Making profits from vertical farms has been a problem because of high energy costs but new technology and a focus on micro-greens and berry production seem the way forward in USA for innovator Aerofarms www.ceagworld.com/vertical-far...

Greenphyto, the world's tallest indoor vertical farm, has opened in Singapore, using AI, robotics and automation to produce 2,000 tonnes of greens annually at full capacity. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...

By absorbing water and then transpiring it into the atmosphere, a single hectare of tropical rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon can generate approximately 2.4 million liters of rain per year, enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool, www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/02/rain...

The Oasia Hotel Singapore facade is a red, porous, aluminum mesh screen that supports the growth of creepers, which over time allows the green, organic elements to dominate the red.

Vertical green facades have become increasingly popular in urban environments over recent decades. Leonard Ng attributes their emergence to good intentions, such as counteracting the diminishing presence of nature as cities develop and expand. www.ecogradia.com/podcast/chal...

China and France agree to help de-escalate US-Israeli conflict with Iran and to engage with UN to uphold international law. www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

According to The Economist, Cuba’s imports of Chinese solar panels grew by a factor of 34 last year, faster than anywhere else in the world They're trying to prepare for the inevitable next attack from Trump billmckibben.substack.com/p/surviving-...

Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus. Happy St David’s Day to all my Welsh friends.

'The Electric Vehicles Battery Recycling Market is projected to expand from USD 25.37 billion in 2025 to USD 29.86 billion in 2026, reaching an estimated USD 87.71 billion by 2032 at a 19.38%' www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

Schroders Report. “UK has the ingredients to become a venture market on the scale of Silicon Valley, with world‑class innovation already in place and domestic capital now emerging as the key unlock for its next phase of growth”. www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/ins...

Evening drags its ink-blue sleeve across the sky. A thin seam of fire holds at the horizon, stubborn, tender. Rocks crouch like old thoughts along the waterline, and the sea keeps answering in slow, cold syllables. Far off, the city glows faint as a memory. #photography #westcoastkin #poetry

Between 1997 and 2017, China's total resource intensity dropped by 20%, with significant improvements in efficiency, thanks to the circular economy law. The Eastern region moved fastest. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

China adopted the circular economy as a national priority since 2009 recognising it can generate growth decoupled from resource use. This case study covers growth in the vehicle remanufacturing sector. www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-exa...

A very very rough estimate is easy to do: 1. Travel time is 2-3 weeks. Say 20d. 2. Fuel consumption for BIG ships is 100 t/day (high estimate). 3. Diesel is C12H23, 86% C by wt. CO2 is 27% C. Total fuel = 2000t: 2000*86/27 = 6300t CO2 = .0063Mt vs the 220Mt saved in a year. So it's negligible.

Emissions for shipping solar panels are only around 6months of their savings in use. www.infolink-group.com/energy-artic....

China is controlling pollution while decarbonising the economy.This has led to unprecedented declines in pollution of air, land and water. The national eco monitoring network is becoming a digitised smart system, with advanced tech such as satellite remote sensing & AI. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

China also dramatically transforming large parts of the desert into grasslands and forests www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5b2...

Electric container ships are being developed in China. maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

Thankyou!

Agrivoltaics enable solar power generation, shading for sheep welfate and increased grass production- a win-win www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/02/gree...

The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Hello — the film adaptation of my book Underland will be showing at the BFI IMAX on 1 April. It should be spectacular on the 26m-high screen there. Tickets go on sale at 4pm today (Friday) here via bfi.org.uk. I’ll be there for a Q&A with the director, Rob Petit, who’s created an extraordinary film.

OpenAI to make London its largest research hub outside US. Quoting “unique concentration of world-class talent across machine learning and the sciences as well as its strong culture of cross-disciplinary collaboration” as reasons for its decision. apple.news/AuDHhvqemRbC...

NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with ‘Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

🎥 on the 4th anniversary of Russia's full-out war on Ukraine #StandWithUkraine We need #peace !🕊️ We need to take all possible sanctions against Russia, incl. on oil & gas exports PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you! #ClimateAction #Video #Endfossilfuels

In Greenland the amount of meltwater produced during extreme ice melt events has increased more than sixfold since 1990– jumping from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade. www.earth.com/news/greenla...

. Hitting the “emergency brake” on climate | Project Drawdown® Find out more: drawdown.org/insights/hitti... #ClimateAction

We're looking for scientists who want their research to matter beyond the ivory tower. 🚀 Project Drawdown is hiring 2–3 fellows, Ph.D.-level scientists who are ready to translate their expertise into real-world climate impact. APPLY TODAY! 👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q Applications due April 17

#China: Modeling suggests that integrating #FoodSystem actions across supply chains, consumer demand & land management could, by 2060, reduce GHG emissions ~40%, improve diet quality ~25% and cut inequality ~20%: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc... #SupplyChains #Consumers #LandUse #Climate #Nutrition

Plant-based diets offer health & environmental benefits, but uptake remains limited—partly due to perceived high costs. However, a new review suggests that eating plant-based whole food is linked to lower food expenditures than omnivorous diets: www.doi.org/10.20935/Aca... >>

Paraguay is leveraging its ~100% renewable electricity grid, powered by Itaipú and Yacyretá dams, to drive a green industrial transition, focusing on green hydrogen production, manufacturing, and sustainable agriculture. www.sfa-oxford.com/lithox/criti...

Wishing you the strength, energy, and resilience of the Fire Horse! Here’s to good health this Chinese New Year!

My favourite spot in Kelsey Park Beckenham on a beautiful winter morning, with the birds celebrating.

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A major tipping point. Wind and solar generated more EU electricity than fossil fuels in 2025, according to the European Electricity Review. Wind and solar generated a record 30% of EU power, ahead of fossil fuels at 29%. ember-energy.org/latest-updat...

Interesting report that evaluates recent advances in AI technology and their implications for economic productivity, job stability, and income inequality, identifying research opportunities and data needs to equip workers and policymakers to respond to AI nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/276...

Valentine’s Day togetherness in the sun.

Final EIA-860 is out, and 2025 really did it: 54 GW of new U.S. electric capacity, 96% clean. Solar again carries the offense, and we built more storage in 2025 than the cumulative total through 2023. More and more and more additions... but also record low retirements.

Hugely important news, thanks Simon. I assume this is just power production and does not include transport emissions including air travel?

For those familiar w/ "ARkStorm/ARk2.0" flood scenarios for California, a comparable event has been unfolding on the Iberian Peninsula. These ridiculous rainfall accumulations, caused by a long series of extremely moist atmospheric rivers, have brought widespread severe flooding to Spain & Portugal.

Thanks “Apparently in Finland as well, young people should consider emigrating while the weather is good and approach real estate with caution”

. Florence Makes History with 1st Fossil Ad Ban in Italy Find out more: www.worldwithoutfossilads.o... #ClimateAction

If the AMOC collapses, Iceland would be at the center of a deep freeze. Climate modeling shows Icelandic winter extremes plunging to an unprecedented minus-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Sea ice could surround the country for the first time since it was settled by Vikings. www.adn.com/nation-world...

Britain's chief finance minister will argue today that closer integration with the EU offers the U.K. the best opportunity for higher economic growth — ahead of links with the U.S. and China.

This week, the USA Environmental Protection Agency is expected to overturn what is known as the “endangerment finding,” a 2009 scientific determination that climate change threatens public health and welfare, thereby relinquishing it’s authority to regulate emissions. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

I was also thankfully going to mention this. Small commercial boats for individuals as well. Ironically, some have used Tesla motors to convert to electric. There are some electric models commercially available, and it has been happening for smaller vessels already thankfully