Fuel Rationing to be introduced in the UK to meet 80% reduction in Carbon emissions

[BlasterBates]

If I didn't misread the article (in a quick skim) the report was commissioned by the "Green on the outside Red inside" Party.

Nothing to see here - Move along.

Actually it was chaired by a Liberal Democrat.

You can look forward to some effective action against climate change.

[DimPrawn]

Thing is, if we don't stop people travelling, eating, and heating their homes, the global average temperature (whatever the **** that actually means in the real world), will be 0.1 deg C warmer in 500 years time.

On the scale of possible far future human catastrophe, that's the big one.

[amcdonald]

Think of the money to be made forging virtual energy credits

[TykeMerc]

That would be interesting and spectacularly expensive.

Equivalent of an NI number issued per adult.
Real time database monitoring usage via a huge network of terminals.
Requirement for everyone to have a card.
Possibility of theft, cloned numbers, fraud and errors.
Scaled on some complex basis for public transport (a full train uses a similar amount of fuel to a half full one etc)
How do you handle foreign visitors?

Makes the UK ID card scheme look piffling by comparison.

[Mich the Tester]

Sounds like a good money making scheme for dirty spekulants

[OwlHoot]

If I didn't misread the article (in a quick skim) the report was commissioned by the "Green on the outside Red inside" Party.

Nothing to see here - Move along.

[DimPrawn]

First fuel, then food.

Food Carbon Footprint Calculator - Home

[BlasterBates]

All in a good cause.

Fuel Rationing in U.K. Needed by 2020 to Cut CO2 Emissions, Lawmakers Say - Bloomberg