Another Gray Day

In educational circles people are always trying to avoid “top-down” approaches to things, preferring the obvious opposite, “bottom-up” (i.e. no funding, but everyone agrees with whatever it is). Same with sustainable development, right? No way. If ever there was a case for something top-down being required, it’s the recent USAF order for refuelling tankers. Won by Airbus (hooray) but about as sustainable as a relaunch of the Austin Allegro (well it might sell in Japan). Obviously there are military arguments, but the environmental cost of the whole inflight refuelling process is…it’s as if we all drove FI cars up the motorway with pit stops every 50 miles. The military side is the what if…? argument (enter the foreign government of your choice). Time for some risk assessment, boys. which is more likely - climate change or WW3?