The Real Impact of Isle of Man Co2 Emmissions
It is difficult to visualise hundreds of thousands or millions of tonnes of CO₂, which makes understanding the real scale of the Island’s emissions challenging.
To make this clearer, we have used a simple comparison based on the TT Course.
If total global CO₂ emissions were represented by one full lap of the TT Course, the Isle of Man’s emissions would take you less than one metre — approximately one yard from the start line.
A New Direction for Environmental Policy
CHANGE – Energy to Benefit the People
Energy policy should be judged by outcomes — not slogans.
Households and businesses need affordable, reliable energy. The Island needs financial stability. Environmental responsibility must be real, not symbolic.
Too often, energy policy is driven by targets, trends, and expensive projects that look good on paper but deliver poor value for money. The result is higher bills, increased public debt, and little meaningful benefit for ordinary people.
CHANGE sets clear standards for energy policy: it must be affordable, practical, and deliver real benefit to the Manx public — now and in the future.
Use Our Own Resources — For Our People
CHANGE believes that if economically viable energy resources exist within Manx waters, they should be accessed responsibly and used for the direct benefit of the Manx people.
Leaving valuable resources untapped while households struggle with energy costs is not environmental responsibility — it is policy failure.
Any use of Manx gas resources must:
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directly benefit Manx households and businesses
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reduce energy costs, not increase them
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be transparently managed in the public interest
We will not deny our people the benefits of their own resources while importing higher costs and greater risk.
Large-Scale Wind Projects and Public Value
CHANGE does not support the use of public money for large-scale energy projects that deliver poor returns, increase long-term costs, or place unnecessary financial risk on future generations.
Environmental policy must be judged on results — not appearance. Projects that industrialise the landscape while offering limited benefit do not meet that standard.
Our children and grandchildren deserve clean air and sound public finances. One should not be sacrificed for the other.
CHANGE will not support green projects that are nothing more than expensive vanity exercises.
We believe in sustainability that works—projects that are affordable, practical, and genuinely beneficial.
We will not allow our people to suffer higher bills, reduced services, or lost jobs because of unrealistic and extreme environmental goals.
Common sense must come before grandstanding.
