Global Warming And Climate Change A serious threat?

[sMASH]

Rowley dem already sign on to do wind fsrm in the north east part of the country, also said during the lge that they will implement customer generated power back to the grid.

Europe need natgas, so want us to go green so they can get thr cheaper fuel.

[nervewrecker]

big solar farm coming in Pt Lisas 92MW
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/sod-tur ... 4d0e5eb98c

Without clicking it, bceg?

[redmanjp]

TT Government really need to start looking at wind power. Or some private company can invest and sell the power to TTEC.

1 windmill can generate 3 MWatts. All up in the Northern Range highlands need to have a few windmills.

Ah yes the possibilities of moving forward but....Trinidad will forever be backwards and limiting

You may already know this, but any homeowner in Trinidad can buy and install a solar array from about a dozen different installers currently. You can also buy a Tesla roof, if you want to handle shipping and installation.

but can you connect it to the grid?

[adnj]

You may already know this, but any homeowner in Trinidad can buy and install a solar array from about a dozen different installers currently. You can also buy a Tesla roof, if you want to handle shipping and installation.

but can you connect it to the grid?

Are you interested in net electrical metering? How big is the solar panel installation that you have now?

Otherwise, you're saying that you're waiting for the utility to pay you for the excess electricity that you generate before you start to generate any electricity at all.

[adnj]

26 Sep 2023

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has helped put the world on a path to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous intergovernmental organisation.

The study published on Tuesday says governments and individuals rushed to install solar panels and wind farms that would help wean them off fossil fuels, whose cost rose precipitously on account of the war.

That finding agrees with research by Ember, a London-based energy think tank, which discovered that solar and wind power surged forward by 5 percent in Europe last year, accounting for a record 22 percent of electricity generation.

Record growth in solar power installations and electric cars is now “in line with a pathway towards net zero emissions globally by mid-century”, the report said. New manufacturing capacity for these is also consistent with 2050 goals.

Electric car sales also soared, putting them on a trajectory to account for two-thirds of new vehicle sales by 2030, the IEA said.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023 ... ons-report

[pugboy]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

[adnj]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

That is a popular myth. Even with electricity supplies from coal-fired plants, typical pollution from an EV is lower.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/elect ... icle-myths

[zoom rader]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

That is a popular myth. Even with electricity supplies from coal-fired plants, typical pollution from an EV is lower.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/elect ... icle-myths

Totally Bullchit.

The manufacturing process and mining of lithium for a kart is the same pollution as fossil fuels.

Then u have a lithium waste disposal issues.

Lithium batteries contain metals such as cobalt, nickel and manganese. Which are toxic and will contaminate water supplies and the ecosystem.

The entire world is fed bullchit by those who looking to make money.

[adnj]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

That is a popular myth. Even with electricity supplies from coal-fired plants, typical pollution from an EV is lower.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/elect ... icle-myths

Totally Bullchit.

The manufacturing process and mining of lithium for a kart is the same pollution as fossil fuels.

Then u have a lithium waste disposal issues.

Lithium batteries contain metals such as cobalt, nickel and manganese. Which are toxic and will contaminate water supplies and the ecosystem.

The entire world is fed bullchit by those who looking to make money.

The expert in credit cards is an expert in EV, also? Thank you, but no.

[sMASH]

Sanctions on russisn gas, and Blowing up the Nordstrom 2 is driving the push for alternative energy sources.

The gas supply ws the same after russisn special military operation as before.
The gas supply only changed after sanctions and the pipeline detonation

[adnj]

Sanctions on russisn gas, and Blowing up the Nordstrom 2 is driving the push for alternative energy sources.

The gas supply ws the same after russisn special military operation as before.
The gas supply only changed after sanctions and the pipeline detonation

In other words, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has helped put the world on a path to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases.

[alfa]

Remember when the ozone layer was the big thing back in the 90s, poised to destroy the world. Then COVID, now climate change. Let bigger countries deal with those issues and don't buy into the hype to much. We've all made it this far

[VexXx Dogg]

Remember when the ozone layer was the big thing back in the 90s, poised to destroy the world. Then COVID, now climate change. Let bigger countries deal with those issues and don't buy into the hype to much. We've all made it this far

So this?
:X

[maj. tom]

But didn't world governments and society take action about the ozone layer crisis regarding uncontrolled use of CFCs at the time and stopped the hole growth and let it fix itself?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22686105/future-of-life-ozone-hole-environmental-crisis-united-nations-cfcs#:~:text=But%20the%20world%20responded.,the%201990s%20and%20early%202000s.

[redmanjp]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

they dont use energy while in standstill traffic unlike gas so it still better than gas

[redmanjp]

But didn't world governments and society take action about the ozone layer crisis regarding uncontrolled use of CFCs at the time and stopped the hole growth and let it fix itself?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22686105/future-of-life-ozone-hole-environmental-crisis-united-nations-cfcs#:~:text=But%20the%20world%20responded.,the%201990s%20and%20early%202000s.

yes they did- but that problem was much simpler to fix. just ban CFCs.

To fix climate change we have to essentially ban carbon emissions which come from everything- our cars, electricity consumption, farming, etc. not impossible but way more complex- only innovation to drastically improve solar efficiency and/or widespread deployment of nuclear energy will work. existing solar only powering a fraction of what most countries need. the only clean energy that can provide a huge source of power is nuclear, but that has its own risks, even with improvements since Chernobyl. (earthquakes, terrorists, misuse to make weapons, etc.)

[Mmoney607]

The temperature on earth was once 3600°c

[sMASH]

Sanctions on russisn gas, and Blowing up the Nordstrom 2 is driving the push for alternative energy sources.

The gas supply ws the same after russisn special military operation as before.
The gas supply only changed after sanctions and the pipeline detonation

In other words, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has helped put the world on a path to net zero emissions of greenhouse gases.

No.
... Ur just a dumb brick

[VexXx Dogg]

The temperature on earth was once 3600°c

40's were lit


(sorry, I'm going to hell for that one)

[The_Honourable]

^^^bruh...

[adnj]

IEA says tripling installations of new renewable energy, mostly solar and wind power, will be the biggest driver of emissions reductions while research shows that most oil, gas and coal reserves would have to stay in the ground.



Here's something you don't hear much when it comes to climate change: hope.

Countries are setting records in deploying climate-friendly technologies, such as solar power and electric vehicles, according to a new International Energy Agency report. The agency, which represents countries that make up more than 80% of global energy consumption, projects demand for coal, oil and natural gas will peak before 2030.

While greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, the IEA finds that there's still a path to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. That's what's needed to avoid the the worst effects of climate change, such as catastrophic flooding and deadly heatwaves.

"The pathway to 1.5 [degrees] C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy technologies are keeping it open," said Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, in a statement. "The good news is we know what we need to do – and how to do it."

That overall message is more optimistic than the one issued in 2021, when the IEA released its first Net Zero Roadmap.

In addition to optimism, the 2023 version shows that the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner forms of energy will have to speed up even more in the coming decade. For example, the world is on track to spend $1.8 trillion on clean energy this year. To meet the target outlined in the 2015 Paris climate agreement among the world's nations, the IEA finds annual spending would have to more than double to $4.5 trillion by the early 2030s.

As renewable energy costs continue to decline, the IEA says tripling installations of new renewable energy, mostly solar and wind power, will be the biggest driver of emissions reductions. But the agency warns countries will have to speed up permitting and improve their electricity grids for that power to get to where it's needed.

The agency also finds a little room for new fossil fuel developments, such as the controversial Willow project the Biden administration approved in Alaska earlier this year. The roadmap does leave room for some new oil and gas drilling to avoid "damaging price spikes or supply gluts." ...


https://www.npr.org/2023/09/26/12017813 ... ffers-hope

[pugboy]

they need to crack down on the folks who fly a lot
airline travel is a massive contributor of emissions

[zoom rader]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

That is a popular myth. Even with electricity supplies from coal-fired plants, typical pollution from an EV is lower.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/elect ... icle-myths

Totally Bullchit.

The manufacturing process and mining of lithium for a kart is the same pollution as fossil fuels.

Then u have a lithium waste disposal issues.

Lithium batteries contain metals such as cobalt, nickel and manganese. Which are toxic and will contaminate water supplies and the ecosystem.

The entire world is fed bullchit by those who looking to make money.

The expert in credit cards is an expert in EV, also? Thank you, but no.

Yes idiot,

I was in the electrical/controls field as an engineer before I retired. I said this many times on tuner. And yes I worked in the solar field.

[zoom rader]

IEA says tripling installations of new renewable energy, mostly solar and wind power, will be the biggest driver of emissions reductions while research shows that most oil, gas and coal reserves would have to stay in the ground.



Here's something you don't hear much when it comes to climate change: hope.

Countries are setting records in deploying climate-friendly technologies, such as solar power and electric vehicles, according to a new International Energy Agency report. The agency, which represents countries that make up more than 80% of global energy consumption, projects demand for coal, oil and natural gas will peak before 2030.

While greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, the IEA finds that there's still a path to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. That's what's needed to avoid the the worst effects of climate change, such as catastrophic flooding and deadly heatwaves.

"The pathway to 1.5 [degrees] C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy technologies are keeping it open," said Fatih Birol, IEA executive director, in a statement. "The good news is we know what we need to do – and how to do it."

That overall message is more optimistic than the one issued in 2021, when the IEA released its first Net Zero Roadmap.

In addition to optimism, the 2023 version shows that the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner forms of energy will have to speed up even more in the coming decade. For example, the world is on track to spend $1.8 trillion on clean energy this year. To meet the target outlined in the 2015 Paris climate agreement among the world's nations, the IEA finds annual spending would have to more than double to $4.5 trillion by the early 2030s.

As renewable energy costs continue to decline, the IEA says tripling installations of new renewable energy, mostly solar and wind power, will be the biggest driver of emissions reductions. But the agency warns countries will have to speed up permitting and improve their electricity grids for that power to get to where it's needed.

The agency also finds a little room for new fossil fuel developments, such as the controversial Willow project the Biden administration approved in Alaska earlier this year. The roadmap does leave room for some new oil and gas drilling to avoid "damaging price spikes or supply gluts." ...


https://www.npr.org/2023/09/26/12017813 ... ffers-hope

Again bullchit

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/12/24/ly ... tric-cars/

[adnj]

electric cars really only climate saving if they are charged with solar or wind

That is a popular myth. Even with electricity supplies from coal-fired plants, typical pollution from an EV is lower.

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/elect ... icle-myths

Totally Bullchit.

The manufacturing process and mining of lithium for a kart is the same pollution as fossil fuels.

Then u have a lithium waste disposal issues.

Lithium batteries contain metals such as cobalt, nickel and manganese. Which are toxic and will contaminate water supplies and the ecosystem.

The entire world is fed bullchit by those who looking to make money.

The expert in credit cards is an expert in EV, also? Thank you, but no.

Yes idiot,

I was in the electrical/controls field as an engineer before I retired. I said this many times on tuner. And yes I worked in the solar field.

So you want to compare credit ratings, wealth, and now education? Thank you, but I am still not impressed.

[redmanjp]

i saw a clip from a documentary d other day. they had a graph that showed a correlation between CO2 levels and warmer temps. except the higher CO2 levels followed or came after the warming- not the other way around. so it seems the warming caused the CO2 to be higher and not the CO2 causing the warming

[adnj]

i saw a clip from a documentary d other day. they had a graph that showed a correlation between CO2 levels and warmer temps. except the higher CO2 levels followed or came after the warming- not the other way around. so it seems the warming caused the CO2 to be higher and not the CO2 causing the warming

The ocean absorbs about 30% of the CO2 that is released in the atmosphere but the rate at which water absorbs CO2 decreases as water temperature increases.

[fokhan_96]

FYI...

[adnj]

Climate change and NYC: Historic rains buckle city's infrastructure, again


A warmer atmosphere can hold — and deliver — more moisture, something that the city has seen firsthand in recent years. But efforts to ensure it can handle modern storms has been "not enough."


A biker attempts to navigate New York City’s flooded streets in September 2023. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A severe storm dumped more than 7 inches of rain in less than 24 hours over parts of New York City on Friday, turning streets into fast-moving rivers and grinding subway travel to a halt as water cascaded into underground transit stations.

The storm, which hit just two years after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the five boroughs and killed at least 13 people in the city, laid bare how vulnerable the Big Apple’s aging infrastructure is to extreme weather events that are intensified by climate change. And more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy forced officials to rethink the meaning of climate resilience in New York City, it appears there’s still much to be done.

Heavy rainfall of up to 2.5 inches per hour were reported in some of the hardest-hit places. A number of roads were closed, cars were submerged and several city buses were trapped as a result of flash flooding. Subways, regional rail lines and air travel was suspended or severely delayed, and at least one school in Brooklyn was evacuated during the storm.

“The reality staring city leaders in the face, including in places like New York, is that the climate is getting more extreme, more unpredictable and requiring more investment,” said Joseph Kane, a fellow who focuses on infrastructure at the Brookings Institute, a nonprofit think tank. “Usually, it’s too little too late.”



https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environ ... rcna118170

[Dohplaydat]

Climate change and NYC: Historic rains buckle city's infrastructure, again


A warmer atmosphere can hold — and deliver — more moisture, something that the city has seen firsthand in recent years. But efforts to ensure it can handle modern storms has been "not enough."


A biker attempts to navigate New York City’s flooded streets in September 2023. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A severe storm dumped more than 7 inches of rain in less than 24 hours over parts of New York City on Friday, turning streets into fast-moving rivers and grinding subway travel to a halt as water cascaded into underground transit stations.

The storm, which hit just two years after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the five boroughs and killed at least 13 people in the city, laid bare how vulnerable the Big Apple’s aging infrastructure is to extreme weather events that are intensified by climate change. And more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy forced officials to rethink the meaning of climate resilience in New York City, it appears there’s still much to be done.

Heavy rainfall of up to 2.5 inches per hour were reported in some of the hardest-hit places. A number of roads were closed, cars were submerged and several city buses were trapped as a result of flash flooding. Subways, regional rail lines and air travel was suspended or severely delayed, and at least one school in Brooklyn was evacuated during the storm.

“The reality staring city leaders in the face, including in places like New York, is that the climate is getting more extreme, more unpredictable and requiring more investment,” said Joseph Kane, a fellow who focuses on infrastructure at the Brookings Institute, a nonprofit think tank. “Usually, it’s too little too late.”



https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environ ... rcna118170

Time to hit the NY Public Library before the place starts freezing over