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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 25 Aug 2026.
Everything filed under climate change
climate change
Everything filed under energy
energy
Everything filed under sustainability
sustainability
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data centers
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politics In tension Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
In tension: Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. — tap to centre the map on it We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
EB
Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Global warming has already reached a level at which serious harm is occurring — tap to centre the map on it Global warming has already reached a level at which serious harm is occurring Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
AF
Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution. — tap to centre the map on it It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AD
Andrew Dessler — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fixing food and climate needs solutions that scale absurdly fast, and the ones we have do not scale nearly fast enough yet. — tap to centre the map on it Fixing food and climate needs solutions that scale absurdly fast, and the ones we have do not scale nearly fast enough yet. Last stated 3 years ago
30 Aug 2023
MG
Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. — tap to centre the map on it Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
AF
Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. — tap to centre the map on it Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
GH
Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
RC
Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one.
Holds Read this korrent →
Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing.
Holds
We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it.
Holds
Global warming has already reached a level at which serious harm is occurring
Holds
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds
It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution.
Holds
Fixing food and climate needs solutions that scale absurdly fast, and the ones we have do not scale nearly fast enough yet.
Holds
Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself.
Holds
Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it.
Holds
Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Holds
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Holds
A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds