Monday, 6 May 2019
UN Climate Change report
I feel something should be said about climate change, so much in the
news recently. But what? I do not feel I have anything systematic to
say. Just a series of questions and points which may add up to
something. I cannot say that the UN report or the extinction rebellion
protesters have enthused me. Jamming up London's public transport
certainly did not. I do not deny the reality of man made global warming.
I am very taken by the thought that the world population has doubled since
1970. That cannot be remotely sustainable. For the UK my preference is a
population at about the 60 million level and it should be a society
which is very self sustaining and biased towards quality public
transport. It is no sweat to me to ground flight. But think how many
Kenyans or Egyptians would be upset by that? Will airships becomes the
answer? I live in rural England and Scotland, a modern clean diesel car
seems inescapable until battery power is really tops. And think of the
rare metals that go into those batteries. I don't mind imported meat
drying up especially from North America. But do I want to live without
corned beef? And I certainly really enjoy eating Galloway beef and the
other excellent options with no food miles on them that you can enjoy
from Northumberland and South West Scotland. It does seem to me that the
real action if change is to happen is in South America, the Trophics,
Sub Saharan Africa and the Sea. Eliminating plastic from the sea is a no
brainer. But telling people not to have babies is not popular. The
Chinese tried to and gave up? Should they have given up? I am very
relieved we only have had one child yet the animal reaction is to go
forth and procreate. Sex needs to be realigned as primarily for
pleasure. Many religious groups including Catholicism would struggle
with the new message: the world is overfull. Malthus the priest is
someone we have to listen to. Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Robert_Malthus
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