Global warming and "convenience"

A_fiend_for_life

Cardew wrote: »

Then perhaps the secret is to convince countries like China and India that they should not try to 'keep up with Joneses' and that they are not entitled to 'enjoy' the same standard of living as the West - cos it won't bring them happiness!

Quite the opposite, the 'secret' is to lead by example. Reduce waste, protect the environment, reduce consumption, reduce emissions, support local produce: sometimes less is more.

moonrakerz

Cardew wrote: »

Then perhaps the secret is to convince countries like China and India that they should not try to 'keep up with Joneses' and that they are not entitled to 'enjoy' the same standard of living as the West - cos it won't bring them happiness!

Are you going to tell several billion people that they can't have electric lights, TVs, fridges, hi-fis, bottled water, cars unless they are all powered by wind turbines - I'm not !

magyar

moonrakerz wrote: »

Are you going to tell several billion people that they can't have electric lights, TVs, fridges, hi-fis, bottled water, cars unless they are all powered by wind turbines - I'm not !

You'll never power everything from wind turbines but you can power quite a lot. And actually China's the key to it all working. They're developing turbine manufacturing out there at the moment and will almost certainly do it cheaper than we will - end result being that we get the cheaper turbines over here.

Cardew

moonrakerz wrote: »

Are you going to tell several billion people that they can't have electric lights, TVs, fridges, hi-fis, bottled water, cars unless they are all powered by wind turbines - I'm not !

Hey moonrakerz, you normally spot ironic postings! Thought it amusing that your 'wind turbine' comment got the same treatment.

Quite the opposite, the 'secret' is to lead by example. Reduce waste, protect the environment, reduce consumption, reduce emissions, support local produce: sometimes less is more.

I am sure the citizens of India and China will be so impressed that we don't leave out TVs on standby overnight, that they will do exactly the same - when they get to own a TV of course!

moonrakerz

Cardew wrote: »

Hey moonrakerz, you normally spot ironic postings! Thought it amusing that your 'wind turbine' comment got the same treatment.

I did spot it - mine was meant to be double irony ! hence the