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A search using an AI like ChatGPT can use up to 40 times more energy than using a traditional search engine, while a single hi-res image created by an AI could use the equivalent of half a smart phone charge. Because that happens on a server, perhaps in another country, users remain ignorant of the potential impact their casual use might have on the push to net zero. Energy use by data centres now rivals the aviation industry in terms of the carbon footprint and that is expected to double by 2026. I heard this on The Artificial Human on Radio 4 this morning. You can listen to the programme here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00208g4 -
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The Climate Change Committee’s assessment is that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target are currently covered by credible plans. Our 2030 target is the first one set in line with a Net Zero trajectory. You have probably already heard this. However, I have come across the annual report from the Climate Change Committee which has more detail. https://www.theccc.org.uk/2024/07/18/uk-off-track-for-net-zero-say-countrys-climate-advisors/ The Committee’s ten recommendations are: Make electricity cheaper. Removing policy costs from electricity prices will support industrial electrification and ensure the lower running costs of heat pumps compared to fossil-fuel boilers are reflected in household bills. Reverse recent policy rollbacks. Remove the exemption of 20% of households from the 2035 fossil-fuel boiler installation phase-out, address the gap left by removing obligations on landlords to improve the energy efficiency of rented homes and reinstate the 2030 phase-out of new fossil-fuel car and van sales. The damage of these rollbacks can be limited by quickly reinstating these policies. Remove planning barriers for heat pumps, electric vehicle charge points and onshore wind. Introduce a comprehensive programme for decarbonisation of public sector buildings. Effectively design and implement the upcoming renewable energy CfD auctions. Ensure funding and auction design for the Sixth and Seventh Allocation Rounds are appropriate to deliver at least 50 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Accelerate electrification of industrial heat. Strengthen the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to ensure that its price is sufficient to incentivise decarbonisation and that support is available for a rapid transition to electric heat across much of industry. Ramp up tree planting and peatland restoration. Tree planting must be scaled up in the 2020s for abatement to be sufficient for later carbon budgets and Net Zero. There must be no more delays to addressing the barriers to delivery. Finalise business models for large-scale deployment of engineered removals. Finalise and open to the market the business models for engineered removals. Publish a strategy to support skills. Support workers in sectors which need to grow or transition and in communities that may be adversely impacted. Strengthen NAP3 with a vision that sets clear objectives and targets and reorganise government adaptation policy. Adaptation must become a fundamental aspect of policymaking across all departments and be integrated into other national policy objectives. Progress report to Parliament https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-reducing-emissions-2024-report-to-parliament/ -
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Alastair Driver (Director of Rewilding Britain): "Very important that as many people as possible sign this petition to ban indiscriminate pesticides. The dearth of insects is a major issue not only for the natural environment but for farming and horticulture. We cannot keep making excuses every time." https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/ban-bee-killing-pesticides?source=EM&subsource=NBREBEPEEM03GX&utm_source=Thank+you+email+share&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Pardot+Bees+Petition+-+Feb+22+[BW]++PE&utm_term= -
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This could be considered poetic justice. If someone wants a dog there are plenty of other breeds available. The Dangerous Dogs Act is too weak. All XL Bullies should be destroyed. There is no reason for their existence apart from aggression and intimidation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-69041493 -
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It seems the DWP is to monitor the bank accounts of people claiming any benefit or State Pension. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-could-forced-halt-bank-28489431?utm_source=Reach&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share Government petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650940 -
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Are you bored? Would you like to play with an interactive map showing all the 38,590 overseas entities holding English/Welsh real estate? Important to say: don't assume foreign entities holding UK real estate are avoiding/evading tax. See the notes on the website. https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/01/16/overseas/ -
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