14th November 2021

A big chill is coming. The last members of the Glasgow Cop26 knees-up have now departed on their private jets. “The end of coal is in sight,” said Alok Sharma. But 2 countries were notable by their absence. China and Russia. The coal declaration was not signed by the top 3 coal consumers: China, India and the US, who account for 70% of global CO2 emissions. Hypocrisy everywhere. The US was observed liaising with the UAE to increase oil production. Meantime the UK’s push to instal solar panels ignores the fact that China produce them using coal! And if the UK continues to discourage BP, Shell etc from investing in more oil and gas, from where are we going to source such commodities that the public demand? Russia and Saudi Arabia! So, our hard won economic stability is being transferred eastwards. And me? Yes, there is global warming; yes, man is contributing CO2 into the atmosphere; but I believe the major cause of global warming is the regular (every billion years or so) planetary shift, which in the past caused the Ice Age. I suspect it’s already starting to shift the Gulf Stream, as our weather’s getting like Maine. Warm summers, and heavy snow is forecast….