Even though I fully give my backing to Renewable Home
Energy Solutions, including the micro-generation of
electricity from solar and wind power, it may shock you
that I don't support the majority of policies promoted by
government and the so-called green lobby.
Our current western technological civilization was built
upon energy provided by carbon based fossil fuel. Without
the relatively inexpensive and reliable energy provided by
coal, oil, and gas, our civilization would quickly
collapse. This is exactly what the global warmist would
like us to do.
It is erroneous to believe that new energy technologies
will magically appear if we suddenly stop using
carbon-based energy. Political will and coercion cannot
repeal the laws of physics and chemistry. And no matter
what Al Gore and the global warmist would let you believe
we cannot achieve prosperity by destroying the very means
by which prosperity is created.
With the west and its mountain of red tape appears confused
and crippled with self-doubt and guilt its role as the
torchbearers of human advancement is being eclipsed by the
east.
Even though I believe that solar and wind power have a
place in home energy solutions the church of
environmentalism and global warming would classified me as
a heretic. With this in mind let me commit another
heretical act.
I've previously touched upon carbon trading schemes in this
article I plan to go further in establishing a case against
carbon trading schemes.
I cannot for the life of me understand the idiocy behind
carbon trading schemes unless I look at it as a scam; the
theft of even more wealth from the middle classes. Carbon
trading produces nothing.
The problem is that carbon emissions are involved in every
aspect of the human experience - whether that is eating,
breathing, thinking, working, playing or dying. There is
not a living thing on this planet that either ingests or
emits carbon. We are carbon based creatures that use carbon
based energy to warm ourselves, cook our foods and light
our homes.
One should always look at the big picture. It is
interesting to look at who benefits from a particular
government policy and at who is pushing that particular
agenda following the money all the time. It is too easy to
allow ones emotions to cloud their judgment, to allow the
propaganda and slick infomercials to get the better of you.
In fact main stream media in the form of radio, television
and newspapers disseminate a considerable amount of
climate-industrial complex based propaganda on a daily
basis.
For me personally I want to know about the benefits; how
something benefits me and then how it benefits society at
large. I want to know the facts and I certainly do not
want others to make decisions for me.
When it comes to environmental issues it is best to have a
healthy dose of skepticism and to read widely on the
subject including views that don't correspond with your own
views. There is so much bad science surrounding the
subjects of environmentalist, global warming and climate
change. Environmentalist, global warming and those with
vested interest edit facts that don't fit their narratives.
They ignore the sun's effect upon our planet including the
fact that we are in a period of low solar activity.
Volcanic activity is also ignored.
I believe that grandstanding politicians jumped onto the
carbon trading schemes to make it look like they are
actually acting on climate change. However the complex
legislation that governs emission levels and forces us into
carbon unit trading will be an expensive and economically
destructive way to bring about change.
Carbon trading is a virtual market in a non existent
commodity for an undeliverable product that is already
permeating the developed world, exciting lawyers, bankers,
brokers, bureaucrats, auditors, engineers and a plethora of
consultants. They know that although there is no real
value or actual product being created, they will be able
to, with the help of the politicians, fleece the general
public/taxpayers of vast sums of money.
Carbon trading schemes are already making fortunes for some
people including Al Gore. Richer people can buy credits to
keep on emitting while smaller businesses will go to the
wall.
Side note: Talking of of Al Gore... Did you know that
George W. Bush's ranch in Texas is more environmentally
friendly than the Gore mansion in Tennessee. It consumed
10,656 kilowatt-hours in 2006, whilst the Gores wolfed down
nearly 221,000 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
Carbon trading schemes are an open invitation to corruption
and fraud. It exposes governments to lobbying by interest
groups seeking special favors, concessions and exemptions.
And as always, governments will find it politically
impossible not to favor some at the expense of others. The
opportunities for evasion, avoidance, special pleading,
cheating and fraud will be endless.
Where carbon trading schemes have been in operation as in
the European Union, there has already been manipulation,
cooking of the books, corruption and fraud.
Carbon trading schemes are worried that a recession coupled
with rising energy and food prices could set the stage for
an anti-carbon trading backlash if people so strapped for
cash that they no longer can afford to fuel their cars,
heat their homes, or feed their families will become more
receptive to the arguments of global warming skeptics.
Well I've got news for them shorter cooler summers and
longer colder winters are already making people more
receptive to the arguments of global warming skeptics.
Arguments based upon logic and facts instead of sentiment,
half truths and misinformation will ultimately win the day.
As much as many people would like to believe that carbon
trading schemes are used to subsidize the installation of
new renewal energy infrastructure and that they are not
used for any other purpose the truth is entirely the
opposite. The lack of transparency and debate on the
subject speaks volumes about their agenda. Amid the
hysterical rhetoric about "climate change" (that very term
being transparently dishonest code for "dangerous
human-caused global warming") have you ever heard anyone
tell you what real (not imaginary) gain will result from
such swingeing expenditures and social disruption?
Carbon trading schemes are getting a lot of bad press
lately, and smack of indulgences for the rich and powerful.
Progressive environmentalists are now backing off on them,
in favor of tighter emissions regulation
Incentives can be devised to encourage investment in real
energy change without resorting to carbon trading, carbon
offsets or carbon tax. However that will take political
will, and that appears unlikely in the west.
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Alain Prud'homme write about the issues surrounding the
micro-generation of renewable energy for homes as well as
on the contentious and controversial issues surrounding
global warming and climate change. You can find more
resources at http://www.renewablehomeenergysolutions.com
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