If we all reverted to equine motive power we'd then be taxed on the methane that the horse farts emit as someone will argue that they do contribute to global warming. Methane, is, allegedly a 'greenhouse' gas.
What the planet savers are forgetting is that if we all became vegetarian then the country would be bereft of animals - sheep, pigs, cows etc.
Those animals are all an essential part of the nitrogen cycle. Without them it would be impossible to maintain a viable means to grow plants. So, then, we'd all starve. Yes, quite possibly the average diurnal temperature would drop by 0.05 of a degree so we could all starve to death in a slightly cooler environment.
I get fed up with the climate campaigners to be honest. They all rely upon ridiculously contrived statistics.
They'll be quick to tell you that the average (dangerous word in itself) temperature east Shropshire has increased by 2 degrees in the last fifty years. Yes, they're right. But that's because the point where the measurements were taken fifty years back was in the middle of nowhere. Between then and now the town of Telford has been built so of course the temperatures have increased at that particular location.
I'm in favour of all sensible measures to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. But we cannot be asked to pay ever exponentially higher prices for those fuels upon which we're dependent. Strangely the cost of 'alternative fuel' cars is still high. Are those fuels alternative enough even?
I truly hope that anyone who campaigns in favour of their low CO2 footprint has NEVER taken an overseas holiday that requires the use of an aircraft.
