On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 10:56, Hayden Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > Woosh, the issues there must be significant. 1.2million people! I expect > you’d import all your fuel? How is electricity generated there? > Yes, our fuel is imported.
Coal burning is how we produce energy. There is a plan to become net zero. However, it's clear that it needs to happen sooner. I think that nuclear power is an option. > > > HAYDEN SIMON > > UBER GROUP LIMITED > > MANAGING DIRECTOR > > <https://www.facebook.com/UberGroup?_rdr=p> > > <https://twitter.com/ubergroupltd> > > *E:* [email protected] > > *M:* 021 0707 014 <021%200707%20014> > > *W:* www.uber.nz > > 53 PORT ROAD | PO BOX 5083 | WHANGAREI | NEW ZEALAND > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Loganaden Velvindron <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:53 PM > *To:* Hayden Simon <[email protected]> > *Cc:* George C. G. Barbosa <[email protected]>; Dave Taht via Starlink > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Starlink] geo-engineering... > > > > > > > > On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 10:45, Hayden Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Snap. Does the context of your developing country match that of my example > (Egypt?) I can’t see them doing anything at scale; they simply don’t have > the money/political motivation. > > Yes. We have similar issues in Mauritius. We are also a small country. We > have too many ICE cars on the road. However, we saw an increase in > hybrid/EV purchases in 2022 and the number is growing for 2023. I'm not a > Nissan fan, but the Nissan Leaf is the most affordable one. > > > > > > HAYDEN SIMON > > UBER GROUP LIMITED > > MANAGING DIRECTOR > > [image: Image removed by sender.] > <https://www.facebook.com/UberGroup?_rdr=p> > > [image: Image removed by sender.] <https://twitter.com/ubergroupltd> > > *E:* [email protected] > > *M:* 021 0707 014 <021%200707%20014> > > *W:* www.uber.nz > > 53 PORT ROAD | PO BOX 5083 | WHANGAREI | NEW ZEALAND > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Loganaden Velvindron <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:33 PM > *To:* Hayden Simon <[email protected]> > *Cc:* George C. G. Barbosa <[email protected]>; Dave Taht via Starlink > <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Starlink] geo-engineering... > > > > > > > > On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 09:16, Hayden Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > > How do you apply a statement like that to the middle east? 20million > people in Cairo / Giza; 110million (I think?) total in Egypt. Fuel is > NZ$0.50c/litre; cars freaking everywhere running all day long. Average > salaries are very low. How would they afford the transition away from > fossil fuels? You could extend that same question to any developing economy. > > We're never going to be able to make a useful dent in emissions until we > address the developing world. > > I come from a developing country. Our government is giving tax breaks on > hybrid and EVs on import. I agree that there is more we can do ... > > > > > > HAYDEN SIMON > > UBER GROUP LIMITED > > MANAGING DIRECTOR > > [image: Image removed by sender.] > <https://www.facebook.com/UberGroup?_rdr=p> > > [image: Image removed by sender.] <https://twitter.com/ubergroupltd> > > *E:* [email protected] > > *M:* 021 0707 014 <021%200707%20014> > > *W:* www.uber.nz > > 53 PORT ROAD | PO BOX 5083 | WHANGAREI | NEW ZEALAND > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Starlink <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Loganaden Velvindron via Starlink > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 5:06 PM > To: George C. G. Barbosa <[email protected]> > Cc: Dave Taht via Starlink <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Starlink] geo-engineering... > > Switching to nuclear energy could be an option. We can all learn from > France's experience. I agree that We should stop pumping CO2 in the > atmosphere. ICE cars should be phased out more aggressively. > Governments should give tax breaks to companies with work from home > policies ? > > On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 08:37, George C. G. Barbosa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > It could be a solution to the heat problem, but then we would keep > pumping CO2 into the atmosphere, which would increase ocean acidification, > which would disrupt the ecosystem even more. Plankton in the ocean accounts > for roughly 1/2 of the oxygen we breathe. My point is: this is a hard > problem. The solution won't be simple. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 9:27 PM Loganaden Velvindron via Starlink < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> This should get deployed asap. > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 20, 2023, 02:55 Dave Taht via Starlink < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> MIT has a pretty innovative proposal here: > >>> > >>> https://senseable.mit.edu/space-bubbles/ > >>> -- > >>> Podcast: > >>> https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:705879391022711 > >>> 1937/ > >>> Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Starlink mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Starlink mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > _______________________________________________ > Starlink mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > >
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