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Series B, Episode 13 - Star One
[Scene - shots of approaching space ships]
NOVA QUEEN PILOT: Keldan Control, Keldan Control, this is Nova Queen on primary approach zero-four-zero. Request orbital entry clearance.
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Definitely encouraging as far as shipping emissions goes, and I appreciate that the quicklime used in the process will be produced with renewable energy - but, as I understand the normal process for making quicklime, limestone aka calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is baked at high temperatures, driving the chemical reaction CaCO3 > CaO CO2.
And what is not addressed is how to manage the CO2 from this reaction - Yes, it can (in principle) be captured, but then what do you do with it? This…

Definitely encouraging as far as shipping emissions goes, and I appreciate that the quicklime used in the process will be produced with renewable energy - but, as I understand the normal process for making quicklime, limestone aka calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is baked at high temperatures, driving the chemical reaction CaCO3 > CaO CO2.
And what is not addressed is how to manage the CO2 from this reaction - Yes, it can (in principle) be captured, but then what do you do with it? This…

"Anti-Net Zero Reform Mayor Andrea Jenkyns Urges Offshore Wind Investment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #WindTurbines

Anti-Net Zero Reform Mayor Andrea Jenkyns Urges Offshore Wind Investment
A Reform UK mayor who claims “net zero madness” is “bankrupting Britain” has called for investment in an offshore wind project “to boost growth” in the local economy. Dame Andrea Jenkyns, who was elected as Greater Lincolnshire Mayor in the 1 May local elections, has been a vocal opponent of climate action and renewable energy […]

MAIZX: A Carbon-Aware Framework for Optimizing Cloud Computing Emissions
Federico Ruilova, Ernst Gunnar Gran, Sven-Arne Reinemo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19972

MAIZX: A Carbon-Aware Framework for Optimizing Cloud Computing Emissions
Cloud computing drives innovation but also poses significant environmental challenges due to its high-energy consumption and carbon emissions. Data centers account for 2-4% of global energy usage, and the ICT sector's share of electricity consumption is projected to reach 40% by 2040. As the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 becomes increasingly urgent, there is a growing need for more efficient and transparent solutions, particularly for private cloud infrastructures, which are util…

With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions
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With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions.

Primary 'em all. I don't know what Meng's expecting from her constituents, but I'll be damned if she things she can rely on MY vote.
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Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for #NuclearPower Plants, Lowest for #Solar

Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar - CleanTechnica
A new study from the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability finds that construction costs run over budget for more than 60% of energy infrastructure projects worldwide. By Laura Hurley Between now and 2050, the International Energy Agency projects that more than $100 trillion will be spent on building net-zero energy infrastructure globally. ... [continued]

Global magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the inner regions of protoplanetary discs. I. Zero-net flux regime
Matthew J. O. Roberts, Henrik N. Latter, Geoffroy Lesur
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16945

Global magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the inner regions of protoplanetary discs. I. Zero-net flux regime
The inner regions of protoplanetary discs, which encompass the putative habitable zone, are dynamically complex, featuring a well ionised, turbulent active inner region and a poorly ionised dead outer region. In this first paper, we investigate a base level model of the magnetohydrodynamic processes around this dead-active zone interface, using five three-dimensional global magnetohydrodynamic simulations in the zero-net flux regime. We employ physically motivated profiles for Ohmic resistivity…

Series C, Episode 08 - Rumours of Death
GUARD: [V.O.] Guard Commander.
GRENLEE: [Into comm] Major Grenlee here.
GUARD: [V.O.] Yes, Major?
GRENLEE: Get a squad out to section -
FORRES: Six one delta zero.
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Scott Logic Lead Developer Darren Smith shares a report of carbon emission measuring software tools in 2025, their scope, and reviews these in the context of principal cloud service providers' offerings, including Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS.
"Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)"

Tools for measuring Cloud Carbon Emissions (updated for 2025)
In this post I'll discuss ways of estimating the emissions caused by your Cloud workloads as a first step towards reaching your organisation's Net Zero goals.

"Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions

Series D, Episode 05 - Animals
TARRANT: Yes, it is a bit sudden!
SLAVE: Estimated time to impact, twenty four seconds.
TARRANT: Course for evasion.
SLAVE: Vector zero three five.
TARRANT: Zero three five, all drives on, all maximum. Hit it!
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/405/19

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🤞 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/06/16/britain-to-keep-lights-on-gas-free-power-grid-first-time/

Britain to keep lights on with ‘gas-free’ power grid for first time
Potential milestone to provide glimpse into future under 2030 net zero targets

#Blakes7 Series A, Episode 07 - Mission To Destiny
RAFFORD: [Into microphone] Log entry one forty three. Flight time zero one zero, elapsed nine zero. We have reached course delta red two. New heading locked in, all systems functioning. Log entry closes.
[He picks up map viewer and inserts a new map transparency. Cut to corridor, someone is approaching the door. Back to Rafford, he…

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Detection, attribution, and modeling of climate change: key open issues
Nicola Scafetta
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13994 https://arxi…

Detection, attribution, and modeling of climate change: key open issues
The CMIP global climate models (GCMs) assess that nearly 100% of global surface warming observed between 1850-1900 and 2011-2020 is attributable to anthropogenic drivers like greenhouse gas emissions. These models also generate future climate projections based on shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs), aiding in risk assessment and the development of costly Net-Zero climate mitigation strategies. Yet, the CMIP GCMs face significant scientific challenges in attributing and modeling climate change,…

Series C, Episode 07 - Children of Auron
SERVALAN: But with force shields up.
DERAL: More? [hands pilot glass]
PILOT FOUR-ZERO: Thanks. [drinks]
SERVALAN: Ginka, how badly damaged is the Auron patrol ship?
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"Ed Miliband says Labour will ‘win fight’ against UK net zero critics"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

Industrial Flexibility Investment Under Uncertainty: A Multi-Stage Stochastic Framework Considering Energy and Reserve Market Participation
Amund Norland, Lasse Skare, Ole Jakob Viken, Stian Backe
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08638

Industrial Flexibility Investment Under Uncertainty: A Multi-Stage Stochastic Framework Considering Energy and Reserve Market Participation
The global energy transition toward net-zero emissions by 2050 is expected to increase the share of variable renewable energy sources (VRES) in the energy mix. As a result, industrial actors will encounter more complex market conditions, characterized by volatile electricity prices, rising carbon costs, and stricter regulations. This situation calls for the industry to capitalize on opportunities in both spot-price arbitrage and reserve market participation, while also meeting future regulatory…

Anomalous non-thermal fixed point in a quasi-two-dimensional dipolar Bose gas
Niklas Rasch, Lauriane Chomaz, Thomas Gasenzer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01653

Anomalous non-thermal fixed point in a quasi-two-dimensional dipolar Bose gas
The emergence of distinctly sub-diffusive scaling in the vicinity of an anomalous non-thermal fixed point is discussed in a quasi-two-dimensional dipolar Bose gas in the superfluid phase, carrying ensembles of vortices and antivortices with zero net angular momentum. The observed scaling behavior reflects coarsening dynamics driven by the mutual annihilation of vortices and antivortices, with the mean inter-defect distance growing algebraically over time as $\ell_\text{v}(t)\sim t^{\,β}$. A su…

"Scotland sets new carbon budget targets on road to net-zero"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #NetZero

"‘Net Zero is a Killer’: Meet Reform UK’s New Chair David Bull"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

‘Net Zero is a Killer’: Meet Reform UK’s New Chair David Bull
Reform UK’s new chairman has repeatedly attacked climate targets as “madness” and “a killer”, supported fracking, and falsely dismissed the role of carbon emissions on heatwaves. David Bull, a TalkTV presenter and former doctor, was appointed as the chair of Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party this week following the resignation of its previous chair Zia Yusuf. […]

"James Cleverly takes on Kemi Badenoch over decision to ditch net zero targets"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

"Nigel Farage to Headline Tufton Street Climate Denial Event"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Nigel Farage to Headline Tufton Street Climate Denial Event
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to speak at an event today organised by a pro-Trump think tank and held in the home of the UK’s main climate science denial group, DeSmog can reveal. Farage, whose party campaigns to scrap the UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions, is the star speaker at the […]

"UK’s largest banks finance fossil fuel expansion despite net-zero pledges"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Banks #Finance

"Only 1 in 4 small businesses expect to reach net-zero by 2050"
#NetZero #Business #Climate #ClimateChange