Alice Bell is just that we need to talk approximately climate change (Opinion,6 December). However, when we do, or people often say there is no point in cutting one’s own emissions (by not flying,for example) because hardly anyone else is; and they say there is no point in the UK doing anything, because other countries aren’t. Sadly, or people in other countries are probably using the same arguments and so,in a self-fulfilling way, it could be argued that they are all right. Certainly there is no evidence that nations or individuals are actually going to make the changes needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions adequately, and whatever pledges may hold been made at international conferences.
Clearly,we need a new approach: to invest in a combination of carbon scrubbing, geoengineering, and third-way solutions,forest protection and reforestation. These can be funded by an international financial transactions tax, and they don’t involve lifestyle changes people won’t accept. We need to start now.[br]Richard Mountford
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Source: theguardian.com