In Scotland, nature is struggling.
But this year we have a huge chance to help it recover with the Natural Environment Bill.
We need our leaders to know how much Scotland's nature matters!
Declare your love for nature:
www.scotlandlovesnature.scot/actnow
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The 2022 summer in UK saw temperatures hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’
We know climate change is not a future threat but current reality
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Climate ‘whiplash’ behind #LAfires increasing exponentially around world
- Global heating means the atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches wrecking the lives of millions
#climatecrisis
Story by me
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In 2006, we determined that climate change would drive "consistent shifts in Santa Ana events from earlier to later in the season" and said this "may significantly increase the extent of CA coastal areas burned by wildfires, loss of life, and property."
Here we are today.... @umairfan.bsky.social
The world added 600 GW of solar in 2024 -- twice as much as we’d ever installed of all technologies in a single year says Ember's @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social
Tune in to this episode of The Jolt on 2024's energy trends and the race to clean energy @kirataylor.bsky.social
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"The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children" (And it's structural). www.ft.com/content/b503...
"In all, the number of proposed coal plants in the OECD region has decreased from 142 in 2015 to five today – a 96% fall." www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-onl...
A Morris Minor parked next to a huge new SUV.
Cars in the U.K are up to 55% larger today than they were in the 1970s and there are twice the number of cars on the U.K's roads as there were 30 years ago, but the media are still running articles claiming that a handful of cycle lanes and LTNs 'cause congestion' in London...🙄
"It took 68 years for the world to reach 1 terawatt of solar PV capacity. It took just two years to double it"
That's how exponential growth works.
And we were worried that solar growth might stall, but I think batteries will help it to continue.
reneweconomy.com.au/it-took-68-y...
Repost this if you’re old enough to remember when they tried to convince us that “global warming stopped in 2008” (or whenever).
Yet another reminder that climate change increases the rainfall during intense storms, increasing the risks of flooding and casualties.
At least 13 dead in flash floods in Spain: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Global sea level is now rising twice as fast as 30 years ago
Rising global temperatures are causing glaciers and ice sheets to melt more, adding more water to the oceans, which also expand as they warm
We caused this by burning coal, oil and gas, and deforestation
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Shops like IKEA, B&Q and others sell portable induction hobs from under £30 - so it's really easy to start electrifying a home straight away!
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Global sea level inspired by Hokusai's Great Wave #dataviz
"BP has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence, three sources with knowledge of the matter said"
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
"Somalia has emitted roughly as much carbon dioxide from fossil fuels since the 1950s as the US economy does in an average three days"
Yes, that does say three days
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The joys of AI… it might be ‘artificial’ but it’s using a lot of real resources like water and fossil fuels.
A single 100-word email generated by an AI chatbot using GPT-4 requires 519 milliliters of water, a little more than 1 bottle.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
I heard you like climate starter pack so this account put together a great starter pack of starter packs. 💡🔌
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THIS IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT:
The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from Nat Bullard and data from Ember.
With all of August now in, 2024 has effectively tied 2023 as the warmest August on record in the @CopernicusECMWF dataset.
August 2024 was 1.49C above preindustrial levels, and 2024 is now virtually certain to be the warmest year on record.
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Canada's wildfire emissions last year were more than all but three countries.
And, as per IPCC rules, Canada does not need to report wildfire emissions in its inventory. But as many will note, wildfires are getting worse because of climate change, so some of those emissions are anthropogenic (1)
Just your friendly reminder that virtually no one buys petrol or diesel cars in Norway. They have become the horse & cart of cars...
Coming to a country near you!
More great figures here: robbieandrew.github.io/EV/
Usually, forests remove about 1/4 of the world's annual CO₂ emissions.
In 2023, the carbon sink collapsed.
As a result, even though CO₂ emissions only increased < 1.1% in 2023, the growth rate of CO₂ in the atmosphere shot up by 86% compared to 2022.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/in-2023-th...
Book cover of "A Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies" Second Edition with icons for solar, wind, water, bio, storage, and other on a blue background with old patent sketches.
Want to learn more about the renewable energy technologies that are our greatest hope for addressing climate change? Check out this beautiful free "Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies" from the Land Art Generator. landartgenerator.org/LAGI-FieldGu...
~1/3 of emissions come from food systems, but 8 billion people eat food! So, not an easy fix and no one solution will fix it. Here are a bunch of ideas from farm to fork to forest. 🧪 #FoodSystems