Record cut in Scotland's carbon emissions

[BlasterBates]

Oh go on I'll raise me glass.

Can we have our goal posts back please....

[pjclarke]

Phew, thought you were being serious for a moment, now I see you were jesting.

because we all know that water vapour is the big greenhouse gas. don't we ?
CO2 is a bit player

you did know that ? right ?

Water vapour is indeed a powerful greenhouse gas and the largest single contributer to the greenhouse effect that keeps our planet habitable.

However, for a given temperature any water vapour added to the atmosphere simply precipitates out in a matter of days or weeks. CO2 and other manmade GHGs persists for decades and centuries. We've increased CO2 concentrations by 40% since pre-industrial times ...

What do you suppose happens to the concentration of water vapour, that powerful greenhouse gas, that remains in the atmosphere if it warms? Maybe a warmer atmosphere retains more water vapour, which enhances the greenhouse effect, which warms the atmosphere, which ...

For a moment there, I thought you were being serious ...

Here's the science:-

http://www.researchgate.net/publicat...803c95f4000000

[minestrone]

"Renewable energy in Scotland is doing exactly what it was designed to do - creating jobs, securing our energy supplies and, most importantly, reducing our carbon emissions to help limit climate change."

See when I put a plug in a socket I don't want to create jobs, secure energy supplies or cut energy emissions. I want a flow of electrons and I want that at the cheapest price I can get. The Scottish government think that they can manipulate the requirements of households and businesses to be provided with electricity to create jobs. With each passing day Scotland turns into Cuba.

I unfortunately stay close to the biggest wind farm in Europe, it is monstrosity.

[pjclarke]

Lima climate change talks reach global warming agreement | Environment | The Guardian

[Paddy]

Lima climate change talks reach global warming agreement | Environment | The Guardian

Great news… for the stock market to make money from carbon trading. Gloabal warming, a tax raising, money making scam.

[BlasterBates]

World set for climate disaster, say activists, as Lima talks falter | Environment | The Guardian

[Zero Liability]

It always helps to pepper it with a good, healthy dose of alarmism.

[BrilloPad]

We really need some way of cutting the population back. Any chance of ebola amounting to anything?

[scooterscot]

We really need some way of cutting the population back. Any chance of ebola amounting to anything?

I rather we terror-form Mars and get this party started.

[BlasterBates]

Venus would be good. Greenhouse gases are a big problem there, so tremendous scope for raising taxes.