Ben Anderson

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Time is short. We need to move fast & break things


#energy #networks #practices #sustainability #netNegative #resilience #openScience

#rstats

#dataknut

Currentlyhttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x9x9h/doctor-ben-anderson
Historicallyhttps://www.otago.ac.nz/centre-sustainability/
Ben AndersonAug 8, 2024
Show threadEli PoussonAug 8, 2024

This project is far from perfect but I was able to finish it up enough to open-source it before tomorrow's presentation https://github.com/city-of-baltimore/baltimoreCIP-FY2530

Not really reproducible unless you have access to our internal data but I think it is real progress towards that goal.

GitHub - city-of-baltimore/baltimoreCIP-FY2530: WIP: A reproducible targets pipeline to create the FY25-30 Baltimore CIP Report

WIP: A reproducible targets pipeline to create the FY25-30 Baltimore CIP Report - city-of-baltimore/baltimoreCIP-FY2530

GitHub
Ben AndersonMay 24, 2024
Jonah DucklesMay 23, 2024

We played around with machine assisted clustering and Group Concept Mapping in our most recent Oblique Thinking Hour

Have a look at what we did, with Python code to try it yourself attached.

https://orgmycology.com/oth-group-concept-mapping/

Oblique Thinking Hour – Group Concept Mapping

We ran our most recent Oblique Thinking Hour sessions, two of them one-week apart, on the topic of Group Concept Mapping.  In the first week, we took a simple sentence stem prompt:  "When I think of digital infrastructure that empowers and enables, I think of __________."  and asked participants to connect

Organizational Mycology
Ben AndersonMay 20, 2024
Robin LovelaceMay 20, 2024
I've been using Quarto for over a year now and I fully endorse it for technical writing, a game changer that can help get your work out there 🚀 If you're new to this space and want to get involved I highly recommend this as a starting point: https://youtu.be/_f3latmOhew?si=VxcMut5INSgK4pyP #DataScience
Ben AndersonMay 10, 2024
Richard MurphyMay 10, 2024
The Bank of England used the inflation crisis to boost the wealth of the wealthy, but did nothing at all to control inflation https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/10/the-bank-of-england-used-the-inflation-crisis-to-boost-the-wealth-of-the-wealthy-but-did-nothing-at-all-to-control-inflation/ Look at the data in the latest in the last Bank of England forecasts and compare it with IMF-created data on the causes of inflation, and the conclusion is obvious. We never needed interest rate rises. But, now we have them, the Bank will not let them go, because they're far too popular with the rich and bankers.
The stock market is failing according to the CBI. So why don’t we just let it go?

I posted this on Twitter this morning: https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1942861045426516103 My point is serious. The CBI is saying that the situation with regard to the UK stock exchange is getting desperate, because it is losing out to overseas markets and not attracting sufficient business. The question that needs to be asked is, why is that?...

Funding the Future
Ben AndersonMay 2, 2024
Jan RosenowMay 2, 2024

BNEF expect EU carbon prices to triple by 2035.

Huge risk for assets running on fossil fuels.

Ben AndersonApr 25, 2024
Jan RosenowApr 24, 2024

The primary energy fallacy: Critics of the energy transition often point to primary energy to demonstrate that the transition is going to be impossible.

But most consumed primary energy is lost after conversion.

The problem to solve is a lot smaller than primary energy suggests.

Ben AndersonApr 17, 2024
Jan RosenowApr 17, 2024

🚨NEW REPORT: 🚨

How do we crack the decarbonisation of heat challenge?

➡️Clean heat standards are an important part of the answer.

It is a novel mechanism similar to zero emission vehicle standards and renewable portfolio standards but for heat. 🧵

https://tinyurl.com/4p6fadkr

Clean heat standards handbook

Policymakers across the globe are searching for solutions to reduce the use of fossil fuels and their associated climate impacts. Attention has focused on For policymakers seeking solutions to reduce fossil fuel use and their associated climate impacts, RAP offers a clean heat standard handbook.

Regulatory Assistance Project
Ben AndersonMar 28, 2024
James Harris Mar 27, 2024

An excellent choice!

Queenstown's Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year
https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/queenstowns-jim-salinger-named-new-zealander-of-the-year

#climateScience

Queenstown's Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year

Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has been named as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Dr Salinger is recognised as one of the first scientists to address global warming and…

Crux
Ben AndersonMar 28, 2024
Richard MurphyMar 28, 2024
Will Thames Water finally force Labour to address the nationalisation issue? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/03/28/will-thames-water-finally-force-labour-to-address-the-nationalisation-issue/. Thames Water’s shareholders are giving up on it? Will Labour finally agree that the case fur renationalisation is obvious? I am not holding my breath.
The stock market is failing according to the CBI. So why don’t we just let it go?

I posted this on Twitter this morning: https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1942861045426516103 My point is serious. The CBI is saying that the situation with regard to the UK stock exchange is getting desperate, because it is losing out to overseas markets and not attracting sufficient business. The question that needs to be asked is, why is that?...

Funding the Future
Ben AndersonMar 7, 2024
Richard MurphyMar 5, 2024
How to pay for a Green New Deal https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/03/05/how-to-pay-for-a-green-new-deal/. It is possible to pay for the green transition that we so urgently need. Any politician denying that fact is consciously downplaying or ignoring the need to do so in favour of other interests.
The stock market is failing according to the CBI. So why don’t we just let it go?

I posted this on Twitter this morning: https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1942861045426516103 My point is serious. The CBI is saying that the situation with regard to the UK stock exchange is getting desperate, because it is losing out to overseas markets and not attracting sufficient business. The question that needs to be asked is, why is that?...

Funding the Future