This Weather.....

[Not in Crawley]

Stunning today - 7 mile walk this morning in the Darenth Valley. Lavender resplendent, glorious corn fields, was like a piece of Vaughan Williams music.

[Sweep]

2 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Stunning today - 7 mile walk this morning in the Darenth Valley. Lavender resplendent, glorious corn fields, was like a piece of Vaughan Williams music.

Nice here, a 9 mile walk around Rutland Water, with the doggies. Just got back home and been invited to a mates BBQ. Summer is here 

[gonzo]

Grim as fuck in Nelson. Nothing to do with the weather though

[athywhite1958]

It always rains for Wimbledon, be nice now for a bit

[Zico]

7 hours ago, gonzo said:

Just bad weather

"They" won't be so dismissive when locals start to migrate from excessively hot countries to cooler climates 

Climate migrants 

They'll be a thing soon enough in the UK 

Coming over here nicking all our cool breezes

[globaldiver]

1 minute ago, Zico said:

"They" won't be so dismissive when locals start to migrate from excessively hot countries to cooler climates 

Climate migrants 

They'll be a thing soon enough in the UK 

Coming over here nicking all our cool breezes

Wait for the climate/weather lockdowns as well.

[Spider]

5 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Wait for the climate/weather lockdowns as well.

You’re getting a bit Matt Le Tiss

Stop it 😊

[globaldiver]

7 minutes ago, Spider said:

You’re getting a bit Matt Le Tiss

Stop it 😊

Not me…….

https://www.greenmatters.com/weather-and-global-warming/climate-lockdowns

[Spider]

9 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Not me…….

https://www.greenmatters.com/weather-and-global-warming/climate-lockdowns

That’s just gone in at Number One on the Things That Won’t Happen chart

[MickyD]

22 minutes ago, Zico said:

"They" won't be so dismissive when locals start to migrate from excessively hot countries to cooler climates 

Climate migrants 

They'll be a thing soon enough in the UK 

Coming over here nicking all our cool breezes

They’re already doing that in USA. Opposite way round at the moment where the inhabitants of the northern states head south for winter. Known as ‘Snowbirds’ they massively increase Florida’s population during the north’s snowfall period.

I’m no expert but there must be some middle ground between the snowy north and hot-as-fuck south where folk from both areas can escape their own areas.

[Traf]

21 minutes ago, Spider said:

You’re getting a bit Matt Le Tiss

Stop it 😊

He's more Ricky Lambert...

[Zico]

28 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Wait for the climate/weather lockdowns as well.

It's either that or 1.2 billion climate refugees by 2050 

https://www.zurich.com/en/media/magazine/2022/there-could-be-1-2-billion-climate-refugees-by-2050-here-s-what-you-need-to-know

 

[gonzo]

Well when my gaff is under water Ill be moving to Notlob. 

Wheres best? 

[Spider]

3 minutes ago, Traf said:

He's more Ricky Lambert...

Thing is he’s not

Clever gent, and I would imagine very keen that we don’t fuck up coral reefs and other delicate ecosystems….

[Traf]

6 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Well when my gaff is under water Ill be moving to Notlob. 

Wheres best? 

Not Bolton

[globaldiver]

9 minutes ago, Spider said:

Thing is he’s not

Clever gent, and I would imagine very keen that we don’t fuck up coral reefs and other delicate ecosystems….

I’m significantly invested in future technologies, certainly not coal….

[Spider]

Just now, globaldiver said:

I’m significantly invested in future technologies, certainly not coal….

invested in renewables but happy for fossil fuels to continue adding to the problem?

I assume your investments are for financial gain rather than a moral crusade…. 😇

[globaldiver]

10 minutes ago, Spider said:

invested in renewables but happy for fossil fuels to continue adding to the problem?

I assume your investments are for financial gain rather than a moral crusade…. 😇

You assume incorrectly.

My view is that if a company hasn’t made the required changes by 2050 (or similar), then they won’t have a viable future. Therefore investing in the future is best for the planet and me. 

I’ve been interested since the mid 80s, I think Friends Provident launched their Stewardship Fund in 1985 and then the Ecology fund started in 1988.

Both have performed well.

[Spider]

7 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

You assume incorrectly.

My view is that if a company hasn’t made the required changes by 2050 (or similar), then they won’t have a viable future. Therefore investing in the future is best for the planet and me. 

I’ve been interested since the mid 80s, I think Friends Provident launched their Stewardship Fund in 1985 and then the Ecology fund started in 1988.

Both have performed well.

So if a company starts to underperform, despite a morally sound outlook, you’ll stay invested?

For what it’s worth, have a look at a Swedish company called Nibe. You can buy me a pint in a few years….

[globaldiver]

7 minutes ago, Spider said:

So if a company starts to underperform, despite a morally sound outlook, you’ll stay invested?

For what it’s worth, have a look at a Swedish company called Nibe. You can buy me a pint in a few years….

I don’t invest directly in many companies, I’m more content being in funds, as my money is managed. I think it more appropriate to pay for management of ethically invested funds, as there are wider issues and understanding to consider, that it is too difficult for (this) individual investor to access.

Philosophically I’d look to stay invested and ride the ups and downs.

I’ll look at Nibe.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

That’s just gone in at Number One on the Things That Won’t Happen chart

Before 2019 you'd have probably said the same about a novel virus.

As it happens, a minor version of that has already happened- Greece (iirc) introduced a system whereby only certain number plates could go on the roads on a given day. 

Ulez, ltns etc all minor versions.

Should things continue as they are, it is certainly feasible that draconian measures come into being. Maybe not like those suggested, but of some form.

As pointed out in the article, shots from space showed clean air over China illustrated changes during covid so there is some evidence that measures may work, but hopefully the world will get its act together before the need.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Changed by pension set up a year or two back, such that a chunk is now in green/environmental businesses.

Happen it's time to invest with Dale Vince...

[gonzo]

The jet stream is saving us from whats happening further south. No sign of it shifting for the next two weeks at least either.

Wet and windy for the foreseeable.

[L/H White]

2 hours ago, Spider said:

You’re getting a bit Matt Le Tiss

Stop it 😊

He's one puddled boy Matt

Makes me piss when they're all promoting that CBD oil and those gummie bears 

[MickyD]

31 minutes ago, gonzo said:

The jet stream is saving us from whats happening further south. No sign of it shifting for the next two weeks at least either.

Wet and windy for the foreseeable.

That fucking cunt Saint Swithin’s fault.