A recent report by Ericcson indicates that the IoT (Internet of Things) will be responsible for a 63.5 gigaton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This will be due in part to opportunities for collaboration between various industries leading to efficiencies that weren’t possible before the rise of the IoT. Some specific examples of […]
Archives for April 2017
Global Warming Impacts, Interventions, Consequences, Costs, and Implications – Alan Emery
Alan Emery Recent global warming is the result of a range of human activities. By examining the climates in the geological past as proxy observations of real events, we can describe what we can expect future climates to be like based on both the past observations and any changes we decide to make. From those […]
Electric motors in aircraft 2017-03-13
“This is a milestone on the path to electrification in aviation,” said Frank Anton, who heads eAircraft within Siemens’ next47 startup unit. “This enormous achievement was possible only with digital technologies that enabled us to push our drive train to its technological limits.” The Extra 330LE, which weights approximately 1,000 kilograms, serves as a test […]
In Defence of Climate Change Action
In Defence of Climate Change Action Authors: David Dougherty and Roger Gagne, Calgary (recently exposed rock at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier) Note: this article was first published in the Calgary Sun on June 3, 2016 Lorne Gunter is right in saying that Alberta’s climate leadership plan is convoluted. After Ralph Klein timidly supporting […]
Hannah Rothstein, Artist
“Climate change is often presented in this barrage of words, numbers and graphs. It’s easy for that to go in one ear and out the other. But bringing a visual voice to the table can bridge that gap between information and emotion and as a result we need much more art about climate change to […]
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