Peter Head

Peter Head

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Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener and nature lover. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction
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🎶 Pedal Power A fun music #video to get you excited about the benefits of #cycling #ClimateAction #airquality #health #wellbeing #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels PL RP🩷💚💙Thank you! Enjoy! 🎶

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Communities Host Britain’s Biggest Renewable Energy Projects, but Rarely Own Any of Them. The UK Green Finance Community Hub aims to change that. lnkd.in/p/enQVREux

lnkd.in#communityenergy #greenfinance #gbenergy #communitywealthbuilding #netzero | Green Finance Community HubOpen for business. After more than two and a half years running in the margins, the Green Finance Community Hub is now open for business full time. Our founding director, Ciara Shannon, is stepping ...

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AFP News Agency
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BREAKING Brazil's Lula clinches victory over Bolsonaro to win fourth term: official results show

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Adam Schwarz
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Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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Over the past year, Chinese shipbuilding yards have secured 74% of the contracted global cgt, taking their share of the global orderbook to 64%. Nearest competitors South Korea hold 19% of the orderbook, followed by Japan with 6%. www.seatrade-maritime.com/shipyards/sh...

seatrade-maritime.comShipbuilding boom tests China capacity as deliveries set to soarGlobal shipbuilding output could reach record levels in 2028, but the industry faces the prospect of renewed overcapacity if orders slow.
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Storm Austen moving quickly East towards Cornwall in UK right now with wind gusts of 80mph expected overnight. Heavy rain as well which is rather welcome.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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London was once an industrial powerhouse. Now an industrial revival is taking place. From jet engine components to green energy technology, a new wave of industry is taking shape in the heart of our city, attracting investment, driving innovation and creating good jobs for Londoners.

bbc.co.ukIs London seeing an industrial revolution?Two large new factories in Southwark are creating a buzz that industry is returning to the capital.
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UNEP 2026 Report: “Even an optimistic scenario of current government pledges (full implementation of all national climate plans plus meeting additional net-zero targets) puts expected peak global temperature rise at 1.8°C” www.unep.org/en/publicati...

unep.orgLimiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards returnLimiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoida...
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Agrivoltaics in France providing local energy and higher crop yields. Farm machinery works underneath. 20% higher silage maize yield under the 5m high canopy compared with the uncovered control area (Amance 2026) www.tse.energy/en/projects/...

tse.energyAgrivoltaics project in Amance, Haute-Saône - TSE leader in agrivoltaicsFind out more aubout TSE's agrivoltaic project in Amance, Haute-Saône, the results of the demonstrator and the testimonial of our partner, french arable farmer.
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Singapore is planting one million trees to cool its streets and scientists say the biggest impact could be on air-conditioning bills with modelled savings in summer cooling energy use averaging 6 to 9%. m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-o...

timesofindia.indiatimes.comSingapore is planting one million trees to cool its streets, but scientists say the biggest impact could be on air-conditioning billsAs cities across the tropics search for ways to cope with rising temperatures, Singapore has increasingly turned to a familiar, low-tech solution: trees. A specific figure keeps surfacing in planning ...
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Electric truck manufacturer Harbinger announced that it has received an order from global delivery giant FedEx for 2,000 of its all-electric trucks, with a total order value exceeding $300 million, www.esgtoday.com/fedex-signs-...

esgtoday.comFedEx Signs $300 Million Electric Truck Deal with Harbinger - ESG TodayElectric truck manufacturer Harbinger announced that it has received an order from global delivery giant FedEx for 2,000 of its all-electric trucks, with a total order value exceeding $300 million, ma...

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Justin Mikulka
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China's solar domination even surprised its coal bankers. "The scale of that clean energy influx has brought huge benefits for consumers. Solar has provided not only a cheaper source of power, it’s also added electricity access in some underserved regions." Electricity to the underserved! gift

bloomberg.comChina’s Coal Past and Solar Present Are Colliding in PakistanA wave of clean technology imports is challenging a power sector that owes billions to Beijing, exposing snarls in the No. 2 economy’s drive to dominate the global energy transition.
Peter Head
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BirdFlow combines citizen science observations with weather data and artificial intelligence technology to help scientists detect specific species and insects using weather radar and predict their migration routes. news.mongabay.com/2026/08/from...

news.mongabay.comFrom radar blobs to bird species, AI helps transform migration trackingHow can we identify specific bird species as they undertake their annual migrations? In the U.S., scientists have long relied on weather radar data to track flocks of birds migrating across the countr...
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The ACP100 ‘small modular reactor’ demonstration project, under construction at the Changjiang site on China's island province of Hainan, successfully passed its non-nuclear turbine test run. Powers 526,000 homes. www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/chi...

world-nuclear-news.orgChinese SMR completes non-nuclear steam start up testThe ACP100 small modular reactor demonstration project, under construction at the Changjiang site on China's island province of Hainan, successfully passed its non-nuclear turbine test run on the ...
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A tourism development on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia now runs on what its developer calls the largest ‘off grid’ solar 340MW and battery project in the world, after the operating consortium reached full commercial operation, maowce.netlify.app/solar/articl...

maowce.netlify.appThe largest off grid solar and battery project in the world now powers a Red Sea tourism development in Saudi ArabiaAcwa Power says the finished system pairs 340 megawatts of solar power with 1,227 megawatt hours of battery storage, enough to run hotels, an airport, desalination and cooling with no connection to th...
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Under the “East Data, West Computing” initiative, China’s government is concentrating construction of new data centres in China’s sparsely populated interior, where land & renewable energy sources are abundant compared with the heavily built-up eastern seaboard. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...

aljazeera.comChina’s secret weapon in AI race with US? Lots of cheap energyChina's abundant supply of cheap electricity is a key advantage in the rollout of data centres needed to run AI models.
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China has an ambitious plan ​to channel more green electricity directly into the rapidly growing data centre industry. Authorities aim ⁠for renewables to supply four-fifths of the sector's total power consumption by 2030, a sharp rise from just 11% ​in 2023. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

reuters.comChina's push for green power use in AI projects faces hurdles, experts sayChina's ​drive to ramp up renewable power for its fast-expanding AI data centre sector is running into ‌hurdles, as industry experts warn that forecasting peak demand remains difficult and grid operat...
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Hongguo has overtaken China’s four largest long-form video streaming apps including iQiyi – often dubbed China’s Netflix – in daily viewers as its free shows and expanding supply of AI-generated content transform competition in the online entertainment sector. www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...

scmp.comHow ByteDance’s AI-enhanced short-drama app leapfrogged Chinese streaming giantsAcknowledging format’s popularity, award-winning director Jia Zhangke defends short dramas as valid art that can move audiences.
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China has launched nine satellites — including its first integrated "rocket and satellite" AI computing project — as part of its push to put AI computing in orbit. Solar energy plus cold in space make sense for data processing. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

tomshardware.comChina puts AI compute into orbit with Supercomputing-1 satellite — onboard processing aims to cut Earth-observation data processing from hours to minutesBut it's a far cry from an orbital data center.
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Happy Equinox to you all, whether emerging from or heading into winter. Somewhat concerned about what the extreme El Niño might have in store for us but for now a gorgeous warm still evening here to celebrate the turn of the year 🎉🙏

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It was the “summer of truth”. Climate chaos ripped through Europe, sending heat records tumbling, scorching crops in fields, burning forests, emptying rivers & reservoirs, warping train tracks, melting roads & killing about 35,000 people in Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comBurning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
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Bhutan adopts GEP Gross Ecosystem Product (alongside GDP) as a benchmark for land use planning, a standard for evaluating management & performance, & a framework within which to develop payments for ecosystem services & green finance mechanisms. naturalcapitalalliance.stanford.edu/research/pro...

naturalcapitalalliance.stanford.eduGross Ecosystem Product (GEP) Accounting & Application (Bhutan)NatCap is working with Bhutan to develop the first officially adopted national Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) metric in the world.
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Tang argues for a shift away from anti-social AI to pro-social systems aligned with human wellbeing (Treating AI like soil not oil). She builds small: localised AI systems she calls Kami, each caring for one specific community – which can be as small as two people. observer.co.uk/news/busines...

observer.co.ukAudrey Tang: Treat AI like soil, not oil, to preserve hum...The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects
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Enjoying the new London Docklands Light Railway trains today. I am very proud to have designed 19 bridges on the original railway in 1984 and been responsible for teams designing Bank, Lewisham and Beckton extensions plus upgrades. Such an economic success for London! We have come a long way.

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Researchers from China’s leading universities and tech giants are setting their sights on a crucial new front in the AI race with the US: developing systems capable of building better versions of themselves without human intervention. www.scmp.com/tech/tech-tr...

scmp.comChinese researchers chart 5-stage path toward ‘last AI built by humans’Automating AI research has emerged as a battleground, though US firms have an early lead due to superior access to compute resources.
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China officially opened its landmark Pinglu Canal to navigation on Wednesday, providing a shorter route to Southeast Asia. The 134.2km (83.4 mile) waterway links Nanning, the capital of the southern region of Guangxi, to the Gulf of Tonkin. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

aljazeera.comWhat’s the Pinglu Canal, China’s new gateway to Southeast Asia?China's first modern river-to-sea canal could significantly cut down time and costs of trade to Southeast Asia.
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China deserts like Gobi also support massive new solar farms which use agrivoltaics to allow grass to grow and sheep to graze. lnkd.in/p/erwivSwT

lnkd.inHow a solar farm in the Gobi Desert created a new ecosystem In the harsh, windswept expanses of the Gobi Desert, the installation of massive, gigawatt-scale solar farms has unexpectedly transformed… ...How a solar farm in the Gobi Desert created a new ecosystem In the harsh, windswept expanses of the Gobi Desert, the installation of massive, gigawatt-scale solar farms has unexpectedly transformed t...
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Greening a desert in China giving hope! The Sea and Death turned green. lnkd.in/p/eZRG8Arv

lnkd.in🌀NEWS: China proved it. 🇨🇳 'Sea of Death' ☠️ turned green. Large scale positive impact projects are feasible. If - all work together. Take the issue of land degradation globally: ❌ 4…...🌀NEWS: China proved it. 🇨🇳 'Sea of Death' ☠️ turned green. Large scale positive impact projects are feasible. If - all work together. Take the issue of land degradation globally: ❌ 4 football...