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"Once in a generation" temperatures happening two years running should tell us something!8
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I was in Athens last week and it was brutal (death was coming for me at the Parthenon). In Rhodes now where it’s slightly better. Think it’s even worse in parts of Spain and Italy.0
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One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken3
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cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
How long do greenhouse gases stay in the air? | Environment | The Guardian
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cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.0 -
Can we not just merge this with the JSO thread?0
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MrOneLung said:Can we not just merge this with the JSO thread?
I think this article is relevant here, I hope.
Media reaction: Extreme weather hits world’s seven continents in July 2023 - Carbon Brief
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34 in Rimini... sea breeze making it very bearable.0
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Corfu is tad too hot for me atm. Some very red folk around!0
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SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.I would never want to dictate to people what they can and can’t do. I mean, I own a car that uses unleaded petrol. I am very interested in exchanging it for an electric, but that would mean finding at least 3k in part exchange. I can limit my flying, but then I have a work trip to Vancouver next month. Holidays. Do I never leave this country again to go abroad? If I’m serious about doing my bit then yes, but how many people would ever do that. It’s a complete mess2 - Sponsored links:
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se9addick said:I was in Athens last week and it was brutal (death was coming for me at the Parthenon). In Rhodes now where it’s slightly better. Think it’s even worse in parts of Spain and Italy.
We was up the top by 10am and that was bad enough.
How people were going up there at 12 / 1 o'clock is beyond me.1 -
Went to the acropolis about 20 years ago and it was boiling when I was there. Stupid place to put it imo.9
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Karim_myBagheri said:Went to the acropolis about 20 years ago and it was boiling when I was there. Stupid place to put it imo.
I wouldn't spend a week in there1 -
blackpool72 said:Karim_myBagheri said:Went to the acropolis about 20 years ago and it was boiling when I was there. Stupid place to put it imo.
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I spent a day in Death Valley as part of a west coast tour some years ago.I have never experienced anything like it,even coming out of the restaurant at 11pm it was over 100 f.If it has got hotter there now as reported it must be unbearable.0
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Saturday in Death Valley. And that's with a bit of cloud cover. 56.7 is the hottest ever recorded on Earth. We'll break that in the next 5 years, easy
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sam3110 said:Saturday in Death Valley. And that's with a bit of cloud cover. 56.7 is the hottest ever recorded on Earth. We'll break that in the next 5 years, easy1
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SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.
As ever there is the issue of what individuals can choose to do vs what governments legislate for
Things like getting solar roof tiles onto all properties (surely a no brainer) and using public transport over private vehicles are often a hard choice for people to make due to cost/convenience etc. Getting those ideas actioned would require government interventions in the form of subsidies and taxes etc.
The idea that it is too expensive to save humanity is a ludicrous concept.
In reality, I believe we need much more radical changes than the examples i have given above, many of which wouldn't be popular with people habituated to a frenzy of consumption and historical excess. Too hung over to dig right into that now, though0 -
Siv_in_Norfolk said:SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.
As ever there is the issue of what individuals can choose to do vs what governments legislate for
Things like getting solar roof tiles onto all properties (surely a no brainer) and using public transport over private vehicles are often a hard choice for people to make due to cost/convenience etc. Getting those ideas actioned would require government interventions in the form of subsidies and taxes etc.
The idea that it is too expensive to save humanity is a ludicrous concept.
In reality, I believe we need much more radical changes than the examples i have given above, many of which wouldn't be popular with people habituated to a frenzy of consumption and historical excess. Too hung over to dig right into that now, though0 - Sponsored links:
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Needs to be made a standard requirement for newly constructed buildings asap
How much did it cost you, then? How long shouod it take to pay for itself?1 -
Hex said:Siv_in_Norfolk said:SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.
As ever there is the issue of what individuals can choose to do vs what governments legislate for
Things like getting solar roof tiles onto all properties (surely a no brainer) and using public transport over private vehicles are often a hard choice for people to make due to cost/convenience etc. Getting those ideas actioned would require government interventions in the form of subsidies and taxes etc.
The idea that it is too expensive to save humanity is a ludicrous concept.
In reality, I believe we need much more radical changes than the examples i have given above, many of which wouldn't be popular with people habituated to a frenzy of consumption and historical excess. Too hung over to dig right into that now, though
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Give it up.0
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R0TW said:Give it up.2
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SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/SOS/DNabDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0SOSWhat You Can Do to Reduce Climate Change – Simple Actions that Make a Difference
Incredibly easy to read and well written. Covers micro action that we as individuals can take and shows the impact they can have on the bigger picture. Talks about travel, consumer decisions, voting, household swaps. Everything. But uses science and analysis to show that these small actions can have a large impact on the bigger picture.1 -
Siv_in_Norfolk said:SporadicAddick said:cabbles said:One of the worst things I’ve read is the release of methane in the arctic as temperatures get warmer. We can and we must do all we can to reduce carbon emissions, but as a result of our neglect, this is a direct result that we’re pretty powerless to do anything about. I don’t know if anyone has read anymore on the subject, but it seems that once it gets into the atmosphere, there’s no stopping it.Next UN climate conference (for what it’s worth), is Nov/Dec this year in Dubai, and then COP 2024 is in Aus next year. I’m typing this in the futile hope the last few years have hit home. I highly doubt it in relation to action needed/action taken
I'd suggest some would advocate a ban things that many of us do - fly on holiday / on business, drive diesel cars, eat meat etc etc.
I'm not looking to respond and debate, but worth understanding what others that are clearly passionate about this think in terms of specific actions.
As ever there is the issue of what individuals can choose to do vs what governments legislate for
Things like getting solar roof tiles onto all properties (surely a no brainer) and using public transport over private vehicles are often a hard choice for people to make due to cost/convenience etc. Getting those ideas actioned would require government interventions in the form of subsidies and taxes etc.
The idea that it is too expensive to save humanity is a ludicrous concept.
In reality, I believe we need much more radical changes than the examples i have given above, many of which wouldn't be popular with people habituated to a frenzy of consumption and historical excess. Too hung over to dig right into that now, though
We cant sit and wait for them to lead the way we need to show them where we want them to go.4 -
Siv_in_Norfolk said:Needs to be made a standard requirement for newly constructed buildings asap
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recently up here in sunny Lincs it's been almost cold and autumnal enough to justify putting on the heating0