Today is Friday, 22 June 2024.
Our editorial line tends much more towards science than politics. One key common ground is us, people.
People facing extreme heat breaking countless seasonal records, never seen ice melting, floods and rains, including on the desert. Airplanes struggling with the air pressure and winds at high altitude. Hurricane season on the radar. Pollution, water and land use, crop issues … All these impacted by human decisions, specially from our leaders.
Today we will elaborate on a recent and interesting article from Euronews titled “The UK election and climate change: Where do political parties stand on 6 key issues?”.
The 6 main questions relate to :
UK emissions targets
Fossil fuels
Renewable energies
Home heating
UK Waterways
Transport
The 4 political parties will not be specified, but rather presented how their approaches vary. This way, our readers will have an idea of how differently these “challenges” can be faced.
In the first topic, the UK's net zero emissions target:
option 1: until 2050 and restore the leadership of Britain.
option 2: until 2050 at no additional cost to families.
option 3: until 2045, taking the necessary measures.
option 4: by 2040 and abandon fossil fuels.
On the second topic, fossil fuels:
option 1: a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. Maintain ongoing licenses, no new approvals including for coal.
option 2: also a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. But concerned with loosing jobs and energy independence.
option3: also a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. End fossil fuel subsidies and end coal licenses.
option4: cancel recent licenses, stop issuing new ones and end fossil fuel subsidies.
And the last exemple, the one related to renewable energy policies:
option 1: make Britain a “clean energy superpower”, pledging £8 billion over five years. Double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind by 2030.
option 2: triple offshore wind, solar boosted with 70 additional gigawatts by 2035. And small modular nuclear power stations.
option 3: solar and wind to respond for 90 per cent of the country’s electricity by 2030. Investment and innovation in tidal and wave power.
option 4: a push for 80 gigawatts of offshore wind, 53 gigawatts of onshore wind, and 100 gigawatts of solar by 2035. Phase out nuclear power entirely.
How would be your vote?
Click at the image below for read the complete article from Euronews, including the situation of the remaining issues.
