As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunis
Excerpt: "As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunist politicians and commentators are using this new phenomenon to undermine the clean energy transition.
In recent months, Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice, as well as the party’s head of policy Zia Yusuf, have all claimed that we should be using fossil fuels to power the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK.
Posting on social media in January following a debate in the House of Commons, Coutinho claimed that, “The AI revolution needs cheap, reliable, 24/7 energy. The biggest blocker will be [Energy and Net Zero Secretary] Ed Miliband’s fanatical approach to UK emissions.”
The UK government has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 – a target passed into law by the Conservatives in 2019.
Reform has been insisting for some time that climate targets should be abandoned in favour of AI data centre expansion.
“Net Stupid Zero means we cannot benefit from AI data centers like US & nations with low energy costs. Means we get left behind,” Tice, who has a long history of questioning climate science, claimed last August.
Experts have warned that this narrative is misleading and will be damaging not only to the UK’s climate ambitions, but also its economic security."
Despite rising CO2 emissions, there are hopes for exponential growth in renewable energy take-up as major emitters like China near a peak fo
Excerpt: "In short:
Fossil fuel use is still growing globally but total human-caused carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to dip slightly by the end of 2025 because of a decline in deforestation.
But renewable energy use is continuing to grow exponentially with major emitting countries adopting new technology.
What's next?
Current levels of annual CO2 emissions could see the world blow through its "carbon budget" to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial times, in four years." ABC
Australia needs to increase its efforts to fight back against misinformation about climate change, a Senate report says.
Excerpt "How can Australia tackle the scourge of online bots and trolls, and orchestrated disinformation campaigns, that are trying to prevent action on climate change and keep our economy reliant on fossil fuels?
The Senate's select committee on information integrity on climate change and energy released its final report last week.
It sounded an alarm about the health of Australia's digital town square and the erosion of trust in society, and said we have to clean up our online debates.l
The scourge of AI-slopaganda viral disinformation campaigns, and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better.
"A robust information ecosystem is critical to the health of Australia's democracy and to its ability to meet the challenges arising from climate change — including the need to transition to renewable energy sources," the report argued.
"However, the committee heard that the integrity of Australia's information ecosystem is threatened by a proliferation of misinformation and disinformation, which is polarising public discourse and eroding trust in science and knowledge institutions.
"Worryingly, the committee heard that Australia has some of the highest levels of concern about information integrity globally."
The majority report, backed by Labor, Liberal, and Greens senators, made 21 recommendations for the federal government.
The recommendations have tried to strike a balance between the principles of free speech and expression, and the vital need for liberal democracies to have information ecosystems that are trustworthy, while acknowledging that "misinformation" and "disinformation" can be hard to define.
How to clean up Australia's information ecosystem
The inquiry took months investigating how mis- and disinformation about climate change and energy is financed, produced and disseminated, and what connections exist between Australian organisations and foreign think tanks and influence networks." .... abc.net.au
Corte Internacional de Justicia impone responsabilidad jurídica a países que no tomen medidas para frenar el cambio climático
La Corte Internacional de Justicia emitió la Opinión Consultiva OC-32-2025, que reconoce el cambio climático como un riesgo existencial causado por …Corte Internacional de Justicia impone responsabilidad jurídica a países que no tomen medidas para frenar el cambio climático
"The International Court of Justice issued the Consultative Opinion OC-32-2025, which recognizes the climatic change as an existential risk caused by … International Court of Justice imposes legal responsibility in countries that do not allow medidas to slow down the climate change."
There was a massive shift in how our culture understood morality when, after World War II, the general public realized “just following orders” was not an excuse for crimes against humanity. Now we need another moral shift in which we decide, as a culture, that “for the benefit of the stockholders” is not an excuse for anything.
The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure
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The UN has voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, with the US – which is the world’s biggest historical emitter – among the small group opposing it.
Amber heat alerts are in place across the weekend, and into next week, for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.
Excerpt: "Socks in the fridge - and other tips to keep cool at night, published at 02:25 23 May02:25 23 May
It can be hard to get a good night's sleep when the weather is hot. Here are some simple tips which could help:
Don't nap: If your sleep is disturbed at night, try to avoid napping during the day. When it's hot, sleepiness can be precious - save it for bedtime.
Keep to routines: Changing your habits can disrupt sleep. Try to keep to your usual bedtime and routines, and do the things you normally do before bed.
Make your bedroom as cool as possible: During the day, draw the curtains or blinds to keep out the sun. Close the windows on the sunny side of your home to keep out hot air, and open all the windows before you go to bed to get a through breeze.
Use thin sheets: Reduce your bedding but keep covers handy. However hot it is in your bedroom, your body temperature will fall during the night.
Chill your socks: Cool socks in the fridge and put those on. Cooling your feet lowers the overall temperature of your body. Using even a small fan can be sensible, or if you do not have one, fill a water bottle with ice cold liquid.
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