Czech Globe
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/w75JLVTx4zd5gvwu/

Jak uvádí Pavel Zahradníček z CzechGlobe na svém účtu X, máme za sebou nejteplejší zimu v Brně za celou dobu měření s odchylkou +4,6°C oproti období 1961-1990. Únor byl naprosto nevídaným extrémem s odchylkou 7,6°C a oproti druhému pořadí byl vyšší o více než dva stupně. Poslední výrazně chladná zima byla v roce 2006 a únor v roce 2018.

A jedna related z domova ;)

Czech steel industry unprepared for EU decarbonisation – Euractiv
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-steel-industry-unprepared-for-eu-decarbonisation/

The Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation, not only technologically but also financially, making it difficult to implement the EU’s decarbonisation plans, experts say.

Experts polled by the Czech News Agency (CTK), also agreed that the state lacks green electricity, hydrogen and other resources – all elements necessary to meet EU plans to be carbon neutral and effectively achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

There are options for low-emission steel production, including replacing coke with hydrogen as a reducing agent or making steel from scrap in an electric arc furnace.

However, there is not enough scrap to meet all demand. The production process requires large amounts of electricity, the price of which has risen enormously in recent years, Daniel Urban, chairman of the Czech Steel Union, told CTK.

SEEDS OF EUROPE
https://youtu.be/hj-oyEix1Q0?si=LDOKwpENfKWhx5Rg


Summer 2023. 2 young filmmakers travelled through Europe visiting seed producers at their workplaces and experiencing first-hand how important it is to preserve this diversity in Europe. The short documentary gives a voice to these small-scale seed producers and seed savers from across Europe, with beautiful footage shot in Ireland, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic.

For diversity on our plates and in nature, we also need diversity in seeds. However, when we look at the selection available in supermarkets, including in the vegetable aisle, it quickly becomes clear that everything looks the same, almost all the time and all year round. Why is that? Because large corporations have power over the market. Now, however, EU seed legislation is being reformed - a chance to save seed diversity.

onward&forward


Success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV raises fears for Dutch climate policies | Netherlands | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/26/geert-wilders-far-right-pvv-dutch-climate-policy

The party wants to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea and stop building wind turbines and solar farms. It also wants to abolish the Dutch climate law and leave the Paris agreement on climate change.

Its manifesto says that the climate has always changed and that the Netherlands – 26% of which lies below sea level – can adapt to further changes. “We will stop the hysterical reduction of CO2 , with which we, as a small country, mistakenly think we can save the climate.”

The Dutch are among the biggest polluters in the world, and also in Europe. Per person, the Netherlands pumped more planet-heating gas into the atmosphere in 2021 than all other EU member states bar Estonia, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Luxembourg.

A si odlozim nejaky diplomky a bakalarky:

Klimatická změna v ČR a její vnímání z pohledu vybraných představitelů oblasti energetiky
Diplomová práce

https://dspace.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/171890/120381613.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Strategické rozhodování společnosti ČEZ v kontextu dekarbonizace
Závěrečná práce: Bc. Pavla Kolářová: Strategické rozhodování společnosti ČEZ v kontextu dekarbonizace
https://is.muni.cz/th/qvvux/

ENERGETICKÁ POLITIKA ČR A ROLE SKUPINY ČEZ
Energy policy of the Czech Republic and the role of the ČEZ Group
Diplomová práce
https://is.muni.cz/th/fjwvf/diplomka_tisk.pdf

Klimatologie na MUNI
Česká zemědělská produkce zažila za posledních 2 000 let výrazné extrémy, které zahrnují období, pro něž neexistuje analogie ani v současnosti. To je hlavní závěr článku od Maxe Torbensona, který s týmem dalších odborníků rekonstruoval hydroklimatické podmínky vegetačního období na J ČR a SV Rakouska na základě izotopů uhlíku a kyslíku v letokruzích stromů.
Potvrdil mj. výraznou suchou periodu v rámci středověké klimatické anomálie (920-1000) i na poč. 16. stol., jakož i vlhká období v průběhu 3., 5. a 7. stol. Dlouhodobě pak směřuje náš region k současným teplejším a sušším podmínkám.

Central European agroclimate over the past 2,000 years
Central Europe has experienced a sequence of unprecedented summer droughts since 2015, which had considerable effects on the functioning and productivity of natural and agricultural systems. Placing these recent extremes in a long-term context of natural climate variability is, however, constrained by the limited length of observational records. Here, we use tree-ring stable oxygen and carbon isotopes to develop annually resolved reconstructions of growing season temperature and summer moisture variability for central Europe during the past 2,000 years. Both records are independently interpolated across the southern Czech Republic and northeastern Austria to produce explicit estimates of the optimum agroclimatic zones, based on modern references of climatic forcing. Historical documentation of agricultural productivity and climate variability since 1090 CE provides strong quantitative verification of our new reconstructions. Our isotope records not only contain clear expressions of the Medieval (920-1000 CE) and Renaissance (early 16th century) droughts, but also the relative influence of temperature and moisture on hydroclimatic conditions during the first millennium (including previously reported pluvials during the early 3rd, 5th, and 7th centuries CE). We conclude, Czech agricultural production has experienced significant extremes over the past 2,000 years, which includes periods for which there are no modern analogues.

Central European agroclimate over the past 2,000 years in: Journal of Climate - Ahead of print
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/aop/JCLI-D-22-0831.1/JCLI-D-22-0831.1.xml

Jinak CR se diky Fialovi zacala podilet na prispivani do klimatickeho fondu. No hura. Castkou 1 milionu dolaru rocne! Je to teda lepsi nez nic, ale asi si sam dokazes predstavit, jak moc se na reseni problemu podilime :)

Česko napravuje ostudu. Premiér Fiala na konferenci COP 27 oznámil příspěvek do Zeleného klimatického fondu - Greenpeace Česká republika
https://www.greenpeace.org/czech/tiskova-zprava/17867/cesko-napravuje-ostudu-premier-fiala-na-konferenci-cop-27-oznamil-prispevek-do-zeleneho-klimatickeho-fondu/

PETER_PAN: To jsem rad, trochu mi to tak pripadalo. Ale debaty na netu klamou.

TUHO: pro cesko toto seriozne chybi. kdyz se zeptas na Czech Globe, reknou "vyssi pravdepodobnost extremnejsich forem pocasi", pod cimz si nikdo nic nepredstavi. neni vubec vykresleny, o co se presne hraje, jedinej text kde jsou aspon nejaky pochopitelny cisla je muj naprosto laickej a tupej Cesko 2050. jako fakt. kdyby CR nebyla v EU a nepostupovala shodne s EU, neni tu zadnej motivacni drajv, proc musime dekarbonizaci resit. podle me to lidi nechapou, protoze nemaji z ceho. zavodnime krajinu a postavime zed proti africanum - to je asi kovandova pozice.

EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports | International trade | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/13/eu-becomes-first-leading-economy-to-legislate-for-green-tariff-on-imports

In the early hours of Tuesday morning the EU became the first big economy to legislate for a “green tariff” on imports, to be levied on goods that are produced with high carbon dioxide emissions.

The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) means that countries which fail to green their industries will soon face a new threat: an effective carbon tax that will penalise those hoping to profit from high-carbon activities, and force them to clean up.

The system will be applied at first to iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium, electricity, hydrogen and some chemicals.

Jozef Síkela, minister of industry and trade of the Czech Republic, who led the negotiations in the EU parliament, said: “The carbon border adjustment mechanism is a key part of our climate action. This mechanism promotes the import of goods by non-EU businesses into the EU which fulfil the high climate standards applicable in the 27 EU member states. This will ensure a balanced treatment of such imports and is designed to encourage our partners in the world to join the EU’s climate efforts.”

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if all goes according to plan, CBAMs will come into force on a trial basis from next October.

YMLADRIS: hele ja nevim, asi nemam moc silu dal vysvetlovat proc je demokraticko-kapitalisticka spolecnost 'lepsi' nez nejaky centralne rizeny mocensky rezim. Ani to sem asi nepatri... ale zkusim to naposled

Je tam obrovsky mnozstvi rozdilu, ale to co je spojuje je mira efektivity (at uz prace, nebo vyuziti materialu v totalu, ne jednotlivych pripadech).

Diky efektivite jsou pak volnejsi rezimy, ktery zaroven deleguji odpovednost nize (i se vsim spatnym, chybami a nedokonalostmi) ve vsem na dlouhy trati rychlejsi (tedy vcetne cerpani zdroju) cimz ale nikdo netvrdi, ze je v kazdou svoji chvili dokonalejsi nez situace, kterou si dokazeme zidealizovat podle vlastnich, napr. moralnich hodnot. Nic neni v zadnou chvili dokonale, zadny clovek, zadne chovani, zadny proces. Jde jen o uhel pohledu a casove meritko.

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Jeste jeden odkaz k nasi diskuzi pridam.

Czechia: CO2 Country Profile - Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/czech-republic

Je tam hezky srovnani emisi pri nasem centralne rizenem komunismu, kde lide moc osviceni a uvedomeli ani nejsou , pac rezim jim to nedovoli a stara se o ne jak o ovce, vs porevolucni konstantni pokles emisi, ktery nebyl hnany nijak zavratnou zelenou propagandou, jako spis pocitem nenasycenosti schopnych lidi. pricemz hdp i zivotni uroven rostla. (A to se mozna za komunismu ani to mliko nevylilo)

Vic budu rad pokracovat v poste. Pac nechci klimatickou krizi stacet k politicko-trznim nastavenim.

Root cause klimaticke krize je dle meho nazoru jinde. V procesech, ktere volime, ve vyrobcich, ktere volime, v rozhodnutich, ktere delame.

To je a bude nezavisle na politicko-trznim rezimu, jako takovem (az na ty rozhodnuti, pac ty souvisi se vzdelanim). Rezim nastavuje primarne efektivitu a rychlost.

TADEAS:

EU, German leaders pledge reform to cut electricity prices
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/eu-german-leaders-pledge-reform-to-cut-electricity-prices/2022/08/29/abefbbfc-27ae-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, visiting Prague on Monday, said that the question of how the European electricity market can be redesigned “so that we no longer have to bear these high prices we are currently seeing” took up much of his meeting with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, whose country currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency. He said that “we will act together quickly.”

“It is necessary for us to make structural changes that contribute to prices sinking again quickly and there being a sufficient offer” of electricity, Scholz said at a news conference. He added that “there is great readiness to change something, and that seems to me to be very much mutual among the heads of state and government in Europe.”

#hope #mitigation

Pokud reky a dest vydrzi

Česká firma na Ukrajině čistí vodu. Její technologie si všimla i OSN - iDNES.cz
https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/hutira-cisticka-vody-ukrajina-czech-trade.A220530_092923_ekonomika_vebe#utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=ekonomikah&utm_content=main

Poland has announced that, due to interest from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Ukraine, it will double the size of its planned new floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Gdańsk.

Poland doubles size of planned gas terminal due to Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak interest | Notes From Poland
https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/06/06/poland-to-double-planned-size-of-gas-terminal-due-to-ukrainian-czech-and-slovak-interest/

TADEAS: napada me k tomu takova ta hlaska, ze silenstvi je definovany tak, ze porad dokola opakujes nejaky chovani a doufas, ze tentokrat bude jinej vystup. (formulujes reporty, ktery uz 30 let nemaji odezvu)

kdyz jsem se snazila to klima resit, mirne jsem slysela ruzne drby o czech globe institutu, jako ze ti klimatologove tam nepovazuji za svuj ukol nebo svou zodpovednost snazit se o nastoleni nejakych politik ve spolecnosti. oni jsou vedci. jejich vystupem jsou grafy.

asi napisu trivialitu, ale to je proste slabe misto oddelenosti vedy od byznysu. pripomina mi to jednak povahu socialismu (nikdo se nijak zvlast nesnazil o prosazeni nejakych inovaci, protoze nebyl duvod), jednak atmosferu na univerzite (akademicka sfera neni byznys, a neni uplne snadny snazit se prosadit inovace, protoze neni duvod)

co je to ten duvod. korporace dokazou silne optimalizovat, protoze vsechno se da prepocitat na zisk nebo ztratu. nejlepsi inzenyri vymysli, jak usetrit to ci ono. podobne by se daly nasadit armady inzenyru a projektovych manageru na usili usetrit emise. to uz ale neni vedecky ukol. vedci v tomto nepomuzou, vyzkum je uplne neco jineho nez vyvoj, exekuce, skalovani.

vlady maji k dispozici vedce, protoze z historickych duvodu se veda plati z verejnych rozpoctu. ale nemaji k dispozici inzenyry a projektove managery. zaroven nemuzou dat takove pobidky (uhlikova dan, ..), aby se firmy na to vrhly samy ze vsech sil.
aby mnozstvi usetrenych emisi bylo to nejdulezitejsi cislo ve ctvrtletni uzaverce.

je to jako kdyby zdravotnictvi bylo cele soukrome, vlady by na doktory mely jen minimalni vliv a pro lecebne firmy by nebylo rentabilni lecit kovid. epidemiolog muze tak akorat stale znovu vydavat svoje grafy. ale pak tam musi byt nekdo jinej, pro koho pocet usetrenych smrti je to nejdulezitejsi cislo ve ctvrtletni uzaverce

cina ma armadu statnich inzenyru a manageru, takze muze urcity veci udelat asi snadneji.

zaroven ty zapadni firmy maji fakt velkej inovacni potencial, protoze jsou zvykly konat bez toho, co jim k tomu stat rika ... akorat proste nemaji duvod. musk ted psal ze asi zacne tezit lithium, protoze to potrebuje. jako WTF? co vsechno jeste hodla delat?

... skoda ze nepotrebuje setrit emise

Ooops. Ale co na to řekne Hnutí Ducha?

Soud zrušil emisní výjimku pro Chvaletice. Uhelná elektrárna musí plnit limity, nebo zastavit provoz - Greenpeace Česká republika
https://www.greenpeace.org/czech/tiskova-zprava/16299/soud-zrusil-emisni-vyjimku-pro-chvaletice-uhelna-elektrarna-musi-plnit-limity-nebo-zastavit-provoz/

Krajský soud v Ostravě (pobočka v Olomouci) dnes zrušil rozsáhlou výjimku z emisních limitů pro rtuť a oxidy dusíku pro uhelnou elektrárnu Chvaletice. Provozovatel elektrárny bude muset začít plnit emisní limity, nebo přerušit provoz až do vydání nového pravomocného rozhodnutí o sporné emisní výjimce.

Rozhodnutí MŽP umožňovalo elektrárně po dobu šesti let vypouštět ve spalinách 3x více rtuti, než stanovuje emisní limit a vypustit tak do životního prostředí přinejmenším o 1 234 kg více rtuti více, než kdyby limit dodržela. Výjimka navíc platí i pro oxidy dusíku, kterých elektrárna vypustí přinejmenším o 1 157 tun více. Ekologické organizace i expertní právní skupina považují rozhodnutí MŽP za nezákonné. Bylo vydáno v listopadu 2021, tedy ještě za minulého ministra Richarda Brabce, a to až tři měsíce po začátku platnosti nových emisních limitů v srpnu 2021. Do té doby úřady nepochopitelně tolerovaly provoz elektrárny Chvaletice bez platného povolení k překračováni emisního limitu.

Uhelná elektrárna Chvaletice je jedním z největších zdrojů rtuti v Česku i skleníkového oxidu uhličitého. Zastavení provozu této elektrárny by neohrozilo zásobování země elektřinou, ročně totiž vyrobí 3,3 TWh elektřiny, zatímco vývoz přebytků výroby elektřiny činí 10,15 TWh.

management ceskeho rybnicku

Habitat deterioration despite protection: long-term declines of littoral area of fishponds in Czech nature reserves | bioRxiv
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.22.473897v1

Fishponds play a key role in current pondscapes in many developed countries. Their littoral areas, supporting multiple ecosystem functions including the maintenance of aquatic and riparian biodiversity, have been adversely affected by the move shift towards more intensive aquaculture and widespread eutrophication in the middle 20th century. To counteract these changes, many fishponds received some protection, but its long-term efficiency has not been studied. Here we focus on the role of conservation status in protecting the area of littoral areas of fishponds in Czechia between the years 1950 and 2019. We found that the conservation status of these fishponds did not prevent habitat deterioration in most of the fishponds, especially during the second half of the 20th century. Moreover, we detected no significant effects of the reserve establishment year, fishpond area and conservation target on the littoral areas. This suggests that the conservation measures are insufficient across fishpond reserve types. We attribute the negative trends to persisting high fish stocks, especially of common carp, and eutrophication resulting from additional feeding, pond manuring, and ongoing nutrient inputs from the pond catchments. Sediment dredging and high grazing pressure by waterfowl in some reserves can further aggravate the situation. We conclude that effective protection of the littoral areas requires a paradigm shift towards less intensive fish stock management, more frequent summer drainage, and effective reduction of all nutrient inputs to increase the water quality. Such measures can help recover the littoral areas and the associated biota.