Climate Crisis: Are we doing enough?

[BoldonLad]

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/air-source-heat-pump-costs-25803172.amp

I imagine that, compared to ground source heat extraction, these are nearing 100% uselessness in winter.

Locally, the Local Authority is developing a system to extract heat(?) from the River Tyne, and, from the water in abandoned Mine Workings.

Be interesting to see if it is another Nuclear Fusion (ie more energy in than out), but, we need to be patient, I am sure there will be a breakthrough in 20 years

 

[slowmotion]

Depends whose fat you make them from.

I wouldn't recommend tallow which is rendered beef or mutton fat. Beeswax is far better and smells very good.

 

[albion]

Weather Bombs and Covid clusters in China. Unusually interesting all the way through.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172ydq7ffvwpbb
Not really climate change even though there is a strong connection.

 

[presta]

Isn't the problem also that 90% of the population understandably aspire to having lifestyles like that of the resources-greedy existing ten percent. It's going to be hard to explain to somebody in the developing World "Sorry pal, you can't live like we do/did".

If the rich 12.2% halve their consumption, the poor 87.8% can consume twice as much, and still leave a 27% reduction in consumption overall.

Or, engage sensibly, and, accept that x people consuming a given level (z) of resources, will consume fewer resources than x+y people. consuming a given level of resources (z), provided that x, y and z are positive integers.

The population is already under control, with ~2 births per woman, the impending rise from 7bn to 11bn is what's already baked into the system as the young grow up and have families of their own, because there's already an excess of children alive. See here (from ~21mins).

 

[theclaud]

If the rich 12.2% halve their consumption

How is this going?

 

[theclaud]

Tacsi for Mr Tate.


View: https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1608056944501178368?t=OjYkXZqn8jsjkpO71O0TXQ&s=19

 

[newfhouse]

Tacsi for Mr Tate.


View: https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1608056944501178368?t=OjYkXZqn8jsjkpO71O0TXQ&s=19

That's a  proper ratio.

 

[newfhouse]

View: https://twitter.com/JaneyGodley/status/1608237853443497984?t=KAtCC4aXgUwBgfeKJR3tgA&s=19

 

[winjim]

View: https://twitter.com/DMReporter/status/1608404866329677824?t=23XAOgCoaS9LxAZgWbS9EQ&s=19

 

[Deleted member 49]

Not worth the effort....

View: https://twitter.com/Psythor/status/1608414651209113600?t=I9_ivYTXl82rW3OYgSs67g&s=19

 

[winjim]

Not worth the effort....

View: https://twitter.com/Psythor/status/1608414651209113600?t=I9_ivYTXl82rW3OYgSs67g&s=19

I fear that may be correct.

Meanwhile, there's always a weatherman.


View: https://twitter.com/AndrewTateKLTV/status/1608328304041525248?t=D1PEsfXqPtf2Forxm8hyhA&s=19

 

[newfhouse]

View: https://twitter.com/MattThiessenNT/status/1608289245021487105?t=w-QTWHve3ITeQAsiyKiEEQ&s=19

 

[winjim]

OMG

 

[winjim]

Tate reportedly arrested in Romania for human trafficking and rape. Authorities tipped off by his own absurd video.


View: https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1608580052220014592?t=uZo6ZM12nFXd4OMz3yPTyQ&s=19

 

[matticus]

My favourite small irony in all this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRETA#