Comments on: The numbers are unravelling already http://timworstall.com/2009/11/11/the-numbers-are-unravelling-already/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mr Potarto http://timworstall.com/2009/11/11/the-numbers-are-unravelling-already/comment-page-1/#comment-37080 Mr Potarto Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:04:18 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11019#comment-37080 "The CCC believes that the cost of the scheme would be paid for by a combination of government subsidy and higher electricity bills." Phew! That's good news, for a minute I thought we'd have to pay it ourselves but I see the bill will fall on... taxpayers, and... people who use electricity. “The CCC believes that the cost of the scheme would be paid for by a combination of government subsidy and higher electricity bills.”

Phew! That’s good news, for a minute I thought we’d have to pay it ourselves but I see the bill will fall on… taxpayers, and… people who use electricity.

]]> By: Luis Enrique http://timworstall.com/2009/11/11/the-numbers-are-unravelling-already/comment-page-1/#comment-37054 Luis Enrique Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:10 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11019#comment-37054 a quibble -if I spend £10,000 on a new green car, most of that money is providing me with car to get me from A to B, perhaps some of it is paying to alleviate climate change (perhaps a more expensive engine than I'd otherwise use). If I spent £10,000 insulating my home, most of that money is providing me with a warmer home and lower heating bills, however the power is generated. I don't know that the right sum of money to account against the "cost of alleviate climate change" is, but it isn't the total gross cost. I'm sure you're right on the broader point that once you add up all the money supposedly allocated to addressing climate change, it would come to a whole heap more than 1% GDP a quibble -if I spend £10,000 on a new green car, most of that money is providing me with car to get me from A to B, perhaps some of it is paying to alleviate climate change (perhaps a more expensive engine than I’d otherwise use).

If I spent £10,000 insulating my home, most of that money is providing me with a warmer home and lower heating bills, however the power is generated. I don’t know that the right sum of money to account against the “cost of alleviate climate change” is, but it isn’t the total gross cost.

I’m sure you’re right on the broader point that once you add up all the money supposedly allocated to addressing climate change, it would come to a whole heap more than 1% GDP

]]> By: Evelyn http://timworstall.com/2009/11/11/the-numbers-are-unravelling-already/comment-page-1/#comment-37051 Evelyn Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:04:13 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=11019#comment-37051 Tim, I think you should start a list for all the taxes, levies and whatnot that politicians and other kooks expect the cornucopia that spews (real, not freshly printed) money to conjure up. By now I think it must be almost empty and booked up for the next millennium ;-D Tim, I think you should start a list for all the taxes, levies and whatnot that politicians and other kooks expect the cornucopia that spews (real, not freshly printed) money to conjure up.

By now I think it must be almost empty and booked up for the next millennium ;-D

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