This is obscene. Roads are shared spaces to help people move around, not car battlegrounds. “This souped-up SUV boasts bulletproof glass, blinding strobe lights, electrified doorhandles, and wing mirrors that can shoot pepper spray ” https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/25/pepper-spray-school-run-apocalyptic-suv-reznavi-vengeange?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other.

Cars cannot be the default for long domestic trips - they don’t scale, they’re inefficient, and there isn’t the space. So we should be proud and proactive about investing in the best option: awesome railways for everyone. We can’t afford to destroy them like this: “UK rail system described as ‘broken’ as 2022 data reveals extent of disruption” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/26/great-britain-rail-system-dubbed-broken-as-years-data-reveals-extent-of-disruption?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Tromsø, Norway Dec 30th 2022

Happy 2023! If I may, a suggestion for your New Year’s resolution: *experiment* with a few new things that might make your life a bit more planet-friendly. Some things will suit, some won’t, but you don’t know until you try. If you live or work in London, I highly recommend trying the new Santander e-bikes. I think they’re a real game-changer for getting around the city - convenient & quick, and I promise sweating is minimal. #NewYear #climate #ebikes #PlanetFriendlyHabits #Cities

Every day there is a huge injection of energy from the Moon to the ocean via tides. I've been skeptical about extracting significant tidal power near coastlines because of the difficulty & ecosystem effects, but maybe tidal stream turbines offer a more realistic solution in the long term, if they can be deployed safely and (relatively) non-intrusively: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/23/tidal-stream-energy-costs-ebb-reliability-flows #Ocean #Tides #Energy #Sustainability