Learn Something Green Today aims to explain today's environmental issues and solutions in simple terms. My goal is to popularize information about environmental topics and make it accessible to everyone.
Learn Something Green Today
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Learn Something Green Today aims to explain today's environmental issues and solutions in simple terms. My goal is to popularize information about environmental topics and make it accessible to everyone.
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October 14, 2024
How to save CO2e and money on trips
<p>Because the average annual carbon footprint per person in the European Union is currently around 7.25 metric tons of CO2e, we need to drastically reduce that to 2 metric tons per year to stay within the 1.5°C warming limit set against pre-industrial levels. In today’s episode, we’re going to explore how we can save money, reduce CO2e emissions, and even save time—all while making more sustainable travel choices.</p> <p> </p> <p>(00:00:00) Learn something green today Introduction</p> <p>(00:01:55) Individual European Carbon Footprint</p> <p>(00:04:23) Transportation habits and impacts</p> <p>(00:09:30) Introduction of the great Interrail pass</p> <p>(00:12:20) Concrete life case (mine) </p> <p>(00:12:40) Money Money Money</p> <p>(00:19:40) CO2e analysis </p> <p>(00:23:05) Even saving time</p> <p>(00:24:08) Did I convince you? Here is it how to get your pass</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sources :</strong></p> <p>Our World in Data </p> <p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CO₂ emissions - Our World in Data</a> </p> <p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breakdown of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions by sector - Our World in Data</a></p> <p> </p> <p>IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5°C <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>AeroCorner: Types of Airplane Fuel | https://aerocorner.com/blog/types-of-airplane-fuel/</p> <p> </p> <p>Interrail pass : for EU residents and non-european residents who are legal residents <a href="https://www.eurail.com/en/eurail-passes/global-pass" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Pass: Cheapest Rail Pass in Europe | Best Budget Train Pass (eurail.com)</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Eurail pass : for Non-EU residents : <a href="https://www.eurail.com/en/eurail-passes/global-pass" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Pass: Cheapest Rail Pass in Europe | Best Budget Train Pass (eurail.com)</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Newsletter interrail for best deals update : <a href="https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/stay-updated-email" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/stay-updated-email</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Greengo concrete life example from Luxembourg to Danemark <a href="https://www.greengo.voyage/comparateur-transports?outboundDate=2024-09-13&returnDate=2024-09-17&destinationPlaceId=ChIJwSSXQjXZTEYR7PUvO9U0Hjs&destinationPlaceName=Odense%2C+Danemark&originPlaceId=ChIJVyzznc1IlUcREG0F0dbRAAQ&originPlaceName=Luxembourg&numberOfTravellers=1&doorToDoorEnabled=true&_gl=1*s0ndme*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzcxMDQ5NzUzLjE3MjU0NDI4MTQ.*_ga_0EY938PT0Q*MTcyNTQ0MjgxMy4xLjAuMTcyNTQ0MjgxMy4wLjAuNTg0NzA3ODU5" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Comparateur Transports GreenGo | Luxembourg - Odense, Danemark</a></p> <p><br /> CO2 impact tool from the ADEME Agence de la Transition Ecologique (France) <a href="https://impactco2.fr/outils/transport" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Transport | Impact CO₂ (impactco2.fr)</a></p> <p> </p> <p>ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator (ICEC) from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ( United Nations agency)<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/CarbonOffset/Pages/default.aspx#:~:text=The%20ICAO%20Carbon%20Emissions%20Calculator%20allows%20passengers%20to" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator (ICEC)</a></p>
September 2, 2024
A new type of renewable energy? Osmotic Power
<p>Its not Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, neither Biomass. We are diving into a renewable energy which offers supply stable electricity on a 24/7/365 basis, harvest energy from salinity gradient and is based on chemical and physical phenomenas.</p> <p> </p> <p>(00:00:00) Learn Something Green Today Introduction</p> <p>(00:01:34) What is Osmosis?</p> <p>(00:04:12) What does it mean for nature? For humans?</p> <p>(00:10:40) Disclaimer: Let’s keep protecting our oceans, our amazing carbon sinks</p> <p>(00:12:46) 1st technology Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO)</p> <p>(00:16:57) 2nd technology Reverse Electrodialysis (RED)</p> <p>(00:21:40) 3rd technology Ionic Nano Osmotic Diffusion (INOD)</p> <p>(00:23:06) Technology Readiness ranked out of 9</p> <p>(00:25:20) Assumptions for potential for osmotic power</p> <p>(00:29:06) Potential for osmotic power EU and WW estuaries</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sources :</strong></p> <p>The potential of osmotic energy in the EU by the EU (ENTEC <a href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail?p_p_id=publicationDetails_PublicationDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_publicationDetails_PublicationDetailsPortlet_javax.portlet.action=author&facet.author=agent.Energy%20Transition%20Expertise%20Centre%20(EnTEC)&language=en&facet.collection=EUPub">Energy Transition Expertise Centre (EnTEC)</a> in 2024.<a href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b7a2a585-1912-11ef-a251-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-321396911"><strong>The potential of osmotic energy in the EU - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu)</strong></a></p> <p>Database on Osmotic potential by ENTEC in 2024. <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fenergy.ec.europa.eu%2Fdocument%2Fdownload%2F097a9d42-0947-47cb-a68d-0cca2dde377b_en%3Ffilename%3DDatabase_on_Osmotic_potential_by_ENTEC.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fenergy.ec.europa.eu%2Fdocument%2Fdownload%2F097a9d42-0947-47cb-a68d-0cca2dde377b_en%3Ffilename%3DDatabase_on_Osmotic_potential_by_ENTEC.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a></p> <p>Existenceof PRO power plant in Denmark commissioned in 2023 (<a href="https://www.saltpower.net/media/1243/2023-smri-jce.pdf">Hobro</a>). Constructor : <a href="https://www.saltpower.net/">SaltPower</a></p> <p>Existence of RED plant (not pilot) in Spain since 2023 <a href="https://purewatergroup.com/strategic-partnership-to-generate-blue-energy-in-the-life-hyreward-project-2/">(Alicante</a>/Life hyreward) and in 2025 inNetherlands (<a href="https://www.offshore-energy.biz/dutch-province-grants-e1-2-million-for-osmotic-power-pilot-scale-up/">Afsluidijik</a>/scaleup of pilot). Constructor: <a href="https://redstack.nl/en/">REDstack company - Blue Energy ReverseElectroDialysisElectroDialysis</a></p> <p>Existence of INOD plant in 2025 in France (<a href="https://www.cnr.tm.fr/actualites/cnr-et-sweetch-energy-lancent-la-1ere-centrale-osmotique-pilote-de-production-delectricite-en-france/">Bouche-du-Rhône</a>). Constructor : <a href="https://www.sweetch.energy/">Sweetch Energy’s</a></p>
July 23, 2024
Is your neighbor who bought a Tesla really saving the planet?
<p>Because transportation still account for 24% of direct energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) global emissions and passenger road vehicles is the largest contributors accounting for 45%.</p> <p> </p> <p>(00:00:00) Learn something green today Introduction</p> <p>(00:01:50) Electric cars impact over conventional cars in EU </p> <p>(00:06:50) Is your neighbor who bought a tesla really saving the planet?</p> <p>(00:12:40) Start of the journey: birth of the car (production)</p> <p>(00:18:09) Lifestyle of the car : the use phase</p> <p>(00:25:15) End of life of our car : recycling?</p> <p>(00:26:47) Conclusion </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Sources :</strong></p> <p>European Union Determining the environmental impacts of conventional and alternatively fuelled vehicles through LCA written by the European Union in 2022 <a href="https://op.europa.eu/fr/publication-detail/-/publication/1f494180-bc0e-11ea-811c-01aa75ed71a1">Determining the environmental impacts of conventional and alternatively fuelled vehicles through LCA - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu)</a><strong></strong></p> <p>How clean are electric cars? The calculator Written by Yoann Gimbert (EU) from transport & environment in May 2022 <a href="https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/how-clean-are-electric-cars">How clean are electric cars? | Transport & Environment (transportenvironment.org)</a><strong></strong></p> <p>ICCT Global comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of combustion engine and electric passenger cars written by Georg Bieker in 2021 <a href="https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/Global-LCA-passenger-cars-jul2021_0.pdf">A global comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of combustion engine and electric passenger cars (theicct.org)</a></p> <p>Life cycle assessment of battery electric vehicles: Implications of future electricity mix and different battery end-of-life management written by Michael Samsu Koroma in 2022. <a href="https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271800/1-s2.0-S0048969722X00181/1-s2.0-S0048969722019520/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJn%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIGpjez8OmF6aV%2Fy2g7FL9Y151UPQute%2F5kXgpUnfg2gvAiACcvrV55oe1wmt1Hg0%2F6AKY84PF8wLc8%2BLoxhKc4ZQviqzBQgxEAUaDDA1OTAwMzU0Njg2NSIMiSgQkyIVgkWUlbNkKpAFEPvtAlHNxhlXwTUcqpvOdzPz2R5M9J244trjue1NhL6M%2BYW%2B2sqjEFe0%2BRiPwuhYv3jqVBzZFeXPJEb38XrddXNYOmficRMA17IvWEGzttfl1r0oaf74sumbD%2FtwlSajdQIWK7FGTTWqm32P7b%2BJSDLBpgYXnOHXkNLfG2xpMuF6dJn4UYoTZRe%2Btk4MG%2Bwxtg9%2BWQGnLBvoGNVMrGPiFT5qnMbA%2Fi7VCLjA16PLLwCM2ZzuitOUpE%2BePW0Cfg4bZWOJ%2FTdnGgh6a6UMESOdP0HeD7d9GWYwpdIQNJGT9QN4majAlDR%2BBO6ohKjBBq29mzprxbn5toQL1BiTpHMigHwSN1VoLUtlgOqNO8maaLPSRrO49sC5RxQJq3cFnK%2B30LtqWXq9QMo65U%2Bb%2Bwt%2BJ%2FVcg0Wla5PlHuekqA%2F%2BpIbFVfjidqDZxSBVAQjjh9D%2BwYgRHAMJV7zOQvI6Uvp1CzBGssVgGWzdCRjKcrbPwqHUNfZHYOLusIv6nwOYSIfD1EBID3lwRVol28Ne7K3QinOnMBVhI%2BzEZAFNxbb0SDIAyLpOIVidnDVuK9%2F3Q85QYxroY5W4H8m2w6hQdfk2m5koLOxSQeL2CTG8tN7qcJ5TA4P7qalB2nmH6SV4eCQuYzVmNE60ozw9uO1Z1sf%2BkvwUmYmC5Feg35jyM%2Bj6yHda9kUDsVyy1%2FUJVx6os9TZxswLAu7TsULFbJ0vwwFpEjgoyXKbQ2PjW8X%2FiS5fOkeRiNa8nM33JQo%2FhKgm8SMvtFjsEhffEg9B%2Fc%2B3XgkayvzEWEDSNLiZWhQ9DpjpvoMiSRWZhbuMdJBbzzNdI3%2FsW9MgSBHcavmjujDvNstoZzBEyrEpg4NXmnTCTxdt084w96uXswY6sgHMKjlMSwz%2BgGd0fdUlXuARFcbpcl%2BVsxKNAYEeE5KsmuqzGVq1k1570MhmbQ6GAp6k4YoBvBGPZZvf5mBszjnvmKgEkqOsZHCrlanHPheBaswZo2YTZr4L5e5trpIMEmCvRiLiYETE4IVxdglfwrKW7Lr%2FmbzRfyndXQa%2FRM5SvFi%2FX6ny7U4VQr43bACKLoSJGcOJh72BymbTt3Sta1w1Ib%2Ba8YiNINvnQc9spI7OxwUJ&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20240609T165631Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY3R4M2IN2%2F20240609%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=1df39d5b94e1b9f504832bb132b7a82bdbf497bd0bce0c5d8cdb91bee941794a&hash=61bfb16d0e6f555c87398734c8e300ef76c7ea5d55215053aef12a3bee86593f&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S0048969722019520&tid=spdf-801811e8-4169-4d98-878a-7c13f7b87f4b&sid=c13d548f79d6264e062a6eb4e94df2ac44c9gxrqb&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LnN">Life cycle assessment of battery electric vehicles: Implications of future electricity mix and different battery end-of-life management (sciencedirectassets.com)</a></p> <p>21 misleading myths about electric vehicle written by Simon Evans in 2023 <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21-misleading-myths-about-electric-vehicles/">Factcheck: 21 misleading myths about electric vehicles - Carbon Brief</a></p> <p> </p>
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