How big of him.....

Absolutely, FC.!!! But there are people out there who believe that Governments introduce taxes to finance the stated cause/project/aim and not to divert them into the coffers for other purposes or just to add to the financial tax regime. Also some the UK Green taxes have gone to pay Energy Companies not to produce electricity for the National Grid due to the complicated contracts that have been concocted.

Trees take time to grow. Mass farming of trees has it opponents and critics, for good reasons, as well as it's supporters. Wood burning would only scratch the surface of the energy problem and the supply would never satisfy the demand if you were aiming to introduce on a national scale. The technology to capture the carbon is expensive and not yet complete which is why the Coal Burning Power Stations haven't managed to reach the international required standards despite using filters etc.

 

To where?? What some people term as Progress is usually to the disadvantage of others.

 

I agree that wood alone would not cut the mustard in terms of energy, but rather it should be a component of the solution - energy from faecal matter, methane from decomposing rubbish, nuclear, wind, hydro, solar, geothermal - all should be made more of

And I agree that there shouldn't be jobs for the sake if jobs, but would it not be better to pay two or three pence for a fully compostable bag when you need one, safe in the knowledge that it isn't harming the environment and is maintaining a degree of employment? These bags for life aren't really all that much better than bog standard bags - sure, they last a year or so but once disposed of they don't degrade and are no better than ordinary bags

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I agree in the sense that it's distracting from the main issue and, of course, the more distracting issues there are from the main issue of energy prices the better the Politicians like it.

 

It doesn't just have to be paper bags. Back in the old days we not only had paper bags but bags made from materials that could easily be recycled and lasted for years.

I tend to use the boxes that the supermarkets put aside for recycling. They're easy to use, the bottom doesn't fall out of them, and they keep things nice and tidy in the car. They last ages and when they are getting a bit past it (tell me about it! ) I put them out for recycling. So, old fashioned shopping bags for local shops and boxes for bulk shopping