https://unop.uk/tags/green/ Recent content in Green on unop Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) © James Singleton Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100 https://unop.uk/its-not-easy-bein-red/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/its-not-easy-bein-red/ Unless you’ve been living under a landslide, it won’t have escaped your attention that we’ve recently had a very welcome change of leadership in the UK. https://unop.uk/solar-pv-and-home-battery---2022-report-and-advice/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/solar-pv-and-home-battery---2022-report-and-advice/ This is a follow-up on my previous post about home energy, providing advice and experience after owning a solar PV and battery storage system for a while. https://unop.uk/project-no-go/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:30:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/project-no-go/ In our quest to stop burning stuff, one of my projects for the summer of ‘22 was to try to burn no gas or oil directly at home (scope 1 emissions). https://unop.uk/the-road-to-renewable-energy/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/the-road-to-renewable-energy/ The terrible situation in Ukraine is on all of our minds. I’m glad to see that UK aid is matching DEC donations and important work is also being done by local charities that need your support. https://unop.uk/electric-shift-web-app/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/electric-shift-web-app/ We’re on the Octopus Go off-peak electricity tariff and often have flexibility about what day to charge the car or run appliances overnight. https://unop.uk/green-resolution-2022/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/green-resolution-2022/ A lot has changed in the last couple of years but the climate crisis hasn’t gone away. It feels like momentum is building, so hopefully we can speed up and make the changes needed quick enough. https://unop.uk/eco-measures-summary-and-tips/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/eco-measures-summary-and-tips/ This is a short summary of my positive stories on how you can take action and do your bit to be more eco-friendly. https://unop.uk/other-eco-measures/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:30:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/other-eco-measures/ This last post in my short series of positive stories on how you can take action and do your bit to be more eco-friendly is about other measures. https://unop.uk/low-carbon-heating/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/low-carbon-heating/ This next post in my short series of positive stories on how you can take action and do your bit to be more eco-friendly is about low carbon heating and other measures. https://unop.uk/home-energy-cutting-costs-consuming-less-and-creating-your-own/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/home-energy-cutting-costs-consuming-less-and-creating-your-own/ The next in my short series of positive stories on how you can take action and do your bit to be more eco-friendly is about home energy. https://unop.uk/advice-on-electric-vehicle-ownership-a-year-in/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/advice-on-electric-vehicle-ownership-a-year-in/ It’s been a while since I last posted but don’t worry, I’m still here. Life can be pretty challenging but as COP26 is almost upon us I thought I’d write a short series of positive stories on how you can take action and do your bit to be more eco-friendly. https://unop.uk/resolutions-revisited/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/resolutions-revisited/ It’s been a very challenging year. In some ways eventful and in other ways highly uneventful. Last year, I made some resolutions1. https://unop.uk/ev-reading/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/ev-reading/ Time for another update! It’s been a hectic few months and I’ve got my hands full but here is a short summary. https://unop.uk/green-resolution-review-and-another-climate-crisis-reading-list/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 05:53:41 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/green-resolution-review-and-another-climate-crisis-reading-list/ We’re almost halfway though the year, and what a weird year it is! I always thought 2020 would be significant, but for different reasons. https://unop.uk/climate-crisis-reading-list/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 05:53:41 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/climate-crisis-reading-list/ We’re a month into the new year and new decade (and it’s a palindate1), so it’s time to see how things are going. https://unop.uk/resolutions/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:28:44 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/resolutions/ It’s nearing the end of yet another year (and another decade), so it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s (and decade’s) resolutions. https://unop.uk/taking-the-train/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:30:23 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/taking-the-train/ I’m a big fan of taking the train when travelling and for a recent trip to Portugal we went by rail from the UK. https://unop.uk/5-simple-steps-to-save-the-future/ Sat, 23 Nov 2019 10:31:51 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/5-simple-steps-to-save-the-future/ Recently I attended the think climate event in London, part of the 24 Hours of Reality campaign from Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. https://unop.uk/global-climate-strike-2/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/global-climate-strike-2/ ⌛ https://unop.uk/nothing-this-week/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/nothing-this-week/ No post this week. Get out there and support climate action! ⌛ https://unop.uk/global-climate-strike/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/global-climate-strike/ ⌛ https://unop.uk/fixathon-finished/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/fixathon-finished/ The Climate Fixathon has now finished and judging stops at the end of today. There were 36 projects submitted and I’ve been very impressed. https://unop.uk/digital-climate-strike/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/digital-climate-strike/ You may have noticed a banner at the bottom of this site. If you’re interested in adding this to your own sites then read on. https://unop.uk/a-song-of-sun-and-wind/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/a-song-of-sun-and-wind/ Following on from my graph of the summer heat wave that afflicted large parts of Europe, I thought I’d expand on the increasingly extreme swings in our famously changeable British weather and the implications for our energy infrastructure. https://unop.uk/climate-fixathon/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/climate-fixathon/ The Climate Fixathon starts this Friday (it runs between the 2nd and 30th of August) and I’m excited to be one of the judges. https://unop.uk/take-the-train/ Wed, 12 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/take-the-train/ Taking the train is a great way to travel. It’s more environmentally friendly, you get to see the countryside and you can be productive (I’m writing this on a train). https://unop.uk/time-to-react-london/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/time-to-react-london/ “It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. https://unop.uk/use-your-vote/ Wed, 22 May 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/use-your-vote/ If you are in the EU then tomorrow is your chance to vote. Make sure that you take the time to exercise your democratic right. https://unop.uk/your-planet-needs-you/ Wed, 01 May 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/your-planet-needs-you/ It’s May Day but for the planet it’s more of a Mayday (from m’aider, French for ‘help me’). In the almost 30 years since this famous photo was taken we haven’t made enough progress to avert a climate crisis. https://unop.uk/more-ideas-on-how-to-help-avoid-climate-breakdown/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/more-ideas-on-how-to-help-avoid-climate-breakdown/ Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary, Climate Change: The Facts was, as expected, both excellent and terrifying. It’s available on iPlayer but you’ll need a VPN (that the BBC haven’t blocked) to watch it if you’re outside the UK (or you could try YouTube). https://unop.uk/how-to-help-avoid-climate-breakdown-as-a-technologist---summary/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/how-to-help-avoid-climate-breakdown-as-a-technologist---summary/ I’ve previous written at length on the climate crisis and what we can do about it. If you want a long read then you can take a look at my four-part “trilogy” (1, 2, 3 & 4) but to make the message easier to spread I’ll try to condense it down into a short simple idea. https://unop.uk/vegan-rum-flapjacks-recipe/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/vegan-rum-flapjacks-recipe/ To celebrate world vegan day tomorrow (and halloween today) I’ve devised this completely plant-based flapjack recipe. I’m no Rahul but I’ve bake-tested it and, although I may not get a handshake, I’ve confirmed that it won’t last long (even though it keeps well). https://unop.uk/netflix-and-obsolescence/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/netflix-and-obsolescence/ The moral of this story is don’t update your mobile apps. Turn off auto-update and only manually update if apps stop working, if you really want a new feature or if there is a security patch. https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-4/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-4/ This is the fourth in a trilogy (because all the best trilogies have more than three parts) of posts on how you, as a technologist, can help address the global problem of climate change. https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-3/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-3/ This is the third and final piece in a trilogy of posts on how you, as a smart technologist, can help address the global problem of climate change. https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-2/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:00:00 +0100 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-2/ This is the second in a trilogy of posts on how you, as a technologist, can help address the global problem of climate change. https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-1/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/how-to-help-with-a-big-global-problem-as-a-technologist-part-1/ Does it ever seem to you that people are focusing on the wrong problems and ignoring the real issues? There are many interesting psychological reasons behind this. https://unop.uk/latest-cleanweb-jobs-skill-statistics/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:06:48 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/latest-cleanweb-jobs-skill-statistics/ I help run Cleanweb Jobs, a site that matches people to software jobs in the environment sector. The statistics of what skills candidates have compared to the skills employers are looking for are quite interesting. https://unop.uk/shutdown-scanner-is-shutting-down/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/shutdown-scanner-is-shutting-down/ The hosted version of Shutdown Scanner (my service for monitoring how many of your computers have been left on wasting power) has now shut down. https://unop.uk/monitores-energy-saver-tool/ Wed, 11 May 2011 21:51:27 +0000 j.p.singleton+blog@gmail.com (James Singleton) https://unop.uk/monitores-energy-saver-tool/ I came across this tool and think it’s awesome. I’ve been using it for a while and it works well.