Day 6: energy, how to generate it and how much do we need?
The route page explains the links between this issue and today's walk. After the 6th day of walking, and another long, hot day, I would love to have more of the human-powered form of energy!When the nuclear lobby, or timid politicians, discuss our energy needs, the most important part of the energy equation is consistently omitted. They assume continuing usage at the current or greater levels. Only the Green Party has policies to tackle the more fundamental challenge, which is to reduce energy usage.
Energy reduction has two aspects: the first stage is to massively increase energy efficiency. The second is to alter our economy and lifestyles so that we need less energy. That is a longer- term task which many of our policies relate to, but the first stage could be achieved within a decade, for instance under our plans for a mass free insulation scheme. We rightly provide education and health care for free, and need to do the same for home insulation. Green councillors in Kirklees have proved that this can be done at a local level, with major benefits for employment and the local economy.
Finally, the Durham Probate mob will be pleased to know that I visited Warkworth church to view the Widdrington memorial.
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