Peter Head
@peterheadcbe.bsky.social
Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/
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Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers.
Shameful.
Mark Rylance accused billionaires of funding climate denying misinformation. “They do it because they don’t want people to act collectively, they want people to feel powerless. They should do better things with their money.”
A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Mark Rylance accused billionaires of funding climate denying misinformation. “They do it because they don’t want people to act collectively, they want people to feel powerless. They should do better things with their money.”
A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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China getting closer to solid state batteries for cars..? interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
China's solid-state EV batteries hit factory floor, promise 2x range
China's GAC achieves a breakthrough areal capacity of 7.7 mAh/cm² on its new pilot line for 60+ Ah solid-state cells.
interestingengineering.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
China getting closer to solid state batteries for cars..? interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
F1 2026 power units are set to deliver an almost 300% increase in electric power. There will also be an even split between internal combustion engine and electric power, giving cars three times more electric braking power. Also DRS replaced by two power boost levels. www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar...
FIA unveils Formula 1 regulations for 2026 and beyond
Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has unveiled the “agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable” set of regulations that will define the sport from 2026 and beyond.
www.formula1.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
F1 2026 power units are set to deliver an almost 300% increase in electric power. There will also be an even split between internal combustion engine and electric power, giving cars three times more electric braking power. Also DRS replaced by two power boost levels. www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar...
Paul brown’s last post “Unlike wind and solar, nuclear costs have gone up for decades. And now UK gov pours billions of pounds-our money- down the drain into nuclear. In the name of the climate I ask Journalists to look closely at real facts, not believe the hype” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Paul brown’s last post “Unlike wind and solar, nuclear costs have gone up for decades. And now UK gov pours billions of pounds-our money- down the drain into nuclear. In the name of the climate I ask Journalists to look closely at real facts, not believe the hype” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained the 84-strong “informal list” of countries that opposed to a much-discussed “roadmap” deal at #COP30 on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”.
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
Revealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief has obtained a leaked copy of the “informal list” of countries that were characterised as “blocking” the fossil-fuel roadmap’sat COP30.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained the 84-strong “informal list” of countries that opposed to a much-discussed “roadmap” deal at #COP30 on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”.
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
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The UK Government’s new North Sea Future Plan, launched alongside the budget, promises no new licences to explore new fields.
This does not prevent the Rosebank field, which has already received a licence, from being developed.
We must keep the pressure on. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This does not prevent the Rosebank field, which has already received a licence, from being developed.
We must keep the pressure on. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The UK Government’s new North Sea Future Plan, launched alongside the budget, promises no new licences to explore new fields.
This does not prevent the Rosebank field, which has already received a licence, from being developed.
We must keep the pressure on. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This does not prevent the Rosebank field, which has already received a licence, from being developed.
We must keep the pressure on. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
To those of you celebrating, a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. I hope you can enjoy some weekend snow and not be too disrupted! 🦃 🎉
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
To those of you celebrating, a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. I hope you can enjoy some weekend snow and not be too disrupted! 🦃 🎉
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Financial markets gave a cautious welcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget — to the extent that they could make sense of it.
Markets give a cautious welcome to Reeves’ messy UK budget
Gilts breathe out as chancellor manages to plot a way to safer waters without income tax hike.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Financial markets gave a cautious welcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget — to the extent that they could make sense of it.
Beautiful Therapeutic gardens in Singapore Parks are designed, based on scientific research , to facilitate interactions with nature and improve the well-being of its visitors.
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www.nparks.gov.sg/visit/activi...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Beautiful Therapeutic gardens in Singapore Parks are designed, based on scientific research , to facilitate interactions with nature and improve the well-being of its visitors.
www.nparks.gov.sg/visit/activi...
www.nparks.gov.sg/visit/activi...
I can confirm that traffic noise in Shanghai, where EV use is highest, is dramatically reduced- the city is noticeably quiet! When we designed Dongtan eco city for all EV use we designed thinner facades on buildings for noise and natural ventilation for cleaner air. Big savings!
A quiet EV upside the FT highlights: less noise.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
Cities like Beijing and Shanghai are already seeing calmer, quieter streets—and better sleep—as EV adoption rises.
EVs are notably quieter at low speeds, though tyre noise dominates above ~50 km/h.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I can confirm that traffic noise in Shanghai, where EV use is highest, is dramatically reduced- the city is noticeably quiet! When we designed Dongtan eco city for all EV use we designed thinner facades on buildings for noise and natural ventilation for cleaner air. Big savings!
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Scroll to sign a letter to the London Mayor to improve dangerous junctions for cyclists - as well as pedestrians and wheelers.
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The London Cycling Campaign has updated its Dangerous Junctions mapping, highlighting across London and by borough the most dangerous junctions for cycling, walking and wheeling for Londoners. lcc.org.uk/news/dangero...
Dangerous Junctions 2025 update - London Cycling Campaign
lcc.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Scroll to sign a letter to the London Mayor to improve dangerous junctions for cyclists - as well as pedestrians and wheelers.
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Hayli Gubbi, Ethiopia’s long-dormant volcano, located in the Erta Ale Range, has erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, spewing towering ash columns that drifted across the Red Sea toward Oman and Yemen. Could affect air traffic.
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Video: Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts for the first time in over 10000 years, sending massive ash plumes toward Oman and Yemen
Hayli Gubbi: Ethiopia's dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted after 10,000 years. Towering ash columns drifted across the Red Sea. This extraordinary event marks one of the most significant volcanic...
m.economictimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hayli Gubbi, Ethiopia’s long-dormant volcano, located in the Erta Ale Range, has erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, spewing towering ash columns that drifted across the Red Sea toward Oman and Yemen. Could affect air traffic.
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
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Carbon Brief has published its 20,000-word summary of everything that happened at #COP30, incl:
🇧🇷 Brazil's leadership and around the COP
🤝 The ‘Global mutirão’ text
💰 A new tripling adaptation finance goal
💥 The JTWP's Belem Action Mechanism
⌨️ And so much more
www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-key-ou...
🇧🇷 Brazil's leadership and around the COP
🤝 The ‘Global mutirão’ text
💰 A new tripling adaptation finance goal
💥 The JTWP's Belem Action Mechanism
⌨️ And so much more
www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-key-ou...
COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém - Carbon Brief
A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new...
www.carbonbrief.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Carbon Brief has published its 20,000-word summary of everything that happened at #COP30, incl:
🇧🇷 Brazil's leadership and around the COP
🤝 The ‘Global mutirão’ text
💰 A new tripling adaptation finance goal
💥 The JTWP's Belem Action Mechanism
⌨️ And so much more
www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-key-ou...
🇧🇷 Brazil's leadership and around the COP
🤝 The ‘Global mutirão’ text
💰 A new tripling adaptation finance goal
💥 The JTWP's Belem Action Mechanism
⌨️ And so much more
www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-key-ou...
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When a government speaks responsibly about climate risks. Iceland's climate minister Jóhannsson:
"We believe that confronting climate tipping points and the risks they pose openly is not a sign of 'pessimism' or 'alarmism' but a sign of realism and responsibility."
youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA?...
"We believe that confronting climate tipping points and the risks they pose openly is not a sign of 'pessimism' or 'alarmism' but a sign of realism and responsibility."
youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA?...
After COP30 Fire and Floods: AMOC Shutdown
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When a government speaks responsibly about climate risks. Iceland's climate minister Jóhannsson:
"We believe that confronting climate tipping points and the risks they pose openly is not a sign of 'pessimism' or 'alarmism' but a sign of realism and responsibility."
youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA?...
"We believe that confronting climate tipping points and the risks they pose openly is not a sign of 'pessimism' or 'alarmism' but a sign of realism and responsibility."
youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA?...
An experimental reactor developed in the Gobi Desert by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, paving the way for an almost endless supply of nuclear energy. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
China reaches energy independence milestone by ‘breeding’ uranium from thorium
Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.
www.scmp.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An experimental reactor developed in the Gobi Desert by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, paving the way for an almost endless supply of nuclear energy. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
In the last ten years, councils across England have greenlit major housing developments despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in areas of high flood risk.
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The 3,000 homes at risk of flooding in England as councils ignore advice — The i Paper
Councils are approving homes in towns that have experienced severe flooding against the official advice of experts
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In the last ten years, councils across England have greenlit major housing developments despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in areas of high flood risk.
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“The 2026 Football World Cup will be the first where one of the three co-hosts (USA) has threatened to annex another (Canada) and launch military strikes against the third (Mexico)” Paul Haywood observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
World Cup qualifiers reignited joy of football despite – not thanks to – Fifa | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“The 2026 Football World Cup will be the first where one of the three co-hosts (USA) has threatened to annex another (Canada) and launch military strikes against the third (Mexico)” Paul Haywood observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
This is very worrying.
Another month of NASA CERES satellite data and it's only getting worse!
0.11 W/m² added to the 4-year average Net-flux increase over the North Pacific.
Absorbed Solar Radiation is almost 5W/m² higher than at the start of the century.
All added greenhouse gases since 1750 cause a 4.1 W/m² forcing
0.11 W/m² added to the 4-year average Net-flux increase over the North Pacific.
Absorbed Solar Radiation is almost 5W/m² higher than at the start of the century.
All added greenhouse gases since 1750 cause a 4.1 W/m² forcing
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is very worrying.
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
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As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Avant / Après la métamorphose en deux temps de la Rue Damrémont dans le 18ème. Vers 2010: la largeur fut réduite pour insérer une piste cyclable protégée à contre-sens à droite du stationnement. 2025: en plus les deux rangées de stationnement ont disparu pour de la végétation et une bande cyclable.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Avant / Après la métamorphose en deux temps de la Rue Damrémont dans le 18ème. Vers 2010: la largeur fut réduite pour insérer une piste cyclable protégée à contre-sens à droite du stationnement. 2025: en plus les deux rangées de stationnement ont disparu pour de la végétation et une bande cyclable.
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle
Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances
www.newscientist.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. www.newscientist.com/article/2499...