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amexer

Well-known member
Aug 8, 2011
6,850
Stuff that most people are probably not going to like including :

> Ban all petrol cars ( thankfully new ones banned from 2030 )
> Force people to switch their gas boilers to heat pumps
> Create flying credits so everyone can only fly so far every year
> Ban oil and gas extraction
> Cut back on imports - tankers create a huge amount of emissions
> Refuse imports and business from countries that don't cut their emissions by x% in a certain time
> Force manufacturers of electronic devices to recover precious metals from their old devices rather than mine more
Thanks for answer. How do people in terraced houses charge car and install heat pumps. ? On the latter would be a good idea to be able to return all electrical goods to manufacturers/retailers when finished with. They would soon find a way to get a return. In the last year have thrown away a TV,a toaster and a strimmer.
Maybe a bit late but we have come a long way compared to a few years ago. All I know recycle have double glazing and loft insulation.
 




Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
25,492
Sussex by the Sea
My proposed day out at SW19 has been ruined by these idiots, I shall now be unable to buy a great souvenir of the day.

https://news.sky.com/story/jigsaw-p...ys-catch-up-after-protest-disruption-12915826

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beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,026
should we maintain the current use of oil or even increase it?
Just Stop Oil tell us we need to stop the exploration in UK, so that should be enough.

or, we need to stop using all oil and related materials, and their messaging is dishonest and ineffective.
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,026
Thanks for answer. How do people in terraced houses charge car and install heat pumps. ? On the latter would be a good idea to be able to return all electrical goods to manufacturers/retailers when finished with. They would soon find a way to get a return. In the last year have thrown away a TV,a toaster and a strimmer.
Maybe a bit late but we have come a long way compared to a few years ago. All I know recycle have double glazing and loft insulation.
terraced home dwellers will have to use car share services or public transport. they'll have yards they can install heat pumps. flat dwellers might have some more problems there, but the grounds around blocks should have sufficient space (especially if removing car parking).

recycling is already pretty good for metals, recoving steel, aluminium, copper, silver and gold at scrap yards. if its remotely economical, recycling is done.
 






pb21

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Apr 23, 2010
6,689
Just Stop Oil tell us we need to stop the exploration in UK, so that should be enough.

or, we need to stop using all oil and related materials, and their messaging is dishonest and ineffective.
I don't think that's true, or at least not entirely what they think the UK should do.

According to their website they want to "..immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK."

Considering existing licences/consents re. development and production are not permanent they want more than just to stop the exploration in UK.
 


beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
36,026
I don't think that's true, or at least not entirely what they think the UK should do.

According to their website they want to "..immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK."

Considering existing licences/consents re. development and production are not permanent they want more than just to stop the exploration in UK.
exactly, so the message "stop new licences in UK" is dishonest. they did have a blog post explaining the future, with people sharing appliances, recycling, smaller homes, alternatives to heating. they've taken it down now which is a shame as it illustrated well what the non-oil future wprks.
 




pb21

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Apr 23, 2010
6,689
exactly, so the message "stop new licences in UK" is dishonest. they did have a blog post explaining the future, with people sharing appliances, recycling, smaller homes, alternatives to heating. they've taken it down now which is a shame as it illustrated well what the non-oil future wprks.
I don't think their message of "stop new licences in UK" is dishonest, it's precisely what they want to happen, I don't see what is dishonest about it :shrug:

Exactly what the ramifications of halting all future licensing and consents would be is a different matter, and if they are suggesting life would carry on as normal, or there would be no/negligible impact etc. then that would be dishonest, because clearly things would change potentially/probably dramatically.

What have they said would be the outcome of halting all future licensing and consents?
 


nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
18,587
Gods country fortnightly
I don't think their message of "stop new licences in UK" is dishonest, it's precisely what they want to happen, I don't see what is dishonest about it :shrug:

Exactly what the ramifications of halting all future licensing and consents would be is a different matter, and if they are suggesting life would carry on as normal, or there would be no/negligible impact etc. then that would be dishonest, because clearly things would change potentially/probably dramatically.

What have they said would be the outcome of halting all future licensing and consents?
We can create a lot more employment from pushing insulation and renewables harder, this will also increase our energy independence.

Granting more licences in the UK won't give us the cheaper energy we crave, as we've seen we still pay the global price for fossil fuels. They've been screwing us of late and its driving inflation and now our interest rates are following.

The oil giants really fear renewables as they know ultimately it will destroy their businesses, they pretend to be green but its mostly greenwash and they invest only between 1 and 5% in these techologies.

Its little surprise so many lobby groups masquerading as think tanks are doing all possible to undermine the energy transition, Net Zero watch etc.
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,026
I don't think their message of "stop new licences in UK" is dishonest, it's precisely what they want to happen, I don't see what is dishonest about it :shrug:
UK stopping our licences doesnt stop using oil. its just a stepping stone. asusming their longer term aim is stop oil, we need to go a lot further than some local licences. as it is, us stopping licences doesnt have any meaningful impact except to UK jobs and tax revenue.
 








Billy the Fish

Technocrat
Oct 18, 2005
17,594
Haywards Heath
Quite good to see that nobody is outraged about the protests anymore.

Most of the commentary now is just ridicule - that will hit the protestors where it really hurts: their over inflated egos!
 




GrizzlingGammon

Well-known member
Dec 15, 2018
1,998
Ironically the older guy who got arrested on the 2nd court invasion yesterday owns 3 cars and arrived in the Wimbledon area yesterday in a 2litre Audi.

Thought he would have walked.
And I was under the impression they were all late teens to early twenties, Tarquins and Tarquinas, living on daddies credit cards.
 


nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
18,587
Gods country fortnightly
Ironically the older guy who got arrested on the 2nd court invasion yesterday owns 3 cars and arrived in the Wimbledon area yesterday in a 2litre Audi.

Thought he would have walked.
Sounds very Daily Mail...
 


Horses Arse

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Jun 25, 2004
4,571
here and there


chickens

Have you considered masterly inactivity?
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Oct 12, 2022
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terraced home dwellers will have to use car share services or public transport. they'll have yards they can install heat pumps. flat dwellers might have some more problems there, but the grounds around blocks should have sufficient space (especially if removing car parking).

recycling is already pretty good for metals, recoving steel, aluminium, copper, silver and gold at scrap yards. if its remotely economical, recycling is done.

Speaking as a terraced home dweller, electric cars are still usable, but you need to accept that (dependent on your usage) you will spend at least one 40 minute session a week having a coffee somewhere with a fast charger.

I can’t afford a Polestar 2, but when they’ve been around long enough for the 2nd hand price to drop considerably it will be my next car.

I won’t have home charging capability, but with a real world range of about 360-370 miles, I’ll need to charge just less than once a week. With a fast charger that will be 34 minutes of charge time to take it from 10% to 80%.

The tech is here, we just need the level of bravery required to wean ourselves from the oily teat. (eeugh)
 




crodonilson

He/Him
Jan 17, 2005
14,063
Lyme Regis


Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
25,492
Sussex by the Sea
Dale Vince one of Just Stop Oil's main funding sources today issued a chilling warning of more high profile disruption to sporting events. I think there could be huge disruption at the Open later this month and the British Grand Prix is sure to be a target as the jewel in the crown of British Sporting events.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...-profile-sports-will-be-on-hit-list-wimbledon
Good luck to anyone skipping across Silverstone liberally spraying orange confetti whilst whistling 'I Want to be a Hippy'.
 


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