Classic George Monbiot, the most persuasive voice writing on climate today. He’s arguing that the British and G8 climate strategy just doesn’t add up, and that politicians are hoping that no one can actually do math.
Well, at least that clears up the mystery. Over the past year I’ve been fretting over an intractable contradiction. The government has promised spectacular cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. It is also pushing through new roads and runways, approving coal-burning power stations, bailing out car manufacturers and ditching regulations for low-carbon homes. How can these policies be reconciled?
Monbiot is always persuasive. But this is required reading.