Notices tagged with renewables, page 5

Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/13/labours-rooftop-revolution-to-deliver-solar-power-to-millions-of-uk-homes this is really good news; keep it up, Ed.... #renewables

The World Climate Organization waves the red flag about the climate.
Their newest report shows that records were once again broken, and in some cases smashed, for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and #acidification , #SeaLevelRise , Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat.
2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global average temperature at 1.45 °Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline. It was the warmest ten-year period on record.

Here's their animated summary in 75 seconds with some uplifting back-ground music:

https://youtu.be/ES7eKWRRJ0o

Remarkably enough, after 1 minute of doom and gloom about the situation, the animation ends with the message "There is still hope". You know the gig, #renewables #GreenNewDeal #GreenWashing etc.

https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate-2023

Let me also share another video, which was made almost 40 years ago in 1985. It's Carl Sagan testifying before US congress:

https://youtu.be/Wp-WiNXH6hI?feature=shared

He tells us:

"... there are effects that have long time consequences. If you don't worry about it now, it's too late later on. So in this issue, as in so many others, we are passing on extremely grave problems for our children, when the time to solve these problems, if they can be solved, is NOW!"

#Climate #ClimateChaos #Collapse #CrashCourse

Japan can triple its renewables capacity and aim to phase out coal power by 2035, a group of companies and nongovernmental organizations has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/07/08/energy/japan-climate-initiative-coal/ #environment #energy #climatechange #energy #renewables #coal #environment #japanclimateinitiative

Positive news for #climate in California:

"California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels. For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources."

#ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #Renewables

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/california-is-showing-how-a-big-state-can-power-itself-without-fossil-fuels

This photo isn’t shared to highlight that wind turbines can provide livestock much needed shade.

This photo is shared to highlight the importance of trees.

#nature #climate #environment #climatechange #tree #trees #earth #renewables #renewableenergy #animals #animal

Massive renewable energy news from the Netherlands:
4 GW of beyond-subsidy-free offshore wind will be built by 2 consortia!
Together good for 16 TWh/year of electricity; that's 15% of current national electricity demand, and over 0.5% of EU27 electricity demand, which I find impressive as well.

Both 2 GW wind farms will be located in the IJmuiden Ver zone, 60 km off the North Holland coast.
#offshorewind #windenergy #windpower #renewables

I have a crazy, ground-breaking idea: stop funding our own destruction.

Between 2015 - 2022 fossil fuels were subsidized $40 trillion dollars.

Projections for fossil fuel subsidies between 2024 - 2030 is ~$70 trillion dollars.

Stop this insanity. Fund the solutions not our destruction.
#climate #climatechange #nature #earth #renewables #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #fossilfuels #environment #ecology

Transition pains:

"As the market and its regulators navigate the turbulence of an #energy system transitioning from fossil fuels to #renewables, experts warn surges [in the spot price] are likely to become more common. The ageing #coal-fired power station fleet is becoming less reliable, and with the development of large-scale renewables and storage lagging, the potential gap between demand and supply is getting larger."

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2024/06/01/fossil-fuels-are-unreliable-backstops-the-energy-transition#mtr

Big leap for Dutch offshore wind!
The results of the tender for 4 GW of permits in the IJmuiden Ver area will be published in a week, on Thursday 11 June, at 18:00!
https://www.rvo.nl/onderwerpen/windenergie-op-zee/ijmuiden-ver#bekendmaking-vergunningen-ijmuiden-ver-alpha-en-beta
#offshorewind #windenergy #renewables

#Oil and #Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplace

But as #renewables have become a more formidable competitor, we are now seeing ... a large-scale effort to deceive the public into thinking that the alternative products are harmful, unreliable and worse for consumers. And as renewables continue to drop in cost, it will become even more critical ... to challenge these attempts to slow the adoption of cheaper and healthier forms of energy.

#NYtimes gift link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/opinion/clean-energy-solar-wind.html?u2g=i&unlocked_article_code=1.w00.cziU.D-j8_aO5ORtW&smid=url-share

Surging datacenter power demand slows the demise of US coal plants #renewables
#climatechange #climatecrisis

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/05/31/datacenter_power_crunch/

The bad news: everything is fucked.

The good news: no matter what your interests or specialties, there will be something you can do to help solve the problem.

"To solve these big, existential problems, we have to begin with a single step.

Start by building less software.

Question every product decision through a climate impact lens. Do I really need to add this feature? If I do, how much will it increase my product’s resource consumption? Are there things I can do in my product to take better advantage of autoscaling, sizing up and down according to need, and avoid overprovisioning infrastructure?"

#AI #energy #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #renewables

https://callmeleach.substack.com/p/ai-and-climate-change-are-on-a-collision?

19th of May 2024
72% renewable power share in #germany

#solar #solarpower #photovoltaik #wind #windpower #windkraft #renewables #erneuerbare #energiewende

Portugal is crushing it: renewables met 91% of Portugal’s electricity needs in the first 4 months this year & have pushed their⚡️prices to a 4 yr low!

Renewables are carrying an increasing % of their electrcity demand in the first 4 months in 2024:
- 95% April
- 91% March
- 88% Feb
- 81% in Jan

Portugal’s rapid transition is evidence it can be done: renewables are up from 27% in 2005 & 54% in 2017 with their last coal power plant shut down in 2021.
#nature #environment #renewables #earth

I just stumbled upon #Nostr

Does anybody knows some Instances which running on #renewableEnergy?
(and which do not use cloudflare as their CDN...)

#greenFediverse #renewables #selfhosting

"If there was any doubt remaining that Alberta's nearly seven-month moratorium on renewable-energy projects was a political decision — made in the halls of power rather than in the offices of expertise — it was erased by internal documents released to the public last week."

My latest analysis for CBC, based on original reporting by @drewanderson for @thenarwhal

🔗 : https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-renewables-pause-moratorium-aeso-foip-1.7196943

#alberta #ableg #cdnpoli #canada #renewables #renewableenergy #energystorage

My photo of Weereewa / Lake George New South Wales, north east of Canberra.
This is a shallow lake that dries out during droughts. At the time of Australian federation in 1901 it was considered as a possible site for the new capital. In the end Canberra was chosen.
A former Federal treasurer complained about how much he hated the wind turbines on the far side.
One of my better images, I think because there is more light and shade contrast than usual. Or the lake is just very photogenic.

#photography #windturbines #renewables #renewable #lake #lakes #landscape #Australia #weereewa

Buying and installing #Solar Panels in #Pakistan is almost 50% cheaper compared to the #UK

Even factoring in the currency, inflation,& excluding labour/installation costs in UK

With NO state credits or supports or financing

Having seen both, I can safely say #Lahore alone has more solar installations than all of #London

No kidding when people question why is UK a "developed" country...

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #ClimateChange #GlobalSouth #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #SouthAsia #SEA