Blatantly misleading use of figures
"Rich people benefit from feed-in tariff" or in other words "people who own land can make money selling the output of that land". Of course rich people are more likely to own a house with a roof which can be used for solar panels. Not so controversial I think. If we need to correct for the effects of this on income distribution it can be done via the income tax or tax credit system.
The high feed-in tariffs may indeed distort the market a bit - that is a fair criticism - but you undermine the integrity of your argument by seriously misrepresenting the UK's record of reducing emissions.
You mention the US carbon figures which have fallen by 2% over ten years, and imply that emissions have increased over the same period in the UK. In fact, 2010 was the only year since 1996 when emissions increased. UK emissions over the previous 10-12 years actually fell by nearly ten percent, and emissions per person by even more.
This chart shows the continuing decline in UK emissions per capita between 1996-2007:
http://bit.ly/ulOx9Q
This one shows a decline in total emissions (though with some population growth, the total amount has not fallen as fast as the per-capita total):
http://bit.ly/v0ePD9
There was also a big fall from 1979-84 which I suspect was due to a combination of switching from coal to gas power stations, the recession and a move away from heavy manufacturing industry. But the move to renewables and reduced consumption has been a major contributor to the progress since the mid-90s.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
