Daddy, what did you do about climate change?

When confronted with a climate change sceptic, my dad likes to ask the question: ‘Is there anything that would convince you that climate change is happening?’

Last weekend, a thousand people formed a human chain around Kingsnorth coal power station to say ‘no’ to the new coal power plants proposed under the dubious justification of carbon capture and storage. The demonstration was organised by a coalition of groups including the Women’s Institute and Oxfam. What stronger message could there be to the government that new coal power is a bad idea?

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