You may have read recent reports about huge changes in sea level, inspired by new research from James Hansen, NASA’s former Chief Climate Scientist, at Columbia University. Sea level rise represents one of the most worrying aspects of global warming, potentially displacing millions of people along coasts, low river valleys, deltas and islands. The Intergovernmental
Researchers have demonstrated that even if a geoengineering solution to CO2 emissions could be found, it wouldn’t be enough to save the oceans German researchers have demonstrated once again that the best way to limit climate change is to stop burning fossil fuels now. In a “thought experiment” they tried another option: the future dramatic
The author doesn’t seem to get the difference between a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid, but otherwise it’s not a bad review Until recently, hybrid cars were pretty sedate affairs. They were either for celebrities to be seen in, or they were the car your Uber driver arrived in. Now that’s changing, with the latest
This is hopefully a good sign that drivers’ concerns over high charging costs are being listened to. Milton Keynes Council and Chargemaster have announced an improved vehicle charging network, offering upgraded charging points and reduced costs for electric vehicle owners in the borough. Chargemaster, as Milton Keynes’ electric vehicle charging partner, has significantly reduced costs
BMW has seen sales of its electric division exceed 30,000 units by the end of the first half of 2015. The i brand was launched in November 2013, when the i3 went on sale. More than 26,000 of the five-door family cars have been sold since then. The i range was doubled when the i8
Oil is an inherently cyclical business. The point is remarkably simple but it is amazing how often it gets forgotten by forecasters and investors. In the century and a half since the modern oil industry was founded with the drilling of Edwin Drake’s well in 1859, real prices have doubled in the space of three
Elon Musk’s third electric car will be delivered to customers in the US after three years of delay, with over 20,000 pre-orders Tesla’s much delayed electric sports utility vehicle is due to finally reach customers, starting in September, Elon Musk has announced. The Model X was originally unveiled in 2012 alongside the first deliveries of
(A tonque-in-cheek article from February 2014) The floods and storms that have wreaked havoc across Britain this winter could be just the beginning, and now a growing number of people are making preparations for the end of the modern world. Here’s what you’ll need to do to stand a chance. We are getting close to
It’s time to call Peak Oil
I’ve been thinking a lot about Peak Oil recently, and am increasingly convinced that we are seeing its effects already starting to play out in world news, in low oil prices, flat economies, etc. It is widely accepted that Peak Oil occurred for conventional oil in 2005/6 and that led via very high oil prices
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