A movement to have chats with people, face to face, to take the heat out of discussions about our climate & Raising awareness on the cost of energy crisis
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The issue is:
We buy lots of gas
We buy it from abroad
The price has skyrocketted
We burn lots of gas to make electricity
So the price of the gas-fired electricity has skyrocketted
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Yesterday, 30.4% of Europe's electricity was supplied from wind power
24.9% (2,109 GWh) from onshore
5.5% (467 GWh) from offshore
2,576 GWh in total
#dailywind windeurope.org/about-wind/da…
Berkeley Earth are now pointing out that we are currently above +1.5°C this year – ie it's just weather not (yet) the climate that has gone so high
But it's not a good sign for the climate-average in the near-future
Never a good sign when I have to expand the y-axis.
September had the warmest temperature anomaly ever directly measured (i.e. since 1850).
Even if this new spike is temporary (certainly hope so), the trend is intimidating.
berkeleyearth.org/september-…
Does this give us an opportunity?
Is there a short succinct explainer that could change these Tory MP's minds?
What the hell are these MPs reading?
Because it's got nothing to do with reality
Nearly half of Tory MPs think achieving net zero is not necessary for stopping climate change
inews.co.uk/news/politics/ne…
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#Europe - #renewables #electricity generation (GWh) on 18.04.2023
Top 5 countries:
708 GWh 🇩🇪 #Germany
411 GWh 🇪🇸 #Spain
393 GWh 🇳🇴 #Norway
367 GWh 🇫🇷 #France
254 GWh 🇸🇪 #Sweden
Source: ENTSO-E
A new record set for the amount of
CO₂ in our air
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ICYMI - levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) set new records in this month's update... 🥴
For the recent update, see gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/. For more indicator graphics, see zacklabe.com/climate-change-….
ALT Line graph time series of monthly global carbon dioxide and methane abundance from January 1984 through 2023. There are seasonal cycles and long-term increasing trends for both greenhouse gases. Current carbon dioxide levels are at 421 ppm, and current methane levels are at 1925 ppb.
'Green hydrogen cheaper than LNG in Europe’ – due to rocketing gas prices
energylivenews.com/2022/07/2…
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With the driest February in 30 years, people in the UK better brace themselves for some serious water shortages this Summer unless the weather changes soon... 🙏🤔⛈️☔🌤️ – at Sungai Buloh, Selangor
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“I don’t think I’ve ever felt as sad or as angry about the lost decades that we spent bickering and arguing about climate change... because it is clearly here now, and if we do not act, it will get worse" - NZ Climate Minister @jamespeshaw.
theguardian.com/world/2023/f…
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#UniperThemeWeek - We have set ourselves the goal of accelerating the #EnergyTransition in Europe. With the help of the #DecarbRoadmap, we want to achieve our goals on the way to #NetZero in the next several years.
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In fact, 🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
In fact, 🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦🤦♂️🤦♀️🤦!
“Climate Conversation - around the globe“ with Gordon Love.
Today at 20:00 UK time (UTC/GMT+0) on @clubhouse! clubhouse.com/event/xoKYV6By
Systemic Trauma raised as a key issue in the closing statements at the UN Biodiversity CoP15, Montreal 2022
#SystemicTrauma #CoP15Montreal
Full speech at 5:06:34
youtube.com/clip/UgkxUmogXdQ…
Live! Now! hosting a Climate Conversation on the Clubhouse app clubhouse.com/@gordon.l?utm_…
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In the US, investors are starting to realise that while fossil gas has largely replaced coal, renewables and energy storage are now replacing fossil gas i.e. natural gas has peaked in the American power sector – and there's no turning back. Good news for climate action 😀
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Less than 20 years ago, the world was headed for a >4C warmer world by 2100. The amount of change that would occur under that much warming, that fast, was almost unimaginable and certainly unsurvivable for human civilization + a large percentage of the world's species. (thread)
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The more leadership you show, the more green investment you attract and the more we keep our transition on track. If you're a real leader and not just a place holder, please put our response to climate and nature crisis front and centre. @RishiSunak 🌍
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All the UK's major energy companies raise "alarm" over hundreds of billions of investment "in jeopardy" unless govt pulls parts of its Energy Prices Bill
The Bill as currently drafted would have "profound consequences" and undermine "strong, stable" regulation
How much money can you save by cooking with an air-fryer?
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63317138