Paul Brannen 🇺🇦 @PaulBrannenNE@respublicae.eu

The most reliable & already existing technology for removing carbon from the atmosphere & safely storing it is via the increased use of wood in construction. See the science here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00038628.2021.1896471 @CEIBois @JonahFisherBBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64321623

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@Protons4B @DavidHowey @europanels_EPF Michael, could you follow me so I can direct message you. Thanks.

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@EnergyCropsUK Is the farmer consciously referring to this approach as agroforestry? Or at least happy for others to do so?

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RT @OceanCEO: Worth retweeting just in case there’s anyone out there still believing the twin myths of ‘heat pumps don’t work in the cold’ and ‘the grid won’t be able to take it’. 🤦

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@ForestDefence @EUClimateAction @CEIBois @c_kulterer I think we should make common cause around increasing the % of wood that makes it into long life harvested wood products. Products that can then substitute for carbon intensive steel & concrete, responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions. We've an extra 2 billion to house by 2050.

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Good to see the HoHo building in Vienna, one of the tallest wooden buildings in Europe, being used to illustrate the benefit of storing carbon in the built environment in a presentation today by ⁦@EUClimateAction⁩ ⁦@CEIBois⁩ ⁦@c_kulterer⁩

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@DavidHowey It's a tricky one this. You will gain an immediate reduction in your fuel bills but the net climate benefit won't kick in until you've 'paid off' the carbon released while making the polyurethane, 5-10 years? This is the sting in the tail with most insulation. @europanels_EPF

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@DavidHowey What is the insulation material made from David? Thanks

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RT @DavidHowey: External wall insulation is going up fast now on our house and coinciding with a cold spell (-3degC ATM). I’m astounded at the difference in thermal comfort it’s already making. I knew it would, but I had no idea that it would *feel* so much warmer. Insulate Britain!

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This is good climate news.
RT @janrosenow: NEW RECORD: Europe has never added more renewable energy capacity as in 2022.

Wind and solar are becoming the backbone of the energy transition.

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RT @RuthReichstein: Now happening: press conference on #NewEuropeanBauhaus w. European Parliament & Commissioners @ElisaFerreiraEC @GabrielMariya presenting our first progress report & NEB criteria in the Compass. All info here: https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/new-european-bauhaus-progress-report_en

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Brilliant graphic. Watch Germany ditching Russian natural gas:
RT @simongerman600: Bye, Russia! Animation shows where Germany has been getting its natural gas from. Source: https://t.co/c4nxJOwcxi

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RT @TetlowTweets: Great to see @CSkidmoreUK raise the political importance of cross-party working on the environment as part of the launch of “mission zero” this morning.

The @EnvironmentAPPG, which Chris chairs, helps to bring Parliamentarians together on this issue 👉 https://environment.inparliament.uk/

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RT @PEFC: While other #construction materials emit large amounts of CO2, #wood does the opposite: it stores carbon, even after a tree has been harvested. Replacing steel and concrete with wood could reduce global CO2 emissions by 31%. #DesigningTheFutureWithSustainableTimber

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With regards achieving Net Zero the UK government are in danger of talking about how well they played in the first half (& they did, 1st country to sign up to NZ) but they really aren't playing well in the second half hence https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/18/court-orders-uk-government-to-explain-how-net-zero-policies-will-reach-targets

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"Net zero will ultimately leave us warmer and richer."
"Over promising and under delivering not an option."
"Wall of capital that stands to be invested."
All good points made by @CSkidmoreUK today at @KingsCollegeLon
RT @horton_official: And here’s the man himself. He’s looking forward to getting back into the work of making sure net zero policies are implemented now he’s submitted his 300+ page report @CSkidmoreUK

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RT @CSkidmoreUK: Mission Zero: The Net Zero Review is formally launching at 11.30am this morning.

To watch speeches from myself @grahamstuart and a panel discussion with @ChiefExecUK100_ @NinaSkorupska @REAssociation @LloydsBank and @nationalgriduk join the livestream link below...

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Great example of rethinking the built environment. Demolition has to be the last resort. 'Building on top' often possible as the original building often 'over engineered' ie it's foundations capable of taking a lot more weight on top & a wooden extension is light @CEIBois
RT @SustainableTall: This is a really interesting vertical extension

A 6-storey 1980’s office block in Mumbai with 16 residential floors added in 2022

https://www.dezeen.com/2023/01/13/studio-symbiosis-id-origins-mumbai-office-renovation-extension/

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@CoopPartyLocal @SBarryStanners @LabLinda75 Note: stone wool and glass wool are nothing to do with sheep's wool. Rather they are made by taking minerals and heating them to 1,500 degrees almost certainly by burning fossil fuels & hence their high level of embodied carbon.

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@CoopPartyLocal @SBarryStanners @LabLinda75 Better insulation is needed in most homes, even new builds, but it's important to consider what it is made from. The vast majority of insulations are made using fossil fuels which negates a portion of their climate benefit. Look instead for nature- based eg wood fibre, hemp etc

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