MORI poll finds majority in favour of renewables, efficiency in combatting climate change

[purpletigron]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4619204.stm

(Edited:)

'A Mori survey of 1,500 people for the University of East Anglia found[:] Nearly 80% thought renewable technologies and energy efficiency were better ways of tackling global warming. ... A majority of people [some 54%] in Britain would accept new nuclear power stations if they helped fight climate change. ... But in general, more people were against nuclear power than in favour.'

Comments

Apparently,

[caomhinmaca.livejournal.com]

according to the article, I endorse this view - with a doctorate?????
The world is wierder than we think....

Re: Apparently,

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

You appear to have more numerous alter egos than do I...

http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/portal/staffpages/staff-view.php?id=8

Hmm ... generally, mine are also less photogenic :-)

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Its very easy top say that you favour efficiency, but are they willing to actually do anything about it - like stop driving, flying, heating...? And are they prepared to have the skylines of Wales, Scotland etc. seeded with many more windmills?

And that is when the detailed wording of such questionaires becomes important.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

If no further clarification is given, I would expect people to use the term 'efficiency' to mean, 'business as usual, but using less energy to do the same things'. Of course, the climate will keep changing unless we change our systems and behaviour to do less, with far less energy.

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Quite, which is why this would be the expected response to this questionaire. And even if they say efficiency is a good thing, they don't do anything about it for themselves since this is something for to be done for them by the powers that be. They don't bring it home by thinking they should, perhaps, not fly abroad for their holidays.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

The key point that needs ramming home here is: of the energy used by UK Inc., half is by individuals, the other half by 'organisations'. In other words, we have to _personally_ make half the savings.