>> There should be a simple rule: if you can't manage sewage and garbage, you can't handle fossil fuel technologies. I know this is sarcastic but the UK is in

>> There should be a simple rule: if you can't manage sewage and garbage, you can't handle fossil fuel technologies. I know this is sarcastic but the UK is in the middle of an absolutely massive scandal with raw sewage being continuously discharged in rivers and the sea for many years now: https://theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers https://theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-62631320 https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-62631320 Why is raw sewage pumped into the sea? >> Pollution warnings for dozens of beaches in England and Wales were issued after water companies discharged untreated sewage and wastewater into the sea. >> Raw sewage was pumped into rivers and seas about 375,000 times in 2021, the Environment Agency says. >> In 2022, Ofwat, the water regulator for England and Wales, launched cases against six water companies over discharging sewage at times when this should not have happened. And of course there's the little-known matter of anthropogenic climate changed caused by CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels. I know it's hard to believe, but it is starting to become a bit of a problem.