by Peter du Toit | Nov 3, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Crisis, Leadership
Images like this one from Valencia, Spain are becoming common. Just a few weeks ago the people of Tampa Bay and surrounds suffered the same and a little while before that it was the people of Asheville. We have been told for a while that risks are increasing with...
by Peter du Toit | Aug 8, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Crisis, Climate Literacy, Leadership
Leadership teams in many places are in for very rude awakening. Take Australia for example. There is a climate crisis freight train heading straight at the country. 9 major risks have been identified for Australia, which is rapidly approaching +1.5ºC of heating. Here...
by Peter du Toit | Jul 24, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Literacy, Leadership, Mitigation
For two consecutive days, July 21 and July 22, the daily average global surface temperature record set on July 6, 2023 (17.08°C) has been broken. You can read more about this here New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024 Current instrument...
by Peter du Toit | Jul 15, 2024 | Climate Literacy, Mitigation
In some quarters you will often hear some people say that nuclear energy is the solution to the climate crisis. Where does nuclear energy fit in and what impact does it have on what we are trying to achieve – that is to reduce emissions and thus reduce global...
by Peter du Toit | Jul 12, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Crisis, Climate Literacy, Leadership
At a recent mitigation/adaptation workshop we used the EnROADS (Energy-Rapid Overview and Decision-Support) simulator to help plot a course of action to limit loss and damage from extreme weather events. Attendees were able to restrict global heating to just below 2°C...