Toyota demonstrates why hydrogen combustion engines are not the answer

Toyota is betting on hydrogen cars, but even its own technology proves that burning hydrogen is wasteful compared with using the same electricity to charge a battery electric vehicle.
— Read on thedriven.io/2024/02/20/toyota-demonstrates-why-hydrogen-combustion-engines-are-not-the-answer/

is this the End of pretence for H2 by Toyota?

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New book by Naomi Oreskes, Erik Conway traces history of Big Business campaign to push ‘big myth’ #Polycrisis #EconomicCrisis

Excerpted from “The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market” by Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea …

New book by Naomi Oreskes, Erik Conway traces history of Big Business campaign to push ‘big myth’ #Polycrisis #EconomicCrisis

A sensational read, if you think Neolib Trickle Down nonsense only got started in Reagan/Thatcher era, Big Myth identifies origin of institutions and policies, all the way back to Great Depression.

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Earth Systems Treaty: John Hewson calls for action on ‘mega threats’ #Metacrisis #Polycrisis

Earth Systems Treaty: John Hewson calls for action on ‘mega threats’ By Bob DouglasSep 25, 2023 Former Liberal party leader John Hewson, in a letter …

Earth Systems Treaty: John Hewson calls for action on ‘mega threats’ #Metacrisis #Polycrisis
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‘Literally off the charts’: global coral reef heat stress monitor forced to add new alerts as temperatures rise

Three new levels added by US Coral Reef Watch after ‘extreme’ unprecedented heat, with highest alert warning of ‘near complete mortality’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/01/literally-off-the-charts-global-coral-reef-heat-stress-monitor-forced-to-add-new-alerts-as-temperatures-rise

so, along with scale of warnings for bush fires, now similar sea temperature warning without “evacuate now” or “evacuation too late”?

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What’s the beef with alternative proteins?

Investments in plant-based meat provide the biggest climate bang for the buck. Each euro invested in improving and scaling up the production of APs results in 14 times more emissions savings than clean power. 
— Read on www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/23/whats-the-beef-with-alternative-proteins

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“Fossil fuel companies better at capturing taxpayer $ than CCS(carbon capture and storage)” Al Gore

For sure we need to capture carbon emissions released to atmosphere previously but no political will to even reduce or stop future emissions!!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mike-hudema_actonclimate-climate-energy-ugcPost-7149444564439678977-TF7_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

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Hyundai goes all in on hydrogen-powered cars

Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen-powered cars to reach net zero by 2050, following trials of the vehicles in Australia.
— Read on www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/01/09/hyundai-hydrogen

When will they give this away? Are they going to offer DIY water to hydrogen in home electrolysis? Then chill and compress to more than 3000 psi? It’s obviously a big problem for the big guys to organise at petrol stations. Also let’s not forget it’s expensive and dangerous. Maybe there are a few applications for big vehicles but too silly for cars.

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Tao Zhang: Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet? | TED Talk

A Chinese saying goes, “There’s no pleasure in eating without meat.” And the data backs that up: every year, China consumes 26 percent of the world’s meat and 45 percent of its seafood — numbers that could grow alongside rising incomes. Impact investor Tao Zhang shows why getting Chinese consumers to switch to plant-based alternatives is vital to tackling climate change and explores how it’s also a massive business opportunity to bring tasty, affordable new proteins to market.
— Read on www.ted.com/talks/tao_zhang_is_alternative_meat_the_recipe_for_a_healthier_planet

how scary is that?

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Coastal erosion prevention

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Vertical forest

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