A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, & most of the energy that does, moves the car, not people.
Sound efficient?
HT @circulareconomy
We never thought we’d see the day: Apple will offer parts, tools, and software to DIY fixers starting next year. There are some catches, but we’re thrilled to see Apple admit what we’ve always known: Everyone’s enough of a Genius to fix an iPhone: https://t.co/LmvIYVZWat
Royal Mail launches landmark drone delivery trial in "major" step toward commercial use - Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe - Charged https://t.co/2qjyeyYdMH
We’ve needed this for a long time. The Framework Laptop is an repairable / upgradable, customizable 13-inch notebook coming this spring https://t.co/hGC4q2SbNt via @Verge
EU ‘Right to Repair’ law to come in this summer.
I always try in the first instance to repair something that’s broken, but getting hold of spares or access within the device is never easy. This has got to be a good thing.
https://t.co/peJ9WHyyw4
Just trying to wrap my mind around the concept of non-fungible tokens (NFT), and how this could effect what we produce and how it is owned.
https://t.co/0H93hgeyi1
"If you’re 80 years old or more, something like 90% of carbon emissions ever generated by humans can be dated to your lifetime"
This statement really shocked me! We need to do something to slow the carbon emissions generated by consumerism.
https://t.co/FRBrVwG3hL
Ending over mending: planned obsolescence is killing the planet | Jeff Sparrow
“Our whole economy is based on planned obsolescence,”
https://t.co/veKtL7MqFW