End Games

Global emissions of man-made CO² increased by 45 per cent between 1990 and 2010 and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010.

This is shocking and the UK really must up its game despite only having 2.0 per cent of global emissions.

I suggest cancelling the Olympic Games to be held in London next year.

Think of the CO² savings. No competitors, no backroom staff, no spectators flying in from all over the world importing nasty CO². Fewer limousines, buses, taxis and cars clogging up the streets of London causing pollution.

In fact, we should ban all sporting activities since they are all CO²-intensive.

Golf, skiing, canoeing, mountain biking, hill walking, athletics, swimming, football, rugby and many others all require dirty, polluting private transport.

It is time to give upethe pursuit of the unachievable, ignore politicians’ renewable rantings and the zealots green dreams and get back to economic reality.

Other countries are growing their economies and their CO² emissions, whilst Britain digs an even deeper renewable hole, draining our taxes and increasing our energy bills for a laughable 2.1 per cent heavily subsidised wind power.

But of course politicians can pretend to be saving the planet.

Clark Cross

Springfield Road

Linlithgow