Jottings from SW Surrey. This used to be mainly about energy but now I've retired it's just an old man's rant. From 23 June 2016 'til 12 December 2019 Brexit dominated but that is now a lost cause. So, I will continue to point out the stupidities of government when I'm so minded; but you may also find the odd post on climate change, on popular science or on genealogy - particularly my own family.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Schizophrenia in the Energy Saving World
DECC's recently published wave 5 of its public attitude tracker makes for some interesting reading. While 80% of those surveyed said that they think about energy saving behaviours, 67% admit to, at least sometimes, boiling the kettle with excess water, 52% leave lights on unnecessarily and 52% leave the heating on when they go out for a few hours. Support for renewables is relatively high, 76% supporting offshore wind for instance; but views on nuclear are mixed with 40% support rising from 37% in the previous wave. All this suggests to me that a coherent message is not getting across - and certainly coherent thinking is not taking place. I'm not sure (actually, let's make that a firmer statement - I don't know) how to change this situation. Ideas anyone?
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