policy framework with the lens of:
There is too much in this post to dissect, but just to be clear on my opinion on net zero. Is it a distraction in that it gives permission to the FF industry to push fantasies about offsetting greenhouse gases with some future magical solution like CCS. We have all the solutions we need now. Starmer et al. have bought into such nonsense wholesale, unfortunately. In 20 years' time we will need to be engaging in drawdown.
I agree. And I'd even go further. If your "absolute zero" figure is achieved via solar and wind farms built and maintained via Chinese components in factories using FF and contributing to significant pollutants you are contributing significantly to "above zero" emissions.
Although clearly that post is designed to goad the great unwashed. We aren't in the EU anymore, so why put something out with the mayor of our capital city stood in fromt of an EU flag. And actually that flag has never represented "being European", given that there are generally 44 independent sovereign states recognised within what is classed as the continent of Europe, of which only just over half are in the EU. Probably more LBC's decision than Khan's although I'm sure he signed up for it, but to an extent you can't put something triggering/goading like that and not expect a load of unwanted to crawl out the swamp. It's what our politics is right now, decisive, and our politicians are as responsible for that as much as anyone.....
So Khan was at a loose end and thought hey, I know what I’ll do to pass the time, I’ll write an article to goad my detractors and to bring loads of racist abuse my way.
I mean people could just not be racist for 5 mins of their life..............but yeah........the photo
But reality is there's plenty of people that will be racist sat behind a keyboard.
And they are the problem....the only problem in this scenario
Because it's just a sheep mentality now, tied up in identity politics. If you question net zero, you're part of the MAGA or other right wing climate denying fraternity or whatever else. And people feel the need to support it without question as a badge of green/left wing honour.
That's the neo-liberalism option. We could just be grown up and introduce regulation of supply chains in terms of sustainability. The Tories brought China into our energy ecosystem. Ideally GB Energy will renationalise all parts of it, including manufacturing of components (using Port Talbot electric furnace steel)
That's the whole world now really, outside of a few pariah countries.