No more floods to destroy the earth, if you believe the Bible. Very reassuring for Serbians who endured three months-worth of rain in three days last month. Or for thousands in Paraguay and Brazil forced from their homes by flooding this month. If you believe the scientists, there’s a lot more to come. It’s taken less than a one-degree rise in global temperatures from pre-industrial times to produce the flood-delivered devastation seen in the last two years, affecting dozens of countries. To stop a further degree rise, more than half the fossil fuel reserves claimed by energy companies need to stay in the ground.
If you believe these companies, reserves should be increased! You should worry instead about energy security. They’ve scored a hit with the UK Government, who are set to make it easier for them to frack under our homes.
Which source do your readers believe? — Eric Alexander, Dovecot Road, High Wycombe
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