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from BBC News (UK)
Climate change: Electrical industry's 'dirty secret' boosts warming
It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned. Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical industry to prevent short circuits and accidents. But leaks of the little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the EU in 2017 were the equivalent of putting an extra 1.3 million cars on the road. Levels are rising as an unintended consequence of the green energy boom. Cheap and non-flammable, SF6 is a colourless, odourless, synthetic gas. It makes a hugely effective insulating material for medium and high-voltage electrical installations.
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from CNN
Meet the smoking-free, carbon-negative country that passes no law unless it improves citizens' well-being
On the eastern edge of the Himalayas, nestled between India and Tibet, lies the tiny nation of Druk Yul, better known as Bhutan. In Bhutanese, the name means "Land of the Thunder Dragon," a nod to the violent storms that pound the rugged mountain peaks and flood the lush valleys.
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Victorian London in colour: Fascinating colourised photos bring the street sellers, child labourers and busking musicians of the 1870s capital to life
Street sellers, child labourers and busking musicians from Victorian London have been vividly brought to life in a series of fascinating colourised images. The photos were taken in the 1870s, the decade Charles Dickens passed away, by Scottish photographer John Thomson and give a glimpse into the daily grind of life in the capital over 150 years ago. Unlike most pictures released at the time, the pictures depict poverty and the backbreaking work undertaken by London's working class. Eleven images have been colourised by Grant Kemp, a graphic designer who hopes the evocative images vividly portray what conditions were like for those working in the city in the 19th century. From 1873 to 1877, Scottish photographer John Thomson collaborated with journalist Adolphe Smith to document the lives of London's urban poor,' explained Kemp.
from Daily Mail (UK)
Victorian London in colour: Fascinating colourised photos bring the street sellers, child labourers and busking musicians of the 1870s capital to life
Street sellers, child labourers and busking musicians from Victorian London have been vividly brought to life in a series of fascinating colourised images. The photos were taken in the 1870s, the decade Charles Dickens passed away, by Scottish photographer John Thomson and give a glimpse into the daily grind of life in the capital over 150 years ago. Unlike most pictures released at the time, the pictures depict poverty and the backbreaking work undertaken by London's working class. Eleven images have been colourised by Grant Kemp, a graphic designer who hopes the evocative images vividly portray what conditions were like for those working in the city in the 19th century. From 1873 to 1877, Scottish photographer John Thomson collaborated with journalist Adolphe Smith to document the lives of London's urban poor,' explained Kemp.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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