One way ahead to a low-carbon or net-zero-carbon future is developing much of what we already have – as, anyway. “we have almost all the technologies we need” And some of this is happening in Devon. There is the electric vehicle battery recycling firm securing £640k from Innovate UK’s Faraday Battery Challenge – because we need to make more electric… Read More »Hi-tech/clean-tech in Devon
There have been several efforts made to ‘debunk the myths’ about renewables. And each offers a slightly different ‘number one’: Myth 1: “Renewables Are Too Expensive” Busting the myths on Renewable Energy | wwfint Debunking 10 Energy Transition Myths | LinkedIn Myth No. 1: A grid that increasingly relies on renewable energy is an unreliable… Read More »Debunking the myths around renewable energy
We need more batteries – or, as today’s piece on the Climate Action website makes clear, the rapid expansion of batteries will be crucial to meet the climate and energy security goals set at COP28: After their deployment in the power sector more than doubled last year, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global… Read More »How to make more electric batteries – and how to make them more sustainable
There’s been a bit of a fracas over the climate, as Mark Jenkinson MP hits out at ‘spoilt climate clowns’ – or Just Stop Oil protesters who targeted his office. Although a piece this week from the London Metro News reporting on a climate change map showing which UK areas could be under water by 2050 leads on these same… Read More »How prepared are we for climate chaos?
This year’s Earth Day 2024 on 22nd April focusses on Planet vs Plastics – and yet the importance of reducing our carbon footprint has become the centre of the Earth Day project, as it endeavours to raise awareness about environmental issues. Our plastic footprint and our carbon footprint come together in an event on Monday 22nd April in Sidmouth –… Read More »Earth Day 2024: 22nd April: gifting “Rosa’s Footprint”
We have just learnt that March 2024 is the 10th consecutive month to break temperature records. The European Court of Human Rights has just declared that the Swiss government’s inaction on climate change has violated the human rights of its citizens – a decision which the British Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero isn’t… Read More »Do governments have a duty to protect people from climate change?
How would the Sid Valley generate its own power? There are different ways to do large-scale stretches of solar panels: covering roofs and creating solar farms are the most obvious – and both have been in the news lately. SOLAR ROOFS Shopping centre bosses have been given the green light to cover its buildings with… Read More »Solar roofs and solar farms in the news
Whilst some commentators consider that net zero has exposed the shocking neglect of rural Britain, others are looking to practical ways of heating rural homes and achieving net zero. And as we look to the general election, the Rural Services Network looks to how politicians can go about Achieving Net Zero in Rural Communities. Here’s a pretty impressive… Read More »Getting to rural net zero
Heat pumps are again in the news, with grants having just been extended to more homes as the ‘boiler tax’ is delayed by the government, as reported in the This is Money website – which also gives a very handy overview of the changes. The problem with heat pumps is that most of us are very unaware… Read More »A good look at heat pumps
It is possible to progress from eco-anxiety to eco-action – to go from despair and paralysis to just getting on with it. And it’s especially important to engage youngsters on the issues around the climate and environment – as mental illness is on the increase in young people here in Sidmouth. So, how can we stay sane in the climate crisis? The… Read More »How to stay sane: care, collective action and counterbalance