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By Fuad Al-Tawil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great example of seeing things differently. It makes life interesting, sometimes dangerously so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I attempt to explain this when applied to climate change, it\u2019s important to say that both \u2018yes\u2019 and \u2018no\u2019 are correct answers, depending on your perspective. We need to be clear what we are referring to; help with what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The climate change we see unfolding is caused by human activity releasing more greenhouse gases (ghg<\/strong>) than natural mechanisms can absorb. This increases the concentration of ghg in the atmosphere, which in turn cause more of the sun\u2019s energy to be trapped, increasing temperatures on earth. We can see the early signs of the consequences of such temperature rise, coming very close to many natural and irreversible tipping points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of us remember the messaging around turning off those pesky chargers and standby settings on our electrical devices.  This message started in earnest around the turn of the century, it made perfect sense to me. If everyone turned off their charger\/standby, we\u2019d save a huge amount of electricity and avoid associated ghg emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see this message is still alive today, less so now that standby power is regulated at under 1 Watt. Hang on a minute, let\u2019s just do the maths on how much energy that would be in the UK as an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n