Saving the planet?

It's become de rigour for every environmental activist to tell us that we need to reduce carbon in order to save the planet. Recent articles and TV programmes have pointed out that the planet would do pretty well without us. Yes, some species would die out and others will be forced to move to survive - as they always have done - but without man as the dominant species many would thrive, rainforests would return etc...

In fact we need to act to save ourselves and not the planet. We need to change and fast, however I'm worried that overclaims and hectoring scaremongering will reduce, rather than increase, the rate of change as people get fed up with it (remember the green movement of late 80s?)

One Environmental Editor of a National Paper that I met recently shared my view regarding the campaign against flying (when there is as yet no green alternative). The fact is that is has not worked - more people have flown than ever before - and rather than creating genuine appraisal by tourists about whether they really need to fly most have just said bugger them I'm off! In fact market forces - see my blog below - will probably accomplish the campaigners objectives..