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Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener and nature lover. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/
Making profits from vertical farms has been a problem because of high energy costs but new technology and a focus on micro-greens and berry production seem the way forward in USA for innovator Aerofarms www.ceagworld.com/vertical-far...
Greenphyto, the world's tallest indoor vertical farm, has opened in Singapore, using AI, robotics and automation to produce 2,000 tonnes of greens annually at full capacity. www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Yes I think so. The impact can be felt a long way away too. It is thought that deforestation in Siberia is partly responsible for drought in Central Europe.
By absorbing water and then transpiring it into the atmosphere, a single hectare of tropical rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon can generate approximately 2.4 million liters of rain per year, enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool, www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/02/rain...
It is the Chi
I think it will be steel columns with concrete composite floors and cladding.
The Oasia Hotel Singapore facade is a red, porous, aluminum mesh screen that supports the growth of creepers, which over time allows the green, organic elements to dominate the red.
Nanjing vertical forest project in China world-architects.com/en/architect...
It is the Kampung Admiralty public housing complex in Singapore. The roof is a communal park and farm.
Good question! From my experience in Singapore and Chinese cities, where it is combined with beautiful planting in parks and roadsides with mature trees it does feel like nature, and birds and insects love it.
Vertical green facades have become increasingly popular in urban environments over recent decades. Leonard Ng attributes their emergence to good intentions, such as counteracting the diminishing presence of nature as cities develop and expand. www.ecogradia.com/podcast/chal...
China and France agree to help de-escalate US-Israeli conflict with Iran and to engage with UN to uphold international law. www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
Thankyou so much
I chair a trustee board of a charity that helps people who are suffering fuel poverty so I do know the problem- it is difficult.
There is a thread which answers this in the feed.
Thankyou Steve and Ciaran. So beautiful
According to The Economist, Cuba’s imports of Chinese solar panels grew by a factor of 34 last year, faster than anywhere else in the world
They're trying to prepare for the inevitable next attack from Trump
billmckibben.substack.com/p/surviving-...
Thanks Rhys
I was there 2005 to 2010 and kept in touch with friends and colleagues since. This is very real and people are proud and those I met are enjoying the fruits of the last 20years.
I guess the private sector will not accept it.
Yes you are correct as it includes biomass. It is not renewable!
Recycling.
Also the price is capped by Government so that cap reflects the use of cheaper sources. We also have cheap nightime rates for charging batteries eg EVs which are only 7p per KWh
Excellent, thanks Wallace, the future for the UK hopefully. I was involved in S Australia with the team at Arup when Mike Rann sent them down this excellent path.
Yes but you can deliver jobs and tax revenue from recycling materials into new advanced products using renewable energy. That is what we should be trending towards.
And setting gas prices is somewhat opaque!
Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.
