Eco Annie – Conservation and education
35 pence at a time – small steps towards a better future.
PLASTIC POLLUTION and Earth day 2018. Decades of single-use plastics usage by us have accumulated in the massive amount of plastic pollution we have created. Many plastic items are used only once and then thrown away - That's crazy!! In the UK only 10% of coffee cups are recycled. Plastic is a byproduct of the …
The International Energy Agency IAE- World Energy Outlook states that: “Transformative change in the energy sector, the source of at least two-thirds of greenhouse-gas emissions, is essential to reach the objectives of the (Paris) Agreement” SOLUTIONS TOWARDS BECOMING ENERGY EFFICIENT …
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WHAT IS CARBON PRICING? Carbon pricing - incentivizing low carbon growth. Carbon-pricing leads to a meaningful cost of CO2 within consumer goods and services. WIKIPEDIA: Carbon pricing charges those who emit carbon dioxide (CO2) for their emissions. That charge, called a carbon price, is the amount that must be paid for the right to emit one tonne of CO2 into the atmosphere.[1] Carbon …
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SOUTH POLE ENERGY CHALLENGE Barney Swan and his father Robert Swan took on a challenge to walk for 65 days and 600 miles to the South Pole using only renewable energy to show the world that if it can work in Antarctica then it can work anywhere. They also took on an additional challenge to …
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THE PROBLEM WITH OUR CURRENT GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEMS The current global energy system we use is key to understanding climate change and this understanding will then help us to move towards a more sustainable energy system. Today the global energy system comprises of approximately 80% fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) and the remaining 20% is …
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TODAYS SOLUTION - Reforestation Stopping deforestation and starting reforestation has been identified as one of the vital solutions to lowering carbon dioxide emissions. Currently, large areas of trees are being cut down at an alarming rate to be used as firewood, to clear areas of land for animals to be kept and also to create land to …
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INTRODUCTION IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING Human activity linked to fossil fuel usage, livestock, agriculture and deforestation have led to a sharp increase in the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are being released into the earth's atmosphere, causing the global average temperature to increase and warming of the oceans. Both these factors have contributed to …
March 6th - Pleneau Bay 65°06.5’S, 064°01.8’W How often can you say - I “swam” in Antarctica? It was suddenly upon us, the schedule for the day had changed and it was now time to make that decision - should I do the polar plunge or not? Who in their right mind would voluntarily hurl …
South Shetland Islands - March 10th Deception Island. This morning I woke up and went out to the starboard side of the ship in time for Sunrise. There was no-one else around and so I really felt a sense of being alone with the ocean. After our landing at Danco Island, we had sailed all …
Update #6 I am so tired! Trying to balance the zodiac cruises, landing on Antarctica and the 2041 speeches and workshops is difficult. This is a such a short window of opportunity, having such like minded people altogether that I feel I have to make every moment count and speak to as many people as …
