Global ecosystems 'face collapse'
The article also reports that the report says:
"...if the world's population shared the UK's lifestyle, three planets would be needed to support their needs."
Well done the UK on getting a special mention. Does this mean the UK enjoys the world's best standard of living?
Or does it mean, perhaps Mercury, Mars and Venus, while the USA say is valued at a Uranus and a Saturn?
The article is silent when it comes to the real stuff.
"...if the world's population shared the UK's lifestyle, three planets would be needed to support their needs."
Well done the UK on getting a special mention. Does this mean the UK enjoys the world's best standard of living?
Or does it mean, perhaps Mercury, Mars and Venus, while the USA say is valued at a Uranus and a Saturn?
The article is silent when it comes to the real stuff.
Trotter
I suppose that every little thing helps.
It wasn't too long ago that there was a thread on this board about re-cycling. I made the mistake of saying that I threw a cigarette butt into the sea as I walked the beach.
I never do that any more. Once it was explained to me that the end was not biodegradable and fish ate them and choked to death, I decided it was pretty unfair to our marine buddies.
They used to try to tax the h*** out of me for my car at work in the UK. Cars don't mean sod all to me now, but at the time I wanted a faster car all the time.
I always leave the telly in the front room on standby. I always leave the small lamp by the fish tank on. I always put the air con on in the bedroom at about 6pm - there's noone in there until 7.30pm at least.
I got a roasting from my wife earlier about unnecessary use of electricity. She seems to make a point of the expense, but I also reckon it might have something to do with the environmental damage. Havn't asked her about that side of things yet.
Sorry, Lomu is an ex-hippy, but he's just not sound environmentally - yet. I am trying to learn though.
It wasn't too long ago that there was a thread on this board about re-cycling. I made the mistake of saying that I threw a cigarette butt into the sea as I walked the beach.
I never do that any more. Once it was explained to me that the end was not biodegradable and fish ate them and choked to death, I decided it was pretty unfair to our marine buddies.
They used to try to tax the h*** out of me for my car at work in the UK. Cars don't mean sod all to me now, but at the time I wanted a faster car all the time.
I always leave the telly in the front room on standby. I always leave the small lamp by the fish tank on. I always put the air con on in the bedroom at about 6pm - there's noone in there until 7.30pm at least.
I got a roasting from my wife earlier about unnecessary use of electricity. She seems to make a point of the expense, but I also reckon it might have something to do with the environmental damage. Havn't asked her about that side of things yet.
Sorry, Lomu is an ex-hippy, but he's just not sound environmentally - yet. I am trying to learn though.
lomuamart wrote:
The one that makes laugh though is the tax they want to put on air travel. Can anybody tell me how charging more for a flight (and making governments richer) is going to save the world? Is it for every penny that goes in to the government's coffers, Mother Nature will restore a centimetre of the ozone layer?
They're still charging extra road tax etc for gas guzzlers.They used to try to tax the h*** out of me for my car at work in the UK. Cars don't mean sod all to me now, but at the time I wanted a faster car all the time.
The one that makes laugh though is the tax they want to put on air travel. Can anybody tell me how charging more for a flight (and making governments richer) is going to save the world? Is it for every penny that goes in to the government's coffers, Mother Nature will restore a centimetre of the ozone layer?
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