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Not a lot, Fishy, not a lot !

It’s a tangled web. The CO2 produced to keep food fresh, help kill millions of animals humanely etc... is a by product of fertiliser production. The majority of these plants are US owned, but they are concerned about the gas prices to produce the fertiliser, so have shut down two plants. Hence the by product CO2 isn’t being produced. But never mind, UK taxpayers are going to fund to the tune of tens of millions of pounds to re open the production, get the CO2 flowing again. 

The US owners must be rubbing their hands with glee. The money isn’t even a loan, it’s a gift. That’s what you get when you allow another country to have the monopoly stake in providing vital services. It’s also a coolant for nuclear reactors.......this is a b@lls up of magnificent proportions, way beyond the thought processes of your average career politician.....🥶

Fermenting with yeast to brew beer (or whisky) produces carbon dioxide.  Yet brewers are buying it in to use to inject fizz into the beer. No-one has yet explained why they cannot use their own CO2 instead of venting it to atmosphere and warming the planet.

We are getting a bit political . so many governments have turned "a blinkered eye"to the sale of our assets abroad,

Shows how ill informed most of our "eco warriors" are. Bet they also buy chickens in plastic from supermarkets.

Nope, getting political would be to mention a particular political affiliation. I carefully did not do that. This state of affairs goes back decades, not to the last time the ballot boxes were dusted off.
It’s more a comment on how our society has become more accepting of what important decisions are made on their behalf, either via acceptance, or ignorance. It isn’t until this sort of issue arises, that most folks realise and think about some of the decision that are taken by others, supposedly on our best interests. 

I think it’s more a case of the general public having little understanding of the food chain and animal welfare in particular. Campaigners of all kinds are usually quite well informed.
I once had to explain to a builder doing some work for us what those large birds were at the bottom of our garden. He had never seen a live chicken before. 🤨

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As the insulate Britain activist this morning who walked out of a TV news programme when they asked him why he had not had his house insulated as there are already grants available,for just that purpose

Bet they also buy chickens in plastic from supermarkets.

Many have little realistic alternative.