Silly

A problem with the UK Net Zero policy is that the whole policy is silly. There are many other words, but one of the apt words for Net Zero is 'silly'. AI says this about the word ‘silly’.

Silly is primarily an adjective used to indicate a lack of common sense, awareness, or judgment. It can describe actions, ideas, or behavior that are considered foolish, weak-minded, nonsense, or trivial in nature .

In summary, silly is a versatile English word used to describe foolishness, triviality, childishness, or playful behavior, with a long historical evolution from meanings of happiness and innocence to modern-day uses in everyday speech .


The silliness of Net Zero leaves sceptics with the tedious problem of having to go further than the obvious scientific, technical and economic deficiencies of the whole policy. Because it is an official UK government policy with its own senior cabinet minister it is necessary to reiterate the practical futilities over and over again, year after year. That's the silliness being silly.

Yet Net Zero is still silly, bone deep, down to the marrow silly.

Looping back to various meanings of the word ‘silly’, the policy lacks common sense, awareness and judgment. It exhibits ideas, and behaviour which are foolish, weak-minded, nonsense and trivial in nature. Net Zero is silly, but we can’t leave it at that.