Tom Van den Berghe
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Tom Van den Berghe
De reden voor die kortere dag is dat er een paar zaken op hetzelfde moment gebeuren. "Eerst en vooral staat de maan momenteel een beetje verder weg van de evenaar dan gewoonlijk. Daardoor komen de getijden, net zoals de armen van die schaatser, dichter bij de aarde en zal die sneller draaien."
"Tegelijkertijd is het zomer en beïnvloeden de zomerse... See more
"Tegelijkertijd is het zomer en beïnvloeden de zomerse... See more
Hibakusha = overlevende van atoombom
Documentaire Atomic People
Wat deden/dachten Japanse en US politici in dagen tussen Hiroshima en Nagasaki?
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
‘The central problem with our movement is that it does not increase the short-term income of its supporters. Most of the things the world needs to become more sustainable are not profitable. The main tools needed to win our battle are higher taxes and more regulation. Most people hate that… The neoliberals have the advantage of making more money in... See more
Richard Roberts • Limits to Growth at 50: the groundbreaking study that failed to change the world
Few places are as difficult to live and as inundated with sunshine as the Sahara Desert in North Africa. Why not put solar panels there?
This is a prospect Earth system scientist Zhengyao Liu (Lund University) has studied in depth. With ecologist Benjamin Smith of Western Sydney University, Liu modelled how the global climate would respond to 20% of... See more
This is a prospect Earth system scientist Zhengyao Liu (Lund University) has studied in depth. With ecologist Benjamin Smith of Western Sydney University, Liu modelled how the global climate would respond to 20% of... See more
Solar panels in Sahara not miracle solution
De reden voor die kortere dag is dat er een paar zaken op hetzelfde moment gebeuren. "Eerst en vooral staat de maan momenteel een beetje verder weg van de evenaar dan gewoonlijk. Daardoor komen de getijden, net zoals de armen van die schaatser, dichter bij de aarde en zal die sneller draaien."
"Tegelijkertijd is het zomer en beïnvloeden de zomerse... See more
"Tegelijkertijd is het zomer en beïnvloeden de zomerse... See more
Time
The value of climate alliances such as NZBA remains a topic of debate. Lisa Sachs, head of Columbia University’s Center on Sustainable Investment, said that a key weakness of frameworks like NZBA is the assumption that the finance industry can have a material impact on the low-carbon transition simply through setting targets to reduce emissions and
... See moreGiven Zurich’s asset-liability management requirements, “you have to find the right puzzle piece that fits,” Brassel says.
In real estate, green certified buildings qualify as climate solutions, but “we can’t just invest as much as we want. From a sustainability point of view, it helps us achieving our targets, but we have other requirements when it... See more
In real estate, green certified buildings qualify as climate solutions, but “we can’t just invest as much as we want. From a sustainability point of view, it helps us achieving our targets, but we have other requirements when it... See more
Zurich RI head 'blown away' by some asset managers on sustainability
Impact
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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