yep, another glorious photo opportunity for world leaders to suck each other off and show us how great they can be when elections are close.

I disengage, I turn the page.

Yes, the hate pump offers came across like a real gimmick, because the offer was limited to a small number of grants anyway and as you say the upfront cost isn't something that would appeal to the average person. No doubt in time prices will come down, but I won't be rushing to make the change.

I'm not sure that the windfarm stats pass the smell test though, when you consider that it's upfront carbon cost vs ongoing. They appear to be very efficient [Link] [Link] though nuclear narrowly tops them all whatever the other pros and cons of it may be.

We should always be looking to move beyond the outmoded and what will eventually look archaic, but as some rightly say it can't only come at a cost to joe public. Corporations have been making bank for decades due to not caring about the environment. Unfortunately for us 'shareholders' and corporations aren't often bothered about much other than their financials so the transition was never going to be straightforward.

There is no way in any rational scenario that in needs to operate for 70 years to offset the Co2. I'm not saying it's a perfect solution, but is clearly much, much better than some technologies. We're making strides in the right direction, though have maybe been a bit too nuclear shy all things considered.

It's over. A final admission the planet is royally fooked. And COP26 was never going to be anything other than an insurmountable hurdle.
Sharma seems to see something positive,...
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But I see nothing tangible

I disengage, I turn the page.

All that money spent.

In terms of doing anything it's always been about the technological developments, not waffle by politicians most of whom are about as honest as prison inmates.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

In principle getting together as nations to thrash these things out with a combination of arm twisting and incentives is a good, even necessary idea. In reality though change most often comes too late, as current self interest often holds away. Corporations especially will drag their feet until forced to do otherwise. It's a shame because many green and sustainable technologies actually now make much more sense now than the alternatives.