That one passed me by:
Looks very interesting, thanks - might get in touch and see if they are interested in an interview!
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Looks very interesting, thanks - might get in touch and see if they are interested in an interview!
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Just saw this on the news and it is exactly the sort of project I love:
Somerset river reconnected to floodplain following three-year project
The newly created wetland will help tackle the impacts of climate change, including flooding and drought.www.ealingtimes.co.uk
Far better than dredging and big concrete barriers all over the place which usually just redirect floodwater elsewhere and move the problem.
Fun fact…. There’s aren’t loads of English towns and cities that genuinely have names in proper Welsh language. Glastonbury is one … called Ynys Afallon.
Ynys is Welsh for Island. An interesting point because the name originated hundreds of years ago, before the Somerset levels were drained.
This is a technology I am covering at the moment and it has a lot of promise - while it reduces emissions from ships by a few percent, that adds up to pretty significant reductions once you consider the sheer tonnage of vessels we use:
www.newscientist.com
Non-paywall version - https://archive.ph/hhMbT
www.smithsonianmag.com
It will also reduce costs for ship operators, creating yet another win/win situation. Very promising, especially when combined with alternative fuels, such as methanol, and even sails.
Shipping firms are blowing bubbles under their ships to reduce drag
An increasing number of large shipping companies are trying out technologies that blow bubbles underneath a ship's hull, in an attempt to save fuel and reduce emissions
www.newscientist.com
Non-paywall version - https://archive.ph/hhMbT
Tiny Bubbles Under a Ship May Be the Secret to Reducing Fuel Consumption
A technology called air lubrication offers a way to make large ships more efficient
www.smithsonianmag.com
It will also reduce costs for ship operators, creating yet another win/win situation. Very promising, especially when combined with alternative fuels, such as methanol, and even sails.
The latest edition of our magazine went live today and the topic is climate change.
h2oglobalnews.com
This thread provided me with the inspiration for my editorial, so thanks to you all!
Issue 7
Water is a crucial factor in the discussion on climate change. It is imperative for us to work together and collaborate in order to...
h2oglobalnews.com
This thread provided me with the inspiration for my editorial, so thanks to you all!
The latest edition of our magazine went live today and the topic is climate change.
Issue 7
Water is a crucial factor in the discussion on climate change. It is imperative for us to work together and collaborate in order to...
This thread provided me with the inspiration for my editorial, so thanks to you all!
My life spans too short to worry about such things but I'd really like to be around to witness what we could achieve without incorporating greed .
The latest edition of our magazine went live today and the topic is climate change.
Issue 7
Water is a crucial factor in the discussion on climate change. It is imperative for us to work together and collaborate in order to...
This thread provided me with the inspiration for my editorial, so thanks to you all!
What do you reckon ? :
What do you reckon ? :
Love that song!
Sycamore Gap: Boy, 16, arrested after Hadrian's Wall tree felled
The Sycamore Gap tree was cut down overnight in what police believe was an act of vandalism.
www.bbc.com
This is very, very sad - a beautiful, iconic tree that can never be replaced. What drives somebody to do that, I will never understand. Must admit, I have been bemused by the number of people claiming that a 16-year-old lad couldn't possibly be strong enough or skilful enough to do that - clearly, they are people who have never lived in the countryside or used a chainsaw!
Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s held after Hadrian's Wall tree cut down
Police make a second arrest over the cutting-down of the world-famous Hadrian's Wall tree.
www.bbc.com
Me too... Always found it a bit spooky... But not half as spooky as that vid. No idea why really just perhaps that it might happen ... and black and white is always a bit unnerving
Hang 'em by the nearest tree 😲😆Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s held after Hadrian's Wall tree cut down
Police make a second arrest over the cutting-down of the world-famous Hadrian's Wall tree.www.bbc.com
No trial.
And leave 'em there until the crows peck out their eyes.
Instead they'll probably get taken on Lake District walks for their mental health traumas.
Not even sure if the tram stuff is still ongoing in Preston but are they already behind the curve and should be considering trackless options?
theconversation.com
Self-driving buses that go wherever you want? How the UK is trying to revolutionise public transport
Amid bus route cuts and rail strikes, can the answer to our future public transport needs be found in the hi-tech prototypes being trialled around the UK?
theconversation.com
The new IEA report is out, with an analysis of progress on reducing emissions. Still working my way through it, but there is quite a bit to be positive about. They anticipate emissions hitting their peak and starting to decline in the next couple of years, even with no further action:
www.iea.org
Most of this is driven by natural increases in renewable energy manufacturing capacity and installation - it is now more cost effective to install renewables (new electrical system technologies certainly help with that - it is much easier to integrate renewables into grids). Electric vehicles are also likely to have an effect.
There is always more that can be done, as noted in the report, but it is nice to see that we are starting to turn the corner. There is hope.
Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Goal in Reach – Analysis - IEA
Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Goal in Reach - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
Most of this is driven by natural increases in renewable energy manufacturing capacity and installation - it is now more cost effective to install renewables (new electrical system technologies certainly help with that - it is much easier to integrate renewables into grids). Electric vehicles are also likely to have an effect.
There is always more that can be done, as noted in the report, but it is nice to see that we are starting to turn the corner. There is hope.
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I see that the World Cup is going to be played across three continents in 2030
That will go down well.
That will go down well.
Who got the brown envelopes?
So long as one of them isn’t Antarctica.
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World Cup 2058 🫣
Impossible. Global warming will be stopped by then - or so we’re told.
When all the rich people have electric cars and new non gas heaters and all the poor folk are living in hovels.
Good