This months Model Rail editorial goes strong on the subject of Carbon Footprints.
There is a suggestion that some form of indicator should appear on model railway packaging.
Red for high and green for low presumably.
This would be bad for China and good for Europe so such legislation is invevitable within the EEC.
Would a carbon footprint indicator on packaging influence your buying habits?
Would you buy more model railway kit sourced in Europe if the carbon footprint favoured this?
Once such a system is introduced the next step will be import quotas with goods that have a red (high) indicator having restrictions placed upon them. This would of course signal the return of UK production for Hornby and Bachmann would also have to open a production facility in the UK if they wanted green carbon footprint indicators.
Happy modelling
Gary
Ps I agree with the OMG thinking when one jet flight probably produces a bigger carbon footprint that the entire Hornby production for a whole year however the law is the law and something like this is inevitable the way things are going.
There is a suggestion that some form of indicator should appear on model railway packaging.
Red for high and green for low presumably.
This would be bad for China and good for Europe so such legislation is invevitable within the EEC.
Would a carbon footprint indicator on packaging influence your buying habits?
Would you buy more model railway kit sourced in Europe if the carbon footprint favoured this?
Once such a system is introduced the next step will be import quotas with goods that have a red (high) indicator having restrictions placed upon them. This would of course signal the return of UK production for Hornby and Bachmann would also have to open a production facility in the UK if they wanted green carbon footprint indicators.
Happy modelling
Gary
Ps I agree with the OMG thinking when one jet flight probably produces a bigger carbon footprint that the entire Hornby production for a whole year however the law is the law and something like this is inevitable the way things are going.