A student moving to the UK from the US decided to give up flying and get to his destination without planes or cars. His weblog describes how he did it. I admit I’ve been eyeing a transatlantic journey on a cargo ship for a while now although I need to figure out the damage that does.
How close is runaway climate change? Way too close for comfort.
The European commission has caved in to the auto industry on new emission standards opting instead to push the use of biofuels and the placement of indicators that “tell drivers when they need to inflate their tyres or change gear”. Seriously.
Flying, your patriotic duty.
Emissions trading: not that great, actually.
An open letter calling on the EU to abandon targets for biofuel use throughout Europe. Without commitment to reduce consumption, the consequences risk being deforestation, land conflicts and more. (thanks Fergus)
Belgian minister for Energy Marc Verwilghen has just [got himself a giant gas-guzzling Audi Q7][1] (pdf) that emits between 282 to 326 grammes of CO2 per km. Meanwhile, Europe is trying to get emissions down to 120g/km, nice example from above. Oh yeah, and Al Gore has [the electricity bill][2] of a small village.
[1]: http://www.4x4info.be/pdf/20070228_CP_4x4info_Verwilghen_FR.pdf (Le Ministre de l'Energie s'offre un 4x4 energivore (PDF) [site language: French]) [2]: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2311302.ece (Gore faces up to inconvenient truth over his electricity bill [site language: English])
[Shipping vs Airfreight][1]
[1]: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/shipping_vs_air.php (Shipping vs Airfreight revisited: Some more considerations (TreeHugger) [site language: English])
Dear Mr Winterkorn, you could actually choose not to give customers what they want, or rather what your advertising makes them want.
Airline flies empty planes to hold on to airport slots.
Maybe Belgian ministers could get off the seats of their [carbon-spewing monsters][1] and actually do something for the environment instead of worrying about [photo ops with Al Gore][2]?
[1]: http://ruedelaloi.blogspot.com/2007/02/voitures-propres-enfin-presque.html (rue de la loi: Voitures propres (enfin presque..) [site language: French]) [2]: http://lvb.net/item/4354 (Belgian ministers quarrel over Al Gore [site language: English])
Organic food is better for our health. On the flipside, some of it is less energy efficient, producing more emissions.
Eurostar goes even greener.
Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe
A very interesting development in carbon capture technology. Let’s just hope it’s not used as a license to completely ignore the original problem. (Thanks Jeroen)
A screen saver for Windows computers that helps reduce your power consumption and CO2 emissions. Every little bit helps…
Interesting summary of the current dangers of biofuel use as well as future, more sustainable, directions the industry might take.
If you have no other choice than hopping on a plane to travel, here’s a good resource for offsetting all that carbon you’ll be pumping into the atmosphere.
The only way to survive may now be extraction of greenhouse gases from the air.
Carbon trading: where greed is green
Nice rundown on the pros and cons of air travel versus other means of transport.
Yet another reason to get vehicle emissions down: they’re now linked to heart disease.
I wondered when someone would have a go at patio heaters, I’ve always seen them as a prime example of our irrationality. Not only in the home however, restaurants with heated terraces are just as bad.
Warning: this vehicle may seriously damage your health.
Proof it’s possible: Sweden has beaten Kyoto targets and reduced its emissions by 12.7 percent.
The shipping industry is looking for new ways to reduce emissions and costs. One of those ways is about to get its first test: a ship partly powered by a giant kite.
The shipping industry is looking for new ways to reduce emissions and costs. One of those ways is about to get its first test: a ship partly powered by a giant kite.
Very interesting article on the myths of organic farming. It’s difficult to make an informed opinion though when the article takes several shortcuts. As usual, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
Very interesting article on the myths of organic farming. It's difficult to make an informed opinion though when the article takes several shortcuts. As usual, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
Web sites and your behaviour as a web surfer all have an impact on the environment. Not surprisingly, reducing the amount of gadgets, animations and/or errors on your site also reduces its impact.
Web sites and your behaviour as a web surfer all have an impact on the environment. Not surprisingly, reducing the amount of gadgets, animations and/or errors on your site also reduces its impact.
Google responds to the stats on emissions generated by a search mentioned in the previous link.
Google responds to the stats on emissions generated by a search mentioned in the previous link.
