Pieter Boussemaere
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@PBoussemaere
Born at 333ppm CO2 concentration Author (3 books) / lecturer at VIVES University College https://t.co/ZXSJYr00Ak @pboussemaere.bsky.social
The costs for the EU to achieve net zero will be immense, while the effects are minimal, according to Danish author @BjornLomborg
The results from @BloombergNEF 's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️
It is with a heavy heart that I am posting this as my picture of the week but the truth is thaty Northvolt has not been able to scale up #lithiumion battery production which is not good for its investors, its customers and other stakeholders and more importantly the European #autmobile industry and the competitive positioning of European in a future where #batteries are a critical technology going forward. Bottom line, we in Europe have lost the ability to scale up hardware production plants due to a whole host of reasons from bureaucracy to hubris to lack of knowhow…And it does not bode well for cross border and cross business cooperation which is critical for Europe’s future. There needs to be real open dialogue about what went wrong and then we need to learn and try again. #EV #Future #Europe
Important new study shows that current climate models underestimate the human-caused slowing of the #AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), because they neglect freshwater influx from Greenland melt and other sources. /1 nature.com/articles/s4156…
COP29 is kicking off and the biggest issue on the agenda is climate finance. Nearly 200 states must agree on a new goal to help developing nations tackle climate change. They disagree on nearly every issue I've outlined key disputes & dividing lines ⬇️ carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-is-…
Simplicity Wins Electric motors (on the left) have fewer parts, wear out less quickly, require less repair and maintenance, have better performance, much lower CO2 generation, and are simply cheaper compared to combustion engines (on the right) and yet legacy car manufacturers don't seem to fully get this simple truth.
Paiporta, Valencia. Een klimaatramp zonder twijfel. 600 liter neerslag op korte termijn. Maar... dit is de Horta (Huerta) van Valencia. Ooit één van Europa's meest productieve landbouwsystemen gebaseerd op geavanceerd waterbeheer. Wat ging mis? cartotecadigital.icgc.cat/digital/iiif/e…
❗️ Seven NATO countries oppose Ukraine’s membership, according to Politico. Leading the opposition are the US and Germany, fearing escalation with Russia. Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Hungary also stand against it. politico.eu/article/volody… #Ukraine #NATO #Russia
