Zum Inhalt der Seite gehen

Suche

Beiträge, die mit sustainability getaggt sind

A summary of our dialogue on intellectual property, sustainable innovation, and the SDGs at the Victoria University of Wellington with Professors Jessica Lai Susy Frankel and Christian Schott https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/law/centres/nzciel/events/reports/2024/seminar-on-intellectual-property-sustainable-innovation-and-the-sdgs #SDGS #IP #2030Agenda #nzlaw #nzpol Our collection co-edited by Bita Amani and Caroline B Ncube has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml #sustainability

Seminar on Intellectual Property, Sustainable Innovation, and the SDGs | Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture / Faculty of Law | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Exploring the nexus of intellectual property and sustainable development
Victoria University of Wellington
#sustainability #nzpol #sdgs #ip #nzlaw #2030agenda

I generally would rather see grotesque extractionist systems dismantled rather than just turned on each other, but I'll admit that I enjoyed this one. 🤣

"An Airbnb owner has been forced to implement a new ‘no crypto mining policy’ after a tenant installed 10 mining rigs that racked up a $1,500 electricity bill in just three weeks.

Other Airbnb hosts have also complained about crypto miners running up their electricity bills.

Another user in the UK revealed on an Airbnb forum that they believed their guests were mining bitcoin and that it caused their bill to increase by thousands of pounds."

https://protos.com/airbnb-host-adds-no-crypto-mining-rule-after-tenant-installs-10-rigs/

#AirBnB #Bitcoin #Housing #Capitalism #Sustainability #Landlords

Airbnb host adds ‘no crypto mining’ rule after tenant installs 10 rigs

Airbnb owner Ashley said the guest ran up a $1,500 electricity bill and also installed an electric vehicle charging point. 
Jacob Lyon (Protos)
#capitalism #sustainability #bitcoin #airbnb #housing #landlords

Figures like this one from Carbon Brief are what make me optimistic that our society is ALREADY on the path to being much greener.

This is the distribution of the fossil/non-fossil fuel mix for electricity for every half hour in a year in Britain, and it's absolutely clear that a HUGE shift away from fossil fuels is taking place.

Yes, there's lots more to do, but we are already making great progress. We just need more of the same.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/chart-how-british-electricity-supplies-are-shifting-decisively-away-from-fossil-fuels/

#energy #climate #sustainability

Chart: How British electricity supplies are shifting decisively away from fossil fuels - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief analysis recently showed that fossil fuels supplied a record-low 2.4% of electricity on the island of Great Britain
Carbon Brief Staff (Carbon Brief)
#energy #climate #sustainability

Some pics from our Repair Café yesterday in Coventry Central Library.

We had more visitors than usual and had to start telling people they might have to wait a long time only 45mins into our 3 hour session as we already had a big queue by then.

We repaired 30 items including a coffee machine, a china ornament, a jacket zip, 2 radios, an electronic toy, a hedge trimmer, a sewing machine and a pair of boots.

#RepairCafe #Repair #Sustainability
Two volunteer repairers fixing a coffee machine. One is engrossed in what they are doing, the other is looking to camera and is giving a thumbs up.
One of our volunteer repairers fixing a radio. The photo only shows a close-up of her hands as she is reaching inside it. One of her hands is covered in notes to self written in biro. The radio is in a kind of white and pink chintzy case.
Close-up of repair to a coffee machine. The owner is holding a phone to take a picture of the inside while the volunteer repairers is pointing at a particular part.
A cute record player. One of those that is in a kind of travelling case. It is a special edition branded 'Virgin' record player, numbered 21 out of only 100 that were made. It was given to the owner for her 21st birthday.
#sustainability #repair #repaircafe

The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Bita Amani Caroline B Ncube and Matthew Rimmer.

Out now https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml

Read the Foreword by Christine Milne AO
the Introduction by Bita Amani Caroline B Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
and Chapter 1 by Julia Janewa Osei-Tutu
https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml Edward Elgar Publishing. #SDGs #sustainability #IP #innovation #copyright #trademark #patent #tradesecrets #designs #IndigenousIP #PBR #accesstogeneticresources

#copyright #sustainability #indigenousip #trademark #sdgs #patent #innovation #ip #tradesecrets #pbr #designs #accesstogeneticresources

"Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret

Last month, #OpenAI chief executive Sam #Altman finally admitted what researchers have been saying for years — that the artificial intelligence (#AI) industry is heading for an #energy #crisis."

#DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00478-x

#aimastodon #Energieversorgung #sustainability #Wasserverbrauch #EnvironmentalCosts

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x

Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret

First-of-its-kind US bill would address the environmental costs of the technology, but there’s a long way to go.
Crawford, Kate
#energy #ai #sustainability #crisis #openai #altman #doi #aimastodon #Energieversorgung #Wasserverbrauch #environmentalcosts

One day, if #civilization survives, children shall be shown photographs of people opening #Christmas presents and they shall be told, yes, the war against #sustainability was nearly won here.
A white father, daughter, and mother opening Christmas presents
#Christmas #civilization #sustainability

EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims – @EURACTIV https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-reaches-deal-banning-climate-neutral-product-claims/ #greenwashing #climate #SDGs #sustainability

EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims

In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new
Nikolaus J. Kurmayer (EURACTIV)
#climate #sustainability #greenwashing #sdgs

Farmers in Spain and Italy are turning to techniques ancient and modern to safeguard production of regional favorites including olive oil and Prosecco as climate change forces them to rapidly adapt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/sustainability/europe-farming-tech-climate/?utm_content=buffer3b640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #sustainability #italy #spain #agriculture #environment #drought

In climate fight, Europe's farmers turn to tech and tradition

Spain and Italy are the world's top producers of olive oil, but the industry is under threat from desertification and drought.
Charlie Devereux,Antonella Cinelli,Corina Pons (The Japan Times)
#environment #sustainability #Italy #agriculture #drought #Spain

"I disconnected from the electric grid for 8 months—in Manhattan."

"What started as an experiment has turned into a habit I hope will inspire others."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/i-disconnected-from-the-electric-grid-for-8-months-in-manhattan/

#sustainability #energycrisis
solar panels on a rooftop in Manhattan
#energycrisis #sustainability

⇧