Friday, 4 March 2011

Quote of the Day


"The fundamentals of the low carbon economy are not going to be expensive … no more than 2 per cent of GDP."

Chris Huhne

5 comments:

  1. 2% = 30 Bln. His previous estimate was £200 Bln?? = 13% GDP (Assuming 1.5 Trn)

    So I have to agree on that nose extension.

    From the speech:
    "Half of my Department’s annual budget is spent cleaning up after past generations of nuclear and coal. Next year, it will reach two-thirds."

    Socialisation of the real (dirty) energy industry costs... So we pay either way.

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  2. shame to have such numpties in charge though, eh?

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  3. Budgie1:42 pm

    As has been said - he is a luhnatic.

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  4. Timbo - I am guessing he means 2% per annum !?

    a percent here, a percent there, pretty soon it adds up to real money ...

    who knows: it's all sophistry & ratiocination: his counterfactuals are very suspect

    it'll all be overtaken by the oil price, anyhow: I just hope this will be sooner rather than later

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  5. @ND
    Yes - punishment to self: Write out 100 times "Do not post in blogs before 2nd cup of coffee". I know it was half ten - had lie-in :)

    7 years ish - but it's still 13% taken out of GDP in that time[squirms]. :)

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