KEB: já s tím listím dělám točnu na konci příjezdovky, spolu se vším dalším přírodním odpadem, co najdu... za posledních 30 let už se siilnička rozšířila o metr a půl, ještě tak dalších 15 a bude to tam.

EVs Three Times better for Environment when Ride-Hailing −
https://evobsession.com/evs-three-times-better-for-environment-when-ride-hailing/amp/

Replacing a traditional ride-hailing car with an electric vehicle would deliver three times the environmental benefits and emission reductions, according to a new study. The finding comes as a new cost analysis by T&E shows that e-vehicles are cheaper to run for Uber drivers in many European cities, and Uber in Portugal says it will only take on new drivers if they have an EV.

https://ieefa.org/...ped-fossil-fuels-in-eu-electricity-generation-for-first-time-through-june-2020/

Renewable sources of power have taken over for the first time in 2020, generating 40% of European Union electricity, while fossil fuels generated 34%, independent think-tank Ember said in a half-yearly report.

In Spain, coal generation fell 58% in the first six months of the year, even before half its remaining plants closed in June as they no longer complied with EU emissions rules. The pace of plant closures in Spain, with 69% of the entire fleet to be shuttered between 2020 and 2021, has no precedent, Global Energy Monitor program director Christine Shearer said.

In Portugal, coal generation fell 95% in the first half of 2020, Ember said. Last week major utility EDP brought forward its Iberian plant closures to 2021, after writing down their value last year.
The Netherlands, Austria and France all saw reductions of more than 50%. Sweden and Austria closed their last plants in March.

In Germany coal generation fell 39%, taking it for the first time below Poland, which now generates as much electricity from coal as the EU’s remaining 25 countries put together.

Major study rules out super-high and low climate sensitivity to CO₂ | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/...07/huge-climate-sensitivity-study-shrinks-uncertainty-on-critical-number/

Instead of worrying about adjusting our climate action targets, we can just worry about hitting the targets we’re already quite late to.

Global livestock supply chains have significantly altered nitrogen (N) flows over past years, thereby threatening environmental and human health. Here, we provide a disaggregated assessment of the livestock sector’s impacts on global N flows and emissions, including international trade. The results show that the sector currently emits 65 Tg N yr−1, equivalent to one-third of current human-induced N emissions and sufficient to meet the planetary boundary for N. Of that amount, 66% is allocated to Asia and 68% is associated with feed production. Most emissions originate from locally produced animal-sourced food, although N emissions embedded in international trade are significant for some importing countries. Given the magnitude of its impacts and its central role in both domestic and international N challenges, the livestock sector urgently requires a global initiative to tackle N pollution while supporting food security.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-0113-y

86 % Čechů by se rádo zbavilo závislosti země na uhlí, a to především kvůli zastavení ničení krajiny a znečišťovaní ovzduší.
Vyplývá to z výzkumu publikovaného podnikatelským a inovačním centrem BIC Brno ve spolupráci se Svazem moderní energetiky, který vznikl v rámci projektu spolufinancovaného Technologickou agenturou ČR.

Průzkum: Většina Čechů by se ráda zbavila závislosti na uhlí
https://oenergetice.cz/uhli/pruzkum-vetsina-cechu-by-se-rada-zbavila-zavislosti-na-uhli

How much warming will greenhouse gas emissions cause in the coming years? It’s one of the most fundamental questions about climate change—and also one of the trickiest to answer.
Now, a major study claims to have narrowed down the range of possible estimates.
It presents both good and bad news. The worst-case climate scenarios may be somewhat less likely than previous studies suggested. But the best-case climate scenarios—those assuming the least amount of warming—are almost certainly not going to happen.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...e-scenarios-for-warming-less-likely-groundbreaking-study-finds

Sanders a Omar navrhuji zastavit dotace fosilniho prumyslu

Yet, as fossil fuel emissions cook the planet and wreak a mounting toll of destruction, the federal government gives oil, gas and coal companies nearly $15 billion per year in direct federal subsidies and already directed billionsmore in support through coronavirus relief programs this year.
New legislation from five of the country’s top progressive lawmakers, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), aims to cut the fossil fuel industry off, HuffPost has learned.
On Friday, the lawmakers plan to introduce a bill barring fossil fuel companies from receiving COVID-19 funding, ending federal support for fossil fuel projects at home and abroad, and abolishing dozens of tax loopholes and incentives for the industry.
“It’s past time we end the billions of taxpayer subsidies to fossil-fuel companies,” Omar said in a statement. “Our focus right now needs to be on getting the American people through this difficult, unprecedented time, not providing giveaways to polluters.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/...fuel-subsidies-bernie-sanders-ilhan-omar_n_5f1a0722c5b6128e68230ee9

When Sam Kern started working at Google four years ago, she believed she could drive change as an insider. If she could just "get the ear" of the right executives, Kern thought, she could convince them to move the company in a new direction on climate and sustainability.
But over time, Kern said she realized, powerful moneyed interests made that impossible.
Kern, a user experience engineer, described company leaders as "putting up a wall between the business interests and human interests," even as they seemed to recognize the severity of the climate crisis, which made conversations with them feel emotionally disconnected.
...
Kern left Google in May and joined the radical climate activist group Extinction Rebellion, which earlier this month launched a digital campaign, bigtechlovesbigoil.com, targeting tech majors Google, Microsoft and Amazon for providing oil and gas companies with cloud computing services, custom artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.

Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace Campaign for a Breakup Between Big Tech and Big Oil | InsideClimate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/...020/extinction-rebellion-greenpeace-google-microsoft-apple-tech-oil