Business lobby: Finland must stick to climate target to ensure economic growth
Federal and most provincial #CarbonPricing for consumers is now dead in Canada. Murdered by the simplistic #AxetheTax chorus led by the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Unfortunately many Canadians never did understand the program. Also many people did understand it and knew that they were paying more for #fossilfuels unless they adopted #carbonneutral transport, heating, etc. This video from @thenarwhal is helpful to understand some of the issues. https://youtu.be/FP_tJlotgBk?feature=shared
@camwilson also #wood is a #rebewable and #CarbonNeutral source.
As for the #blades there sadly doesn't seem to be much of an alternative to #composite #plastic which is not recycleable as even cutting it into pieces makes #GlassFiber shards that are jist barely less toxic as #asbestos.
Ryanair postpones the introduction of digital-only boarding passes.
The Irish airline is postponing the introduction of paperless boarding passes from May until the beginning of November, when passengers will be forced to use digital boarding passes.
Ryanair not only wants to simplify the check-in process, but also save over 300 tons of paper waste a year. This is likely to be part of its goal of becoming CO₂-neutral by 2050.
January 2025 was brutal cold here. We used 3.6MWh in just that one month!
The kWh bank is down to ~700kWh, but spring is near and we're starting to produce more than we consume once again.
University of Michigan: Finding the most efficient carbon-neutral aircraft for your flight. “OK, we admit, we’re a long way from a carbon-free grid—but when we have one, what’s the most efficient way to use that energy to fly planes? This question is explored by an interactive tool built by a team of University of Michigan researchers.”
If you've got to do #construction - let's say #CarbonNeutral infrastructure to replace the old - you will be able to do it with battery electric plant as well as small tools. #Oslo leading this against resistance [funny, that] from the #ConstructionIndustry
#Diesel fumes have always been the top reason for my avoidance of mechanised construction.
https://www.europesays.com/1690294/ Environment groups call for more citizen involvement in green initiatives #CarbonNeutral #ClimateChange #coal #Energy #Environment #fossil #green #lng #NetZero #NewsArticle #Taiwan
.eco is now certified as carbon neutral for our 2024 fiscal year: https://go.eco/news/eco-is-carbon-neutral-2024/. Working with our amazing partners at Inhabit and Klim we have validated our carbon footprint and offset the residual emissions. #climateaction #carbonneutral #netzero
Hvis hver dansker gav 1.000 kr til genskovning om året så kunne vi reducere vores CO2 fodaftryk med 78 millioner tons og effektivt gøre hele Danmarks befolkning CO2-neutral.
Kan du undvære 85 kr om måneden?
Did you know that every email you send with Runbox helps reduce your carbon footprint? We power our email services with 100% renewable energy and we're dedicated to making the digital world more sustainable 
By choosing Runbox, you get a secure, reliable email service while supporting a sustainable future.
https://blog.runbox.com/2024/11/runbox-the-sustainable-choice-for-secure-email-services/
#sicilia #sicily #happyisland #isolafelice #italy
#Posidonia #Marevivo #Biodiversità #Ambiente #Sostenibilità #Riforestazione #Conservazione #CambiamentoClimatico #SalviamoilMare #AnidrideCarbonica #CarbonNeutral #EcosistemaMarino #NatureConservation #GreenPlanet #CarbonFootprint #Mediterraneo #Biodiversity #Environment #ClimateChange #SavetheSea #CarbonDioxide
Posidonia, riforestata una prateria in Sicilia: il progetto di Marevivo https://www.iconaclima.it/italia/iniziative/posidonia-riforestata-una-prateria-in-sicilia-il-progetto-di-marevivo/
Weather forecasts: Our first line of defence against climate risks
#ClimateChange is no longer a distant concern for #Bhutan—it is here, shaping our daily lives. #Glaciers are retreating at an alarming rate, glacial lakes are swelling, and our once-predictable #monsoon rains have become erratic. For a nation committed to remaining #CarbonNeutral, these shifts pose a serious threat.
https://kuenselonline.com/weather-forecasts-our-first-line-of-defence-against-climate-risks/
What happens to the world if #forests stop absorbing #carbon? Ask #Finland
#NaturalSinks of forests and #peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be #CarbonNeutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more #GreenhouseGases than it stores
"The number of dying trees also increased in recent years as forests are stressed by #drought and high temperatures. In south-east Finland, the number of dying trees has risen rapidly, increasing 788% in just six years between 2017 and 2023, and the amount of standing deadwood – decaying trees – is up by about 900%."
by Patrick Greenfield, Inari, Finland
"Tiina Sanila-Aikio cannot remember a summer this warm. The months of midnight sun around #Inari, in Finnish Lapland, have been hot and dry. Conifer needles on the branch-tips are orange when they should be a deep green. The moss on the forest floor, usually swollen with water, has withered.
"'I have spoken with many old #ReindeerHerders who have never experienced the heat that we’ve had this summer. The sun keeps shining and it never rains,' says Sanila-Aikio, former president of the #FinnishSami parliament.
"The #BorealForests here in the #Sami homeland take so long to grow that even small, stunted trees are often hundreds of years old. It is part of the #Taiga – meaning “land of the little sticks” in Russian – that stretches around the far northern hemisphere through #Siberia, #Scandinavia, #Alaska and #Canada.
"It is these forests that helped underpin the credibility of the most ambitious carbon-neutrality target in the developed world: Finland’s commitment to be #CarbonNeutral by 2035.
"The law, which came into force two years ago, means the country is aiming to reach the target 15 years earlier than many of its EU counterparts.
"In a country of 5.6 million people with nearly 70% covered by forests and peatlands, many assumed the plan would not be a problem.
"For decades, the country’s forests and peatlands had reliably removed more carbon from the atmosphere than they released. But from about 2010, the amount the land absorbed started to decline, slowly at first, then rapidly. By 2018, Finland’s land sink – the phrase scientists use to describe something that absorbs more carbon than it releases – had vanished."
What happens to the world if #forests stop absorbing #carbon? Ask #Finland
Natural sinks of forests and #peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be #CarbonNeutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more #GreenhouseGases than it stores
: Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s #CarbonSink failing?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/15/finland-emissions-target-forests-peatlands-sinks-absorbing-carbon-aoe
#ClimateCrisis #TippingPoint #CarbonCycle
Ok oil and gas companies, I went carbon neutral, my "carbon footprint" is now zero! How are you companies doing? I mean, they said we were all in this together right? #climatechange #carbonneutral #propaganda
How ‘green’ electricity from wood harms the planet — and people
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02676-z #GreenEnergy #WoodPellets #carbonneutral #greenhousegas #woodbioenergy #worse
My home town, Ithaca NY, took a bold step in 2019 and set a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 - five years later, the reality of achieving this has settled in, but they're still finding ways to make it happen...
https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2024/0710/climate-change-green-new-deal-ithaca
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