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50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking
Posted: 25 May 2008, 20:46
by Erik
Just noticed
this at the APPGOPO site.
50 MPs have signed this motion:
That this House notes that current movements in energy and food prices are in conformance with the predictions as to what would happen as oil production peaks; and calls for the Government urgently to review its predictions as to when peak oil occurs with a view to determining whether or not urgent policy adjustments are called for.
Looks good. What happens next?
Oh and according to
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetai ... ESSION=891 the breakdown of the 50 MPs was:
Democratic Unionist Party 2
INDEPENDENT 1
Labour Party 23
Liberal Democrats 23
Social Democratic and Labour Party 1
"All Party"?? Where's da Tories? Weren't they invited to the signing do?
Re: 50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking
Posted: 25 May 2008, 20:50
by RenewableCandy
Erik wrote:...
Oh and according to
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetai ... ESSION=891 the breakdown of the 50 MPs was:
Democratic Unionist Party 2
INDEPENDENT 1
Labour Party 23
Liberal Democrats 23
Social Democratic and Labour Party 1
"All Party"?? Where's da Tories? Weren't they invited to the signing do?
Erm...how about "Conservative
and Unionist Party" as an excuse there? Or is that a bit olde-fashioned now?
Posted: 25 May 2008, 21:24
by kenneal - lagger
I've emailed my MP to ask why there are no Tories supporting the EDM. Probably won't get a reply until after the hols but will let you all know the answer.
EDIT - He's away until 2nd June.
Posted: 25 May 2008, 22:13
by biffvernon
So there's another reminder why there's a difference between Labour (+LibDem) and the Tories, despite both major parties being useless at running the economy for the long term.
David Milliband for PM?
Posted: 26 May 2008, 00:15
by snow hope
This is good news. I see there are 3 MPs from N Ireland have signed the EDM and Lembit Opik - maybe we are starting to make a little progress in the political front?
Posted: 26 May 2008, 07:50
by biffvernon
biffvernon wrote:David Milliband for PM?
Ah,
The Times agrees.
And TEQs (by another name) on the top of Radio 4 news and an interview with Tim Yeo promoting the idea just after 7 this morning. We live in interesting times?
Posted: 26 May 2008, 08:16
by biffvernon
Monbiot and Hilary Benn on TEQs (aka personal carbon allowances) on R4 at 8.10
Benn was saying make me holy but not just yet
Posted: 26 May 2008, 08:33
by Aurora
biffvernon wrote:Benn was saying make me holy but not just yet
Re: 50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking
Posted: 26 May 2008, 12:28
by emordnilap
Erik wrote:Just noticed
this at the APPGOPO site.
50 MPs have signed this motion:
That this House notes that current movements in energy and food prices are in conformance with the predictions as to what would happen as oil production peaks; and calls for the Government urgently to review its predictions as to when peak oil occurs with a view to determining whether or not urgent policy adjustments are called for.
Good to have choices, innit?
Re: 50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking
Posted: 27 May 2008, 16:42
by energy-village
Erik wrote:
"All Party"?? Where's da Tories? Weren't they invited to the signing do?
I have a horrible fear that telling the truth about peak oil will be a
very bad electoral strategy. You can't give the great unwashed the shocking news without a radical action plan - and one of them ain't gonna look pleasant:
"CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE, POSSIBLY YOUR JOB AND WHERE YOU LIVE .... FOREVER"
Posted: 27 May 2008, 19:43
by biffvernon
So Labour lose the next election when they tell us the truth. The Tory government is seen to be in control as we hit the buffers/fall of the cliff/the shtf and David Milliband leads a new Emergency Government of National Unity just in time to cancel the Olympics
Posted: 27 May 2008, 20:26
by RenewableCandy
biffvernon wrote:So Labour lose the next election when they tell us the truth. The Tory government is seen to be in control as we hit the buffers/fall of the cliff/the shtf and David Milliband leads a new Emergency Government of National Unity just in time to cancel the Olympics
That's a nice scenario but Boris the Mayor might throw a spanner in the works by making the tories unelectable before The General Election comes around.
Posted: 27 May 2008, 21:24
by ecoworrier
I have a horrible fear that telling the truth about peak oil will be a very bad electoral strategy
Your not wrong, politicians don't have the balls to believe it let alone tell anyone.
The recent APPGOP meeting there were 3 MPs, top of the agenda eh!
Posted: 28 May 2008, 08:33
by Norfolk In Chance
I think Ken Deffeyes sums it up perfectly in his book Beyond Oil when he asks, what politician would stand for election on a platform of promising 30 years of blood, sweat and tears?