All Gore does not, apparently, have to be present for the Gore Effect to take place:
Snow fell as the House of Commons debated Global Warming yesterday – the first October fall in the metropolis since 1922. The Mother of Parliaments was discussing the Mother of All Bills for the last time, in a marathon six hour session.
In order to combat a projected two degree centigrade rise in global temperature, the Climate Change Bill pledges the UK to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. The bill was receiving a third reading, which means both the last chance for both democratic scrutiny and consent.
The bill creates an enormous bureaucratic apparatus for monitoring and reporting, which was expanded at the last minute.
The news is not all bad, at least not if you still harbor any resentment for England’s treatment of Ireland over the centuries, and especially during the Potato Famine. Ireland will enjoy huge benefits from England’s willful destruction of its economy:
The Irish Republic is likely to reap big economic gains if it doesn’t penalise its own transport sector as fiercely as the UK pledges to penalise its own in the bill. Most Ulster MPs were keenly aware of the costs, and how quickly the ports and airports could close, when a cheaper alternative lies a few miles away over the border.
Will British subjects increase their already high emigration rates to Ireland when the effects of this legislation start to impact the British economy? The implementation of similar legislation here the the US is projected to cost billions in my state alone, and raise energy prices 20%. That’s going to effect how people live, including how much they have to eat. If this legislation has a similar effect in Great Britain, Ireland’s population may finally return to it’s pre-Potato Famine levels.
Added: Found this fabulous skeptic’s handbook (pdf) via Justin Levine at Patterico’s.
h/t Instapundit
