Share this page!

AukeHoekstra Profile picture
Twitter logo
13 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Good point by @EmilDimanchev: addressing climate change seems costly only in economic model that adhere to the myth the current situation is optimal, ignoring path dependency.

Talking to him gives me hope: brilliant young man that chooses making a difference over making money.
And here the consistency right @nworbmot sheds some more light on the issue.
For me these kinds of reasonings made me want to develop better pathways in NEONresearch.nl using ABM as outlined in this article: hindawi.com/journals/compl…

(I'm looking for a post-doc that wants to be my right hand person practically managing NEON to max. output btw.)
Our approach is to find the pathways that we would like to happen, and then find the tipping points and lock-ins that make sure they do happen.

I firmly believe scientists can be objective about facts and methods while still striving for max. positive societal impact.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with AukeHoekstra

AukeHoekstra Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @AukeHoekstra

AukeHoekstra Profile picture
14 Oct
New paper in @nature shows how to prioritize ecosystem restoration for maximum effect: 60% less extinctions and 300 Gt CO2 stored by restoring 15% of converted lands.

nature.com/articles/d4158…

nature.com/articles/s4158…

I think fertile land is our most precious commodity. ImageImage
As @hausfath points out (ht @Gio_tweets) the authors equate 300 Gt CO2 to 30% of human emitted CO2 that ended up in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.

This is technically true, but it's only 15% of all CO2 we emitted.

What's going on here?
Well, the fact is that humans emitted 2000 Gt CO2 and only half of it ended up in the atmosphere. The rest was absorbed by the oceans (and the land).

Why is that important?
Read 7 tweets
AukeHoekstra Profile picture
14 Oct
The aviation industry is pretending to work on emission reduction but in fact its 'behind closed doors' lobbyist dominated ICAO organisation and the Corsia program seem only intend on cooking the books.
Also, not mentioned by prof. Helge Peukert is the idea that your flight doesn't emit CO2 because the airline planted trees. Unfortunately that is something we need to do anyway and the amount of trees you can plant and its effect is limited.
So we are left with an industry that only want to grow, knowing that this means more CO2 emissions, and is trying every trick in the book to avoid improving the situation. This needs to change!

Let's start by having them pay taxes just like everybody else. Esp. tax kerosine!
Read 5 tweets
AukeHoekstra Profile picture
8 Oct
Miracle cure eFuels comes to the rescue of the German car industry! That is what I understand from the recent reactions in German politics. E.g. from @_FriedrichMerz (@CDU) as discussed by @Stefan_Hajek in @wiwo.

Unfortunately, reality is uncooperative.
wiwo.de/technologie/fo…
You see, it IS eminently possible to power the trusted combustion engine with fuels that are produced using low carbon electricity. That's not the problem.

The problem is that you need A LOT MORE ENERGY while propping up an engine whose only advantage is that it can burn stuff.
Let's look at that engine first. Don't get me wrong: Germany should be proud at the heights to which it has taken this extremely complex marvel of engineering. The electric motor is simple by comparison. But also better on all fronts. Image
Read 6 tweets
AukeHoekstra Profile picture
8 Oct
Grand demonstration today in Heeze-Leende of a new perpetuum mobile from energytowers.de.

It promises continuus energy without nuclear, fossil, wind or solar.

Hooray!
Can you see if it will work as advertised?
(Explanation starts at 40 seconds and ends at 1:36.)
Perpetuum mobiles violate the first or second law of thermodynamics so scientists scoff at them. But often it is not trivial to prove a specific perpetuum mobile will not work.

In this case though it's analogous to an old idea that's already been disproven called the float belt.
Read 9 tweets
AukeHoekstra Profile picture
4 Oct
I have two words for the Netherlands:

face
masks
Some (ofter traditional) experts maintain transmission is through larger droplets (propelled while sneezing etc.) and contaminated surfaces.

I think a 2nd and growing group of experts has the evidence to prove it's also (and probably largely) aerosols.
technologyreview.com/2020/10/02/100…
What does this mean?
It means you get it from inhaling the air that's exhaled by infected ppl.

When are you at risk?
Imagine persons around you are smoking. Would you breathe in lots of their exhaled smoke? Not safe. Go outside.

Talking/shouting/singing makes it much worse.
Read 7 tweets
AukeHoekstra Profile picture
1 Oct
I have the feeling that this election will not be like others and that Americans don't grasp the enormity of this election.

EVERY MOVE that this president and his party can get away with will be used to CHEAT the majority out of a victory.

NOT every LEGAL move, but EVERY move.
Expect organised riots and intimidation at polling stations. Disqualifying/destroying mail-in ballots. Malfunctioning polling machines. Rows at certain polling stations. Misusing police. Legal loopholes. Online troll armies.

The works.

It's NOT going to be business as usual.
You saw in the last debate how this president behaves when everybody's looking. Imagine what he will do behind the screens.

I studied public administration and most dictatorships where democracies before something like this happened.
I honestly don't think that's hyperbole.
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get email notifications when new thread is out from this Author!

Check out other threads from this Author!

Read all threads by @AukeHoekstra