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New report: 4 billion people to die 😳

Must be some attention-seeking extroverts saying this? No. UK’s Institute of Actuaries. Not known for their parties.
Other jolly forecasts? 50% GDP destruction plus “mass mortality, mass displacement, severe economic contraction and conflict.” 😥
Read more: Institute of Actuaries “Planetary Solvency” report

“You will never run diggers on electricity…”

Well, we are. Komatsu smashing it at Copper Mountain, Canada.
So is JCB doing it? No. Betting big on hydrogen. I think unlikely to work (see past editions).
Read more: Canadian Mining Journal

Just when you thought US couldn’t get madder, they tell Africans to… burn coal

Seriously? Seriously.
Will they? Unlikely. In sunny places, solar is cheaper, faster and easier (Reuters). Few people will finance coal either.
And air pollution. 25,000 South Africans died last year from coal emissions (Global Voices).
So this means US is building coal? None. Closing mines. Plus, in 2024, generated more from wind & solar than from coal 🤦‍♂️.
Read more: New York Times on US’s latest foreign policy fun

One thing to worry about

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of Texas, or about three times size of France (theoceancleanup).

One thing to be optimistic about

Half buses bought in EU in 2024 were zero-emission (T&E).

If you’ve got more time, read this…

Carbon Brief has a piece on how public support was won for the “Super Grid” in the 1950s - putting large pylons all over the countryside.

Over the next 25 years, UK electricity is expected to double. Cars, heating and industry. All electric.

We’re going to need a lot of new wires - and a similar campaign?

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