Who’s knobbled the BBC?

[Muddyroads]

They just did an entire article on global warming on the 10 o’clock news, and all they talked about was burning fossil fuels!
No mention of animals or methane, of trees or cutting meat consumption.
Is the tide finally turning, or was it a momentary blip?

 

[Flat 10]

I don’t know but climate change is hardly the day’s events and it’s constant coverage on the news I find immensely frustrating

 

[borderterribles]

Should have been in Mandarin/Chinese and on the World Service.

 

[Cowabunga]

They just did an entire article on global warming on the 10 o’clock news, and all they talked about was burning fossil fuels!
No mention of animals or methane, of trees or cutting meat consumption.
Is the tide finally turning, or was it a momentary blip?

Another slow-news day. Not even the tiny but noisy vegan woke minority got a look in. I bet they redouble their efforts in the coming weeks though.

 

[ISCO]

I noticed this as well and not for first time. I was sat waiting for meatbto be mentioned and it was not.

 

[Stuart J]

Should have been in Mandarin/Chinese and on the World Service.

They produce less CO2 per capita than us by a long way.

 

[delilah]

I did. Politely pointed Roger Harrabin to all the stuff on here explaining that cows are the solution not the problem.

(don't think it will have made any difference tbh, more likely a momentary blip, but point being there's absolutely zero point in slagging these people off, they need cultivating)

 

[Hjwise]

I did. Politely pointed Roger Harrabin to all the stuff on here explaining that cows are the solution not the problem.

(don't think it will have made any difference tbh, more likely a momentary blip, but point being there's absolutely zero point in slagging these people off, they need cultivating)

Cultivating? Won’t that release more CO2?

 

[borderterribles]

They produce less CO2 per capita than us by a long way.

But as a country emit twice the amount of the second most polluting nation on Earth, the United States of America.

 

[GeorgeK]

I think there's plenty of internal friction in BBC paradise. Lots of agendas and squabbling behind closed doors. For example the business team (who for some reason never cover farming) do a piece on how important it is to the economy to get airlines going again, shortly followed by the environment bunch releasing a piece saying the exact opposite and how flying must be further curtailed. I like to think there are plenty of death stares and snide remarks whenever the opposing groups cross paths, maybe the occasional rich tea biscuit flung in outrage

 

[Poorbuthappy]

But as a country emit twice the amount of the second most polluting nation on Earth, the United States of America.

Thats like saying we produce 270 x the pollution of Fiji.
Per capita adds context.

 

[GeorgeK]

But as a country emit twice the amount of the second most polluting nation on Earth, the United States of America.

It's interesting to also look at C02/km2, because while America emits a lot per capita it's a big country with a lot of wilderness to soak some back up. If we are interested in the really important figure which is net emissions then absortion capacity does count, just like with farming.

The List of Countries Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer | CareOurEarth

The following is a list of major countries or territories ranked by their fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer in the year of 2017 (in tonnes of CO2), based on the latest database released by Global Carbon Project on 5 December 2018. For each nation or territory, the value of total fossil...

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By this measure Singapore is the worst, we are 17 and USA ranks 37. Peru has the least emissions for the area of country.

 

[borderterribles]

Thats like saying we produce 270 x the pollution of Fiji.
Per capita adds context.

Does context excuse the building of as many coal-fired power stations as they wish, because their emissions per head will still be lower than other countries? Surely that is just using the fact that a fifth of the world's population is Chinese?

 

[Poorbuthappy]

If human beings are the cause of excess ghg, surely you have to look at production of it in terms of population? And interestingly (controversially) China are the ones who have tried to curtail population growth too.

Certainly not looking to defend the building of coal power stations though, but they are also doing huge amounts of work on renewable approaches too, as well as a plethora of electric car manufacturers.

 

[melted welly]

It's interesting to also look at C02/km2, because while America emits a lot per capita it's a big country with a lot of wilderness to soak some back up. If we are interested in the really important figure which is net emissions then absortion capacity does count, just like with farming.

The List of Countries Ranked by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Kilometer | CareOurEarth

The following is a list of major countries or territories ranked by their fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer in the year of 2017 (in tonnes of CO2), based on the latest database released by Global Carbon Project on 5 December 2018. For each nation or territory, the value of total fossil...

www.careourearth.com

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By this measure Singapore is the worst, we are 17 and USA ranks 37. Peru has the least emissions for the area of country.

thats interesting.

One thing that stuck out for me though, was that a square km of uk “wilderness” ie highlands, moors will have far greater sequestration potential than a square km of Saudi Desert. So I’m not sure how much use these calculations are.

 

[Flat 10]

I think there's plenty of internal friction in BBC paradise. Lots of agendas and squabbling behind closed doors. For example the business team (who for some reason never cover farming) do a piece on how important it is to the economy to get airlines going again, shortly followed by the environment bunch releasing a piece saying the exact opposite and how flying must be further curtailed. I like to think there are plenty of death stares and snide remarks whenever the opposing groups cross paths, maybe the occasional rich tea biscuit flung in outrage

I don’t know what snacks bbc staff have but I bet it’s not as working class as a rich tea biscuits. I bet there’s very few biscuits in the building. I reckon it’s all green tea, houmous and carrot sticks.....

 

[primmiemoo]

 

[GeorgeK]

I don’t know what snacks bbc staff have but I bet it’s not as working class as a rich tea biscuits. I bet there’s very few biscuits in the building. I reckon it’s all green tea, houmous and carrot sticks.....

Mung beans

 

[Bald Rick]

They just did an entire article on global warming on the 10 o’clock news, and all they talked about was burning fossil fuels!
No mention of animals or methane, of trees or cutting meat consumption.
Is the tide finally turning, or was it a momentary blip?

 

[Flat 10]

Off topic but no one voted for her so she should fut the shuck up.