Poor, poor strikers go shopping

[EternalOptimist]

I also fear that with hindsight we will come to regret this ...

Aye, I fear for the future. These ungodly 'flying contraptions' are the spawn of the devil. They will fall from the sky onto our childrens heads and destroy us all.
If God had meant us to fly he would have given us wings

pj's great grandad 1910

[BlasterBates]

It won't happen. My prediction is that neither this scheme, nor the alternative fast tracks to a low-carbon economy that the science tells us are needed will be adopted, partially due to the impact the noise from the denial machine has had on public perceptions. I also fear that with hindsight we will come to regret this inactivity.

Quite right it won't happen, the alarmists have lost the debate, everyone has seen through the junk science.

[DodgyAgent]

Monbiot has been writing for over two decades, and has occasionally written some naive and foolish things, however, from your linked article Monbiot said, in 2007



And your link 'proving' hypocrisy was to a 2003 article, so your timeline is screwed. In fact he went on a speaking tour in Canada to erm, to campaign against climate change which seems to be the only time he has broken his self-imposed ban.

And that proposal is known as Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQ). It is nothing to do with social engineering, rather one possible response to the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change. You may find it a hoot, however it was given serious study by an all-party Parliamentary Committee, who concluded



It won't happen. My prediction is that neither this scheme, nor the alternative fast tracks to a low-carbon economy that the science tells us are needed will be adopted, partially due to the impact the noise from the denial machine has had on public perceptions. I also fear that with hindsight we will come to regret this inactivity.

Why doesnt Monbiot show some leadership by example and simply "not travel" by aircraft at all thus showing the world that we can do without the need for air travel?