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graph from Climate Change Action
“The best indication of whether a person truly grasps the scale of the global climate crisis is not whether they drive a hybrid car or offset their flights, nor whether they subscribe to the Ecologist or plan to attach a wind turbine to their house. The most reliable indicator is whether they support carbon rationing.” - Mark Lynas in the New Statesman As Warren and Jeff have reported, they are getting very serious about carbon reduction on that other planet called the United Kingdom. They really do believe that “You can’t bargain with the planet because it doesn’t care whether or not targets are “politically acceptable”. So unless we secure a deal determining how much carbon each nation and each person can emit, we simply will not survive.” Using a new petition system set up by the Prime Minister’s office that lets citizens set up petitions online (like that would ever happen here), Alex Kent set this up and it seems to be gaining steam. Only open to UK citizens, but a good model for this side of the pond. via ::ecostreet; petition below the fold.

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