Impressed £67.5 billion... nope... 117.4 billion, and rising.

[Embattle]

View: https://youtu.be/qnNJsTiB16E?si=NTBX5MTNMNykUc1z

 

[Scouse]

Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts

Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.

www.bbc.co.uk

Astonishing. This graph tells it all really:

There are signs that what is already happening to Antarctica's ice sheets is in the worst-case scenario range of what was predicted

This reminds me of another story earlier this year about sea temperature - which produced this graph:


We really are completely fucked aren't we

 

[Tom]

All I feel I can do is minimise my own contribution. I'm already insulating the hell out of this house, heat pump will be next (Octopus have just announced their own heat pump) so once that's in the gas will be disconnected. I rarely use my car except for work (shopping trips are done by bike), not a lot else I can do. When my car dies I'll hopefully replace it with a Tesla and that'll see me through to retirement, beyond which I don't want a car.

 

[Embattle]

Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts

Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.

www.bbc.co.uk

Astonishing. This graph tells it all really:

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This reminds me of another story earlier this year about sea temperature - which produced this graph:
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We really are completely fucked aren't we

What ..no wonky lines?

 

[Scouse]

What ..no wonky lines?

?? I don't get ya.

 

[Embattle]

We have lift off, unfortunately:

Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet

The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

www.bbc.co.uk

Look at the gap:
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You know your purple additives

 

[Embattle]

You can't reach net zero, questionable already in terms of actions and timeframe, if you don't have the policies to reach it.

Sunak planning to drop net zero policies in pre-election challenge to Labour

Plans set to be announced on Friday could include delaying ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars

www.theguardian.com

 

[Scouse]

Yeah. Someone needs to shoot the cunt.

But lets see what Starmer bothers re-instating eh?

 

[Embattle]

Every aspect of what Rishi is saying, or going to say, is bollocks and making my piss boil.

 

[Tom]

How to piss car manufacturers off - keep moving the goalposts.

 

[Embattle]

How to piss car manufacturers off - keep moving the goalposts.

A lot of them will continue their process of going to mainly EV models no matter what Rishi says, plus Labour have also stated they remain committed to the 2030 target thus Rishi got what he really wanted is a wedge issue.

Lindsay Hoyle is spitting neutrons, quite rightly as well:

Speaker lambasts Sunak for announcing net zero changes during Commons recess

Sir Lindsay Hoyle criticised the way the Prime Minister was unveiling the major policy shift, saying ‘this is not the way to do business’.

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Tom]

The heat pump grant has gone up, that's at least good news. I might get mine in within the next few months.

 

[Scouse]

Bosch tells homeowners heat pumps don’t work in old homes

The heat pump manufacturer is advising homeowners not to install heat pumps in older houses and opt for boilers instead

www.homebuilding.co.uk

Not for me (although the energy saving trust say they are). But no. You need a really well insulated space

 

[Embattle]

I think Octopus Energy state you need at least a D EPC rating, A being the highest and G the lowest, our house started out as B and due to the Solar would now be an A grade.

 

[Tom]

That whole article should be condensed to "you need well-insulated homes". Doesn't matter what you use to heat it. "you need well-insulated homes".

 

[Scouse]

From the grauniad:

polling from Ipsos found the public were split over Sunak’s policy of a delay to net zero targets.

...of those who knew something about the policy, 47% felt the government was right, and 46% that it was wrong.

About 71% of 2019 Conservative voters who were polled and aware of the announcement said it was the right decision, compared with 24% of 2019 Labour voters

So 71% of conservative voters should be shot in the face on environmental grounds and probably the equivalent of Labour voters on social grounds.

What we do know is that the UK is one of the most supportive of environmental policies. So what does that say aboit the human race?

 

[Embattle]

Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce

The group set up to drive home insulation and boiler upgrades is a casualty of the PM's green rethink.

www.bbc.co.uk