UK Attempts to Take on Global Warming Are Threatened by Recession

As of right now, the UK already has one of the toughest climate change laws in the whole world. However, the Committee on Climate Change clearly states that radical action is still needed. It goes on to highlight a need to rescue carbon trading schemes.

Right now Europe is counting on carbon trading between polluters to make it a lot cheaper to build wind turbines. They are also hoping that this will make it easier to develop technology that can trap, as well as store, gases released from power stations.

So with so many things in the works, it would seem that the UK is well on its way to a low carbon future. However, despite these plans and many others, the chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change, David Kennedy, said that the recession could end up demolishing all such plans. He noted that the recession could be a bigger problem than what people give it credit for.

Right now it is not a question on whether companies or people want to help the government reach their goal, its a question on whether they have the money to do so. Due to the recession, companies are doing all they can to just keep their heads above water. Although many groups claim that switching to a more eco friendly approach could save money, they fail to point out that it still takes money to reach this point. At this point in time, money is not something that companies are able to just throw around.
This does not mean that the UK is giving up on its attempts to tackle global warming, but it does pose a problem. With the end of the recession looking close at hand, these plans may be able to see the light of day.