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The PFM Environment thread

gavreid said:
In Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, authorities have responded to climate protests with mass arrests, the passing of draconian new laws, the imposing of severe sentences for non-violent protests and the labelling of activists as hooligans, saboteurs or eco-terrorists.
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Saboteurs they certainly are, they even say it themselves. Sabotage is the very essence of their action.

But ultimately, by arresting said activists, the authorities might have done more for climate than them. Or, rather, they might have done less harm.

One recent example: In Switzerland there are parliamentary elections once every four years, back in 2019 the Greens won an avalanche of seats, most of which had been taken from the far-right SPS (our UKIP sort of). The Greens also managed to convince many centre-right voters to vote for them, they had four sunny years in prospect for passing new laws and presenting new projects. Not much has been done and, far worse, they never publicly condemned (like all other parties did, including the Socialists) some of the actions that turned out to be very dangerous, like blocking ambulances or - once - the intentional release of screw-nuts on SUV wheels (the ensuing accident causing fortunately no injuries).

The logical result was that at this year’s elections, the voters blamed the Greens for the constant mess on our roads, so the party has lost nearly all seats won in 2019. The far right is now stronger than ever 🙄 and climate topics are on hold for a while.

We can put the blame on the voters of course, but this is in effect what climate activism has achieved: driving many of our hard-earned Greens out of Parliament. Brilliant.

Also, be prepared in two years time for a landslide defeat of the red-green coalition in place in Germany, for the pretty same reasons - although, in fairness for the activists, the govt is proving useless on other aspects as well.
 
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calorgas said:
The National Trust AGM is coming up soon and it's worth noting that once again 'Restore Trust' and the Countryside Alliance are promoting a selection of dodgy right wing characters as candidates (including at least one fox hunting enthusiast). Their candidates are also being promoted by Rees-Mogg, so you can probably draw your own conclusions from that.

Personally I shall be very specifically NOT voting for Philip Gibbs, Andrew Gimson, Violet Manners, Jonathan Sumption, or Philip Merricks.
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https://x.com/celiarichards0n/status/1723366783657136261 No bad guys elected.
 
Suspected illegal dumping of raw sewage into Windermere took place on up to 70 days in 2022, a year in which campaigners said the lake had its worst summer of harmful algal blooms, according to analysis of data released under environmental information rules.

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www.theguardian.com

Up to 70 days of suspected illegal dumps of sewage in Windermere in 2022, analysis finds

Researcher says data suggests permit conditions breached on up to 70 days, but United Utilities disputes findings
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Portugal beats renewable energy generation record​

Renewable energy generation in Portugal hit a new peak and was greater than the consumption needs for 149 hours in a row.
This record, according to Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), was achieved between 4 am on 31 October and 9 am on 6 November, that is, during more than six days in a row.
In this period 1102 GWh [Gigawatt-hour] were generated, surpassing by 262 GWh the energy consumed in the country during the same period (840 GWh).

The previous renewable energy generation record was 131 hours, in 2019.

https://www.portugal.gov.pt/en/gc23...ugal-beats-renewable-energy-generation-record

(let's celebrate, and not talk about the drought)
 
Ian Gregory, director of the Abzed PR firm (renowned for defending the rights of the tobacco industry and fieldsports, attacking the RSPB and generally pumping out all sorts of disinformation on Social Media platforms) has started a new political party caled 'Rural Reaction' which seems to be some sort of locus for execrable groups like BASC and the CLA, who are hell bent on replacing nature with commerce in what remains of the UK's unbuilt environment. Hopefully they'll split the tory vote in the countryside and the DFLs will prevail.
 
foxwelljsly said:
Ian Gregory, director of the Abzed PR firm (renowned for defending the rights of the tobacco industry and fieldsports, attacking the RSPB and generally pumping out all sorts of disinformation on Social Media platforms) has started a new political party caled 'Rural Reaction' which seems to be some sort of locus for execrable groups like BASC and the CLA, who are hell bent on replacing nature with commerce in what remains of the UK's unbuilt environment. Hopefully they'll split the tory vote in the countryside and the DFLs will prevail.
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I only read the 'Respect for science' paragraph and then gave up.
 
“From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data”.

Another example of how our current fixation with small state thinking, fiscal rules and cutting spending means we will not be able meet our climate goals.

Neoliberalism is going to kill us all.
 
ks.234 said:
“From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data”.

Another example of how our current fixation with small state thinking, fiscal rules and cutting spending means we will not be able meet our climate goals.

Neoliberalism is going to kill us all.
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We won't even have planning permission for most by 2040.

Still going through the planning process for a line that will possibly pass through us; it's incredibly complex in detail.

They have to know how much each route will cost going through water mains, cables, drains and under roads and tracks plus compensating correctly for long and short term damage. Whole fields can be written off for a few years by a 60 to 100 metre swathe affecting long term supplies of onions particularly badly. As each year passes the obstacles increase.
 
tuga said:
Taking back control...

‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water sources across England​

Exclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms

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‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water sources across England

Exclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms
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It's pretty awful reading. There was another story a while back where some company in Lancashire is pouring large quantities of dodgy chemicals into local water courses, keeping a couple of steps ahead of current regulations:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ical-river-wyre-lancashire-environment-agency
 
calorgas said:
There was a good little piece on C4 last week about raptor deaths on shooting estates. Here's a link for anyone interested:
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And another of the Golden Eagles released recently in southern Scotland found dead yesterday...on / near a shooting estate.
Local gamekeepers 'up in arms' re any suggestion of involvement. Arms being shotguns at a guess, or poison.

Stupid stupid people.
 
More twaddle on the news about "clean fuel" flying. Together with "carbon capture", it's a red herring. I expect a lot of carbon capture bogus discussion at the forthcoming Cop.
 
Rockmeister said:
And another of the Golden Eagles released recently in southern Scotland found dead yesterday...on / near a shooting estate.
Local gamekeepers 'up in arms' re any suggestion of involvement. Arms being shotguns at a guess, or poison.

Stupid stupid people.
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I think if the law was changed so that landowners were made partially responsible for the actions of their employees acting on their behalf, things could change. Really hope that the licensing on the way for Scotland eventually gets adopted everywhere.
 
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