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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10h

That is universal, but the basic principle of carbon trading isn't wrong.

It makes no sense for rich countries to spend hundreds of euros per tonne of CO2e reduced, while poorer countries lock in to higher-carbon pathways for want of relatively little money.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 19h

That depends on the cap, and how quickly it is reduced. The EU ETS works decently well and delivers a set volume of emissions reduction for (approximately) the lowest total cost.

But the devil is in the detail and most schemes are indeed junk.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 2d

I do think about big stones flying about, blades whirling, dust etc. Even with cheap panels, you don't want to be regularly breaking them.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 4d

Tbh if your current fence is meeting your fencing needs, I would not replace it.

The question of whether to buy solar is separate and will depend on power pricing regime and other factors. A fence might be the best solar site if there is no football or vegetation management requirement.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 5d

I think because they are examples where they were nearly removed, and their reintroduction / re-establishment had a very visible impact on the ecosystem and its ability to support a large amount of biomass and number of species?

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 5d

I am absolutely not an ecologist but aren't the classic examples wolves / lynx (reduce deer numbers), sea otters (eat urchins) and wildebeest (have browsing habits that promote diverse vegetation)?

(Feel free to explain why these pop science examples are wrong).

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote this up here: geese.ch/faq

And good luck!

FAQ | geese.ch

Answers to frequently asked questions about keeping domestic geese, making them friendly geese, raising goslings and looking after your domestic geese.

geese.ch

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, that one's true (okay for some standard of "fencing"). A 450W solar panel at bulk prices is under 40 euros.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 7d

... I mean, that's still not very much money per year. But Zurich is a prime example of a modern city where it makes sense for rich people to take public transport - for most journeys, just massively more convenient.

(This is somewhat true for the rest of Switzerland).

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 8d

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.

The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)

Direct democracy!

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 8d

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.

The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)

Direct democracy!

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 9d

If you're good at admin, do admin for a wind developer. If you're bad at admin, do it for a chain of petrol stations.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 9d

Get a heat pump, get a job installing insulation or selling EVs, go to local council meetings in support of bike lanes or solar parks or dense housing near public transport. Run for political office, or at least vote. Recommend flight-free holiday destinations to others. (Delete as applicable).

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 9d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10d

NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.

Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!

Join the conversation

go.bsky.app

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 14d

Going to work on an update to my annual solar opinions thread over the next few weeks, when the baby isn't complaining to management.

Any particular topics you'd like me to comment on? No promises, but I'll consider questions.

Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · Sep 28

Time to make 2024 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread.

If you like these, the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon is new this year. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of October.

www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...

Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon

www.worldscientific.com

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 14d

I think China just wants to prove that it can do solar on the sea (lots of fixed structures as @commercialsolarguy.com says, plus some floating). Shandong province also has a big solar-on-sea target for no apparent reason.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 15d

Oh @aptshadow.bsky.social is here, while I'm praising him.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 15d

He's one of those authors who writes so much that the individual books don't get the attention they deserve.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 15d

Also really enjoyed 'Bee Speaker' by the same author, a murder mystery in a bizarre dystopia where everyone could be so, so much worse.

(Love Irae and Malkin).

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 15d

The best book I have read on maternity leave so far is Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Service Model'. It's funny at first, and then cold fingers start to play down your spine.

The AI does not hate you. The AI just has pre-set priorities completely inappropriate to the situation. Which is lethal.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 16d

Cool!

It's still probably harder to harvest than open fields. But hey, if it works economically...

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 18d

Seeds that have been buried in mud for a thousand years can still grow?!

Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 18d

Some hopeful weekend reading.

“This is nature’s emergency recovery mechanism. We’ve buggered almost everything up but this will still bring them back.”

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond

An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

www.theguardian.com

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 19d

Corporations can fail, and I hope some do, but ultimately all the people involved are still better off for the transition happening.

I mean, allowing failure is kind of what corporations are for.

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 19d

"The line between optimism and delusion is fine one"😂... we should have used that as a subtitle for our latest report;)...

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: Mexico could displace ALL US gas imports for power generation, with solar and batteries ☀️

The country’s abundant sunshine means it can become a global solar superpower and boost its energy security at the same time:)

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 19d

I don't like war metaphors for the energy transition or for climate action, because there doesn't have to be a loser here.

But nobody ever got fit, or developed better habits, or kicked an addiction, by saying "this is impossible and hopeless".

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 19d

It's important to celebrate even quite small reasons for climate optimism, because otherwise you will succumb to despair, and that will help nobody.

Sure, the line between optimism and delusion is a fine one, but you have to get out of bed in the morning and sometimes for that you need delusion.

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