90% cut

[John Barleycorn]

The Government has said that household carbon based energy use must be cut by 90% by the year 2050.

Any ideas how how this could happen ?

Who will pay for it /

Ground source heat pump £15,000+

Log boiler £10,000 ?

Domestic woodchip boiler, dont even think about it as a single dwelling option by the time you have considered logistics & storage.

How will ypor chainsaws be powered ?

petrol will probably be more expensive than whisky

Not forgetting chain oil, 2 stroke mix and diesel.

Back to the old days of axes & 2 man saws ?

 

I see it now! battery powered chainsaw and loading wood onto a converted milkfloat.

[Stephen Blair]

i have pretty much went the same way mate, i used to run a 6 cylinder valmet and big mog. now i have a van and tiny chipper and mostly use loppers and silky. it is the way forward:001_smile:. i do have a monster chipper and a big truck coming soon, but that is just going to be on standby for my midlife crisis:lol:

[Mesterh]

I see it now! battery powered chainsaw and loading wood onto a converted milkfloat.

 

Not a bad idea, if we all had to do it we would never ever be short of work

 

Might cost a grand to remove a 30 foot leylandii though!

[Tom D]

Dream on, I'd be surprised if we manage 10%

[Alasdair]

so does that mean all the big delivery companies like the hgv companies that deliever stuff will go out of buisness?

[skyhuck]

The government also said 12+years ago that they were going to get tough on crime, sort out the NHS, stop kids being abused by their parents, etc, etc, etc,

 

 

Talk is cheap.

[Mark Bolam]

I intend to drink, laugh, cuss and whore myself to death by 2049.

 

100% reduction in my omissions.

 

What are YOU going to do?

 

[Billy]

the only way we'll achieve that is if we go back to basics like int he old days all workign inthe village onlyu using resources fomthe village etc

[John Barleycorn]

I intend to drink, laugh, cuss and whore myself to death by 2049.

 

100% reduction in my omissions.

 

What are YOU going to do?

 

 

Well, being in my late 50's there is only a slim chance of my being around in 2050.

Guess you youngsters will talk about the old days of those awesome petrol chainsaws, how people had energy to waste on stumpgrinding etc and then go back to sharpening your axes !

[Highland Forestry]

Thats the government for you... absolutley full o'shite!