As EDM 2711 noted, two opinion polls last year indicated that the public viewed reducing flying and raising aviation tax favourably. They can be read at http://www.ipsos-mori.com/polls/2006/aet.shtml and www.communicateresearch.com/poll.php?id=85. The latter found that 63% of Britons would be prepared to sacrifice one foreign holiday by air travel annually to help save the planet.

Now we have the Mail on Sunday claiming "Cameron's green tax on air travel a massive vote loser". It begins "David Cameron's green tax on air travel risks becoming a massive vote loser for the Tory leader, according to a new poll". The article actually notes that, according to an opinion poll by BPIX, his voting preference ratings were holding up well and he was viewed slightly better for policies on climate change than Labour.

The Conservatives are inviting views on their Energy Review Interim Findings.

This speaks of the need to fulfil a target of 60% CO2 cuts by 2050 on 1990 levels (pp 3,7 of PDF document). This however does not factor in:

- (I) The need to keep average global warming below 2°C, and the need for developed nations to adopt an emissions pathway which sees their share of world emissions progressively falling. This is recognized in the Contraction and Convergence model. The EU endorses all these principles.

I very very rarely watch terrorvision (terrestrial horror television), but I plugged in for the 30th May 2006 BBC 2 showing of "If...The Oil Runs Out" [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/if/4989146.stm ] and despite the rather Ben Elton-ish comedy plot, the facts and figures thrown in were very helpful in understanding what is happening and what will be happening. I draw to your attention this week's news [ http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1788535,00.html ].

You know how it is - you're sat waiting for a train that's nearly an hour away because some poorly managed engineering works have completely ruined the normal timetable - and so you get to cogitating, ruminating, pondering, musing... so I wrote a letter to my MP about how Nuclear Power is not the answer to Climate Change. I've sent it via http://www.theyworkforyou.com and I've posted it on a little-known and rarely-accessed website http://www.workface-limited.co.uk/html/antinuclear.html and I feel so much better now.

The Conservatives are to ditch their opposition to the London Congestion Charge as part of their policy review headed by John Redwood, according to today's Evening Standard.

Firstly, i would never consider voting for the tories.

Now that it clear, i will explain just how pleased i am that David Cameron is talking about Climate Change.

I shall start by mentioning a few facts:

1. Climate change is a huge problem.
2. Policy makers i.e thinktanks/advisory boards/many mps/the people at DEFRA...know this.
3. Although strongly manifest now in some areas of the world the problem of climate change will only have severe and widley noticeable impacts in the uk over the medium to long term.

This was all objective, and hopefully not to contencious.

What does this mean for the political situation? I would suggest the following: