My latest blog is on fossil fuel subsidies? What are they? Why can't we simply abolish them? And please note that I have an improved secure website - you can now search all my climate blogs by keyword or category. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

It's wasp season at our compost heep. All part of the natural process.

Solar power is cheap and clean. Solar pv is the fastest growing energy source on the Planet and will soon become ubiquitous. In this blog I explain why. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl... #solar #pv

New 'green bridge' over M8 motorway connecting Sighthill to Glasgow city centre.

UK's largest wind farm at Whitelee,near Glasgow. Count the turbines! 500 MW, 215 turbines.

Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.

Here are my top 12 favourite Climate Quotes. Do you know any better ones? www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Visited #Whitelee today. 215 turbines, the largest onshore windfarm in UK. Impressive scale, but these turbines are 'small' by today's more powerful standards. New battery storage too. Innovation in action.

Electric car club, Edinburgh. Are car share clubs working? How can we encourage them?

Does the UK need 1.5 million new homes? www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Handa Island is full of moorland and seabirds (sorry, no zoom camera). Guillemot, puffin, razorbill, wheatear... Well done Scottish Wildlife Trust for eradicating egg eating rats.

Crawled into a sea cave near remote Lochinver and it was full of disgusting plastic rubbish, from boats I guess.

Good efforts by The Assynt Foundation to plant native trees on the walk in to Suilven.

Scotland: Beautiful, but ecologically degraded? Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer hope? www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Newt at Flanders Moss raised bog. But lots of birch trees colonising naturally. Will they destroy this wetland? #flandersmoss #naturescot

Fraochaidh, Glencoe, Scotland. Beautiful, but this small loch has dried up and not one snow patch to be seen - this must be the least snowy winter on record.

My latest blog is on high speed trains. Are they a sustainable way to travel? Is HS2 a good idea? www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

It is great to see this technology continuing yo improve.

Melted plastic treeguards following heath wildfires at Glen Rosa, Arran. New shoots already coming through.

Fantastic geological dyke on Arran, looking to Ailsa Craig.

Bike stand and electric bike charger. Arran, Scotland.

Who knew daisies had medicinal uses?

Food for thought.

Good reuse! Arran.

I enjoyed a talk at Dunblane ecofest by The Missing Lynx project. Lynx used to live in the UK. They would reduce roe deer numbers and help forests to thrive. #Lynx @dunblaneinfo.bsky.social

Blackwater Reservoir. An early hydro electric dam built 1910 and still operational. The graveyard is for the construction workers who lost their lives.

Beautiful Glencoe, Scotland, but where is the snow? There should, at least, be large patches at this time of year.

Aeroplane winglets save around 5% of fuel. These new split winglets save another 1 or 2%. It helps, a little.....

Most owners of electric cars in the UK will start paying £195 car tax from 1 April 2025. You can defer this by re-registering your car now (before 1 April) and get a further 12 months free of charge. You then won't need to pay £195 until March 2026. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...?

My blog on changes to car taxes in the UK. Will this favour EVs? And a tip on how EV drivers can save up to £195 in car tax. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Provides more stability for cheap, but intermittent wind power.

Lovely worms in my compost today!

Can tourism be green? What is your carbon footprint when travelling? Should I fly? Read my latest monthly blog: www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Can you guess the 3 skulls? All are creatures from Scotland now extinct. In Perth museum. #rewilding

This is Loch Turret, near Crieff, Scotland. I am very lucky as this reservoir provides our drinking water. Clean and tastes good.

Good to see. #ElectricVehicles #climate

How to beat Ultra Processed foods. I'm not a dietary expert but in my latest blog I discuss how to improve our diets and reduce the environmental impact. I even propose a radical idea to reduce the sale of ultra processed foods in supermarkets. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

Over a million homes lost power in #stormEowyn. This is a local walk near Stirling

An interesting solution to summer drought. I was in #Ladakh last summer, an amazing place. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

I thought I'd move permanently from X to Bluesky, but when I post climate related topics here I get little response. Any suggestions?

Beautiful icicles near #Dunblane, Scotland. Topsy turvy weather, 12 degrees centigrade tomorrow.

Did you know that Scotland generates more renewable energy than its annual electricity demand?

Did you know that Scotland generates more renewable energy than its annual electricity demand?

It's like a game of solar Tetris!

Scotland is building Europe's biggest battery - 3 Gwh across two schemes. And, one is on the site of an old coal mine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This was a good way to celebrate New Year. Driving out evil spirits! #Comrie #flambeaux

My latest blog tracks the exciting growth of renewable electricity in Scotland. Please email me at [email protected] if you want added to my occasional email list. www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...

I am writing a blog on ultra processed foods. Health and carbon emissions. Anyone got information on their environmental impact?

Merry Christmas (but unseasonably warm here in Scotland)

I'm not a fan of these plastic treeguards to protect young trees, especially as they are often not removed. They become brittle and contaminate the soil. New biodegradable ones are now available.