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Neil Kitching

@carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social

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Climate solutions blogger. Geography, environment, energy, nature, heat pumps and water expert from Scotland, UK. Author of 'Carbon Choices' on common-sense climate solutions. www.carbonchoices.uk

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Dec 5

Here is a link to my climate blogs. Please read, enjoy and share.
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Climate Blogs Catalogue

A list of my blogs over the last 4 years, catalogued to help you focus on your interests.

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 2d

Oh dear, 16 degrees centigrade yesterday in Stirling, the warmest November day in decades. Global warming is creeping up on us and on nature.

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 2d

Sustainable Sicily? Volcanoes, drought, renewable energy, invasive species and emissions from flying.........read my latest blog.
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Sustainable Sicily?

Following a recent holiday, I have penned my observations on environmental issues and progress (or lack of) in Sicily. It is always interesting to...

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 8d

Communal lunch hall (with candles and flowers) along with 2500 attendees at the largest gathering of district heat professionals in the world, Odense, Denmark.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 8d

Massive 5MW air source heat pump in Denmark, with water preheated by solar panels. Makes the system more efficient for large scale district heating.

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 9d

It's always heartening to see that people will cycle with the right infrastructure and support. Copenhagen has similar weather to the UK.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 12d

Why do reedlings ( also known as bearded tits) look so sad?
#errol #ornithology

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 12d

My first sighting of the glorious bearded tits, or reedlings, near the River Tay.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · 21d

Amazing footage of boulders ejected from Stromboli volcano, rolling down 800m of scree and crashing into the sea.
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Oct 1

One for the geographers! Stromboli, Italy. Apparently, humans emit 50x more CO2 than volcanoes.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Sep 22

I've made some updates following the comments from Ronald. Thank you.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Sep 20

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.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies

What is an energy subsidy? Why can’t we simply abolish them? What affect do they have?

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Sep 15

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Aug 28

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.
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#solar #pv

The Future is Bright

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...

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

Here are my top 12 favourite Climate Quotes. Do you know any better ones?
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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jul 6

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.

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 24

Do they still burn peat?

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

Do we need 1.5 million new homes?

Why do we have a housing crisis? Do we need 1.5m new homes? If so, where? How should they be built? Is this compatible with cutting our carbon...

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 13

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.

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Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 12

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · Jun 10

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

Neil Kitching @carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social · May 27

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?
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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...