Posted on October 21, 2009 by robertkyriakides
In China there are plans to launch a new electric car which can hold five passengers and travel 250 miles on a single charge. It also might be fully charged in an hour. If the claims are justified the E6 will transform the automotive market and the technology I am sure will be adopted by [...]
Filed under: PV, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, electricity, energy, global warming, pollution, wind turbines | Tagged: air quality, climate protection, electric cars, thermal inversion | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2009 by robertkyriakides
There is no environmental requirement for people taking up the car scrappage scheme. You can exchange a small old fuel economical car for a gas guzzling one, getting £2000 from the tax payer as a benefit.
Filed under: Alistair Darling, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, energy, global warming, microgeneration, pollution, renewables, solar, solar energy, solar panels, tax | Tagged: incnetives for solar panels, UK car scrappage scheme | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 25, 2009 by robertkyriakides
Will Mr Darling’s budget help the UK get out of recession quickly?
Filed under: Alistair Darling, Coal, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, electricity, energy, fuel, heat, microgeneration, natural gas, oil, parliament, wind turbines | Tagged: budget 2009, climate change targets, emission targets, emission targets for the UK, was the budget good for the environemnt | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 19, 2009 by robertkyriakides
Electric cars – there are more importnat things to spend public money on.
Filed under: biofuels, biomass, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, energy, global warming, nuclear, oil, petrol | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 9, 2009 by robertkyriakides
Will there be a green budget from Mr Darling? Not on his present form,or that of the Government.
Filed under: Alistair Darling, David Cameron, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, energy, global warming, gordon brown, microgeneration, solar energy, solar panels | Tagged: bids for green cities, electric cars, green budget, Green New Deal, green policies | 11 Comments »
Posted on October 18, 2008 by robertkyriakides
The election of the President of the United States of America is the most important event that will take place this year. The United States is the world’s most powerful and influential country. Its leader, subject to the checks and balances of the United States Constitution provides leadership. Although the President cannot put all of [...]
Filed under: biofuels, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, energy, fuel, global warming, nuclear, nuclear energy, oil, renewables, solar energy, transport | Tagged: Mc Cain, Mc Cain environment, McCain, Obama, ombama environment, presidential candidates debate, US oil reserves compared with oil consumption | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 2, 2008 by robertkyriakides
What will we do when the fossil fuel runs out? We seem to have no strategy for this. Obviously energy is the essential enabler for the way we now live. It provides heat and power for ourselves and our work, our homes our industries. Can anyone working in an office today imagine doing so without [...]
Filed under: Coal, PV, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, electricity, energy, fuel, gas, global warming, heat, microgeneration, nuclear energy, oil, power, renewables, solar, solar energy, solar panels, transport, wind turbines | Tagged: changes to how we live when the fossil fuel runs out, transport, twon design without fossil fuel, uranium, when the fossil fuel runs out | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 19, 2008 by robertkyriakides
In less than four years before the Olympic Games are held in London, the population of the world will exceed seven billions. All those people will have to be fed, clothed and kept warm and healthy but many of those people will be driving cars.
Filed under: carbon emissions, cars, climate change, fuel, oil, petrol, pollution, tax | Tagged: Asian car makers share of US market, chrysler, Ford, ford f series pickup.Jeremy Clarkson, general motors, honda civic, world population in 2012 | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 15, 2008 by robertkyriakides
According to the Government’s preferred index inflation is running at 3.8% and according to the Government’s “unpreferred” index, the RPI, inflation is running at 4.6%. Most people will be treating those figures as a bit of statistical manipulation; for most the real value of the pounds in their pockets (or more accurately the minus figures [...]
Filed under: PV, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, electricity, energy, fuel, gas, global warming, heat, microgeneration, natural gas, oil, solar, solar energy, solar panels | Tagged: capped prices, dual fuel option. personal energy bills, heating oil, mains pressure cylinders, roof integration | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 14, 2008 by robertkyriakides
Particulate air pollution seems to be even worse for you than we previously thought. I have already written in these posts about the problems that biomass pollution can cause and I have also written about the link between increased carbon dioxide levels and poor health and cancers.
Now I have to add to this somewhat [...]
Filed under: Coal, biomass, cancers, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, electricity, energy, heat, pollution, power, transport | Tagged: air polution, Andrea Baccarelli, asthma, cancer, coal burning, deep vein thrombosis, DVT, Harvard School of Public Health, lead in petrol, maintenance, particulates, port talbot power plant, smoke washing, tobacco smoke | 5 Comments »
