COP26

[Blaze]

This seems to have finished like previous climate meetings, unsatisfactorily, probably because it would be difficult to get so many countries to agree on everything.

The various pledges for measures to be taken by 2030 would seem in many areas, far too late. Deforestation, for example. Illegal logging is increasing in Europe in countries like Romania and Poland as well as in countries like Brazil/Amazonia and Indonesia. Even the French are selling off the family silver : one third of oak trees cut down go to China according to the Fédération nationale du bois. Ten years ago, it was one oak tree in 10 that went to China. Trees are being cut down much earlier to cope with demand, for example oaks at 80 years instead of 120 (I saw this first-hand in a local ONF run forest).
I can only imagine that our native non-resinous trees will eventually be replaced by resinous many of which grow more quickly. This in itself will have a knock-on effect on the eco system (flora, fauna, bird, insects ...).

[niemeyjt]

COP26 - more like COP OUT.

[ajm]

Couldn't Organise a Pissup

[Blaze]

@niemeyjt
@ajm
Well put !

[Bayleaf]

I thought it had gone into Extra Time?!

Same old, same old - unless those in high places can invest in greener solutions, to replace them coining it in from current un-green methods, I don't see a way forward.

As an aside, some say the Military are the worst polluters around the world, and "waste" the most money, and destroy the most land.....and it's never questioned. Oh, if only we didn't all have to compete with the biggest arms and guns - what a wonderful world it truly would be (cue Louis Armstrong).

[niemeyjt]

As an aside, some say the Military are the worst polluters around the world, and "waste" the most money, and destroy the most land.....and it's never questioned. Oh, if only we didn't all have to compete with the biggest arms and guns - what a wonderful world it truly would be (cue Louis Armstrong).

The armies of the world are taking huge steps to be more environmentally friendly:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_bullet

Green bullet, green ammunition or green ammo are nicknames for a United States Department of Defense program to eliminate the use of hazardous materials from small arms ammunition and from small arms ammunition manufacturing.

I would have thought that whatever it is made of, a bullet is hazardous to anyone it is aimed at.