Month: January 2022
Smart Charging on Electric Cars
“Smart charging” is when users consume electricity when demand is low, which avoids putting a strain on the national grid. This includes using energy at night, in the early hours of the morning, or when there is a lot of renewable energy on the grid. It also found that using smart charging technology could also
European Commission to nuclear power as green
The European Commission has proposed plans to label some gas and nuclear power as green, prompting criticism from Germany. The proposal argues that gas and nuclear are key to helping transition to cleaner power. It comes months after countries pledged to keep temperature rises within 1.5C at the COP26 climate summit. “It is necessary to
NHS Covid-19 app Pings Concern
The NHS Covid-19 app has sent a record number of contact-tracing alerts, informing people of their exposure to someone who has tested positive for the virus. People “pinged” by the app with a “close contact” alert are advised to take daily Covid-19 tests – or self-isolate if they are unvaccinated and over 18 in order
south east Wales thunderstorm
A weather warning is in place until 18:00 GMT for Cardiff, Monmouthshire and Newport, although heavy rain has been affecting a wider area. Thunderstorms could cause disruption to parts of south east Wales, according to the Met Office. The Met Office said flooding or lightning strikes could cause disruption to travel and power supplies. Has
Northern Ireland Climate Legislation
Northern Ireland began 2021 without climate change legislation and is ending the year with two bills in a race on the path to becoming law. Each have differing targets, with Climate Change Bill No. 1 proposing to reach Net Zero by 2045. The private member’s bill from Green Party leader Clare Bailey is viewed as
Denmark: domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030
Denmark’s government has announced a goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030. In her New Year’s address, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wanted to “make flying green”. However she acknowledged that the solutions to reach her target were not yet in place. Denmark is aiming for a 70% cut in overall
Gates Foundation: Bill Gates philanthropy Good or Bad
Bill Gates’ philanthropy is largely ineffective, benefits US corporate interests and is often a detriment to those he claims to be helping, while overall being carried out in the interest of benefitting the private wealth of his own foundation. The Bill Gates foundation’s failures are shocking, for example the Alliance for a Green Revolution in
Wild: Venom Origin
A class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom share a common evolutionary ancestor. This was despite animals with venomous bites such as some snakes and lizards and a few mammals belonging to vastly different branches of the evolutionary tree that split more than 300 million years ago. A Scientific study shows that all
Law: Blockchain and smart contracts
The future is currently looking bleak for policing the online world, and we are currently looking toward a future that will be more hackers versus security companies than cops versus robbers. Laws won’t matter the more intelligent, organised and decentralised the dark web and illegal activities become. Moving forward, hackers and security companies will be
Security: Datasets Protection
Technology is evolving, bringing with it innovation and opportunities. Many industry sectors are embracing it, yet the public sector still lags behind major sectors, such as financial services. Some datasets are highly sensitive, but others are less critical. You’ll want to protect your crown jewels very differently than you do data on a public website.