Back on the CO2 travel kick... equivalent of the day:
A 40km crossing on a BC Ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver produces the same CO2 per passenger (5kg) as an 1800km high speed train journey from London, UK to Valencia, Spain.
We need to completely rethink travel in Canada but our political leaders are transportation cowards.
New study examines the corporate engagement activities of ten large companies and five industry associations towards European Union (EU) policymakers working on regulations aimed at reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the food and agriculture sector.
New study examines the corporate engagement activities of ten large companies and five industry associations towards European Union (EU) policymakers working on regulations aimed at reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the food and agriculture sector.
Costs and CO2 emissions to get across the Salish Sea for a family of 4. (Nanaimo-Vancouver)
One way totals:
BCF w/ car: $129.95 25kgCO2
BCF w/o car: $80.40 25kgCO2
SeaAir: $502.80 38kgCO2
Hullo Ferry: $180.56 46.8kgCO2
These are the kinds of conversations we should be having around carbon pricing, affordability, and responsibility. Not stupid nonsense "axe-the-tax” click bait crap.
A World First - German gov sets €23 Billion for Carbon Contracts for Difference:
-DE Gov will pay for every carbon ton emissions reduction
-Companies with over 10K carbon emissions eligible
-Steel, glass & cement industries are the main target
-Cap of €1.3 Billion for industry
-Will probably increase demand for hydrogen
Yesterday I asked you all to predict which mode of transportation would have the least CO2 emissions per passenger to get across the water from Vancouver Island to Vancouver. Most of you picked the Catamaran. (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/112016093668782869)
Here are the actual numbers assuming 100% capacity. ( in kg of CO2 per person)
Big Traditional BC Ferry Car Ferry (1400ppl): 5.3
Fast Catamaran Passenger Ferry (354ppl): 11.7
Small DHC-2 Beaver Float Plane (6ppl): 9.5
I've done the sums regarding CO2 emissions for December 2023 with a heat pump vs December 2022 with gas heating.
Our emissions for heating and hot water were, in the worst case, around a third of what they were a year before, and about a seventh of an average Dutch household in a house like ours.
Voilà. Sur ces propos navrants de la puissance invitante les masques tombent. Avec un peu d'avance la COP 28 va donc rejoindre les précédentes éditions dans les poubelles de l'histoire. 😵
Accompanying kids on trick or treat, I intervened overhearing a parent telling that some believed in #climatechange.
Me: It's not something you opt to believe. It is happening because humans emit #CO2.
He: We are in the middle of a glacial cycle.
Me: Orbital forcing of the last glacial maximum was similar to today’s. Man-made #co2emissions are warming climate. I study climate …
He (interrupts): Humans make only a bit of CO2, it's good for the trees.
@andrewstroehlein didn’t someone get upset about using tracking data for aircraft? Claimed that it was setting him up for harassment or some such? Where as I see only the huge #co2emissions generated by all this “nesessary” private jet use. Why can’t he use Zoom or Teams like everyone else? @elonjet
Over the past decade, some high-income countries reduced their #CO2emissions while increasing their gross domestic product.
New study shows that at the achieved emission reduction rates, these countries would emit 27 times their remaining 1.5°C fair-shares. These rates would on average need to increase by a factor of ten by 2025.
Lee Point is an irreplaceable asset in #Darwin that contains over half of #CasuarinaCoastalReserve (CCR). CCR attracts over one million visits each year because of its natural beauty and rich #biodiversity. Friends of Lee Point (FLP) is a non-profit Darwin community based group seeking to protect the Lee Point environment and our quality of life.
Incandescent lightbulbs are now banned in the US (qz.com)
The Biden Administration's rules seek to make lighting cheaper and less polluting