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Just launched! Watch our stunning new time-lapse video of the construction of 3 wind turbines at Bristol Port. The turbines will produce over 15 million units of new green electricity annually, enough to save around 13000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year for the next 30 years! www.ecotricity.co.uk
An animation about why we need to put a price on carbon emissions (ie a cap and trade system or a carbon tax). If you agree with the message, let your politicians know it! Animated by Andy Lubershane Check out more cartoons at: www.earthlycomics.com
Acterra launched Green@Home, a project to help Palo Alto citizens lower their energy use and their carbon emissions. Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto kindly opened her home for a test run of the event. April 2007, Palo Alto, CA.
(April 16, 2008) Christina Archer, consulting assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, discusses the importance of win power in a clean and renewable future. The Energy Seminar meets weekly during the academic year. For a list of upcoming talks, visit the events page at the Woods Institute for the Environment website. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford: woods.stanford.edu Christina Archer www.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com
Activists’ “Day of Action” turns to disappointment in Copenhagen, where Washington and Beijing face off over carbon emissions.
In December of this year world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to determine our future. Addressing the most pressing issue of our time, the meeting will negotiate the cuts to carbon emissions which countries must commit to in order to combat climate change. The scientific consensus is that carbon emissions need to peak and decline by 2020 to prevent global temperatures increasing by 2 degrees Celsius or more, a rise which would precipitate the worst consequences of climate change. Achieving this, however, will require significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The situation is very urgent but there is no guarantee that leaders will commit to the deep cuts required. The technology for making this happen exists, and we need to make sure world leaders know the facts. We can make the cuts needed and still power the world. Please visit www.windpowerworks.net/passiton for more information.
A radical vision of Britain’ energy future, outlining bold policy drivers to reduce carbon emissions to zero within 20 years. Researched and compiled by CAT - The Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, Wales. Download the full 100-page report from www.zerocarbonbritain.com
John Turner of Celtic Solar talks about the Genersys Solar panels and the financial savings that can be made with domestic and swimming pool heating systems.
www.globalchange.com Cement production responsible for 7% global co2 emissions, 1 ton of concrete uses 1 ton of carbon, impact of real estate construction industry on global warming. Development of property, energy saving, life expectancy of buildings. Longevity extensions. Making buildings last longer before demolition. Lifetime energy consumption. Building regulations and government action to reduce global warming. Building offices, factories, high rise tower blocks, commercial real estate, schools, colleges, hosptals and homes, apartments and flats. Alternatives to concrete. E-crete polymer concrete. Expect widespread use in future of geoplymers such as E-crete, a product using power station waste, developed by Jannie Van Deventer, a chemical engineer at the University of Melbourne, and founder of Zeobond. If we replaced half the world’s concrete production with e-crete it would save a billion tons of carbon dioxide in the next decade alone. E-crete is just one of thousands of examples of new innovation we can expect over the next five to ten years…. representing tens of thousands of new business opportunities, and billions of dollars of new revenues. Video by keynote conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author of 12 books on global trends including Futurewise and Building a Better Business. Concrete, e-crete, energy saving, construction industry, global warming, carbon emissions, energy consumption, lifetime energy, demolition, polymer, ash, power station waste, real estate development, precast, reinforced