The Veritasium on #Airships made me smile a lot. The role Airships play in #TheMinistryForTheFuture made me hope again that there might be a future for #LongDistanceAirTravel with next to no #ClimateImpact.

Because as much as it is harmful right now for the climate, politically, socially, long distance travel made the world a better place. I deeply believe that.

https://youtu.be/ZjBgEkbnX2I?si=1mDDNojslAN8uq81

Regarding that last boost, there's a great interactive visualisation of the sea surface temp anomaly data at https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/

Spoiler: it's disturbingly fucking toasty. Welcome to the coldest summer of the rest of your life.

#ClimateImpact #ClimateChange

Researchers developed a realistic calculation model to determine the climate friendliness of #naturalgas and #electricity. Their findings show that #gas has a worse #climateimpact than assumed: http://go.tum.de/665503

#climatecrisis #co2emissions

📷A.Heddergott

Slowing ocean current caused by melting #Antarctic ice could have drastic #ClimateImpact, study says

The Southern Ocean overturning circulation has ebbed 30% since the 90s, CSIRO scientist claims, leading to higher sea levels and changing weather
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/25/slowing-ocean-current-caused-by-melting-antarctic-ice-could-have-drastic-climate-impact-study-says #ClimateCrisis

An interesting way to look at climate impact of foods - the banana index.
#Foodprint #climateimpact
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/04/11/a-different-way-to-measure-the-climate-impact-of-food

This is what old Joe could do that no other president could.

#InflationReductionAct #ClimateImpact #JoeBiden

Suddenly, the US is a climate policy trendsetter. In a head-spinning reversal, other Western nations are scrambling to replicate or counter the new cleantech manufacturing perks. ​

“The U.S. is very serious about bringing home that supply chain. It’s raised the bar substantially, globally.”
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/suddenly-the-us-is-a-climate-policy-trendsetter

Good stuff here. With a #fastfood focus. Now, let’s implement. “Adding #climateimpact labeling to fast-food menus can have a big effect on whether or not #consumers go "#green" when eating out, new research suggests.” https://www.upi.com/amp/Health_News/2022/12/30/climate-impact-menu/2371672345750/

#ClimateImpact #labels could help people eat less #RedMeat | #Food | The Guardian

The amount of #meat consumed is too high both for the planet and for our #health. We need to cut down drastically.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/27/climate-impact-labels-could-help-people-eat-less-red-meat

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Farming #Agriculture #GreenhousGases #Emissions

#ClimateImpact #labels could help people eat less #RedKeat | #Food | The Guardian

The amount of #meat consumed is too high both for the planet and for our #health. We need to cut down drastically.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/27/climate-impact-labels-could-help-people-eat-less-red-meat

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Farming #Agriculture #GreenhousGases #Emissions

Europeana are working on the #ClimateImpact of digital cultural heritage and "have agreed to advocate for and embed working practices that minimise the digital cultural heritage sector’s impact on the climate and environment".

Their manifesto can be found here: https://pro.europeana.eu/post/the-europeana-climate-action-manifesto

I'd encourage anyone with an interest in digital cultural heritage to sign up
#archaeology #DigitalHumanities #ClimateAction #Museums #Heritage

From the US National Climate Assessment:
The United States now experiences a billion-dollar weather and climate disaster every three weeks, a dramatic increase. The country once averaged almost eight $1 billion weather events every year. In the past four years, it has experienced 80.
#climatechange #cop27 #climateimpact
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-impacts-threaten-nearly-every-aspect-of-life-in-u-s-government-report-says/

Bitcoin climate impact greater than gold mining, study shows | Bitcoin | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/29/bitcoin-climate-impact-gold-mining-environmental-damage-cryptocurrency

#Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency #ClimateImpact