Shreyas Patankar

possible counterpoint: China’s showing that a county can make great strides on climate action and the energy transition without caring much for what other countries think

I won’t comment on #2 but on #1 everyone I know who’s ever thought of buying a house expects it to grow in value - making them an “investor”.

If there’s anyone who’s willing to sell property at a discount below market value then yes we should absolutely subsidize them… if they exist.

anyone who’s selling a home will always sell to the highest bidder, unless there’s some substantial public subsidy involved.

Adding an empty homes tax on the end user and reducing taxes on builders is much more efficient policy than trying to control the selling price.

trees can die (or burn) and release the carbon back to atmosphere. Geologic carbon sequestration can be stable for at least a few centuries.

I’m afraid that even perceived fire risk and perceived opposition from fire chiefs (whether justified or not) might be enough to deter developers and planners from widespread SES adoption 😞

Veshti - Wikipedia

surprised no one’s mentioned the actual correct answer to this question: a south indian veshti en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veshti

might cost a bit more than $3 but checks everything else…

wouldn’t it be a shame if a whole bunch of people showed up at their zoom meeting and used up their lawyers’ billable hours 🤔

how about “Super, Natural British Columbia”

I’m curious - where can I learn more about this?

are these new draft rules? I don’t remember seeing them

movie poster for the Return of the King

there are 12 year old Tesla Model Ss that are running as well as any other 12 year old car - so if EV are disposable every car is.

And for generation - most models call for doubling of national capacity by 2050 which isn’t trivial but is only 2.5% increase per year, less than most of 20th century

This is straight up misinformation - credible lifecycle analyses have repeatedly shown that lifecycle GHG emissions associated with the “worst” EVs (Hummer EV or equiv) are paltry compared to the “best” ICEs (Toyota Prius or equiv) and that’s not counting advanced in battery recycling

I really wanted to follow Council meeting this am but I refuse to log into that website just so I can access VanCityClerk

thanks! for context, as an outside observer I’m taking the combo of IRA+OBBA to be the consensus view of the American public on climate policy for this decade.

do we know what these would look like against a 2021 (pre IRA) “baseline” policy scenario?

what if I told you Bc Ferries carries thousands of vehicles every day each of which have tanks full of highly explosive and volatile fossil fuels

very informative thread!

what bike trailer? I’m having trouble finding a good one for kayaks

republican westminster democracies exist (eg India, Ireland) - they have a “president” that can either be elected/appointed but is generally understood to be a ceremonial position (equiv to GG)

a lot of mining (and I suspect mining that Dr Volts will be focusing on) falls outside those two buckets: cf. copper, iron, aluminium, lithium,… none of which are especially rare but do need to be mined

what are the prospects for decarbonizing mining operations given they’re typically very remote?

especially for mineral exploration which by defn is extremely remote but also energy intensive

yes I remember reading that article and appreciate your voice on this!

I cant speak directly to where you live, but most city councils in North America spend hours of council time arguing over dense housing while rubber stamping suburban sprawl. If even a few councillors hear that their constituents care more about buses than car parking it would move the needle.

respectfully, Prof. Hayhoe, this list is missing a very important action viz. jobs and careers.

IMHO one person who invests time in electrician training and goes on to install heat pumps or build transit oriented housing is doing more for climate than most “climate action orgs” combined.

if your goal is reducing GHG emissions, recycling programs are pretty far down the list of priority. at a local/municipal level, you’re far better off advocating for transit oriented housing, bus lanes, bike lanes, more expensive car parking etc.

to his credit Poillievre stopped the booing and said there will be time for debates later

hello, is Taleeb planning to attend the Mt Pleasant Community Centre forum tonight?

a few undecided voters I know will be attending hoping to make up their minds

so glad to have you back to explain this stuff ❤️

whatever happened to Labour’s campaign promise to start a new national energy company GB Energy?