Britain must be a world leader in all forms of green energy
by Emily Thornberry from Environment | The Guardian on (#4Z3M0)
The UK must lead the 'globalisation of the green new deal' and a first step would be to build a Severn tidal barrage
The phrase "a stitch in time saves nine" dates back to the 18th century, near the start of the Industrial Revolution, from which point global warming has escalated to today's levels, with the last five years the hottest on record worldwide.
New Labour used a more prosaic phrase - "invest to save" - to describe the concept of spending money now to avoid the much higher costs and potential damage we would face if we waited until a problem reached its peak.
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