#Reduction

Eli Mitchell-Larson

EliMLarson

Are carbon offsets still hot air? They don't have to be. Offsetting can be a powerful tool to achieve net zero emissions.Introducing: the Oxford Offsetting Principleshttps://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/publications/reports/Oxford-Offsettin

george davey smith

mendel_random

Very informative @jimalkhalili #TheLifeScientific with @neil_ferguson. A thread disputing his conclusion that we face "a trade off between saving lives and saving the economy and jobs". It is so much

Andrew Watkins

and_huh_what

1/ On civilians in Taliban rhetoric:For well over a decade, Taliban rhetoric counted civilian govt employees, journalists, health & aid sector, even relatives & bystanders as enemies (recall claimed attacks

Quirky Qwerty

QuirkyQwerty_

So... "loans that pay themselves off" is a great meme but what actually goes on under the hood of @AlchemixFi ?Weather was gloomy today so I spent my not-so-lovely Saturday

Simon Evans

DrSimEvans

Great Britain has gone two month without coal and yes, that is a big deal.It's gone from 40% coal powered to ~2% in 8yrs. And plenty for other countries to

David R. MacIver

DRMacIver

Haskell programmers are used to making programming super annoying in order to achieve greater correctness, Python programmers wouldn't be using Python in the first place if they were willing to

David Bowles (hiatus to write GÜERO sequel) 🏳️‍🌈

DavidOBowles

"Hey, David, what about the 'x' in muxe'? Where did that come from? And what IS a muxe', anyway?" Glad you asked! Sit back, mi gente. Time to get our

Gopi Warrier

GopiWarrier

Recently I sorted my stories on fading-newsprint clippings from the 1990s. These were my clippings from the Down to Earth magazine (1992-1993) and The Hindu Business Line newspaper (1994-2002). Together,

James Murray

James_BG

Happy #EarthDay everyone. Today there will be a lot of talk about climate targets. Governments and businesses will announce them and then lots of people will either celebrate or

Jess Calarco

JessicaCalarco

*NEW research out today in @asr_journal*"Avoiding Us versus Them: How Schools’ Dependence on Privileged “Helicopter” Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules" In this thread, I'll summarize key findings and link to

Sid Kapur

sidkap_

From the Terner Center construction costs report:If you control for the things we think should explain the rise in construction costs (labor and materials), the cost increase goes _up_ from

Ammar Rashid ☭🌹

AmmarRashidT

Imran Khan, Asad Umar & Insafians keep making a fundamental mistake about the entire purpose of lockdowns and social distancing, which is clearly sabotaging Pakistan's entire covid-19 response. This urgently

Amanda Litman

amandalitman

Earlier this fall, I had a convo that’s kept me up nearly every night since: A supporter told me that while they loved @runforsomething, they simply couldn’t make us a

ac_eco

ac_eco

Today in Toronto Rentals This one has been vacant a while and still no bites after a 13% reduction in the 2018 leased price. Today in Toronto RentalsA whopping $500

Adam Townsend

adamscrabble

Kick a** thread about the VAT tax. And you."Edge of your seat excitement" - Tom Cruise. "Riveting" - Rex ReedLet's begin... Medicare for All, free college and the Green New

Claire Mellier-Wilson

clmellier

Highlights from the votes of #ConventionCitoyenne over the week-end. I focus on the results of the votes. My analysis of the overall process (i.e governance, methodology, impact) will be part