COP26

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

This climate change conference is coming up in Glasgow. I didn’t realise until today that it has been an annual event since 1995. I guess people only really acknowledge it, when it takes place in their own country. So even after 26 years of conferences, pledges, agreements etc, global temperatures are still rising. Possibly not helped by all the hot air and CO2 produced by the 25,000 attendees each year.

[C8RKH]

21 minutes ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

Possibly not helped by all the hot air and CO2 produced by the 25,000 attendees each year.

It's very hard (my Google skills are not good) finding out exactly what the carbon footprint is of the COP meetings. As you say, 25,000 people attending each year from all over the globe ain't exactly setting a great example is it.

[exeterjeep]

9 minutes ago, C8RKH said:

As you say, 25,000 people attending each year from all over the globe ain't exactly setting a great example is it.

At least we will be so glad to see Greta Thunberg again?

[Bibs]

Could they not do a Zoom?

[exeterjeep]

Most will only zoom into Scotland and then zoom out back home.

[windymiller]

when greta sailed to the usa to attend a meeting she created around 46 flights as the crew of the boat had to be swapped, if she had of flown then just two flights !!!

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Well even CV-19 hasn’t been enough to save the planet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59016075

Seems that even though we produced 5.6% less CO2 last year due to the pandemic, the overall levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere just kept on rising, most likely due to natural phenomena. So make the most of it while we still can.

Glad I don’t live near the sea! 😆

[Kimbers]

On 25/10/2021 at 14:40, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

Seems that even though we produced 5.6% less CO2 last year due to the pandemic, the overall levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere just kept on rising,

I think its more that we are destroying the natural world and areas that help fight the gasses. It doesn't matter that production of gasses are down if there are less trees and green areas to process them! 

The whole COP 26 is aimed at the wrong area's, we should be looking at our and other countries protection of Green areas and natural world! Also, With no China or Russia attending it's a mute point as they are the major contributors!

[ramjet]

Maybe all of the 25,000 attendees row there to save on their emissions. Or they pay the carbon offset $ figure on airfares so they can feel worthy.

[thebartman]

On 27/10/2021 at 11:52, ramjet said:

Or they pay the carbon offset $ figure

So I can pollute at a cost. Whoopee!

I is not guilty m'lord - I have a receipt that say I'm 25,000 miles a year in credit .... cost me £25,000, so the offset has be done by someone else - typical SEP mentality (SEP = Someone Else's Problem)

So who actually "does" the work that these $/£/€ etc. raises? who creates green spaces (not for house building or animal farming, or bio-oil farming) 

Just asking ....  

[Kimbers]

Greta Thunberg is in London and Complaining she hasn't Been "Officially invited" to COP26.

That's because its for heads of state and scientists not activists Greta. Or have you finally got that Masters in Environmental Science? No? Shame.

If she gets involved I withdraw any interest.  

[windymiller]

On 27/10/2021 at 11:52, ramjet said:

Maybe all of the 25,000 attendees row there to save on their emissions. Or they pay the carbon offset $ figure on airfares so they can feel worthy.

i thought i had heard that figure wrong but no 25,000 which is 50,000 flights !! 🙄

[C8RKH]

4 minutes ago, windymiller said:

i thought i had heard that figure wrong but no 25,000 which is 50,000 flights !! 🙄

50,000 seats on planes, not 50,000 flights, more like 250 planes flying.

[windymiller]

17 minutes ago, C8RKH said:

50,000 seats on planes, not 50,000 flights, more like 250 planes flying.

yes soz thats what i meant !!! 🤣

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Well that’s only if they all flew on the same planes, which I doubt.
However, you won’t believe this, but when I drove out of Lotus Silverstone last Saturday morning, I noticed a Swampy like character crossing the roundabout directly outside the main circuit entrance. Around his neck he was wearing a cardboard sign with the words COP26. I confess to not picking him up, but I wasn’t going far anyway, but you have to hand it to him for allowing 8+ days to hitch from Silverstone to Glasgow.

[Bibs]

Very environmentally friendly

 

[windymiller]

guessing at least he gave greta a lift tho ?

[exeterjeep]

40 minutes ago, windymiller said:

guessing at least he gave greta a lift tho ?

probably ran her over with the insulate britain/scotland protesters...

[chrisrace]

10 hours ago, Bibs said:

Very environmentally friendly

 

That's cool, he cares about the environment. 

[Alfa2Evora]

17 hours ago, Bibs said:

Very environmentally friendly

We live a couple of hundred yards from the M8, about 12 miles from Edinburgh Airport.

What you don't see in that video is the aerial activity that followed the convoy along the motorway - 2 military helicopters and a police helicopter flying parallel to the route plus a police fixed-wing aircraft circling overhead, so several more kgs of environmental friendliness to consider there, .

[windymiller]

 

[Mark Blanchard]

23 hours ago, exeterjeep said:

probably ran her over with the insulate britain/scotland protesters...

And then Biden fell asleep at the conference.  I think that says it all, without saying a word.

[red vtec]

 

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1 hour ago, windymiller said:

 

Alex is quite funny on his channel.

[Mark Blanchard]

Environment?  Err . . . off to fairy land . . .

[exeterjeep]

29 minutes ago, Mark Blanchard said:

Environment?  Err . . . off to fairy land . . .

All this international travel is quite tiring. Particularly for the elders.