TEAtime

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we discuss the real pros and cons of hydrogen and try to discover whether it's as good as people say and whether or not it's really green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgWHbpMVQ1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkNf7kMZPA

https://www.edmunds.com/fuel-economy/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2020/06/06/estimating-the-carbon-footprint-of-hydrogen-production/?sh=cf01de524bd6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y_2Z_VwFNc

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/most-promising-long-duration-storage-technologies-left-standing

News:

Leeds family unable to get a home charger in Leeds

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/council-accused-blocking-familys-electric-19648136

Clean air: Coal burning ban and wet wood restrictions planned

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55636395

CRISPR gene editing used to store data in DNA inside living cells

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264383-crispr-gene-editing-used-to-store-data-in-dna-inside-living-cells/

UK may allow gene editing of crops and livestock following Brexit

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264427-uk-may-allow-gene-editing-of-crops-and-livestock-following-brexit/

CRISPR doubles lifespan of mice with rapid ageing disease progeria

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2264168-crispr-doubles-lifespan-of-mice-with-rapid-ageing-disease-progeria/

Electric vehicles can now use bus lanes in the UK — and cyclists aren’t happy

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2021/01/15/electric-vehicles-can-now-use-bus-lanes-in-the-uk-and-cyclists-arent-happy/

Microsoft partners with GM to make self-driving cars a reality

https://thenextweb.com/neural/2021/01/19/microsoft-partners-with-gm-to-make-self-driving-cars-a-reality/

UK cities are getting all-electric bus fleets, starting with Oxford and Coventry

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2021/01/19/uk-cities-are-getting-all-electric-bus-fleets-starting-with-oxford-and-coventry-syndication/

AI imaging database for COVID-19 diagnosis provided to UK hospitals

https://thenextweb.com/neural/2021/01/18/ai-imaging-database-for-covid-19-diagnosis-provided-to-uk-hospitals/

Rolls-Royce boldly skips hybrids and goes all-electric with new EV lineup

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2021/01/18/rolls-royce-boldy-skips-hybrids-and-goes-all-electric-with-new-ev-lineup/

European Parliament Votes for Right to Repair

https://www.ifixit.com/News/47111/european-parliament-votes-for-right-to-repair

GPT-3 is the world’s most powerful bigotry generator

https://thenextweb.com/neural/2021/01/19/gpt-3-is-the-worlds-most-powerful-bigotry-generator-what-should-we-do-about-it/

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we go deep (perhaps too much) on the power of cryptocurrency and where we see Bitcoins role in the future.

Cryptocurrency Links:

If you do get in, don’t throw away your hard drive and remember your passwords!

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/bitcoin-value-james-howells-newport-landfill-hard-drive-campbell-simpson-laszlo-hanyecz-a8091371.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/12/bitcoin-owner-has-two-guesses-left-unlock-220m-cryptocurrency/

https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin

https://medium.com/swlh/blockchain-bitcoin-and-crypto-for-dummies-a74cf213b31c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto

https://www.ted.com/talks/bettina_warburg_how_the_blockchain_will_radically_transform_the_economy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-spending

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_fault

https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09997.html

https://www.valueresearchonline.com/stories/48800/simplified-bitcoin/

https://www.coindesk.com/learn/bitcoin-101/how-to-store-your-bitcoins

https://currency.com/how-many-cryptocurrencies-are-there

https://www.nicehash.com/

https://www.blockchain.com/

http://bitcoin.org/

Other news:

Scottish trainiacs to convert an old locomotive to hydrogen power

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2021/01/05/scottish-trainiacs-to-convert-an-old-locomotive-to-hydrogen-power/

Apple’s self-driving car plans could change the entire company

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2021/01/10/apples-self-driving-car-plans-could-change-the-entire-company-syndication/

Washing clothes linked to Arctic plastic pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/12/clothes-washing-linked-to-pervasive-plastic-pollution-in-the-arctic

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we explore Christmas Trees and the environmental impact of a real tree versus a fake tree, plus some other cool ideas.

SteelZero - a new global initiative bringing together leading businesses to drive transformation in the steel sector.

https://www.theclimategroup.org/our-work/press/new-steelzero-initiative-receives-backing-major-businesses-ramping-demand-clean

A £35m tidal power scheme is being investigated to be located near Anglesey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55141922

Recycled concrete can work as well as, if not better than conventional concrete.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130150358.htm

Scottish homes to be first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/30/scottish-green-hydrogen-fife

£1.6bn subsidies redirected from farming land to improve nature

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/30/environment-to-benefit-from-biggest-farming-shake-up-in-50-years

Wales plans to boost electric charging points

https://gov.wales/plans-boost-electric-charging-points-wales

Electric cars can display green number plates from next week

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9005409/Electric-cars-display-green-number-plates-week.html

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we explore minimalism and why, as Black Friday approaches in this run-up to Christmas, we should all consider rethinking what's important and whether what we REALLY want is just more stuff.

Minimalism Links:

https://zenhabits.net/about/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55058121

The Minimalists - https://www.theminimalists.com/

Boris wants a green revolution to happen and he wants it on his watch

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/17/boris-johnson-announces-10-point-green-plan-with-250000-jobs

New wooden bank card from TreeCard

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-banking/current-accounts/new-monzo-rival-launches-britains-first-eco-friendly-wooden/

A group of scientists have successfully reversed the ageing process in the "holy grail" of studies

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/anti-ageing-reverse-treatment-telomeres-b1748067.html

No subsidies unless it's British Wind

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wind-farms-forced-to-use-british-suppliers-3bgfhntc7

Formula 1 is going sustainable…. but not electric

https://f1i.com/news/389622-formula-1-commits-to-using-sustainable-fuels-by-2026.html

And much much more! 

Grab yourself a tea and let's have a chat.  And when you're done, remember to Think, Educate and Act. 

This week, perhaps you'd like to take on the Minimalist Game...

The Minimalists Game - https://www.theminimalists.com/game/

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we explore geodesic domes and why we should probably all live in one.

News:

Electric bikes might receive a 30% subsidy

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/electric-bike-subsidy/

Energy-from-Waste makes emissions even worse!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/16/increase-in-burning-of-plastic-driving-up-emissions-from-waste-disposal

Oatly denied trademark for being truthful?

https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/oatly-denied-trademark/

Methane bubbles up from the sea (Just Have A Think channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1ChxLmpbz4

The Scottish renewable energy 'super highway' has been agreed.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/16/firms-agree-scotland-to-england-renewable-energy-superhighway

Rishi may tax cars per mile

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/16/road-pricing-could-offset-loss-of-fuel-duty-from-electric-cars

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news and we explore a thought experiment of what the world would be like if we owned nothing and rented everything.

Thought experiment links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/comments/jmjtko/how_do_you_prepare_for_a_world_where_everything/

https://qz.com/167887/germany-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-homeownership-rates/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/generation-rent-millennials-rent-everything-lives-should-follow/

https://theconversation.com/rent-or-buy-does-the-british-obsession-with-home-ownership-pay-off-113229

https://www.elle.com/fashion/a29536207/rental-fashion-sustainability/

https://ruckify.com/blog/the-environmental-impact-of-renting-is-it-better-than-buying/

News:

UK chancellor announces first green gilts and bonds next year

https://www.ft.com/content/54a81c62-bcf7-431b-81ac-63ad22637363

https://www.cityam.com/explainer-what-are-green-bonds-and-how-will-the-uks-first-green-gilts-work/

Nutrient rich human waste product into solid fertiliser

https://theconversation.com/we-found-a-way-to-turn-urine-into-solid-fertiliser-it-could-make-farming-more-sustainable-148877

Beyond Meat and McDonalds partner to make the McPlant burger

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2020/11/10/mcdonalds-to-launch-mcplant-burger-in-2021-to-take-on-the-impossible-whopper/

Welsh Government have chosen the first sites for what will become the "National Forest" spanning all of Wales.

https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-government-choose-first-sites-for-national-forest-which-will-span-wales/

Climate Tax on Meat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/04/uk-health-professions-call-for-climate-tax-on-meat

Arctic Time Capsule opened too early

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/05/arctic-time-capsule-from-2018-washes-up-in-ireland-as-polar-ice-melts

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Campaign 2020

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-agency-launches-flood-action-campaign-2020

£22.5 million to tackle waste and boost recycling in key industries

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/225-million-funding-to-turn-industry-waste-into-environmental-wins

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news as we discuss the US election.

Links:

https://www.cityam.com/trump-or-biden-who-would-be-better-for-the-uk/

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3430697/why-blockchain-could-be-a-threat-to-democracy.html

NASA makes contact with Voyager 2

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1355720/nasa-news-voyager-2-distance-from-earth-space-evg

Our Moon has a little sister

https://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2020/nov/04/new-moon-scientists-claim-the-earths-satellite-may-have-a-dead-ringer

Light Pollution because we're afraid of the dark

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/02/treat-artificial-light-form-pollution-environment

"First Plasma" achieved in an unprecedented huge fusion experiment

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/united-kingdom-lights-its-unusual-fusion-reactor

UK millionaire working to grow high quality diamonds made entirely from the sky

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/30/ecotricity-founder-to-grow-diamonds-made-entirely-from-the-sky

AI struggles identifying a ball

https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/11/02/ai-mistakes-referees-bald-head-for-football-hilarity-ensued/

Link to video:

https://youtu.be/9zoJP2FkpgU

Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability news as we discuss intermittent fasting.

Zero fasting app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zerofasting.zero

https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

The Complete Guide to Fasting

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1628600012/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6oTMFbN4FD5PC

Discussion Topics:

The UK’s first electric ferry runs on old Nissan Leaf batteries

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/10/23/the-uks-first-electric-ferry-runs-on-old-nissan-leaf-batteries/

The science of why lockdown barely affected global temperatures

https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2020/10/25/the-science-of-why-lockdown-barely-affected-global-temperatures/

NASA reveals the moon has water in a major breakthrough that could pave the way for deep space travel.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/nasa-moon-announcement-today-news-water-lunar-surface-wet-b1346311.html

Japan steps up climate ambition with 2050 net zero emissions goal

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258163-japan-steps-up-climate-ambition-with-2050-net-zero-emissions-goal/

Amazon launches 'eco-friendly' shopping platform

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/27/amazon-launches-eco-friendly-shopping-platform

The UK just installed its 20,000th EV charging point

https://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/10/28/praise-zeus-the-uk-just-installed-its-20000th-ev-charging-point/

GE's Haliade X wind turbine just got better

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/10/22/ge-haliade-x-prototype-gets-a-power-boost/

Hydrogen is flying high at the moment, and soon perhaps literally. AirBus say we'll have hydrogen planes by 2030.

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/09/airbus-reveals-new-zeroemission-concept-aircraft.html

In the race for driverless cars, Mercedez-Benz.... gives up

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-fsd-beta-mecrcdes-benz-quits-autonomous-driving/

Endless Renewable Energy from Underground Radiators

https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/unlimited-on-demand-renewable-energy-anywhere-in-the-world-is-eavor-loop-climate-changes-holy-grail-/2-1-901385