Newsletters

– IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown
– Coal power’s sharp rebound is taking it to a new record threatening net zero goals
– How ‘super-enzymes’ that eat plastics could curb our waste problem
– How to store excess wind power underwater
– Reasons to be hopeful: the climate solutions available now
– Nuclear fusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new energy source

– Our last, best chance on climate
– Construction companies should avoid knocking down buildings
– The Scandinavian way to zero carbon construction
– Climate crisis: Do we need millions of machines sucking CO2 from the air?
– Global windfarm installations expected to surge after Covid drop, says report
– Reducing cows’ methane emissions
UN warnings over nations’ climate plans
– Climate Action Tracker Global Update September 2021: Summary

– Desertification is turning the Earth barren
– One in three trees face extinction in the wild
– Agrivoltaics – three dual land use examples
– Making milk by fermentation
– It’s not the cow, but the how

– Calculating emission reduction requirements to achieve net zero – A discussion.
– The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
– IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft report
– Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: How ocean geo-engineering became the frontier of the climate crisis
– Can old traditions and tech help Singapore reach zero waste?

– New Zealand emissions rise as government vows action
– The poorly understood power of seaweed
– The rice of the sea: How a tiny grain could change the way humanity eats
– China ‘must shut 600 coal-fired plants’ to hit climate target
– Fossil fuel cars make ‘hundreds of times’ more waste than electric cars
– First dog on the moon cartoon on “Hope”

– A report on the transport content of the Climate Change Commission 2021 Draft Advice
– A link to a talk by Climate Change Commissioner Dr Judy Lawrence to be held in Wellington on 18 February 2021
– An item from ECO News 4 February 2021 on car import standards to be introduced by the Government to reduce New Zealand’s carbon footprint
– A link to a webinar recording of a recent talk on harnessing Cook Straight tidal energy.
– An article on Denmark’s proposed huge investment into an artificial island for generating electricity from North Sea wind energy.
– ESR Online Discussion Group

– Green machines: A wave of innovation may help tackle climate change (The Economist)
– This material could be a game changer for solar power (CNN Business)
– Decent living for all does not have to cost the earth (University of Leeds)
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (IEA)
– Liveable streets: how cities are prioritising people over parking (Guardian)

– MBIE’s The building for Climate Change Programme
– India’s draft policy on Scientific Social Responsibility
– The next generation electric car battery
– Advancements needed to make automated vehicles an everyday reality
– Spreading rock dust on fields to remove CO2 from the air
– Solar water heating in New Zealand

– Covid-19 has given us a chance to build a low-carbon future
– Blue-sky thinking: how cities can keep air clean after coronavirus
– Extracts from an essay entitled “Why are fossil fuels so hard to quit?”
– Construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery
– Micromobility set for boom in London