- James Meadway: Tory spending and Tory Climate policy Archived Message
Posted by George Brennan
on June 5, 2020, 2:46 pm
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"The last decade has seen (weak) economic growth, but a dramatic decline in carbon emissions. This hasn’t been driven by government policy: if anything, it has been the opposite, as Conservative chancellors have consistently cut funding for renewables and low-carbon schemes. We’re simply living through the side-effect of the steady phasing out of coal power in the UK, which is not enough to put the country on track to meet its commitments to carbon reduction, but still leaves Britain as the country with the largest reduction in CO2 emissions of anywhere in the world." That "but " may be a bit problematic. To what extent are declining UK Carbon Emissions actually due to slow UK growth? I have no idea, and neither do you. gb https://novaramedia.com/2020/06/04/the-government-is-showing-its-economic-hand-and-the-left-will-need-a-smart-response/ |
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