In 1955 the smog was constantly so thick that London traffic stopped global warming wasn't mentioned then?

Question

The 1957 Clean Air Act stopped the smog.

Now we are blaming the 4x4 drivers and Prescot drives off in a new Jaguar what a tax grabbing government.

Perhaps sending all polluters, murderers, theives to Iraq might help.

Replies please I am really concerned !!!!

Answer 1

i'm interested to know what the clean air act did...catalytic converters and other pollution controlling equipment didn't come in until the mid-seventies.

Answer 2

Global warming had not been proposed as a hazard at that time, and that was before a significant upturn in CO2 levels. CO2 has nothing to do with smog. Although it is popularly believed that increasing atmospheric CO2 levels are a cause of increased temperature, there is not universal agreement, and there is no agreement whatever as to what, if anything, to do about it. The UN has proposed a program to address the matter; the cost is $557,000,000,000,000 -- far more money than the total value of every asset on the planet.

Answer 3

One: the research on Global warming wasn't on the agenda and the term wasn't probably even coined. They weren't thinking about the bigger picture.
Two: They have days of incredible poor visibility in places like Athens or even London at times.
Three: If you want to send polluters to Iraq then all of us, the whole population of the UK will have to go. You too!

Answer 4

The world is a very big place. It takes time for things to build up What you describe was a very local occurance.
The consumption of carbon fuels continues to increase worldwide.
It will take a great deal more than an act of Parliament to stop this.

Answer 5

The big issue was the general use of coal as a domestic fuel. In an open fireplace it burns quite poorly and releases quite a bit of unburmt hydrocarbon as well as the sulphur content

Answer 6

You seem to be pretty clued-up on what happend in the 50s. After that I get a bit concerned about you.