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	<title>Comments on: The Soil Association and air freight</title>
	<link>http://www.carboncommentary.com/2007/10/29/41</link>
	<description>A critical appraisal of issues in the move to a low-carbon economy</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Robert Palgrave</title>
		<link>http://www.carboncommentary.com/2007/10/29/41#comment-28</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Palgrave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chris, you say "..the Association is taking a risk by suggesting people should change their diet."

If climate change is not an issue on which organisations should take a risk, are there any?

I expect parents and teachers to actively encourage children to look both ways before crossing the road. I expect driving instructors to impress on their students the dangers of excessive speed. I don't think these people are taking a risk by conveying such mesages -  they are correctly discharging their responsibility. I therefore expect people who can see the consequences of climate change to take responsibility for telling others, and helping them adjust to the reality

It's likely we will end up with a 'nanny state' telling people what to eat, how to drive, how often to fly etc, because so far it's clear that enough people don't believe they need to change their behaviour. 

Maybe, just maybe, we could head this off if the Govt stopped dodging the issue by manipulating statistics, and started walking the talk on climate change. I'm not hopeful though...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris, you say &#8220;..the Association is taking a risk by suggesting people should change their diet.&#8221;</p>
<p>If climate change is not an issue on which organisations should take a risk, are there any?</p>
<p>I expect parents and teachers to actively encourage children to look both ways before crossing the road. I expect driving instructors to impress on their students the dangers of excessive speed. I don&#8217;t think these people are taking a risk by conveying such mesages -  they are correctly discharging their responsibility. I therefore expect people who can see the consequences of climate change to take responsibility for telling others, and helping them adjust to the reality</p>
<p>It&#8217;s likely we will end up with a &#8216;nanny state&#8217; telling people what to eat, how to drive, how often to fly etc, because so far it&#8217;s clear that enough people don&#8217;t believe they need to change their behaviour. </p>
<p>Maybe, just maybe, we could head this off if the Govt stopped dodging the issue by manipulating statistics, and started walking the talk on climate change. I&#8217;m not hopeful though&#8230;</p>
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