I’ve been thinking quite a lot recently about this whole ‘climate change’ thing and the efforts we’re going to in trying to stop it.
I’ve always said (to my friends etc) the UK, as a whole makes no difference well maybe 000000.75% difference to the Planet’s atmosphere. Unless the US, China, Russia, India 100% sign up to reduce their emissions then there is no point whatsoever.
I am all for recycling – I hate putting stuff in the ground that will be there for millions of years but as for emissions, in this country, I’m not really bothered.
Live Earth. What the hell is Live Earth? Its another one of those ridiculous music events staged to ‘create awareness’. Hmm but does it? Live Earth is particularly about the climate and carbon footprints. I’m sure it’ll be a fantastic musical event but what kind of carbon footprint is each massive concert going to make? Tour bus’, hundreds of them, private jets…
Muse recently issued a statement concerning Live Earth:
“Although we were delighted to have been approached and applaud the sentiment of the event, we feel it would be inappropriate for us to play there as we have a gig in Dublin the same evening and therefore a private jet would be the only method of transport available to us, our crew and equipment. We feel the unnecessary additional carbon emissions from private jets would be a contradiction to the intention of the event. We also do not think carbon offsetting is a viable solution to this particular problem.”
Brilliant. So yeah, what is the point?
- Charlie.
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It’s a crock man. The only people who will benefit from this will be those who profit from the concert. They would have to plant a forest the size of the USA to neutralise the emissions.
Agreed. What’s the point.