There are other forms of solar power that don't involve solar panels though. The issue in the Middle East is that there's a limited motivation to build it when you've got an unlimited supply of fossil fuels.There are efforts underway. Certainly here in the UAE, which has one of - if not the - biggest solar farms in the world. I'm sure Qatar is working towards something similar.
The major problem with solar in this region is that the sand particles that inevitably fill the air cause extensive damage to solar panels, making them extremely inefficient. Science will find an answer to this problem eventually but it will take a while yet til solar use becomes widespread.
Is that still happening? I thought the whole point of making it a winter tournament was so that games can be played in more reasonable temperatures.I"d assumed Qatar was a big oil producer - I stand corrected. Agreed about air-conditioning entire stadia in 45 degree heat.
There's an element of that, yes, but they'd much rather sell their oil than use it!There are other forms of solar power that don't involve solar panels though. The issue in the Middle East is that there's a limited motivation to build it when you've got an unlimited supply of fossil fuels.
They're using some sort of cooling technology for the Athletics World Championships that are happening now.Is that still happening? I thought the whole point of making it a winter tournament was so that games can be played in more reasonable temperatures.
I get that but I’m not sure what else they can do to make it at the top of the agenda and make everyone listen.
Watching hippies dancing on a bridge doesn’t inspire people I appreciate that but disruption is the only thing I can think of.
I want the governments of the world to get together and fucking sort it out. Half of our energy is clean already in the UK, just invest a lot more and then take what we’ve done on the road, showing others how they too can do it.
That’s very oversimplified I know but in a nutshell that’s what I want from the UK government.
I think in the future we’ll have the technology to alter the climate and I think we just need to buy our future selves some time.
I dunno, 5 or 6, whilst I was working in London earlier this year.We are I think about 274 days into this year, how many days have been disrupted for you personally Mr Chips? Mine is currently 0.
Doing Home Economics I assume?
I get that but I’m not sure what else they can do to make it at the top of the agenda and make everyone listen.
Watching hippies dancing on a bridge doesn’t inspire people I appreciate that but disruption is the only thing I can think of.
I want the governments of the world to get together and fucking sort it out. Half of our energy is clean already in the UK, just invest a lot more and then take what we’ve done on the road, showing others how they too can do it.
That’s very oversimplified I know but in a nutshell that’s what I want from the UK government.
I think in the future we’ll have the technology to alter the climate and I think we just need to buy our future selves some time.
Because it's held at night??Slightly off topic perhaps but I find the idea that Qatar can air condition an entire athletics stadium - with god only knows how much energy and fossil fuel burning is needed to power that - and demands that I should unplug my phone charger to save energy, rather incompatible.
Has half clean energy usage been achieved thanks to hippies or the protest movement?
Once climate change is solved the hippies will just go back to glueing themselves to arms factory fences which funnily enough pay for some of the investment to stop climate change.
These people do not contribute nor help in anyway whatsoever.