Everyone in Britain could be given a personal 'carbon allowance'

[bytor2112]

Coming to America soon?

[Guest]

You bet.

[Moksha]

Give us conspicuous consumption or give us death!

We might need to teabag those Brits again.

[Dravin]

Carbon Theft Insurance?

[Mahone]

We might need to teabag those Brits again.

Lol. I have a feeling you don't realise what this actually means

[Dravin]

Lol. I have a feeling you don't realise what this actually means

If we'd done that to King George I think the revolutionary war would have turned out far different.

[hordak]

An Environment Agency spokesman said only those with "extravagant lifestyles" would be affected by the carbon allowances.

Doesn't regular economics do this already? I mean people who use more gas, fly more often and use more electricity pay more for these things and pay more taxes on these things right?

"A lot of people who cycle will get money back. It will probably only be bankers and those with extravagant lifestyles who would lose out."

Are bankers known to consume more energy then say, Janitors or lawyers?

[Dravin]

Must be all those calculators they use. Guess it's cloudy enough in England that the solar strips don't work and they have to use batteries.

[Mahone]

Are bankers known to consume more energy then say, Janitors or lawyers?

I believe that's a tongue in cheek reference to all the media coverage over the last few months about how ridicuously large bankers bonuses are.

[Hemidakota]

Coming to America soon?

I am sorry but this totally delusional in thinking that everyone needs a carbon-footprint and they are going to save the planet. Did anyone tell the cows they are only allowed to release methane on Sundays only? This field of stupidty where the annual Darwin award needs to be given to its author....