The science is clear. To avert the catastrophic consequences of a world above 2°C we HAVE TO collectively reduce our 2030 CO2 emissions by 45% from 2010 levels and then reach net zero by 2050....
A tale of two responses
We have all just lived through the first tale: Lockdowns, infections, loss of loved ones, serious disruption to our lives and the global economy and now finally the vaccine rollout - proceeding...
Lessons from Hawaii
We have the technology AND know-how to solve city traffic congestion and eliminate tail pipe emissions at the same time. A State representative in Hawaii is proposing a work-from-home grant to cut...
Lessons from Utah
(Image Source: THE WAY HOME — The Shift to Telework and its Air Quality Ramifications) The pandemic has proven that vast amounts of work can literally be done from anywhere. Forcing people to work...
Why making remote working permanent should be high on your agenda
The worldwide remote work experiment has made two things abundantly clear: 1) Remote work is possible for large segments of the economy 2) Daily commutes contribute to massive concentrations of...
Now we know
Now we know we have the technology AND know-how to permanently improve city air quality by mandating anywhere work. What is stopping us from making this permanent? We know: 1️⃣ Air pollution...
We know there is a direct link between these two pictures
“The global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all transports sources, compared to 74%...
We cannot go back to “normal”
I am just surfacing this Economist KAL cartoon from April as a reminder. We cannot, as we rebuild after Covid, go back to “normal” because waiting on the other side of this pandemic fight is the...
Welcome to the decade of “stranded assets”
The pandemic has graphically illustrated how quickly external events can result in “stranded assets.” Airlines Guest houses Hotels Restaurants Offices Shopping centers Schools Etc. This all...
Remote work and carbon emissions
The one carbon emission source which is immediately impacted by remote work is transportation. If you look at this data (Sourced here) you will notice that domestic air travel and road transport...
Did you know there is a link between these two pictures?
Recently a team of astronomers published this paper entitled The carbon footprint of large astronomy meetings Here is what they found: “The annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society took...
Let’s end the daily commute for as many people as possible
The science, for decades, has been very clear — there is a direct link between these two pictures. Increases in greenhouse gases have tipped the Earth's energy budget out of balance, trapping...