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People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office in c/workreform@lemmy.world
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] Ni@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I think work from home and also the adoption of the 4 day work week will be critical to tackling the climate crisis

Gas boiler lobby trying to delay UK’s heat pump plans, leak shows in c/europe@feddit.de
[–] Ni@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All of the climate reports for the uk suggest we will need air conditioning 10 times more and our heating will be needed less. So the future should absolutely be in air conditioning and two way heat pump systems

Gas boiler lobby trying to delay UK’s heat pump plans, leak shows in c/europe@feddit.de
[–] Ni@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago

We should probably stop subdising fossil fuel companies so much by this arguement. I'd rather my tax pounds went to subsidising heat pumps than fossil fuels.

The UK government has given £20bn more in support to fossil fuel producers than those of renewables since 2015, the Guardian can reveal.

From 2020 to 2021 they received an extra £1bn support from the government compared with 2020, a 10.7% increase. For renewable energy in the same year, total support for projects increased by just £1m, or 0.01%.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/fossil-fuels-more-support-uk-than-renewables-since-2015

Gas boiler lobby trying to delay UK’s heat pump plans, leak shows in c/europe@feddit.de
[–] Ni@kbin.social 43 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The most frustrating thing with heat pumps is how little help the government are providing. They will cost a fortune to the consumer, especially in houses that need existing heating systems altered to be compatible.

We need better grants and funding. Way better.

Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts in c/news@kbin.social
[–] Ni@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Hard to know what to say to these stories anymore. But one idea is:

One thing you can do is write to your MP or representative.
Here is a letter template to write to your MP if you are in the uk - you could also use the template in the US or elsewhere in the world : https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/write-to-your-mp

Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts in c/news@kbin.social
The UK’s newly appointed minister for net zero is facing questions over her links to a think tank funded by oil giants that called for climate protesters to be jailed. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Ni@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

It's true, but also quite damning of our whole political system. I just think we're well past the point of party politics with this issue, it all needs putting aside and we need to see real change.

Any Le Creuset fans? in c/food@beehaw.org
[–] Ni@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I have the same large Dutch oven and we use that and a cast iron pan for basically everything. I envy your le creuset collection we barely have space for the Dutch oven!

The UK’s newly appointed minister for net zero is facing questions over her links to a think tank funded by oil giants that called for climate protesters to be jailed. in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Ni@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nooo, can we just actually put someone useful in the position and see how that will help and improve things?

Title in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] Ni@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

And then you can't get back to sleep after....

Coalmine approvals in Australia this year could add 150m tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] Ni@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well it always is down to something like that, but how depressing. I always think, just how much money do you need?

Also if you are a great business person, why not diversify in what clearly needs to be future tech and infrastructure?

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Can we have a kbin census? (kbin.social)
 

Apologies if I missed one that has already been held. But I saw a member census of beehaw, which was really interesting. I'm not suggesting gathering of any personally identifying info, but more generally getting a sense of who is here on kbin.

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UK weather: hottest June since records began - Met Office (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

We seem to be breaking new records constantly at the moment.

Scientists found evidence that climate change made the warmer weather last month more likely.

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Reminder it's Father's day tomorrow! (kbin.social)
 

What has everyone got for their dad's, who are usually particularly hard to buy for?

Also, to add a caveat, totally fine to have a complicated relationship with your dad. If this is the case, please be kind to yourself and ignore this post!

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