#carbonator

[hot-hot-wheels]

Carbonator

[chillwithsabi]

The Hot Wheels Carbonator is a unique, multi-functional toy car. It's not only a fast racer on the track, but also doubles as a handy bottle & Can opener. Perfect for Hot Wheels enthusiasts and collectors!

[irusanw4]

Starting a collection

If you have more I'd love to see them this is my favorite meme format ever

[389]

Ange de Carbone by Cahetel Rosier

[unstablebill]

I've been scream laughing at this for several days

[shitswiftiessay]

imagine being that fucking rich and that fucking careless.

[pablodelarcorey]

Aarke / Carbonator 3 / Carl Ljungh - Jonas Groth / Sparkling Water Maker

[reasonsforhope]

"China’s carbon emissions have flatlined over the past six months and there’s now an opportunity for substantial declines over the next decade, analysts say.

The rapid growth in clean energy generation has been sufficient to offset a recent surge in power demand caused by higher air conditioning use amid late-summer heatwaves, and the government’s manufacturing push, according to an analysis by Lauri Myllyvirta of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

China’s carbon emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2024 and were flat in the third quarter, providing another indication that emissions may have already peaked.

This is largely because solar power output was up 44% in the three months to end-September, compared to a year before, while wind power generation grew 24%. In the first nine months of 2024, China installed 161GW of new solar capacity and 39GW of wind, per CREA data.

For emissions to post a decline in 2024 as a whole, there will need to be a 2% reduction in the fourth quarter, Myllyvirta’s calculations show. That’s probable if power demand growth cools as expected and hydro plants perform in line with historical averages, he wrote in a post on X, adding that over the entire summer period, clean energy expansion covered all electricity demand growth.

“If the current downturn in China’s emissions is sustained — with emissions falling in the second quarter and stable in the third quarter — that would open the door to the country beginning to reduce emissions much faster than its current commitments require.

“This would have enormous significance for the global effort to avoid catastrophic climate change, as China’s emissions growth has been the dominant factor pushing global emissions up for the past eight years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement.”

Based on current trends and targets, CREA expects China’s emissions will decline 30% by 2035. The International Energy Agency says emissions will fall 24% by then based only on stated policies, but that could be raised to 45% if the country follows a pathway that’s consistent with its long-term carbon neutrality target.

For the time being, Chinese policymakers are setting relatively unambitious targets, and “it’s vital that future targets reflect ongoing clean energy trends to avoid locking in lower ambitions,” Myllyvirta said."

-via The Progress Playbook, October 29, 2024

[maureen2musings]

Micro Full Pink Moon in conjunction with the bright star Spica in Virgo.

This image is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) version, created using a technique that combines multiple exposures to capture the Moon’s natural appearance more accurately. (Gear in tags.)

(Despite its name, the Pink Moon doesn’t actually appear pink. The name comes from the blooming of pink phlox flowers around this time of year. My camera is Astro modified, gives that faint pink glow.)

astronycc

[logorrhea5mip]

Sorry for the bad photo quality, Tumblr doesn't like posts this long.

[idiotsyncratic0]

[mimenoises]

Recessive genes

[welcometogrouchland]

(ID in alt) you guys even fuck w/ the flash on here???

[wachinyeya]

hold up everyone—new bacteria discovered named “Chonkus” that can help us with our mistakes!

[probably-a-real-lichen]

Always wild to see how much of plants is roots

Especially grassland plants

Like, look at this guy

One true leaf and less than a centimeter tall, and already a 21cm taproot

That's hella carbon sequestration! Once mature these guys make enormous perennial taproots, and that carbon isn't going anywhere soon