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[–] Ni@kbin.social 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think work from home and also the adoption of the 4 day work week will be critical to tackling the climate crisis

[–] Ni@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All of the climate reports for the uk suggest we will need air conditioning 10 times more and our heating will be needed less. So the future should absolutely be in air conditioning and two way heat pump systems

[–] Ni@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

We should probably stop subdising fossil fuel companies so much by this arguement. I'd rather my tax pounds went to subsidising heat pumps than fossil fuels.

The UK government has given £20bn more in support to fossil fuel producers than those of renewables since 2015, the Guardian can reveal.

From 2020 to 2021 they received an extra £1bn support from the government compared with 2020, a 10.7% increase. For renewable energy in the same year, total support for projects increased by just £1m, or 0.01%.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/fossil-fuels-more-support-uk-than-renewables-since-2015

[–] Ni@kbin.social 43 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The most frustrating thing with heat pumps is how little help the government are providing. They will cost a fortune to the consumer, especially in houses that need existing heating systems altered to be compatible.

We need better grants and funding. Way better.

[–] Ni@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Hard to know what to say to these stories anymore. But one idea is:

One thing you can do is write to your MP or representative.
Here is a letter template to write to your MP if you are in the uk - you could also use the template in the US or elsewhere in the world : https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/write-to-your-mp

 

Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.

"Are we awakening this giant of Antarctica?" asks Prof Martin Siegert, a glaciologist at the University of Exeter. It would be "an absolute disaster for the world," he says.!

[–] Ni@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Nooo, can we just actually put someone useful in the position and see how that will help and improve things?

[–] Ni@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

And then you can't get back to sleep after....

[–] Ni@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it always is down to something like that, but how depressing. I always think, just how much money do you need?

Also if you are a great business person, why not diversify in what clearly needs to be future tech and infrastructure?

[–] Ni@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Fincher, Fassenbender, Tilda Swinton and Trent Reznor on the soundtrack. How could this be a no?

[–] Ni@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

This just keeps getting better and better!

 

The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

 

The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.

 

A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.

 

A series of records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice are "unprecedented", some scientists say.

 

I don't know about you but I'm sure glad the chief exec of Shell cares about our futures....

The world's need for fossil fuels is "desperate", Shell's chief executive told the BBC.

 

We seem to be breaking new records constantly at the moment.

Scientists found evidence that climate change made the warmer weather last month more likely.

 

European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to at a 2015 summit in Paris.

 

What has everyone got for their dad's, who are usually particularly hard to buy for?

Also, to add a caveat, totally fine to have a complicated relationship with your dad. If this is the case, please be kind to yourself and ignore this post!

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