There are places where natural gas is used for heating and cooking by combustion. These tasks can also be done with electricity for the power source and then we’ll be overall cleaner. However the transition is a massive task and requires a lot of convincing (e.g. that cooking with induction is as good or better even than gas, heat pump costs less in the long run).
It boils down to political will to efficiently fund the transition. We can let planes fly - no simple solution to that. Put subsidies for green steel - currently costlier, not many companies will adopt too soon Build more public transport - fuck dem cars Enable remote work Invest in farmers to make the transition to electric tractors, then cut out gas subsidies
These are doable today, the funds should come easily if we don’t let billionaires get away without paying taxes. Side note: 1 billion is a tremendous amount of money, but the top billionaires are worth 200 billions!!!
That is also true. In production perspective there’s no sense to keep a small production quantity alive just for a limited application. Then we’ll arrive at the conclusion that governments need to be able to regulate businesses with objective policies - not affected by industry lobbying. But that would need a very robust system of governance where the people cannot be bought out, ideally.
That’s why in my view the key here is the policy - where to subsidize and not, where to tax and stop issuing permits, taking EOL pumps accountable etc.
This year I went scuba diving for the first time! Also, I did my first job switch, been good so far but I constantly doubt my abilities. Also first time daily driving linux recently 😉
I work hard but my new company seems to respect work life balance so far. So far I’ve been working more on the tip of the screw, but it depends on the goal of the project. Almost all of the features of the screw can be modified to meet the needs. A big part of the work is to verify that a change or innovation can be produced at a good quality level.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it notes that it is still waiting on the results of studies to confirm this....
At that point just a tad more and they’re going vegan because the cows are probably vaccinated, then they cut down their (bp propaganda) carbon footprint in the confusion 😂
They’re playing the long game, at this rate they’ll soon have no winter to worry about, it will be 25°C in the winter and there’s no heating needed so no more energy demand spikes! /S
The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....
Not sure if I can be helpful but lately there are several manufacturing sectors trying to reduce their footprint in China and move to Vietnam or India, for a mix of reasons (rising labor cost in China, geopolitical tension implying potential supply chain disruption). The US promoting their relations with Vietnam means there will be trade deals (free trade maybe?) which will incentivize manufacturers to move their production there, potentially away from China.
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‘I’m the new Oppenheimer!’: my soul-destroying day at Palantir’s first-ever AI warfare conference (www.theguardian.com)
“The peace activists are war activists,” co-founder and CEO of Palantir, Alex Karp insisted. “We are the peace activists.”...
"Thought-Terminating Cliches" (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15464125...
More than 30% of world’s electricity now comes from renewables, report reveals (www.euronews.com)
One of the world’s healthiest coral reefs is in an oil field (www.youtube.com)
Could you post a photo of your cat and tell me what makes them so special?
My cat passed away around 2 years ago now. I miss him a lot, but just haven’t been financially stable enough to adopt another....
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmynsfw.com/post/11288860...
What is something you did for the first time recently?
Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it notes that it is still waiting on the results of studies to confirm this....
Hi. I'm Geophphreigh. (lemmy.world)
But most of my friends call me Geophph.
Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu (www.theverge.com)
CDPR Says Cyberpunk 2077 Has Made $750 Million So Far (kotaku.com)
Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter (www.reuters.com)
My bathroom is full of pareidolia (thumbsnap.com)
Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes (www.bbc.com)
Sorry not sorry teehee
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US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger (www.reuters.com)
The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....
Why is the South China Sea a flashpoint for Asia? (themalaysianreserve.com)
90% of Great Lakes water samples have unsafe microplastic levels – report (www.theguardian.com)
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