Save >50% of energy cooking pasta at home. Instead of boiling for 10 mins then draining; pre soak pasta in cold water for an hour, boil for 3 minutes then leave in pot with lid on for a further 8 mins. Works best on electric cooker.
#pasta#energyefficiency#energybills#Cooking
The UK is currently falling short on delivering climate resilience across the board. Proactively building this resilience to climate change will require significant investment. More: https://t.co/x6YO0K0yM4
I'm delighted to be speaking at Futurebuild 2023 - here are my talk details. Click on the post to register for your free ticket and attend the CPD accredited Knowledge Programme. https://t.co/mHzmPtNQ6Y
"There isn't enough room in that street for a cycle lane."
There probably would be, if we hadn't incrementally supersized cars.
Graphic via @floris_mrfart
I wonder how many guides on this topic have been produced in the past 25 years? I know I've edited some! There's plenty of info about energy-efficient and inclusive design.
Why can't they just get on and build better school buildings?
In today's episode: should you change your perfectly good petrol car to an EV?
It's not all about the fuel costs. Look at the whole lifecycle.
Count the carbon footprint. An EV's can be twice as big.
For now, better to swap to some other transport, if you can.
My @BBCRadio4 show “Sliced Bread” is back!
The latest ad-hyped products & trending fads promise to make us healthier, happier and greener… but are they really 'the best thing since sliced bread’? I’ll be finding out.
Listen & subscribe on @BBCSounds: https://t.co/tIEJgWowbH
"Our energy policy is being held to ransom by Tory backbenchers"
Ed Miliband, Shadow Climate Secretary, tells @bbcnickrobinson that new wind farms could eliminate the need for Russian gas imports but the government is blocking them
https://t.co/DeezXjMFu6 #R4Today
Tumble-drying clothes releases as many microfibres into the air as washing them does, but switching up your fabric conditioner and using a dryer sheet could drastically cut this. https://t.co/OSVwx1mwy5
It's 2022 and we still don't appear to get energy efficiency. Really difficult to understand, in current climate of energy insecurity, fuel poverty, and carbon targets, why this wasn't a headline act in the UK #EnergyStrategy
Today is #WorldHealthDay and the EAUC recognises the #intersections between the #environment and our physical and mental health. Understanding the changing landscape of public health is integral to achieving the UN #SDGs 🌏
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https://t.co/eXlAxCpTnl
Last year we held our #RoutetoNetZero global event series, taking place virtually across 4 continents with 90 speakers & 2000 attendees & tackling Net Zero targets, understanding climate risks & demonstrating action. See the recordings & summaries here: https://t.co/9CRBRz7kdk
Our Flexible Fund call is open for two more weeks. Get your thinking hat on & submit your project ideas on the following subjects: governance & decision-making; affordability & gas market volatility; interaction with non-energy systems. #funding#OpenCall https://t.co/CXYJNhal5q
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol has urged policymakers to reject claims that the current #energy price crisis is due to more low-carbon energy in the energy mix.
#energytwitter#EnergyTransition
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