Matt Ridley
If the British government declared the
abolition of sin by 2050, commentators would be rightly cynical. The
announcement last week that Britain will enact a net-zero carbon target
for 2050 was instead welcomed, especially by “faith leaders”. Yet
without specifying how it is to be achieved, setting this target is about as wishful as pledging to eliminate sin.
It is not just a matter of cost – although £1 trillion is not small
change (if you had been spending a pound a second and had now reached £1
trillion, you would have had to start when Neanderthals were still on
the scene)."
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