Unfortunately I think that's going to be very, very hard to sell to many people here in rural Ireland (Roscommon in my case). I would really love to see people stop burning turf but it's such a strong cultural thing that in some parts you'd be ostracised for even thinking the thought.
I've personally spoken to people (who are otherwise quite environmentally aware) who suggest they'd never vote for the Green Party because they'd take their turf away. It's a tough sell.
I think they should be allowed for cultural reasons but only if cut by hand like we did when I was a kid :)
> I think they should be allowed for cultural reasons but only if cut by hand like we did when I was a kid :)
Me too! That was a lot of work, and surprisingly hard to stack.
And turning it would cut your fingers to shreds! But it was great if the weather was fine.
Thank you both for the imagery here - quite beautiful, in its way.
This has made me remember having to go out to the coal shed and fill up a brass bucket and then come back in all covered in coal dust.
I've not thought about That Smell in years!
Did you have one of those ubiquitous brass boxes beside the hearth?
Which it almost never was :/
How much impact does it realistically have on climate change? I would expect it to be relatively small compared to things like owning a car?
In a perfect world we would want to reduce emissions as much as possible in every facet of life, but in the real world I think we should pick battles that have the biggest impact.