Sustain the World's Environment

Image via Wikipedia The sideshow that was Copenhagen lived up to expectations (or lack of them) and showed how irrelevant in fact it was. Why do I say this... well, for one thing it was unrealistic to expect so many nations and powerful interest groups to work together in perfect harmony (we would all love the song to be true, I know...). Secondly, whenever you get politicians involved, especially so-called 'world leaders' its never going to be anything but a sideshow, full of posturing for the domestic audience. Add to the mix the diverse but ultimately divergent groups of NGO 's, energy companies, scientists of every persuasion, journalists, individual campaigners and a host of others all fighting to gain their 15 minutes of fame and failure to achieve anything of substance was all we could realistically expect. Here's a thought... was more carbon created by the whole thing than will be saved by anything that directly and solely came out of it? I personally woul...

In 2010 the UK government will set up a Feed-in Tariff to help promote solar power and reduce carbon dioxide emissions . The Feed-in Tariff will help reduce global warming , boost UK clean-tech jobs andreward people for installing solar power.It is important the Feed-in Tariff is set at the correct rate. If it's too low the potential for a massive increase in the UK's solar energy could be lost, and we could be left behind the rest of Europe . We Support Solar is working to highlight the value of solar PV in the UK and to ensure the Government sets an appropriate rate for the solar Feed-in Tariff to ensure a clean, renewable future for generations to come. You can find out more about the campaign here: http://wesupportsolar.net/ Related articles by Zemanta Green feed-in tariff needs to maximise solar power (guardian.co.uk) Green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment (guardian.co.uk) Laser-based manufacturing can give solar power a boost (energyrefuge.co...