Scotsman letters
Just a phase
Dr Richard Dixon’s weekly articles are full of blame for the UK without ever mentioning what the rest of the world is doing – or rather, not doing. They are not reducing emissions, they are increasing them. Dr Dixon complains that COP agreements mention a “phase down” of coal but ignore oil and gas.
Two years ago Alok Sharma, the UK president of COP26 in Glasgow, was emotional when China, India and numerous other countries refused to “phase out” coal, agreeing only to “phase down” coal while vehemently refusing to provide a fixed date. The world’s major polluters are now in the coal “phase up” mode as they build yet more coal-fired power plants to provide cheap electricity to power their economies. Does Dr Dixon really expect nations to sign up to a “phase down” of oil and gas? Many would suggest Dr Dixon’s column is well past its sell-by date.
Clark Cross, Linlithgow, West Lothian
Labour MSP Monica Lennon’s proposed ‘Ecocide’ legislation is intended to “scare major polluters into action” (Scotsman 8th November). So far so good.
Will this include targeting the astonishing SEVENTY THOUSAND elite delegates from 190-odd nations that will FLY off to Dubai at the end of this month to attend the ludicrously polluting jolly at the Conference of the Parties number 28 (COP28)?
Yours in disbelief,
George Herraghty
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