CO2 - why does every little bit count

[***super_nova***]

It really is very simple.  There is CO2 in the atmosphere but the amount is normally static; there is an equilibrium.  But since the start of industrial revolution it has been steadily increasing.  Why does as little as few percent make difference?

Imagine you have a large tub almost full of water.  There is a tap running 100 litres per day into it, and on the bottom is a drain that takes away 100litres.  Therefore the level stays the same.  If you increase the water coming in by only 1%, it will add 101 litre per day, if the output stays the same, the water will slowly start rising, and one day it will overflow.

[lakeland27]

 i must admit to recieving discounts on oxo cubes

[poddster]

Just a discount ?? Are they not given away free for life to each staunch convert?

[spotweldersfriend]

What gravy train is that poddy?Taxes?Governments can and do raise taxes when they see fit.They dont have to conjure up some phoney global warming story to do that.If you want to getter a bigger tax grab,it would be easier to concoct a story about deficits,welfare etc to justify a tax increase.

[lakeland27]

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@poddster wrote:

Just a discount ?? Are they not given away free for life to each staunch convert?

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 no , one merely escapes certification. the cube was a private arrangement with a packet holder/owner

[poddster]

People are less prone to complaint if the taxes are tethered to an emotive ideal, like saving the planet.

As is perfectly obvious from currentnt tremds

[spotweldersfriend]

People complain for a day,then carry on.Just ask the smokers of this country.

[poddster]

A very astute observation on your part Spot, isnt is strange that all addictions and necessities are taxed heavily

[spotweldersfriend]

Yeah well its time to tax polluters because air is pretty addictive too.

[donnashuggy]

Love it spot

[poddster]

Stopping excessive polution has my vote, but CO2 is not a pollutant regardless of what you have been  led to believe.

Land, River, and Ocean pollition in a much more serious problem.