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[primmiemoo]

Going back to the OP, it's the diversity of staple foods and varieties within them that's in peril. One virus, bacterium, or fungus could wreak havoc on our food producing abilities where only one type is grown or reared.

We should all of us grow a "heritage" variety of cereal, potato or pulses, and/or keep a rare/minority breed of livestock according to where we are and what our ground will support in order to conserve genetic diversity, and select future proofing traits for new varieties and breeds.

 

[Clive]

As already noted, electric cars depend on cobalt mined by exploited children and a lithium supply which is firmly in the hands of a communist totalitarian regime. Hybrids do as well, but they are little more more than a normal car with a big battery. I trust you will be comfortable with your choice.

And fossil powered car are built from fairy wings I guess ?

We have to drive and we have to eat. Both things WILL damage environment, the future is about minimising and / or offsetting that damage if we want the human race occupation of this planet to be sustainable

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Everyone ELSE should cut production by 10%.

And therein lies the problem.

I've cut production by 100% . I only produce what I can sell at a premium which ain't milk beef or lamb

 

[Scribus]

And fossil powered car are built from fairy wings I guess ?

We have to drive and we have to eat. Both things WILL damage environment, the future is about minimising and / or offsetting that damage if we want the human race occupation of this planet to be sustainable

Batteries are not the only fruit when it comes to alternatives to fossil fuels. True, there is a whole industry trying to pretend otherwise, but carbon can be recycled as a fuel, Brazil already does it and so does the EU to a certain extent with ethanol in both diesel and petrol. All we need do is expand that rather than go mindlessly chasing after the hell of battery packs. Broader horizons are called for, but all we have is the conditioned Pavlovian response of dead end batteries whenever 'fossil fuels' are mentioned.

 

[Scribus]

Going back to the OP, it's the diversity of staple foods and varieties within them that's in peril. One virus, bacterium, or fungus could wreak havoc on our food producing abilities where only one type is grown or reared.

We should all of us grow a "heritage" variety of cereal, potato or pulses, and/or keep a rare/minority breed of livestock according to where we are and what our ground will support in order to conserve genetic diversity, and select future proofing traits for new varieties and breeds.

Ireland should need no reminder of that sad fact.

 

[primmiemoo]

Ireland should need no reminder of that sad fact.

Sorry, @Scribus , I had no intention to cause upset.

 

[Scribus]

Sorry, @Scribus , I had no intention to cause upset.

Don't worry, no offence taken, in fact there are many Irish who will quite happily overlook the the past, except when it suits them of course.

 

[stroller]

What degree of totalitarianism do you have in mind?

Communism or Islam

 

[Scribus]

Communism or Islam

We have excellent examples of why neither is desirable.

 

[rob1]

I totally agree. But there is hope, the youth will save us.

There were thousands of school kids protesting for climate-change awareness in London a week ago.

They were slaughtered in the media by various right-wing politicians and commentators

https://twitter.com/JohnFinnemore/status/1096394812159418371

yet for this lot, not a word of condemnation from the likes of Andrea Leadsome et al

https://twitter.com/UnityNewsNet/status/1096818224220594177

but as I said there is hope. One day those kids and millions like them, they're going to be our future politicians and leaders, our future CEOs, our future journalists and media commentators, our future everything

they are coming over the horizon to save us and there's nothing the far-right can do to stop them (unless they can find a way to become immortal )

they will be unstoppable


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Did they turn the lights out before they walked out of the classroom and I bet their mummies drove to pick them up afterwards as they couldnt walk anywhere

 

[awkward]

Ireland should need no reminder of that sad fact.

????!!

 

[Scribus]

????!!

Potato blight.

 

[Spuddler]

You’re probably right. But how long before average Joe is stopped from using it due to climate change?

Major world banks are ceasing investing in oil exploration in 2022!
I work for europes largest solar farm provider and bp have just bought half of our company, so that tells you something

 

[Scribus]

Major world banks are ceasing investing in oil exploration in 2022!
I work for europes largest solar farm provider and bp have just bought half of our company, so that tells you something

It could mean they are planning to close it down.

 

[Spuddler]

It could mean they are planning to close it down.

Don't think so somehow

 

[Scribus]

Don't think so somehow

Nothing in life is ever certain, except death and taxes of course.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Food .every dairy farmer sells 10% of his herd . Less milk higher price

What a good idea, I'd love to see a quota system
Then the quota would have a value & I could sell mine & retire to let someone younger have a go

 

[ollie989898]

Everyone should agree to cut production by 10%

Cut production of kids by 10%.

 

[Scribus]

Cut production of kids by 10%.

Does that include all the practice?

 

[ollie989898]

Does that include all the practice?

May as well, cheaper again.