Hi
Prior to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen a group of British scientists made claims about climate change which they subsequently admitted were inaccurate. The consequence of this has been that the results of a survey announced last week indicates that the number of people in the UK who are now sceptical about climate change has risen.

Obviously this was a worry to the authorities since most of the world accepts that climate change is a reality. However surely the most important fact is that Governments throughout the world are now committed to reducing their carbon emissions. Whether or not you believe that the climate is changing, the fact is that the UK Government have announced plans to build further nuclear power stations as well as offshore wind farms. The reality is that they cannot afford to decommission the old nuclear plants never mind build new ones.

There is a real possibility that the UK may be plunged into darkness before the new energy resources come into operation. We of course do not have to wait for this to happen, we can as individuals generate our own electricity at home using solar panels and wind turbines where appropriate. This will protect us to a large degree from ever increasing power bills and give us some independance from the national grid.