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Letter to my MP on the Prettily Named Climate and Nature Bill
22nd January 2025
Alex Davies-Jones MP
Dear Ms Davies-Jones,
You will shortly be voting on the Second Reading of the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN) Bill. I am writing to urge you to think very carefully before voting for the Bill.
Hurtling towards Net Zero will cause great harm to your constituents as it will have serious consequences on the poorer people among us, especially pensioners.
Firstly, it is important to be aware of the questionable science driving this ideology:
1. CO2 does not cause temperature rise; it is the other way around. Any MP voting on the basis that a trace gas (400 parts per million) can cause the ‘greenhouse effect’ has not done the research. CO2 is necessary for life on Earth. If the levels of CO2 fall below 200 ppm plants will die and food production will fall.
2. Temperature rise or fall has many causation factors, not least solar fluctuations and water vapour.
3. Monitoring of global temperature using historic data is highly susceptible to error as weather stations were few and far between when records began. Also, many current stations are now situated in urban heat sinks.
I’ve just looked at the National Grid status today (22/01/25). It’s cold, 1C, but a nice clear, crisp day — the UK energy demand is 43 gigawatts. Gas and coal are providing 61.62% of the energy supply. Nuclear provides 8.91%. The remaining supply is coming from a mix of sources, such as imports. However, importantly, wind is generating only 0.35% and solar 0.85%.
This means that the UK will always have to have gas power stations online and ready to go in order to back up the supply when so-called renewables fail to deliver as they are today. That also means that the British public, the taxpayer has to pay double for this dual supply.
Another point to consider is that renewables just aren’t. The amount of fossil fuel that is necessary to operate one average onshore wind turbine for a year is approximately 9,000 litres. The amount of concrete poured into the ground (never to be removed) is approximately 370 cubic metres. Large amounts of steel rebar are also necessary and…
