50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking

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50 MPs warn that oil production may be peaking

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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?
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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 :cry:
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biffvernon wrote:Benn was saying make me holy but not just yet :cry:
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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.
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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:

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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 :)
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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.
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:D
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! :shock:
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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?
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