Climate Emergency

Two very interesting pieces of data were reported on Friday that give an an idea about the ongoing energy transformation: according to the International Energy Agency’s forecasts, 2023 will be the first year that will see more investment in solar energy than in oil production, a change that, seen from…

The United Nations is considering a global agreement to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030. A huge problem with few easy answers, and that cannot start with the total elimination of the manufacture of plastics. Instead, the idea is to work on suitable substitutes for the functions of a technology that…

Copying over and editing an assignment I wrote for University back in November 2021, on Politics and COP26, and generally about how most action on Climate Change is influenced by politics and image, not a desire to look good. Fashion, great for metaphors. Alper Şen described the fashion industry as “characterised by short product…

A new study has demonstrated the extent to which the climate crisis has exacerbated the frequency and severity of heatwaves in the Mediterranean — The 26th — 28th April heatwave across Portugal, Algeria, Spain, and Morocco was made, at a minimum, 100 times more likely as a result of global heating, according to a recent study. Temperatures were brought to levels near previously undocumented for the time of year, in the four nations, ranging…

New York’s decision to become the first U.S. …

Background Globally, concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials. It is primarily made up of Portland cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate (eg sand), water and chemical admixtures. Portland cement currently generates 8% of global carbon emissions. …

A growing concern I have is the lack of awareness about what Wet Bulb Temperatures are and how close we are to hitting temperatures that can kill. To provide some context, my family lives in Phuket, Thailand, and on the 14th of April it recorded its hottest ever temperature at…

We’re all doing it — Next time I never get around to doing anything about a good idea for a new business, it will be an idea for a consultancy that simply goes and talks to people — sorry, “consumers” — about how they might give up using fossil fuels. …

One of the most interesting ideas being proposed in response to the climate emergency and the need to capture carbon dioxide and reduce global warming is rewilding: allowing land once used for intensive crop production or livestock farming to return to nature. In his recent book, “Regenesis”, rewilding prophet George…