Do you believe in global warming?

[hunkermunker]

Well, do you?

And what do you think is:

a. the reason for it?

b. the effect it will have on the planet?

I have a reason I'm asking, btw.

You need a nuclear waste disposal solution for nuclear to work. We don't have one of those.

Interesting article by George Monbiot if anyone's interested here not sure if link will work - never get the hang of it

More interesting reading here

willitwork

"In reality, carbon emissions are closely correlated to income: the richer you are, the more likely you are to be wrecking the planet, however much stripped wood and hand-thrown crockery there is in your kitchen"

I think the point he is trying to make is that people aren't interested and prefer not to know the scale of the problem. They're more interested in interior decor than the fact we are unable to sustain our civilisation and are destroying the planent in the process. Collective change is needed but people don't want to know, as you demonstrate.

Eh? How do I demonstrate that? ITA with all he says but was childish enough to find his dig at the terracotta and reclaimed pine brigade rather amusing.

I thought you didn't think it was really a problem, I was getting on my high horse

Oh don't worry I can climb up on a pretty high horse when I'm banging on about global warming

I get so frustrated when people can't see that, no matter how difficult it might be, we HAVE to change our way of life. Not much of a choice. But we do need help with doing it - carrot AND stick.

I don't think we're going to have much choice. Oil running out is the only thing that will trigger the change. There are too many vested interests. I'm very cynical when it comes to Government and wouldn't rely on them to make the changes. btw have you walked into b&q lately and seen the solar panels and wind turbines?

Seeing as mumsnet is mostly about having babies and breeding, maybe you should all open your eyes a bit and take a serious look at global warming. First check out Easter Island and what happened there, as I think we are going the same way, there is plenty of info on the internet.
The main thing about global warming besides the temperature rise, is the sea rising. Within most of our lives it will be 10 feet, probably more. There is plenty of info about this on the internet. That means there will be about 100,000,000 people displaced. Where do you think those people will go, or do?
Then there is the sad fact that businesses and governments are trying to make money out of the bad situation, which is just making things worse, take carbon trading for an example.
Then we have the real polluters. massive ships using about 380 tons of crude oil to propel them through the water/day. the fumes and soot are pumped into the sea so you do not see the smoke. These ships are increasing 10%/year.
Then we have military, I believe US military produces 50% of the worlds pollution.
How about rockets, they are far from pollution free.
O.K. now consider this:- the authorities are going be picking on us, our heating and consumption. Our carbon footprint that they are going to be taxing us on.
Why are they not taxing the real polluters?
This November 30 2015, the UN are going to be holding a conference in Paris to tie governments to restriction co2 emissions. It will probably be as big a fiasco as the Kyoto agreement in 2006.
Wake up people, if you want a world for your children and grandchildren to live in you had better unite and do something. Personally I think we are nearly too late.