I stand corrected over the lithium , Alan. I think in my mind I have confused lead batteries and lithium batteries . If we replace all the lead batteries with lithium rechargeables, where do all the lead batteries end up?
Remember Petrol being taxed more than diesel because diesel was supposed to be "cleaner".?
I agree with everything on chickys list. Its just that a lot of things are twisted by big corporations or governments for their own ends. The man in the street rarely benefits.
The northward march of the growing range of champagne grapes is one possible benefit for the UK of climate change at the expense of the Champagne region. The big champagne houses are buying up land here in West Sussex and local growers have been making some very fine sparkling wines for a few decades now. I still have a couple of bottles of 1992 Nyetimber tucked away as well as vintages from another half dozen vinyards
When someone mentions a few very rich people getting even richer I immediately think of the Koch brothers, major oil business funders of self-described climate sceptics. While increased atmospheric CO2 can be beneficial for crop growth unfortunately the same cannot said for the ocean which will rapidly become acidified and have a major effect on the food supply of half of the planet.
Phillippa - Carbon Capture has only dumped been by our Govt, others are still exploring.
And the way that battery technology is advancing (mostly on the back of excitement around electric vehicles) and coming down in cost is one of the success stories of 2016 - very soon the "average home" will be able to store their solar power, and the grid operators will be able to store the windpower too. The real key is smart meters (and we'll all have one of those soon - in fact you might have one already) - so that we can start to learn that when we use power is nearly as important as how much we use.
There is much to be optimistic about ......although there are still many hurdles. But the world it is a-changing
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What I think is great, is that we are managing to have an adult discussion, without falling out, which was my worry starting this thread.
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I stand corrected over the lithium , Alan. I think in my mind I have confused lead batteries and lithium batteries . If we replace all the lead batteries with lithium rechargeables, where do all the lead batteries end up?
Remember Petrol being taxed more than diesel because diesel was supposed to be "cleaner".?
I agree with everything on chickys list. Its just that a lot of things are twisted by big corporations or governments for their own ends. The man in the street rarely benefits.
Punkdoc, could you post me a link to the article on the barrier reef? I can't enlarge the chart on my mac.
The northward march of the growing range of champagne grapes is one possible benefit for the UK of climate change at the expense of the Champagne region. The big champagne houses are buying up land here in West Sussex and local growers have been making some very fine sparkling wines for a few decades now. I still have a couple of bottles of 1992 Nyetimber tucked away as well as vintages from another half dozen vinyards
When someone mentions a few very rich people getting even richer I immediately think of the Koch brothers, major oil business funders of self-described climate sceptics. While increased atmospheric CO2 can be beneficial for crop growth unfortunately the same cannot said for the ocean which will rapidly become acidified and have a major effect on the food supply of half of the planet.
Hi fidget. It was published on the BBC website yesterday.
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Came Valley sparkling is worth a try steephill, although I may like it because I have usually drunk it overlooking the sea, somewhere in Cornwall.
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Phillippa - Carbon Capture has only dumped been by our Govt, others are still exploring.
And the way that battery technology is advancing (mostly on the back of excitement around electric vehicles) and coming down in cost is one of the success stories of 2016 - very soon the "average home" will be able to store their solar power, and the grid operators will be able to store the windpower too. The real key is smart meters (and we'll all have one of those soon - in fact you might have one already) - so that we can start to learn that when we use power is nearly as important as how much we use.
There is much to be optimistic about
......although there are still many hurdles. But the world it is a-changing
Lovely to hear an optimistic view Chicky.
We simply have to solve this problem, if there is any hope for this planet.
I still believe that nuclear fission may become a viable option.
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Fission or fusion Pdoc?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well spotted Dove, I of course meant fusion.
Must get more sleep.
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