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Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/machines-cant-always-take-the-heat-two-engineers-explain-the-physics-behind-how-heat-waves-threaten-everything-from-cars-to-computers-210591" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/machines-c</span><span class="invisible">ant-always-take-the-heat-two-engineers-explain-the-physics-behind-how-heat-waves-threaten-everything-from-cars-to-computers-210591</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a>: using waste heat to heat water.<br />Waste heat could also drive other kinds of air-conditioning systems, such as absorption chillers, which can actually use heat as energy to support coolers through a series of chemical- and heat-transferring processes.<br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/StopBuisnessAsUsual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopBuisnessAsUsual</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BDS</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BAUisPolitical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BAUisPolitical</span></a>: Pollsters found that 56% of registered voters would be comfortable with wind turbines near their community, compared with 32% opposed. Solar farms earned an even stronger endorsement, with 69% of respondents supportive and 22% opposed.</p><p>Voters also gave their blessing to offshore wind turbines visible from the beach by a 2-1 ratio </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WindWaterSunBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WindWaterSunBatteries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-11-02/column-do-californians-want-solar-and-wind-in-their-backyards-new-poll-says-yes-boiling-point" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/newsle</span><span class="invisible">tter/2023-11-02/column-do-californians-want-solar-and-wind-in-their-backyards-new-poll-says-yes-boiling-point</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers</span></a> </p><p>the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>facts</span></a> tell us that the general <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>public</span></a> is not the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/problem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>problem</span></a>; the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> industry and other <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/vestedinterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vestedinterests</span></a> are; that we have the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solutions</span></a>, that <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a>, and that the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/obstacles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>obstacles</span></a> are <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>political</span></a>; that when we fight we sometimes win; and that we are deciding the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>future</span></a> now.<br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corruptpoliticians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corruptpoliticians</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/betterworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>betterworld</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PlantationCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlantationCourt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WWSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WWSS</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-most-walkable-cities-us-100615223.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">finance.yahoo.com/news/15-most</span><span class="invisible">-walkable-cities-us-100615223.html</span></a> </p><p>Goal 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SDGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SDGs</span></a>) is regarding making <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cities</span></a> and human <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/settlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>settlements</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/inclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inclusive</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/safe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>safe</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/resilient" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resilient</span></a>, and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sustainable</span></a> through <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FifteenMinuteCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FifteenMinuteCity</span></a> where all basic necessities like shops, parks, schools, offices, and others are within a 15-minute walk or bicycle ride.<br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/walkablecities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walkablecities</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/keepitintheground" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>keepitintheground</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/how-many-cars-are-there-in-the-world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whichcar.com.au/news/how-many-</span><span class="invisible">cars-are-there-in-the-world</span></a> </p><p>Lots of opportunity for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BrokenTaillightPolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrokenTaillightPolicing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BushtitJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BushtitJobs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/defundthepolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>defundthepolice</span></a> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/keepitintheground" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>keepitintheground</span></a> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/walkablecities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walkablecities</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KeepItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KeepItInTheGround</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a>: Germany connected 943.7 MW of new <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solar</span></a> installations to the power <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grid</span></a> in March and deployed 298.4 MW of new <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/onshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onshore</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wind</span></a> capacity, but needs to accelerate more to 1,557 MW of monthly <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/installations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>installations</span></a> to reach the 2030 target. </p><p><a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/germany-adds-944-mw-of-solar-298-mw-of-onshore-wind-in-march-820957/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">renewablesnow.com/news/germany</span><span class="invisible">-adds-944-mw-of-solar-298-mw-of-onshore-wind-in-march-820957/</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatTodo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatTodo</span></a>: 10 key findings readily available, and in some cases, highly cost-effective <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/actions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>actions</span></a> that can be undertaken now to reduce <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GHGEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GHGEmissions</span></a>, scale up <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CarbonRemoval" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CarbonRemoval</span></a> and build <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resilience</span></a>. While the window to address the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> is rapidly closing, the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IPCC</span></a> affirms that we can still secure a safe, livable future. </p><p><a href="https://www.wri.org/insights/2023-ipcc-ar6-synthesis-report-climate-change-findings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wri.org/insights/2023-ipcc-ar6</span><span class="invisible">-synthesis-report-climate-change-findings</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Prevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Prevention</span></a> better than excuses: Cities need to require <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BehindTheMeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BehindTheMeter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/microgrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>microgrids</span></a>, as our inability to eliminate <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> now, increases the power of wind, to knock down PG&amp;E’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mismanaged" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mismanaged</span></a> wires, which should have been undergrounded before the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NewNormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewNormal</span></a> age of mega fires in the west, that caused politicians to moan about an unreliable <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grid</span></a>. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CascadingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CascadingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WeKnowWhatToDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WeKnowWhatToDo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/high-winds-knock-down-trees-power-lines/article_9b1474e2-c2ba-11ed-bbd5-b710e680447e.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smdailyjournal.com/news/local/</span><span class="invisible">high-winds-knock-down-trees-power-lines/article_9b1474e2-c2ba-11ed-bbd5-b710e680447e.html</span></a></p>
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