BS of the Day

The climate creeps are really out of their minds in England. Here’s yet another example.

Britain must abandon using almost all fossil fuels to produce power in 20 years’ time, the government’s climate change watchdog will warn today.

The independent Climate Change Committee will publish its advice to the government that the UK should set a 2050 target of cutting all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% - including the emissions from aviation and transport, which were previously excluded.

Because it is unlikely that emissions from aviation and shipping will be cut so dramatically, other sectors, particularly power generation, would have to reduce emissions by much more, with big increases in energy efficiency, wind and tide power, and probably new nuclear generators, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, the committee chairman, told the Guardian.

“We have to almost totally decarbonise the power sector by 2030, well before 2050,” he said.

The committee will say the far-reaching changes would cost about 1-2% of the value of the economy in 2050, although growth would still be strong. “Rather than be twice present levels, [gross domestic product] would be 1 or 2% less than that,” added Turner.

If they think a move like that would only effect 1 to 2% of the economy, they really are insane. They are apparently unaware of the realities of energy. Yet they are trying to dictate to the rest of their countrymen how it’s got to be, based on an unproven theory. One that is being disproved all the time. .

The left may want to deride capitalism for the economy, but they are doing a lot on their own to ruin it even more.

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