7 MEGATrends to Beat Global Warming
The seven megatrends that could beat global warming: ‘There is reason for hope’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/08/seven-megatrends-that-could-beat-global-warming-climate-change
Jerry Brown: The Threat of Climate Change is Profound #COP23
California Gov. Jerry Brown delivers a blunt climate change message in Germany http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-jerry-brown-climate-change-20171108-story.html Meeting of the Conference of Presidents open to all members with Jerry BROWN, Governor of California: extracts from the statements Audio via http://www.audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/Assetdetail.aspx?id=0c644194-f893-44fd-bd9d-a82501249365
End the Age of Fossil Fuels #COP23
On the eve of the COP23 UN Climate Talks, the Pacific Climate Warriors and 1000s of people from around the world used their bodies, their culture and their spirits to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels, and a rapid, just transition to renewable energy for all. More on this story at 350…
Richard Alley: The Big Picture on Energy and Climate (2017)
His presentation (3/22/2017), titled “The big picture on energy and climate,” discusses the dynamics of how money, jobs, national security, ethics and the environment influence perceptions and decisions about energy. The presentation was sponsored by several Lycoming College organizations including: Clean Water Institute, Center for Energy and the Future, Outdoor Leadership and Education program, and…
The Future of Finland #Energy #Welfare #Forests
The science documentary ‘The future of Finland’ aims to discover what skills will be crucial for Finland in the following decades. The first three episodes of the programme talk about forestry: about new uses for wood pulp, about renewable energy and the welfare effects of wood. https://www.smy.fi/en/artikkeli/science-documentary-shows-the-future-of-finland-to-lie-in-the-forest Release via https://vimeo.com/141634352 The Future of Finland: The…
BMWi Vision Dynamics #IAA ClimateState edition
Illuminating the near future of electric mobility: the BMWi Visionary Dynamics at #IAA2017, via https://twitter.com/BMWi BMWi https://www.bmw.com/en/all-models/bmw-i/i8/2014/at-a-glance_msm_moved.html BMW’s i Vision Dynamics targets Tesla-topping range in a four-door coupe https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/bmws-i-vision-dynamics-targets-tesla-topping-range-in-a-four-door-coupe/
Chemicals ignite & Harvey’s Floodwater Hazards #Spillway
Chemicals ignite at flooded plant in Texas as Harvey’s devastation lingers https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/31/harveys-wrath-moves-across-the-louisiana-texas-border-as-water-recedes-in-houston Officials in Houston are just beginning to grapple with the health and environmental risks that lurk in the waters dumped by Hurricane Harvey, a stew of toxic chemicals, sewage, debris and waste that still floods much of the city. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/houston-contaminated-floodwaters.html
Tesla Model 3 Is Here! The Safest Car in World
Congratulations, there are half a million reservations for the Model 3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/28/teslas-model-3-has-mass-appeal-that-doesnt-mean-you-can-afford-it Video via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzT0uNT0ds8 Music by http://EpicStockMedia.com
Amory Lovins: Natural Gas is worse than Coal
In this July 2017 interview with CarbonBrief, Amory Lovins talks about gas plants, nuclear, and about Germany’s Energiewende. Read the interview summary at https://www.carbonbrief.org/carbon-brief-interview-amory-lovins Video by CarbonBrief https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiXgvmQ2jUgUjRpJzvga5Tg/videos
Volvo to End the Petrol Engine – Only Make Electric & Hybrid
Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said Wednesday it plans to phase out production of petrol-only cars in 2019, with all new models to be either electric or hybrid starting from that date. https://www.yahoo.com/news/volvo-end-gas-only-cars-2019-094932819.html Music by Stephen Lu http://chibola.com Video footage via http://pixabay.com Buy me a coffee, donate via Paypal to climatestate @ gmail.com More info https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateState/about…
Natural Gas has Major Role in Climate Warming
Why Natural Gas is not a bridge fuel Too much reliance on natural gas to generate electricity means the Paris climate target will be missed and money wasted on underused pipelines. http://climatenewsnetwork.net/natural-gas-cannot-help-to-curb-climate-change CAT report 2017 http://climateactiontracker.org/assets/publications/briefing_papers/CAT-2017-06-16-DecarbonisationSeries-NaturalGas.pdf Is Methane Clean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1mKMLrIx-0 Daniel Jacob talks Methane Emissions (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xayX5AZ0Qmk Music by Stephen Lu http://chibola.com Patreon http://patreon.com/Climatestate My…