Burning petrol & diesel in an uncertain world

TwoHooter said:
Well COP26 has kicked off, and before the mods get excited and start pressing the ban button I wish to point out that the following is NOT fake news, it is real news and I submit that it is directly relevant to this thread and our future as owners of motor boats.

Bezos Leads Parade Of 400 Private Jets To COP26 With $65M Gulfstream As Greta Accuses Leaders Of Betrayal | ZeroHedge
'Hypocrisy and hot air over Glasgow Airport as the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, attracts 400 private jets carrying world leaders and business executives from around the world. '

NOTE: I think the flight record shows flights into Glasgow, not the whole of the UK. The point about use of private and chartered aircraft to attend the conference is valid but I think the title of this video is wrong.

Hypocrisy and hot air hover over Glasgow as Cop26 leaders fly in by polluting private jet
'Meanwhile, two Estonian-owned cruise liners that have been moored on the Clyde to provide overspill accommodation for people working at Cop26 will have to run their diesel engines to generate electricity, because they cannot be rigged up to shore power. The Tallink Group, owners of the Romantika and the Silja Europa, told The Daily Telegraph that only one of the vessels was capable of plugging in to shore power but it was not available at either of the berths.'

Boris kicks off COP26 warning leaders it is a 'minute to midnight'
'On Sunday, MailOnline observed at least 52 private jets landing at Glasgow - while estimates put the total number flying in for the conference at 400...... Prince Charles was among those travelling by non-commercial plane from the G20 in Rome, MailOnline can reveal. A Clarence House spokesman said: 'His Royal Highness has personally campaigned for a shift towards Sustainable Aviation Fuel and would only undertake travel to Rome when it was agreed that sustainable fuel would be used in the plane.' The spokesman said that sustainable fuel would also be used 'wherever possible... from now on'.

Can I buy some of that sustainable fuel for our boat please? If not, why not?
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It’s a Kafkaesque absurdity that is so bizarre that it can only be true.
But if anyone thinks that billionaires or princes will persuade me to do my bit while they indulge in their rarefied lifestyle then they are mistaken. Even Scandinavian nymphs have lost my support. Just my very unpolitical, non newsworthy, non current event, hell, it’s not even an opinion ?‍♂️?
 
I don’t think a uk ban on recreational boating is going to make much difference. Other nations need to do more.
Energy Balance
ElectricitytotalUnited Kingdom
per capita		USA
per capita
Own consumption309.20 bn kWh4,600.14 kWh11,842.76 kWh
Production318.20 bn kWh4,734.04 kWh12,428.52 kWh
Import19.70 bn kWh293.09 kWh220.71 kWh
Export2.15 bn kWh32.03 kWh29.42 kWh
 
The ban if and when (and I don't think anyone in Glasgow is thinking of boats at the moment) will be a pure political move in the most classic of "look we are serious in saving the world!" way.

They should agree on a solar tax, this way suddenly the govs will be all over you trying to get you to install 6kw on your roof.
 
One hundred nations are going to give up cows to reduce methane. So we will be buying milk and meat from the other hundred countries instead
 
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Martxer said:
Or is it a proving ground for new technologies that eventually filter down to the daily run about
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Gottcha .
You mean like KERS ?
Its even found in London Buses .How thoughtful for the kids breathing the fresher air .Well done F1.
Many more examples.

Don’t forget comrade “ Biglumps “the 40 000 K jobs motor sport creates in the U.K.
 
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