A lot of worrying news today, on coffee, plastics, and fossil fuels, but the good news is that the IEA sees a narrow pathway to lead us out of the climate crisis.
Good morning Alexander the sun is out here for a while today.
I'm happy about IEA taking a stands. Bravo!
To help out with the plastic overload that's coming our way I change the way I shop. By bringing my own containers like ceramics', glass, paper and cotton bags, as they did not that long ago. Even a (galvanized or other food safe protective coating) water bucket for holding thick skinned produce(Potatoes). The 5 gallon water buckets, although plastic, comes to mind. Also the durable food safe reusable small size plastic ones, if needed.
Use the already existing safe(?) plastics in the house until one really needs to do away with them. Milk used to come in glass bottles and I start seeing them again on the shelves. The idea is that you bring them back to the store and exchange them for a fresh one filled with the new milk or other (loose)product purchase. Today most of the modern day cashiers are set up to deduct the weight of the containers you bring. I have a 3 and/or 5 Gallon glass water Jug that I refill at the store with drinking/cooking water.
Thank you for the bad and good tidings today (-:
PS. I have stopped drinking coffee for more than a year now and my health level jumped up several octaves. Some Green tea is my choice drink now.
Sobering newsletter, but I like the silver lining. A few positives I saw recently when it comes to plastic. At our supermarkets there seems to be quite a bit of change away from plastic packaging (not for toilet paper yet and I agree with you on that) and the first cosmetic brands have just started running ads that say they use 30% (not entirely sure about the exact number) less plastic to produce their shampoo bottles now. Also, they got rid of plastic tops on the yogurt I usually buy. It all seems like steps in the right direction. Could go a bit faster. We tend to be quite innovative around here.
During the last election there was a huge win for the green party. It has not really translated into government seats yet, but this will happen next time. I wish we could speed this up.
Thank you for adding a link to the IEA report. Of course Exxon knew! Just like the tobacco companies knew cigarettes were bad for you. Stuff like that makes me really angry. It's all about the money - always.
Seems Brazil’s leaders never thought about what development of the Amazon rainforest might due to their climate and what effect that might have on other crops. Even coffee often comes in plastic containers and plastic is proliferating at too fast a rate. I have been using canvas bags for years for shopping and even those plastic coverings from toilet paper can be reused for waste. The mantra of recycle and reuse is always foremost in my mind. Private citizens can only do so much. It is up to legislators and plastics seems that is one issue they overlook. Thanks for the good news from IEA.
Good morning Alexander the sun is out here for a while today.
I'm happy about IEA taking a stands. Bravo!
To help out with the plastic overload that's coming our way I change the way I shop. By bringing my own containers like ceramics', glass, paper and cotton bags, as they did not that long ago. Even a (galvanized or other food safe protective coating) water bucket for holding thick skinned produce(Potatoes). The 5 gallon water buckets, although plastic, comes to mind. Also the durable food safe reusable small size plastic ones, if needed.
Use the already existing safe(?) plastics in the house until one really needs to do away with them. Milk used to come in glass bottles and I start seeing them again on the shelves. The idea is that you bring them back to the store and exchange them for a fresh one filled with the new milk or other (loose)product purchase. Today most of the modern day cashiers are set up to deduct the weight of the containers you bring. I have a 3 and/or 5 Gallon glass water Jug that I refill at the store with drinking/cooking water.
Thank you for the bad and good tidings today (-:
PS. I have stopped drinking coffee for more than a year now and my health level jumped up several octaves. Some Green tea is my choice drink now.
IEAが、やっと動き出したようですね。腰が重すぎです。もっと早くに声明を発表するべきでした。気候変動は、私たちの身近で起きており、台風の大型化による風水害、線状降水帯による水害、気温の上昇、大雪、干ばつなどキリがないです。私達一人一人が出来ることをやっていきましょう。私達には、知恵がある、団結力がある。
Sobering newsletter, but I like the silver lining. A few positives I saw recently when it comes to plastic. At our supermarkets there seems to be quite a bit of change away from plastic packaging (not for toilet paper yet and I agree with you on that) and the first cosmetic brands have just started running ads that say they use 30% (not entirely sure about the exact number) less plastic to produce their shampoo bottles now. Also, they got rid of plastic tops on the yogurt I usually buy. It all seems like steps in the right direction. Could go a bit faster. We tend to be quite innovative around here.
During the last election there was a huge win for the green party. It has not really translated into government seats yet, but this will happen next time. I wish we could speed this up.
Thank you for adding a link to the IEA report. Of course Exxon knew! Just like the tobacco companies knew cigarettes were bad for you. Stuff like that makes me really angry. It's all about the money - always.
Seems Brazil’s leaders never thought about what development of the Amazon rainforest might due to their climate and what effect that might have on other crops. Even coffee often comes in plastic containers and plastic is proliferating at too fast a rate. I have been using canvas bags for years for shopping and even those plastic coverings from toilet paper can be reused for waste. The mantra of recycle and reuse is always foremost in my mind. Private citizens can only do so much. It is up to legislators and plastics seems that is one issue they overlook. Thanks for the good news from IEA.