This is a very weird article, so I thought of taking a look at the author. Michael Barnard has been writing in the past for Forbes magazine, is the co-founder of a couple of start-ups, and is the Chief Strategist of The Future Is Electric or TFIE Strategy Inc. It looks like:

TFIE’s mission is to ensure that as much of the trillions spent on climate solutions in the coming decades is spent intelligently, wisely and quickly.

Michael Barnard spends his time projecting scenarios for decarbonization 40-80 years into the future, and assisting executives, boards and investors to pick wisely today.

[source: https://tfie.io/]

I have the impression that he is simply not invested to geothermal. If anyone has got more info, please share.

By reading the title I was expecting a totally different kind of content.

I believe the ALF guidelines about safety are more relevant and apply in this case as well. I don’t remember the exact phrasing they used but the essence was this:

Any direct action must be organised in such a way that no human or other animal is harmed in anyway, at any point

In this conversation about EV cars, it is especially important to think of safety, because their batteries have the nasty habit of exploding in uncharted yet ways. If I remember correctly ELF following the ALF guidelines in one of their actions before burning down a building, they moved a gas tank a few blocks away so that the firefighters that would come to extinguish the fire would not get hurt by a late explosion. That is safe, and nothing less is good enough, at least that’s how I see things.

Doomerism not helping. We get tones of it from the mass media, and from people reproducing this narrative (online and in person) that wants us to think that it’s better to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.

I’m fed up with this approach.

My knowledge is very limited in coding and since this is the first time I hear the term vibecoding, I don’t think I can answer your question just by reading the wiki you linked. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great you did link it!

So I thought of sharing one myself. Perhaps it could help you make up your mind on how to answer your question? I dunno, I suppose at least, it could be a good starting point, and I hope you totally enjoy reading it!

A Solarpunk Manifesto

Archive link: https://archive.ph/OzV5s

The International Energy Agency chart is clearly about final consumption. This is why the pie chart seemed so weird to me, not including industries I mean.

Final Energy Consumption

This video had some very interesting points. It also has some things I don’t understand.

There is this pie chart that shows that the global energy consumption for heating is 50%. This is the source of this claim from the vids refs. I know nothing about this source (I mean I did read the About section), so if you do let me know.

One source I know of is the International Energy Agency (IEA). According to IEA industries are the Largest sectors in final consumption in World (link also from vid) (30%). Here it says heat is a very small percentage (3.6%).

So, to say the least, I don’t understand why industries are left out of the energy consumption in this video.

Apart from that, he does talk about “growth” but as if it was an abstract term, and not a key element of the current economic system. In a way, I don’t know how we can have a talk about net-zero or powering the world without even mentioning problems like the growth of the production of unnecessary products, or about the planned obsolescence of useful products (instead of creating long-lasting ones).

Thank you very much for this intro!

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Renewables in China experienced a stellar year in 2024, with total installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic exceeding 1,400 GW

Solar saw the biggest leap, with a record-breaking 45.2% increase (+277 GW), achieving 887 GW overall. Wind power also saw solid growth, climbing 18% (+80 GW) to almost 521 GW.

China’s renewable energy sector experienced a stellar year in 2024, with the total installed capacity of wind and solar power surpassing 1.4 billion kilowatts, further reinforcing the country’s role as a global leader in renewable energy development.

I am not really familiar with hydrogen energy. I just found this community that I will look into. Do you perhaps have some resources to share?

Yep, natural gas is definitely not clean. The end of natural gas has to start with its name. The oil and gas industry didn’t invent the name. But it invented the myth of a clean fuel.

Btw the 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has started in March and will end in July.

There is some hope in relation to the outcomes, now that Carvalho has assumed her position of Secretary General at ISA. At her inaugural statement she said, among other things:

Together, we will embark on a new era defined by collaboration, equity, inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, effectiveness and sustainability—values that will guide our collective efforts to ensure ISA remains a trusted steward of the ocean.

The deep seabed in the areas beyond national jurisdiction – the Area - encompassing over 54 per cent of our planet’s surface, falls under ISA’s mandate. This places a profound responsibility on the ISA for planetary good governance. Our mandate is clear: to organize and regulate activities in the Area in fulfilment of the Common Heritage Principle on behalf of States Parties and for the benefit of humankind as a whole. This includes a list of crucial responsibilities: sustainable resource management; environmental protection; equitable benefit-sharing; the promotion and encouragement of marine scientific research; and the dissemination of its results. These pillars guide our work to ensure that seabed resources are managed responsibly, equitably and in alignment with the highest evidence-based scientific and environmental standards.

The equitable benefit-sharing sounds a bit alarming tbh, because it gives me the impression that some permits for deep-sea mining will be given. We’ll see how that goes.

I thought of sharing this article that clarifies a few things about the Syrian Caretaker Government (SCG).

Explainer: Syria’s transitional constitution

Well, I suppose if I thought it was only for attention, I would totally ignore them as you say.

I think it’s more than that tho. I agree with the section in this video called Tradwife to Nazi pipeline, and personally I cannot ignore fascists.

Nuclear marine propulsion is mainly used in naval warships, and it looks like there are some serious issues for their use in another context:

Nuclear-powered merchant ships’ collisions, severe machinery damage, fires, explosions, or nuclear leakage may cause serious harm to the marine environment. Current research on nuclear propulsion for merchant ships has shed light on the technical, economic, and sociopolitical challenges to widespread adoption. However, despite the valuable multidisciplinary insights, there remains a deficit in thorough and in-depth research from an international law perspective. [source]

See also: Why nuclear-powered commercial ships are a bad idea | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Of course regulations could be a huge issue. Mainly because big pharma effectively influences legislation and is lobbying for their monetary profit, not for our well-being. The potential of ‘home-brewed’ insulin, would be bad for their business.

Btw I suppose you talking about this article: The Open Insulin Project: A Case Study for ‘Biohacked’ Medicines

You’re totally right, direct action for ecological/environmental/etc is not something new.

And thank you for your input. You mention some stuff I did not know and I will gladly look into.

I think the cruelty of “living” conditions and slaughtering in the chicken industry business are so extreme, that go beyond eating or not animals in general.

Historians from both sides have over the last years documented numerous violations including arbitrary killings and detention carried out by French forces and the history still burdens French-Algerian relations to this day.

Just violations? That is too mildly put imo

The far right in France has long defended French policies in those years

Racism, imperialism and colonialism are well intertwined.