Stop the eco meddling

THE Mail believes passionately in the obligation to safeguard the planet for future generations.

That’s why we are proud Britain leads the way in tackling the potential threat of climate change, slashing carbon emissions to their lowest since the Victorian era (although the way our politicians slavishly prostrate themselves before Extinction Rebellion’s teenage eco-zealots, you’d never know). Thanks to punitive green taxes, renewables and dramatically reduced coalfired power stations, the UK is responsible for just 1 per cent of global CO2 emissions.

While there is no room for complacency, are the nannying measures proposed today by hand-wringing MPs – setting home heating to just 19C, ditching gas boilers, eating less red meat and blighting the coastline with thousands more ugly wind turbines – really justified?

With China belching out 60 per cent of the rise in carbon emissions over the past decade, it smacks of politically correct meddling. Britain should not be panicked into adopting measures which would adversely affect people’s lives while having little impact on the global problem.