Achieving net zero is this century’s Moonshot. The prize is minimising the severity of the worst climate consequences of global heating – leaving our children and future generations a sustainable “grand oasis” here on Earth. - Nick Dunstone, writing in the Conversation
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Changes to the website, threat to New Orleans and to Venice, beyond GDP, a dam across the Bering Strait proposed, nuclear power in Japan, liquid biofuels, in 2025 growth in low-carbon generation exceeded growth in demand, home batteries, UK EfW, NATO backing non-fossil sources of energy, fertiliser shortages threaten food security, screening the NEB film.
There was an extra session of the Climate Matters group on 8 May, to discuss screenings of the National Emergency Briefing (NEB) film in our communities. It brought together those who have already hosted a screening, those who have attended a screening and those who are planning to host or attend. A recording is available.
Correction to my comment on the FoE SMR report, treat Earth like a spaceship, Amsterdam bans public ads for burgers and airlines, climate threat to New Orleans, plug-in solar, subscriber comment about railways and living frugally, decoupling GDP growth and emissions growth, impulse buying, CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
Confirmation bias (never let yourself be diverted by what you wish to believe), the collapse or slowdown of the AMOC, electric railways, plug-in solar, the conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, curtailment, hydrogen from waste, Viking toilet paper, consumerism, do we need SMRs?
Mainly about electricity generation, both GB and globally, but also contains comment about possible collapse of the AMOC, the Coalition of the Willing, microplastics, feeding garden birds, too much information about soap, and Izal Medicated toilet paper.
