Across the globe, countries such as Japan, Italy, Norway, Iran and Finland are breaking heat records as a swing of heat waves makes life very difficult. One question people keep asking is are they occuring more often? Lets start to answer that by stating what is a heat wave.  simply put it is a system of high atmospheric pressure moves into an area and lasts two or more days. Climate change is making these occur more often and increasing the intensity of these high pressure systems changing the local climate in many places. Causing Droughts and wild fires in places that don't usually have them causing issues of having more problems for emergency services and other bodies

Across the globe, countries such as Japan, Italy, Norway, Iran and Finland are breaking heat records as a swing of heat waves makes life very difficult. One question people keep asking is are they occuring more often?  Lets start to answer that by stating what is a heat wave.  simply put it is a system of high atmospheric pressure moves into an area and lasts two or more days.  Climate change is making these occur more often and increasing the intensity of these high pressure systems changing the local climate in many places. Causing Droughts and wild fires in places that don't usually have them causing issues of having more problems for emergency services and other bodies

Will heat waves occur more often

Who should set the climate targets? Should it be, the scientists, the people, the governments? Philip and Paul open this can of worms and try to decide which is best.Climate targets are the limits that scientists and policymakers have set in plans to combat climate change. These targets can take different forms, from goals for limiting the Earth’s warming to hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions, and but they can be set really by anyone, however they should follow a plan.#climatechange #podcast #climatechangeawareness

Who should set the climate targets? Should it be, the scientists, the people, the governments? Philip and Paul open this can of worms and try to decide which is best. Climate targets are the limits that scientists and policymakers have set in plans to combat climate change.  These targets can take different forms, from goals for limiting the Earth’s warming to hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions, and but they can be set really by anyone, however they should follow a plan. #climatechange #podcast #climatechangeawareness

Who should set the climate targets

The UK has a problem, its known as water scarcity. A survey of 2,000 Brits revealing that water consumption is low down on the priority agenda for environmental concerns, while Sir James Bevan chief of the Environment agency warns that the Lack of water presents ‘existential’ threat to our climate will be felt for decades if we dont do something about it. This Summer, UK water companies have joined forces again to launch Water’s Worth Saving,(https://watersworthsaving.org.uk/) a national campaign encouraging the public to make every drop count this summer.

The UK has a problem, its known as water scarcity. A survey of 2,000 Brits revealing that water consumption is low down on the priority agenda for environmental concerns, while Sir James Bevan chief of the Environment agency warns that the Lack of water presents ‘existential’ threat to our climate will be felt for decades if we dont do something about it.  This Summer, UK water companies have joined forces again to launch Water’s Worth Saving,(<a href="https://watersworthsaving.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://watersworthsaving.org.uk/</a>) a national campaign encouraging the public to make every drop count this summer.

The UK has a water scarcity problem

Everything is so bad, the climate change is causing fires and floods and what the point of doing anything. If I turn down the heating a bit, if I use an electric car - how's that going to change anything?The honest answer is if I do all these changes it won't change anything but what are the consequences of doing nothing?  Doing nothing isn't an option. Doing nothing will cost far more than doing something. Russia's special operation on Ukraine is devastating for the country and having efects on europe with them being denied oil and gas but this can only push the development of renewable technology futher unless the countries want to develop  more coal. It's not our problem . One world yes it is.

Everything is so bad, the climate change is causing fires and floods and what the point of doing anything. If I turn down the heating a bit, if I use an electric car - how's that going to change anything?The honest answer is if I do all these changes it won't change anything but what are the consequences of doing nothing?  Doing nothing isn't an option. Doing nothing will cost far more than doing something. Russia's special operation on Ukraine is devastating for the country and having efects on europe with them being denied oil and gas but this can only push the development of renewable technology futher unless the countries want to develop  more coal. It's not our problem . One world yes it is.

The consequence’s of doing nothing 

What is solar punk? Putting solar panels on the roof is not solar punk, It’s being one with nature It’s a different way of thinking. It’s not where they were made from, but how to make them even greener and cleaner. Using grey water, creating new environments. Using some out of the box thinking. Why are our wind turbines not made of wood?. Why not float them above the houses. What not live where the resources are rather than moving the resources. Data centre running off solar energy. Build a data centre in Iceland. Make a tropical environment above to use up the Heat.

What is solar punk? Putting solar panels on the roof is not solar punk, It’s being one with nature It’s a different way of thinking. It’s not where they were made from, but how to make them even greener and cleaner. Using grey water, creating new environments. Using some out of the box thinking. Why are our wind turbines not made of wood?. Why not float them above the houses. What not live where the resources are rather than moving the resources. Data centre running off solar energy. Build a data centre in Iceland. Make a tropical environment above to use up the Heat.

Moving to a solar punk world to stop climate change

The long weekend in the UK to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee was truly wonderous. There were street parties, parades, events put on up and down the country. Even my little town did its bit with a funfair, a stage and live band in the park and after the beacon had been lit, fireworks to finish. But as we walked away the field was littered with rubbish. Bottles, plastic cups, the remains of half eaten food - just abandoned on the field. The bins were no better. There were full to over flowing many times over. Earlier in the evening I had seen someone try to empty them. There was a team going around picking up the litter as they found it, but the crowd was too big and their number was too small.Many people talk about climate change and recycling but for some of the population the message has yet to get through.

The long weekend in the UK to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee was truly wonderous. There were street parties, parades, events put on up and down the country. Even my little town did its bit with a funfair, a stage and live band in the park and after the beacon had been lit, fireworks to finish. But as we walked away the field was littered with rubbish. Bottles, plastic cups, the remains of half eaten food - just abandoned on the field. The bins were no better. There were full to over flowing many times over. Earlier in the evening I had seen someone try to empty them. There was a team going around picking up the litter as they found it, but the crowd was too big and their number was too small.Many people talk about climate change and recycling but for some of the population the message has yet to get through.

What can be done to prevent littering? 

There are loads of companies willing to sell solar panels to home owners, but with no feed in tariff does it make sense to install panels on the roof. The costs of electricity and gas are soaring so perhaps any difference will be worthwhile. The cost of panels has dropped over the years but is now rising again. The power of the panels has increased. So does it make sense to install panels?Would you do better to invest in air source heating or another technology. Solar water works really well and we have found a very quick return on our investment, using little or no gas to heat the hot water from March to October and this is really worth it. Solar voltaic - on a good day we make all the electricity we use during the daylight hours minus the first and last one when the sum is too low. But of course at night the system doesn't work and that is where batteries can come in, but their high cost and short life span mean they need to be replaced currently more or less once you have had them for 10 years or so. Some are better but these are more expensive.

There are loads of companies willing to sell solar panels to home owners, but with no feed in tariff does it make sense to install panels on the roof. The costs of electricity and gas are soaring so perhaps any difference will be worthwhile. The cost of panels has dropped over the years but is now rising again. The power of the panels has increased. So does it make sense to install panels?Would you do better to invest in air source heating or another technology. Solar water works really well and we have found a very quick return on our investment, using little or no gas to heat the hot water from March to October and this is really worth it. Solar voltaic - on a good day we make all the electricity we use during the daylight hours minus the first and last one when the sum is too low. But of course at night the system doesn't work and that is where batteries can come in, but their high cost and short life span mean they need to be replaced currently more or less once you have had them for 10 years or so. Some are better but these are more expensive.

Is it worth having solar panels now?

It appears that we are not doing enough so should we just give up.Some countries won't play, others make empty promises.I try to do my bit but nobody else does so what is the point?It won't make much difference to me - I'm old it's someone else's problem.The kids talk all about doing this and that, but they still use loads of power on their phones and computers wasting more than they are saving.The world is going to pot and I can't do anything about it.Little differences make a big change everyone needs to do their bit but what is the incentive - climate change is happening but it won't happen to meIf I had been better would my house still have got/ hit by a tornado, burnt out, flooded.These are just some of the questions and statements made by people in the wake of climate change.

It appears that we are not doing enough so should we just give up. Some countries won't play, others make empty promises. I try to do my bit but nobody else does so what is the point? It won't make much difference to me - I'm old it's someone else's problem. The kids talk all about doing this and that, but they still use loads of power on their phones and computers wasting more than they are saving. The world is going to pot and I can't do anything about it. Little differences make a big change everyone needs to do their bit but what is the incentive - climate change is happening but it won't happen to me If I had been better would my house still have got/ hit by a tornado, burnt out, flooded. These are just some of the questions and statements made by people in the wake of climate change.

Climate 'Doomism', What difference am I making?

With fuel prices soaring, WE need a new fuel source, WE need a Green Hydrogen Revolution. Electrification cannot get us to net zero. So many things require natural gas; fertilisers, Plastics, and other essential chemicals. But we can replace Natural gas with Hydrogen. 8 months ago we talked about the Many colours of Hydrogen, and since then the Government has formed a Hydrogen working group, a group that is trying to Accelerate the Green Hydrogen Revolution.  Their latest report, by RENEWABLE UK states that this Green Hydrogen Revolution will "solve the challenge of integrating renewables into our energy system through, for example, the provision of system balancing services, seasonal storage and by minimising curtailment of renewables" Momentum for this Green Hydrogen Revolution is gathering worldwide as an increasing number of stakeholders view it as a critical component of future energy systems. Over 40 countries (including the EU27) have hydrogen strategies, and at least 13 have targets specific to green hydrogen. More recently, the European Commission outlined its plan to achieve EU independence from Russian fossil fuels by quadrupling its 2030 target to 20.6Mt of green hydrogen, which will require well in excess of 100GW of both electrolyser and renewable generation capacity.

With fuel prices soaring, WE need a new fuel source, WE need a Green Hydrogen Revolution. Electrification cannot get us to net zero. So many things require natural gas; fertilisers, Plastics, and other essential chemicals. But we can replace Natural gas with Hydrogen.  8 months ago we talked about the Many colours of Hydrogen, and since then the Government has formed a Hydrogen working group, a group that is trying to Accelerate the Green Hydrogen Revolution.  Their latest report, by RENEWABLE UK states that this Green Hydrogen Revolution will "solve the challenge of integrating renewables into our energy system through, for example, the provision of system balancing services, seasonal storage and by minimising curtailment of renewables" Momentum for this Green Hydrogen Revolution is gathering worldwide as an increasing number of stakeholders view it as a critical component of future energy systems. Over 40 countries (including the EU27) have hydrogen strategies, and at least 13 have targets specific to green hydrogen. More recently, the European Commission outlined its plan to achieve EU independence from Russian fossil fuels by quadrupling its 2030 target to 20.6Mt of green hydrogen, which will require well in excess of 100GW of both electrolyser and renewable generation capacity.

The Green Hydrogen Revolution

A few days ago the UK Met Office researchers said that there's now around a fifty-fifty chance that the worlds climate will warm by more than 1.5C over the next five years. Under the Paris climate agreement, which committed the world to keeping the rise in global temperatures well below 2C while pursuing efforts keep them under 1.5C. The UK and Egypt as part of their role as president of COP brought more than 40 countries together this week to drive implementation of countries climate commitments. However from COP26 we know some countries commitments are weak, like Australia's. Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of software company Atlassian, has been attempting to close an Australian coal mine operated by Australia’s biggest polluter, the energy utility AGL. The Australia government has blocked the take over by saying the coal mine is a strategic asset. Just a few nights ago the billionaire hired brokers to stand in the market late Monday to snap up an 11.28% voting stake, which may be enough to thwart the demerger at the upcoming shareholder meeting in June. At least someone is trying to do something about our climate, because researchers has found that the whole aviation industry has failed to achieve any of their climate targets, that by the way they set themselves as 'reasonable' targets.

A few days ago the UK Met Office researchers said that there's now around a fifty-fifty chance that the worlds climate will warm by more than 1.5C over the next five years. Under the Paris climate agreement, which committed the world to keeping the rise in global temperatures well below 2C while pursuing efforts keep them under 1.5C. The UK and Egypt as part of their role as president of COP brought more than 40 countries together this week to drive implementation of countries climate commitments. However from COP26 we know some countries commitments are weak, like Australia's. Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, the co-founder of software company Atlassian, has been attempting to close an Australian coal mine operated by Australia’s biggest polluter, the energy utility AGL. The Australia government has blocked the take over by saying the coal mine is a strategic asset. Just a few nights ago the billionaire hired brokers to stand in the market late Monday to snap up an 11.28% voting stake, which may be enough to thwart the demerger at the upcoming shareholder meeting in June. At least someone is trying to do something about our climate, because researchers has found that the whole aviation industry has failed to achieve any of their climate targets, that by the way they set themselves as 'reasonable' targets.

Can we avoid 1.5C ?

Welcome to the Going Green Podcast: Each week Philip and Paul look at different issues on Climate change and explore some of the things that you can do to to become more energy efficient and eco friendly. We all can do our bit and we need to start yesterday.

As international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions stall, schemes to slow global warming using fantastical technologies once dismissed as a sideshow are getting serious consideration“I have seen all kinds of proposals,” said James Fleming, author of “Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control” and a member of the National Academy geo-engineering committee.“People are getting more and more desperate about climate change,” he said. “I think it is quite probable we will get the OK to do this.”So what are these ideas:Aerosol injection, Spraying aerosols high up into the stratosphere is currently the most talked-about form of SRM. The technique, which is known as “stratospheric aerosol injection”, could cool the planet in a similar way to a large volcanic eruption. Marine cloud brightening, In theory, this could involve using ships to spray saltwater into the clouds above the sea.Once airborne, the salt particles would act as “cloud condensation nuclei”, meaning they would facilitate the condensation of water vapour into liquid. As more water droplets are created, clouds would appear larger and brighter. Ocean mirror, A less well-known option for limiting the effects of sunlight would be to use an “ocean mirror”. In theory, this would involve using a fleet of sea vessels to churn up millions of tiny microbubbles on the ocean surface.This seafoam would reflect away sunlight, cooling the planet, explains Prof Julian Evans, an emeritus professor in materials science from University College London. Cloud thinning, Another less-explored option for reducing the effects of sunlight at the Earth’s surface would be to “remove” cirrus clouds from the atmosphere.Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals, which form at high altitudes. The clouds reflect away some sunlight, but also absorb large amounts of long-wave radiation – meaning that, on balance, they warm the planet.Space sunshadesThe final technology discussed by scientists involves sending a giant mirror – or fleet of mirrors – into orbit in order to reflect away more sunlight from the Earth.The size of the mirror would determine how much sunlight it could reflect back towards space and, therefore, its cooling effect, says Prof Govindasamy Bala, from the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science.

As international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions stall, schemes to slow global warming using fantastical technologies once dismissed as a sideshow are getting serious consideration “I have seen all kinds of proposals,” said James Fleming, author of “Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control” and a member of the National Academy geo-engineering committee. “People are getting more and more desperate about climate change,” he said. “I think it is quite probable we will get the OK to do this.” So what are these ideas: Aerosol injection,  Spraying aerosols high up into the stratosphere is currently the most talked-about form of SRM. The technique, which is known as “stratospheric aerosol injection”, could cool the planet in a similar way to a large volcanic eruption.  Marine cloud brightening,  In theory, this could involve using ships to spray saltwater into the clouds above the sea. Once airborne, the salt particles would act as “cloud condensation nuclei”, meaning they would facilitate the condensation of water vapour into liquid. As more water droplets are created, clouds would appear larger and brighter.  Ocean mirror,  A less well-known option for limiting the effects of sunlight would be to use an “ocean mirror”. In theory, this would involve using a fleet of sea vessels to churn up millions of tiny microbubbles on the ocean surface. This seafoam would reflect away sunlight, cooling the planet, explains Prof Julian Evans, an emeritus professor in materials science from University College London.  Cloud thinning,  Another less-explored option for reducing the effects of sunlight at the Earth’s surface would be to “remove” cirrus clouds from the atmosphere. Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals, which form at high altitudes. The clouds reflect away some sunlight, but also absorb large amounts of long-wave radiation – meaning that, on balance, they warm the planet. Space sunshades The final technology discussed by scientists involves sending a giant mirror – or fleet of mirrors – into orbit in order to reflect away more sunlight from the Earth. The size of the mirror would determine how much sunlight it could reflect back towards space and, therefore, its cooling effect, says Prof Govindasamy Bala, from the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science.

Could we geoengineer our way out of climate change

The world is racing towards an electric vehicle (EV) rebirth because of issues ranging from environmental concerns to the high fluctuating oil prices that continue to push consumers toward alternatives to combustion engines. Today’s Electric Cars, however, is beyond anything nineteenth century drivers could imagine. From intelligent driving to proactive service and remote vehicle access, these new electrics cars can offer the safety and convenience today’s consumers crave. To push drivers toward “plugging in,” however, automakers must better educate them, as well as offer a uniquely “connected” driving experience. Equally important, they must embrace innovative business models and partnerships.

The world is racing towards an electric vehicle (EV) rebirth because of issues ranging from environmental concerns to the high fluctuating oil prices that continue to push consumers toward alternatives to combustion engines.  Today’s Electric Cars, however, is beyond anything nineteenth century drivers could imagine. From intelligent driving to proactive service and remote vehicle access, these new electrics cars can offer the safety and convenience today’s consumers crave.  To push drivers toward “plugging in,” however, automakers must better educate them, as well as offer a uniquely “connected” driving experience. Equally important, they must embrace innovative business models and partnerships.

The race to the electric car

Last earth day, We decided to do something for the environment! but we though we could do more than just do our bit of recycling, because MORE needs to be done, so we set our sights on championing new Green idea, and how to get more people doing more green things, because global action is required NOW! This year, Earth Day 2022 calls on everyone to divest from unsustainable investments, and support eco-conscious brands and products to help send a clear message to corporations that consumers mean business.

Last earth day, We decided to do something for the environment! but we though we could do more than just do our bit of recycling, because MORE needs to be done, so we set our sights on championing new Green idea, and how to get more people doing more green things, because global action is required NOW! This year, Earth Day 2022 calls on everyone to divest from unsustainable investments, and support eco-conscious brands and products to help send a clear message to corporations that consumers mean business.

"Invest in our planet" Earth day 2022

This week sparked a new wave of Environmental activism. The Group's idea is that, you switch off all of your electrical appliances, lights, or switch off at the breakers for 10 minutes, this effectively creates a 10 minute boycott of the privatised portions of our power supply, losing them up to an estimated £9m in revenue. this campaign is called the #bigpoweroff It happened on the 10th of April and is going to happen on the 16th of April at 7pm. this happened in Spain in 2019 and managed to cause lot of brown out leaving the electricity companies offer millions in concessions because they were in breach of their contracts of not supplying electricity to their customers. the last one didn't do much, we'll see what happens this weekend.

This week sparked a new wave of Environmental activism. The Group's idea is that, you switch off all of your electrical appliances, lights, or switch off at the breakers for 10 minutes, this effectively creates a 10 minute boycott of the privatised portions of our power supply, losing them up to an estimated £9m in revenue. this campaign is called the #bigpoweroff It happened on the 10th of April and is going to happen on the 16th of April at 7pm. this happened in Spain in 2019 and managed to cause lot of brown out leaving the electricity companies offer millions in concessions because they were in breach of their contracts of not supplying electricity to their customers. the last one didn't do much, we'll see what happens this weekend.

Environmental Activism

The IPCC Report came out a few days ago about mitigating the effects of climate change. The IPCC third report looks at over the 2010 - 2020 period and makes projections of what needs to be done to prevent global warming and to limit the climate to 1.5 degrees of warming. In the last decade the world has managed to curb some critical items. CO2 emissions rose 54% from the millennium. Last 10 years only a 24% increase. So have managed to reduce the real amount of emissions by a third Between 2000 -2010 worldwide it was proposed that the number of coal plants to be built was 855. In the decade 2010-2020 of the 855 coal power stations to be built, only 189 were actually built and the rest cancelled. The reason for this is that Coal is now much more expensive to burn because of increased Mining and shipping costs. The price of renewables too has dropped. It is now cheaper to build a wind farm than a power station with the same power output. But in addition to this a coal power station will have the cost of the coal to power it to be supplied and the cost of running a wind turbine is just maintenance. The wind farm only produces power on windy days whereas the coal power station can produce power all the time. But installing more wind farms in different locations means that wind is more or less guaranteed. This sign could hopefully mean the demise of the coal power station within a few years. 

The IPCC Report came out a few days ago about mitigating the effects of climate change. The IPCC third report looks at over the 2010 - 2020 period and makes projections of what needs to be done to prevent global warming and to limit the climate to 1.5 degrees of warming. In the last decade the world has managed to curb some critical items. CO2 emissions rose 54% from the millennium. Last 10 years only a 24% increase. So have managed to reduce the real amount of emissions by a third Between 2000 -2010 worldwide it was proposed that the number of coal plants to be built was 855. In the decade 2010-2020 of the 855 coal power stations to be built, only 189 were actually built and the rest cancelled. The reason for this is that Coal is now much more expensive to burn because of increased Mining and shipping costs. The price of renewables too has dropped. It is now cheaper to build a wind farm than a power station with the same power output. But in addition to this a coal power station will have the cost of the coal to power it to be supplied and the cost of running a wind turbine is just maintenance. The wind farm only produces power on windy days whereas the coal power station can produce power all the time. But installing more wind farms in different locations means that wind is more or less guaranteed. This sign could hopefully mean the demise of the coal power station within a few years.

Mitigating the effect of climate change

tomorrow (1st of April) There will be No vat on energy saving materials such as solar panel installation, heat pumps it the UK. So in this episode we answer is this the right time to invest in renewable energy for your home! But beware the small print - this new scheme only covers new systems, not so much addons to current ones!There are new types of solar panels coming to the market,  that are both solar thermal and photovoltaic. These keep the panels cooler in summer and increase the efficiency. With the price of Gas going up solar thermal can really effectively cut the hot water bills in the spring, summer and autumn.

tomorrow (1st of April) There will be No vat on energy saving materials such as solar panel installation, heat pumps it the UK. So in this episode we answer is this the right time to invest in renewable energy for your home! But beware the small print - this new scheme only covers new systems, not so much addons to current ones! There are new types of solar panels coming to the market,  that are both solar thermal and photovoltaic. These keep the panels cooler in summer and increase the efficiency.  With the price of Gas going up solar thermal can really effectively cut the hot water bills in the spring, summer and autumn.

Is this the right time to buy green?

In this Jubilee Year the Queen started Queens Green Canopy which is to Plant a tree for the Jubilee during the months Oct '21 - Mar 22' and then Oct '22 - Mar '23 Tree planting seasonsThe Jubilee started 2nd February but major Celebrations take place from 2nd June  with Street parties and other celebrationsIve seen a few jubileesSilver Jubilee 1977 at Uni studying for examsGolden Jubilee 2002Diamond Jubilee 2012Platinum Jubilee 2022 6th Febwhereas Paul has only seen from the millennium.

In this Jubilee Year the Queen started Queens Green Canopy which is to Plant a tree for the Jubilee during the months Oct '21 - Mar 22' and then Oct '22 - Mar '23 Tree planting seasons The Jubilee started 2nd February but major Celebrations take place from 2nd June  with Street parties and other celebrations Ive seen a few jubilees Silver Jubilee 1977 at Uni studying for exams Golden Jubilee 2002 Diamond Jubilee 2012 Platinum Jubilee 2022 6th Feb whereas Paul has only seen from the millennium.

Go Green for the Queen

In February the IPCC release their sixth report about how in the year 2022  how the Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability of the worldtheir was 6 Big Findings from the IPCC 2022 Report which we discuss in this podcast1. Climate impacts are already more widespread and severe than expected.2. We are locked into even worse impacts from climate change in the near-term. 3. Risks will escalate quickly with higher temperatures, often causing irreversible impacts of climate change.4. Inequity, conflict and development challenges heighten vulnerability to climate risks.  5. Adaptation is crucial. Feasible solutions already exist, but more support must reach vulnerable communities.6. But some impacts of climate change are already too severe to adapt to. The world needs urgent action now to address losses and damages.

In February the IPCC release their sixth report about how in the year 2022  how the Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability of the world their was 6 Big Findings from the IPCC 2022 Report which we discuss in this podcast 1. Climate impacts are already more widespread and severe than expected. 2. We are locked into even worse impacts from climate change in the near-term.  3. Risks will escalate quickly with higher temperatures, often causing irreversible impacts of climate change. 4. Inequity, conflict and development challenges heighten vulnerability to climate risks.   5. Adaptation is crucial. Feasible solutions already exist, but more support must reach vulnerable communities. 6. But some impacts of climate change are already too severe to adapt to. The world needs urgent action now to address losses and damages.

IPCC 2022 Report on Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

At Cop 26 all countries agreed to make changes to phase out fossils fuel and to say no to gas and oil, but Putin with his invasion in Ukraine has put a stop to this. simply saying No to Russian Gas is not a big problem in the the UK and USA due to only using a small amount of Russian gas however some of Europe countries are using a huge amount of gas there is a significant problem. The EU gets roughly 40% of its gas from Russia: According to figure from research group Transport &amp; Environment, this dependence costs around $118m a day. We can’t stop it immediately because we need to power to drive our industry. But paying for all this gas and oil is powering Russia’s army So what are the alternatives.Going Totally green  much, much faster than planned by building more wind turbines and nuclear power stations. - a good idea but very slow -it will still take years to complete even at a much accelerated pace.Buying the oil and gas from elsewhere - and alternative but the idea of the pipeline was to speed up the delivery process rather than shipping the gas in boats which isn’t really practical.Looking for oil and gas in the North Sea, where the UK knows there is a an oilfield - This still will take time and money and goes against climate change policies.Fracking - really frowned upon because of the damage it may cause.simply as people to use less thus reducing our reliance on Gas. Now in the UK this is possible but not in Europe because of their heavy reliance.If we continue to upset Putin with sanctions he might just cut off the gas and Europe will be plunged into a state of little or no power.Gas and Oil are used for other things, not just making power but the chemical industry is very reliant on Oil for its products. We are also seeing non Russian oil companies leaving the Russian oil cartels, like Shell and BP. 

At Cop 26 all countries agreed to make changes to phase out fossils fuel and to say no to gas and oil, but Putin with his invasion in Ukraine has put a stop to this. simply saying No to Russian Gas is not a big problem in the the UK and USA due to only using a small amount of Russian gas however some of Europe countries are using a huge amount of gas there is a significant problem. The EU gets roughly 40% of its gas from Russia: According to figure from research group Transport &amp; Environment, this dependence costs around $118m a day.  We can’t stop it immediately because we need to power to drive our industry. But paying for all this gas and oil is powering Russia’s army  So what are the alternatives. Going Totally green  much, much faster than planned by building more wind turbines and nuclear power stations. - a good idea but very slow -it will still take years to complete even at a much accelerated pace. Buying the oil and gas from elsewhere - and alternative but the idea of the pipeline was to speed up the delivery process rather than shipping the gas in boats which isn’t really practical. Looking for oil and gas in the North Sea, where the UK knows there is a an oilfield - This still will take time and money and goes against climate change policies. Fracking - really frowned upon because of the damage it may cause. simply as people to use less thus reducing our reliance on Gas. Now in the UK this is possible but not in Europe because of their heavy reliance. If we continue to upset Putin with sanctions he might just cut off the gas and Europe will be plunged into a state of little or no power. Gas and Oil are used for other things, not just making power but the chemical industry is very reliant on Oil for its products. We are also seeing non Russian oil companies leaving the Russian oil cartels, like Shell and BP.

Saying "No" to Russian Gas

When COP26 Happened in October, a survey to place asking questions about there attitudes climate change, this question has been asked for the last few years and we can see how it is changing over time. Attitudes have been changing due to more education about climate change. In this podcast about how attitudes have changed about climate change, we explore how the use of simple messaging can change people attitudes and re-education of the population is having a large impact on climate change.

When COP26 Happened in October, a survey to place asking questions about there attitudes climate change, this question has been asked for the last few years and we can see how it is changing over time. Attitudes have been changing due to more education about climate change. In this podcast about how attitudes have changed about climate change, we explore how the use of simple messaging can change people attitudes and re-education of the population is having a large impact on climate change.

The Changing attitudes to Climate Change

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