STEPHEN FRY

Hold on i have just watched the news.
From what i can gather if we get rid of all electrical things don't have the heating on etc etc it would cut out 2% of these gases and we hope the rest of the world would follow ok fine


Saw that too! The target is a 60% reduction:

How many per cent could you personally cut down on CO2 emissions - realistically?

I have figured out my current "contribution":
- no car: -20%
- exchange conventional light bulbs (as they go) for energy-saving ones: 2%
- But I am afraid I simply could not survive without central heating... or certain electricals, including my computer

oh well, 22% - not very impressive, in fact! :-//

They could use the CO2 emissions argument to minimise the transport of live animals across Europe! Make people consume more local produce that has not been carted from A to B to C...

BTW, I do remember that - due to the oil crisis - back in the mid 70s, Austrians had to select one day of the week they WOULD NOT USE their cars, and had to affix a sticker to their windscreens identifying that specific day. Was that done over here in the UK as well ? Can anyone remember ? THAT would help cut down CO2 emissions as well
(to reduce the respiratory rate to a minimum probably too.... )

To support JVONEARTH's point... I give you ze end of ze world!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3jD1tMg4Zg
Watch it- it is fantastic!

BTW, I do remember that - due to the oil crisis - back in the mid 70s, Austrians had to select one day of the week they WOULD NOT USE their cars, and had to affix a sticker to their windscreens identifying that specific day. Was that done over here in the UK as well ? Can anyone remember ? THAT would help cut down CO2 emissions as well

I was in kindergarten then and have a dim memory of pictures of deserted motorways and streets. I believe in Germany people couldn't choose a day, it had to be sundays (Autofreier Sonntag).

Scientists have already taken into account that climate changes always happened (for example, medieval Europe experienced a warm period (ca 1000-1300) that enabled wine-growing in Northern Scotland, followed by the Little Ice Age which lasted about 400 years). But they came to the conclusion that our climatic phenomena don't fit into the pattern of former climate changes - it is all happening too fast. So yes, I think it is happening. And it doesn't matter if we're fully responsible for this or if our emissions only catalyse an already ongoing process. Either way, it's the results we have to live with - 700 years ago the consequences were being desastrous for many people.
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The use of renewable energies could be far more advanced if our government hadn't blindly subsidised coal for decades, even when they already knew about the importance of furthering renewable energies.

Right, so you're a conspiracy theorist.

No. The political aspect is secondary, in case i didn't clarify that. My point is about the natural global climate change, not the media driven 'global warming' campaign. The proof is out there if you're interested. If not, that decision is entirely yours. Believe the hype.

Hi. I'm new here. I watched the Stephen Fry programs on manic depression last night and decided to join. Those programes touched me deeply.

As for this topic, if you had asked me a week ago I would have voted for yes, we must do somethiing now.

After watching The Great Global Warming Swindle the other day, my vote has changed to the third option. Quite amazing stuff. I believe they repeat it this weekend on BBC 2 I think. Watch this. If the facts they present on the preogram are true, the cause of Global warming is not CO2 but solar activity, and hence, we have nothing to do with it.

By the way, I consider myself an ardent environmentalist and deeply believe that biodiversity needs to be preserved at great cost.

But it looks as if those who hail the Great Global Warming Swindle work intentionally with the wrong data, as is shown in this article.

Surely it can't hurt to save energy and cut carbon emissions and things like that anyway? Whether it leads to global warming or not, pollution is still very bad... I'm asthmatic! I won't lie, I don't notice a difference in my breathing when I'm around big old trucks and stuff, but in places where it's worse, it's much worse!