It's now or never for the planet

Also, I know there is far, far more l could do to reduce my carbon footprint.

How, though, can we get governments, particularly in the biggest polluting countries, to play their part?

To be honest Musicgirl, I don't think its a valid question. As long as we keep asking that, certain groups have an excuse for saying that its not worth us doing anything, because "China". Also, people don't seem to want to hear that China are the world's leader in renewable technologies, but that that is the case. China have realised that the future is renewables, and they are doing something about it.

So while we faff around and open new oilfields, China (and the others) are investing in the Green future.

We all feel in this country that we individually have to do something, and most of us do. But we have to put pressure on our own government to do more. Which means not making fun of the Green Lobby and the people who glue themselves to roads, extreme though they are. (I know you don't do that!). Votes count.

I'm really surprised that tidal power isn't being invested in. Tides always work whereas wind power can be too windy or not windy enough. We're an island for heaven's sake so it shouldn't be beyond the wit of man (or woman) to implement this!

There have been researchers working on tidal power for more than fifty years . Why has their work been ignored?

Well it seems we have an energy "strategy" this morning.

What a waste of time.

All those politicians holding forth on climate change only add to the hole in the ozone layer with all the hot air they produce.

DutchDoll

I'm really surprised that tidal power isn't being invested in. Tides always work whereas wind power can be too windy or not windy enough. We're an island for heaven's sake so it shouldn't be beyond the wit of man (or woman) to implement this!

The environmental damage and damage to fish is considered more important at present. The same applies to Fracking for natural gas, environmental damage deemed too great.

DutchDoll

I'm really surprised that tidal power isn't being invested in. Tides always work whereas wind power can be too windy or not windy enough. We're an island for heaven's sake so it shouldn't be beyond the wit of man (or woman) to implement this!

DH always asks why not - other schemes cost a colossal amount too.

Millions were spent on a feasibility study for the Severn Barrage but the scheme was abandoned in 2010.

The high hopes for the colossal project were crushed on 18 October, when the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced that the plug was being pulled in favour of pursuing other renewable options, as well as plans for new nuclear power generation. The announcement came after the Severn Tidal Power feasibility study reported that the project was comparatively high cost and high risk.

Chris Huhne, the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, framed the cancellation as primarily a measure to safeguard taxpayers’ money. “The study clearly shows that there is no strategic case at this time for public funding of a scheme to generate energy in the Severn estuary. Other low carbon options represent a better deal for taxpayers and consumers,” he said in a statement.

www.orkney.com/news/orbital-grid#:~:text=The%20world's%20most%20powerful%20tidal

Tidal power in Orkney.

Good.

I just turned on the news; the Government's new energy strategy is very depressing.

Very depressing indeed.

One minute we are all holding our breath as the Russians are in Chernobyl and the next we are planning new nuclear targets/plants conveniently placed all around our country.

I see that clown Johnson has been uglying up Hinckley C Power Station today telling everyone how the UK is going to be world leading on energy.

Hinckley C is being one third funded by China's state-owned power company and two thirds by France's EDF.

Hinckley C construction has meant tens of thousands of lorries driving through Somerset for the past 3 years delivering millions of tons of concrete to the project. Concrete is the second biggest producer of greenhouse gas in the world after coal.

What are we doing?