Patrick HarvieThis is the most wildly irresponsible government decision I can remember.
The Tories serve only the interests of those who profit from the destruction of our world.
LonM@patrickharvie Just from that first PM quote I'm annoyed. I don't believe how you can take the "foreign powers have too much control over a limited substance we are dependent on" stance and then not take the logical conclusion that we should therefore divest ourselves of relying on it. Putting aside the environmental issues, just the basic logic doesn't make sense.
Jfrench@patrickharvie given the timescale and the drive to net zero by the time these came online they would be pumping something worthless. They'll probably never get built as they won't be viable.
So in a way it's easy money for the treasury. But really bad optics.
Donald R Noble@jfrench @patrickharvie I really hope this is true. But if governments act like this because none are taking a stand we are completely doomed.
kurtus@patrickharvie Sinak versteht immer noch nicht dass er die UK Energieversorgung mit fossilen Ausbau schwächt statt stärkt.
Wer korrigiert seine Ansichten?
Wer korrigiert seine Ansichten?
@patrickharvie Sunak ...
This account has moved@patrickharvie "wildly irresponsible" is their target demographic.
jtb@patrickharvie But look at all the cars driving around. Where do people think the energy is going to come from? whether they be petrol or electric. When the winter comes people will be wanting their heating on and the temperature up at 20C as if it is summer all the year round.
Andy Gates@jtb @patrickharvie All you're saying is "we are not currently at net zero", we know that.
@andygates @patrickharvie I asked a question though.
@jtb @patrickharvie UK Climate Change Committee are the experts with the plan to get from here to there. I'm just some tusky rando.
I am reading their report and see this: "The Government continues to place their reliance on technological solutions that have not been deployed at scale, in preference to more straightforward encouragement of people to reduce high-carbon activities. "
Later it says this:
"Sales of new electric cars continue to grow ahead of our pathway, but electric van sales are still lagging and remain significantly off track."
I don't think they have a feasible solution....
@andygates @patrickharvie They should maybe take some lessons from Cuba on how they dealt with the energy crisis, and it wasn't by driving around in electric cars, that's for sure.
@jtb @patrickharvie The bit where Cuba failed to scale up it's grid and renewables, got spanked by a storm, and bought more fossil from Russia? That doesn't sound winning.
darthvader1950@patrickharvie Save the plant by planting more green and cleaning the oceans not by creating more waste with 'green energy'
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@patrickharvie Yes, they do. Spread the word and help vote them out--and subsequently, bring them to justice where needed.
simon gray@patrickharvie Realising the Green Party of Scotland is a different party from the Green Party of England and Wales, you know it was the latter campaigning aggressively in Uxbridge when the other progressives stepped back which enabled the Tories to keep the seat, and thus enabled the claim ‘it was the ULEZ wot lost it for Labour’, don’t you? Had the GP not turned 450 floating voters from Labour to GP you wouldn’t have the situation now where the ULEZ is being questioned.
Pete / Syllopsium@simon @patrickharvie That's supposition. If Labour had won there would be celebration, and more soul searching from the Tories but either way it would still be uncomfortably close.
Even if the Greens, LD etc weren't on the ballot paper it would still not be one sided, and ULEZ might still be questioned.
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈@patrickharvie COVID showed me #Westminster is happy to watch us die while they get some coins.
I dont even see this country as a Democracy anymore....
I dont even see this country as a Democracy anymore....
Nicole ParsonsOil oligarchs fund distractions to achieve more oil. In the UK, it is Brexit. In the US, it's Trump's coup. In Canada, it's an anti-democracy movement disguised as anti-vaxxer.
They all distract the 2the media from new oil leases, new pipelines, new drilling, and a frying planet.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/books/review/kochland-christopher-leonard.html
https://www.desmog.com/2023/01/20/tory-linked-think-tank-appoints-brazen-climate-denier-as-director/
Lyle Solla-Yates@patrickharvie “We’re not the ones in power. The ones in the world with the most powerful voices, with the most resources, are the ones who are destroying the world” #climate #itsnow #keepitintheground
Jan Bennett@patrickharvie 😡😡😡 it’s money in the pockets of the rich and no regard whatsoever for the planet!
Dave Volek@patrickharvie
If not granting these licenses is the will of people, then democracy is not working.
It is time for a new way.
TobiWanKenobiI've been repeatedly saying it: If you want to get real climate and nature protection going, you've first got to get rid of capitalism and its rulers, the oligarchs. As long as they are around, many politicians, especially those in executive responsibility, will be no more than mouthpieces. Not to mention that Big Oil has some of the richest and most influential capitalist oligarchs as owners. Those people will cling to their assets and power with all they've got (a lot) and that's why they need to be removed.
Chris Caple@patrickharvie We're going to need a countervailing outlaw fleet of Sea Shepherd type vessels whose sole purpose is destroying oil and gas rigs.
Pascal Paco Bougie
toxtethogrady@patrickharvie The existing wells must no longer be producing the revenues they used to, and the Tories are trying to make up the difference...
Lena@patrickharvie is there room for a legal challenge?
Cassadesiea@patrickharvie I think a lot of people are forgetting that we still need oil as a society. It would be great if we could just stop oil production tomorrow, but we can’t, and approving new oil and gas licenses doesn’t mean that the government isn’t doing anything about climate change.
To be clear, I think the lack of urgency in politics is pretty alarming, but getting angry at every drop of oil coming out of the earth is pretty unhelpful.
Deb@patrickharvie Sadly it's not just the UK...This is so happening in the US as well...Other countries are also struggling with their own issues...All our powers that be must be made aware of what they are doing to the world and their countries...But, I wish I had some better ideas...I feel like a fish out of water at times, with all that is going on...
Amanda Hugankiss@patrickharvie people won’t do without their toys, their convenience.
Tam@patrickharvie If the UK could stop fighting the USA for the title of most ridiculous timelines possible, that would be great. USA has a good lead with the preferred republican candidate a convicted rapist, but if the UK could stop trying to catch up
[Can’t even compute Russia, they’re off the chart already]
[Can’t even compute Russia, they’re off the chart already]
TransitBiker@patrickharvie reckless.
Guy Holmes@patrickharvie - maybe - but I think it comes in behind “oh look, a life threatening pandemic is headed this way - how can we make a fast buck out of this? Maybe channel loads of contracts to our mates? We’ll need to push existing suppliers out the way though…”
Tantamount to manslaughter in my view.
But I can see Rishi is now damaging the whole planet not just UK people - so yeh.