tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post4676928732981583129..comments2023-10-08T10:24:24.396+01:00Comments on Stephen's Liberal Journal: Why the clocks needed to go backStephen Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-10018639879206342192012-10-29T12:48:28.334+00:002012-10-29T12:48:28.334+00:00I entirely agree. Winter mornings can be bad enoug...I entirely agree. Winter mornings can be bad enough as they are without making them an hour darker. And if there is such a problem, why aren't school hours being changed to take account of it?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482365633543675966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732919976442735382.post-25557910977529596812012-10-29T11:58:05.828+00:002012-10-29T11:58:05.828+00:00I really don't understand your argument here.
...I really don't understand your argument here.<br /><br />Yes, in winter there simply isn't enough daylight for all waking hours. The question is how do we maximise daylight for waking hours? GMT+1 in winter is the best way to fit waking hours to sunlight.<br /><br />You say, "Now the argument is put that we need an extra hour in the evening for a healthier lifestyle". Well, that is one argument (and at the margins there is a positive effect), but it is far from the only one. The best argument is over energy efficiency. We all know that the temperature drops in the evenings. Having the extra waking evening hour in the dark means people have their heating and lights on more. It's an unnecessary extra cost for households and means more CO2 emissions than are really needed.<br /><br />I don't get how there's become a north-south divide over this issue. Yes, the north gets less sunlight than the south. That makes it all the more important to fit precious sunlight to waking hours.Duncan Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130729454177705599noreply@blogger.com