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Latest sustainableUX issue - metacognition studies, climate activism compared internationally (Finland has explaining to do?) , Events. sustainableux.substack.com/p…
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Social housing in Mallorca. Incredible that the design and build quality is better than most ‘private’ housing anywhere in the world
By Alventosa Morell Arquitectes and Joan J Fortuny. Arq
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MEGA FACTCHECK
EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport CO2, says the IPCC – and sales are rocketing
But EVs still face relentless hostile media coverage
So, I spent the past few months debunking 21 (!) of the most common EV myths
Here it is 🧵
carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21…
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#10YearsAgo @jc_ux (who runs @SustainableUX with @JBriselli) wrote #SustainableWebDesign for @AListApart:
• the web’s carbon footprint
• reducing CO₂ by tackling page bloat: budgeting for a lean, mean, green website; persuading people to optimise
• internet as climate hero
Do you know your website's carbon footprint? Want to lower it? Read Sustainable Web Design by JAMES CHRISTIE. alistapart.com/article/susta…
Posted a product review of Treecard. A little bit UX, a lot of tree math. sustainableux.substack.com/p…
Right-wingers in a tizzy over digital sustainability & power-saving modes dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/…
The internet weighs less than a strawberry. It takes a lot of electricity (5-8% of world total) to keep that strawberry online. oldnewsclub.com/how-heavy-is…
UK+remote, 18th Jan: (De)coding AI: Examining the political and environmental impact of the lifecycle of algorithms, with @ana_valdi . Her recent article (featured in our newsletter) shows how it takes ~ 190,000 kWh to train an algorithm oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…
8 years ago I guesstimated my work CO2 footprint at around 20tons / year. Since then I've changed to a job with little-to-no flying, which should cut my footprint in half. medium.com/@jc_ux/tackling-m…
Getting all introspective in the latest newsletter. Whence, wherefore, and whither sustainableUX? sustainableux.substack.com/p…
Low-cost online workshop through Creature Conserve, December 10 for artists, scientists, and writers interested in creating new work inspired and/or informed by science creatureconserve.com/re-cons…
Nifty: "A list of climate friendly browser extensions and scripts that can help you reduce the carbon footprint of your internet consumption." github.com/Adora-Foundation/… (h/t Mike G
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Paris is working to become a '15-minute city' where everything you need is located locally within 15 mins. Every street will have a bike lane, 60,000 parking spots are being removed & replaced with parks. They aren't done yet.
We have the solutions implement them.
#ActOnClimate
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France just legislated that every parking lot for 80 cars or more must be covered by solar panels
That’s 11GW of new solar (same as 10 new nuclear reactors) powering millions of home - zero new land needed
Climate action is happening, just not at #COP27
publicsenat.fr/article/parle…
Repeat SustainableUX speaker @timfrick was on the Green I/O podcast: greenio.gaelduez.com/e/pnmw9… Tons of great insight into the current state of web carbon, sustainable biz, & corporate social responsibility.
Design for Sustainability online meetup Oct 13th xitter.cf/GreenTech_SWest/status… (via @hanopcan)
Join us next Thurs 13th Oct for insightful talks around design for sustainability and climate action from speakers from @cxpartners and @ClimateLabs_UK.
RSVP via the link below.
bit.ly/3DGgUOT
Nice blast of US energy optimism from @robinsonmeyer theatlantic.com/science/arch… (and a reminder that this means jobs: "[..] companies are going to need engineers, yes, but also programmers, accountants, marketers, HR staff, general counsels—there is space for everyone now.")