“We can ask of any new housing scheme: does it increase social isolation and dependence on the car, or does it foster community life?” Spot on. We should absolutely be asking this question and building genuine neighbourhoods with the public space & amenities residents will need.
Letters: Dr Lorens Holm says new housing schemes need to be integrated into public spaces and amenities, not increase isolation and dependence on cars. Plus letters from Frances Heywood and Richard Ja...
This is a Chevron ad that appeared on today's Ezra Klein column about Trump and the MAGA movement. It's so egregious that the New York Times still runs these! 1/2
A quick look at different kinds of "data-driven climate model" dougmcneall.com/2024/09/20/c...
Earth system modelling - and particularly weather forecasting, is in the middle of a disruptive event. The last two years have seen deep learning forecasting methods go from being a promising idea, to...
It’s particularly hard, being an ex-Coloradan at this time of the year….
It’s so weird and insanely car-centric that the UK doesn’t have these as standard on junctions and roundabouts. Having to cross the street without a zebra crossing almost never happens to me either in Oslo, or Toulouse, where I used to live. I grew up with it, but it feels crazy dangerous now.
Hey all. I am a bit late to the party but it’s been a crazy summer. I am a scientist at CICERO Center for International Climate Research in Oslo, where I work on collaborative #opensource#climate.
Land modelers’ been trying to explain this for decades now ;)
One of the (many) reasons inflation has come down and interest rates are being cut: China's rapid shift to electric vehicles and high-speed rail is curbing global oil demand theprogressplaybook.com/2024/09/18/c...
Fully electric models and plug-in hybrids accounted for more than 50% of all new vehicle sales in China in July and August.