According to PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and renewables specialist Michael Timar:
“If someone saves money from having cavity wall insulation put into their house, but then spends it on something which produces carbon emissions in its manufacturing, or takes an extra journey, then the environmental benefit is lost.
“You have to think about what the effect is all the way down the chain — that if you use less, you might actually end up consuming more.”
Mr Timar warned that people who had saved £100 by cutting their energy bills could use the cash to fund extra leisure activities, such as drinking imported alcoholic beverages in bars — or electronic gadgets, which are often shipped from overseas.
This is beautiful:
It has been calculated by environmental experts that one single bottle of imported beer uses 900g of CO2 — wiping out two-thirds of the annual carbon savings made by replacing all light bulbs in an average home with energy-saving models.
Drink two and you’re in credit.
Tim Blair, “Tim Blair Blog: DON’T DO ANYTHING”, Daily Telegraph, 2011-02-18
February 18, 2011
QotD: Drink an imported beer and make Mother Gaia cry
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