Jim McClelland
@SustMeme
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Sustainable Futurist: Sustainability Magazine Editor, Journalist, Speaker & Host — Climate, Energy, Built Environment, Cities, Circular Economy, Business & ESG.
United Kingdom
Joined May 2009
Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🦇 Bats in the #city; 🥊 How to trump #climate scepticism; 🚗 Mapping China #EV exports; 🎨 Art and impacts of #copper mining; ⚡ All-electric #construction in Arnhem; 🇬🇭 Urban #mobility crisis in Accra. Read in full: https://t.co/sWdjbd5YlH
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Last week, the UK's first enhanced geothermal power plant and first commercial lithium extraction facility came online in a package deal.
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By 2030, in a medium demand scenario, ships calling at #Morocco’s ports could require ~0.2 million tons of hydrogen-equivalent in fuel, increasing to around 2.83 million tons by 2050. This hydrogen would be converted to a green bunker fuel: https://t.co/3DZKExNhyw
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“One group of researchers did try to estimate what Americans are paying overall because of warming so far. Their total: Between $400 and $900 per person annually.” Climate change isn’t a future issue. Not if you’re paying for more groceries, energy, and insurance today.
nytimes.com
There’s mounting evidence that extreme weather is making some everyday stuff more expensive. But how that plays out for you depends on several factors.
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At the last Renewables Talk, @IRENA's Permanent Representatives looked into weather forecasting to inform #renewableenergy planning. Experts discussed how reliable climate data & closer #energy–weather collaboration can improve power systems resilience. See the recording 👉
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Scotland becomes first UK country to allow water cremations
bbc.com
The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.
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ICYMI... From #bats in the #city, and global #finance vs #climate denial, to all-electric #construction in the Netherlands, and #urban #mobility in #Accra...⏬
Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🦇 Bats in the #city; 🥊 How to trump #climate scepticism; 🚗 Mapping China #EV exports; 🎨 Art and impacts of #copper mining; ⚡ All-electric #construction in Arnhem; 🇬🇭 Urban #mobility crisis in Accra. Read in full: https://t.co/sWdjbd5YlH
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"Thames Water sewage spills set for record high." Hard to believe isn't it, even after all of the outrage, all of the publicity, all of the anger Thames Water is well on course to dump more sewage this year than at any point in the last 10 years. Time for govt to act, time to
thisismoney.co.uk
Thames Water is on course to dump more raw sewage into its polluted rivers than at any time this decade, according to the stricken supplier's own data.
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5 essential steps to deploy an Interceptor - and how we plan to scale up in 30 cities to stop up to a third of river plastic pollution worldwide by 2030.
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8+ billion people sharing one home with one shared future 🌍. Protecting our planet is protecting our future. Today and every day our goal is one: to build a more equal, prosperous and sustainable world for everyone, leaving no one behind.
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DYK only 8.6% of the global economy is 'circular'? This means the majority of what we produce ends up in seas, rivers or landfills. See why responsible production and consumption matters: https://t.co/Bh5MKs0em3
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Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🦇 Bats in the #city; 🥊 How to trump #climate scepticism; 🚗 Mapping China #EV exports; 🎨 Art and impacts of #copper mining; ⚡ All-electric #construction in Arnhem; 🇬🇭 Urban #mobility crisis in Accra. Read in full: https://t.co/sWdjbd5YlH
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Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: As #bats become more at home in the urban environment, what does this mean for business and the built environment? Read their explanations in full, plus suggestions for next steps, in the latest monthly column on @SustMeme: https://t.co/Nqo9OjB3bX
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Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: As #bats become more at home in the urban environment, what does this mean for business and the built environment? Read their explanations in full, plus suggestions for next steps, in the latest monthly column on @SustMeme: https://t.co/Nqo9OjB3bX
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Opinion: As President Trump sets a bonfire under regulation, my latest piece for @meuk on 'The Hub' asks: To counter climate scepticism, do we just need to follow the money? https://t.co/vZShoDzBJS
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Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🌿 #Biodiversity — change, or risk extinction; 🐕 Dog food #carbon footprint; ♻️ DRS — #circularity on public lips; 🚂 #Hybrid loco gets green on track; 🏗️ Outsourcing #construction waste. Read in full + free: https://t.co/8bt9d7yYDY
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Opinion: As President Trump sets a bonfire under regulation, my latest piece for @meuk on 'The Hub' asks: To counter climate scepticism, do we just need to follow the money? https://t.co/vZShoDzBJS
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Ms. Louise Haxthausen, Director, UNESCO Regional Office: On media freedom, pluralism, independence, and journalist safety, the latest findings are worrying. Freedom of expression is under severe pressure worldwide. #AfricaEditorsCongress26
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Electric tuk-tuks🛺 charged by #solar-powered stations are cutting fuel & maintenance #costs while extending range, in Colombo, Sri Lanka🇱🇰. Read more from the visual story: https://t.co/QuyGYKaGQ3
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💨Carbon removal could help prevent the worst impacts of climate change. #WRIExplains further, here👉 https://t.co/ar2c5uw5Ky
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