Comments on: Question: What About China?!? http://whataboutchina.co.uk/2008/05/27/54/ Answers to this and other awkward questions about climate change Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:22:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bethan http://whataboutchina.co.uk/2008/05/27/54/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Bethan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:22:50 +0000 http://whataboutchina.co.uk/?p=54#comment-29 Hi Derrick, Thanks for your comments. You're right to point out that focusing on other countries contributions to global warming is no reason to ignore our own. So, well done for getting your solar water heater installed. Solar PV panels are pricey but there are grants available and with the cost of energy rising at such a rate your investment will pay off a lot quicker. Check out these websites for more information about grants and installation. http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/home/ http://www.heatmyhome.co.uk/uk-solar-grants.htm http://www.government-grants.co.uk/solar-water-heating-grants.shtml Good luck! Bethan Hi Derrick,

Thanks for your comments. You’re right to point out that focusing on other countries contributions to global warming is no reason to ignore our own. So, well done for getting your solar water heater installed. Solar PV panels are pricey but there are grants available and with the cost of energy rising at such a rate your investment will pay off a lot quicker.

Check out these websites for more information about grants and installation.

http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/home/
http://www.heatmyhome.co.uk/uk-solar-grants.htm
http://www.government-grants.co.uk/solar-water-heating-grants.shtml

Good luck!
Bethan

]]> By: Derrick Bloch http://whataboutchina.co.uk/2008/05/27/54/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Derrick Bloch Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:48:14 +0000 http://whataboutchina.co.uk/?p=54#comment-25 It makes life a whole lot easier for oneself if one can point to someone else's smokestacks!! From my own point of view I try to make my opwn little contribution, and find that frustrating too. We recently installled a solar water heater on our roof. I have been looking into Solar Voltaic panels as well, but for a little guy like me it becomes frighteningly expensive, and takes a serious chunk out of the household budget. In my opinion governments, both local and federal, should be doing two things: (i) heavily subsidizing the installation of solar energy technology and making it affordable for homeowners and (ii) hammering the message home to kids in school, because they are the ones who change the parents' opinions. It makes life a whole lot easier for oneself if one can point to someone else’s smokestacks!!

From my own point of view I try to make my opwn little contribution, and find that frustrating too. We recently installled a solar water heater on our roof. I have been looking into Solar Voltaic panels as well, but for a little guy like me it becomes frighteningly expensive, and takes a serious chunk out of the household budget.

In my opinion governments, both local and federal, should be doing two things: (i) heavily subsidizing the installation of solar energy technology and making it affordable for homeowners and (ii) hammering the message home to kids in school, because they are the ones who change the parents’ opinions.

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