Below is a list of ten things we would rather ban before even considering the restrictions on Outdoor Heaters to help tackle climate change being debated today in the European Parliament.
Patio heaters can be an important luxury in your off-grid life. There is often not a big difference between the temperature inside or outside your shelter, especially in spring and autumn, so you spend more time outside than most. And as in Sweden, you find that an outdoor heater is a joyous thing. Anyway, they have a minimal effect on the climate, especially the MOST EFFICIENT 37,500 BTU’s FROM AMAZON US or try this Heater from Amazon UK.
Because they rely on highly finite Calor gas (butane or propane) bottles, there is littlel moral hazard. When you live off-grid you are always watching your energy consumption. You would stupid to go out for the evening and leave your patio heater burning. Before the EU legislates for stupidity amongst the owners of Patio heaters:
TEN THINGS TO BAN BEFORE PATIO HEATERS
10. Stretch limousines
9. First-class check-in at Airports
8. Plasma TV Screens
7. Travel allowances and research budgets for MEPs, MPS and Senators
6. Chewing gum
5. Political advertising during elections – let them go on the stump
4. Free newspapers — trees die for nothing
3. Celebrity charity events
2. Electrical equipment on standby
AND THE NUMBER ONE THING TO BAN BEFORE PATIO HEATERS
Building new golf courses – they suck up the world’s water supply!
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In absolute terms I’m sure they do have virtually no impact, and if we disregard the silly anti-politician posturing in the above list of 10 things then for sure there are more significant problem areas to tackle.
But patio heaters are a complete unnecessary frippery, and there IS something morally obscene about heating the outside.
They should go – no doubt about it.