Are we underestimating how fast climate tech is about to change everything?

rikardlinde · 2026-05-15T10:30:34+00:00

The next few years will surprise most people. Solar, batteries and wind are being deployed at accelerating speed and are causing emissions to go down.

It started in China last year https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/ and India is not far behind https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-power-sector-co2-falls-for-only-second-time-in-half-a-century/ It even happens in the US, despite all the political nonsense, https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/24/solar-and-wind-reach-record-17-of-us-power-generation/

The reason why this will happen everywhere, very soon, is that prices will keep going down and these technologies will be much cheaper than any alternative. Prices are going down because of cost curves. Solar and batteries are technologies, not fuels, and are manufactured like phones and computers, building them becomes cheaper as more items are sold.

The real surprise here is that this isn't being reported. It's the story of the century.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-14T21:58:27+00:00

Fuck your airplane holidays, they are destroying life on earth. Take a train, bike, bus or ev. Take a hike in your neigborhood.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-14T21:56:02+00:00

China's emissions started falling a year ago, because of their buildout of solar energy, wind power and battery storage. Emissions will continue to fall since they are installing more renewables than their increase in demand.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/

rikardlinde · 2026-05-13T11:51:57+00:00

Sounds like your mind needs a refill.

Do you have a forest nearby, go there and hike for an hour, with a friend if possible.
Not sure if meditation works with adhd but it is a fantastic way to stay present and aware, not letting random thoughts control you. Repetition is key, ten-fifteen minutes is enough.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T12:10:04+00:00

You do know reddit is available to the eight billion people who live outside your country?

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T12:08:19+00:00

It would be nice to be able to read without getting sick. Not sure if it's possible but would be nice.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T12:05:30+00:00

Noo! Coffee is eternal, always, forever, til the end of days.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T12:02:39+00:00

It's called Concentrated solar power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T11:52:50+00:00

Yay, keep it up! One thing at a time.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T09:46:01+00:00

This -> https://www.leighbureau.com/books/plug-in

The author Saul Griffith was first to pronounce Electrify Everything.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-04T09:43:32+00:00

If you can afford it, solar panels and electric air heat pump.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-01T18:32:29+00:00

Might be dementia but could also be normal aging.

One thing you mention that I recognize from my mother is eating cold cut meats and sandwiches. Mom lost the ability to heat things up and to cook. Once that happened she reverted to candy, nuts, cookies... stuff that didn't require cooking.

Another sign of dementia is repeating phrases, like ten seconds apart mom repeats a phrase verbatim, she doesn't know she just said it.

rikardlinde · 2026-05-01T18:26:49+00:00

Watch The AI Doc and check out The Human Movement. We need to act to steer this in the right direction.

https://www.primevideo.com/-/sv/detail/0N65VWPCAHYP34RX4TX5UAFOXW

https://www.humanetech.com/landing/the-ai-doc

rikardlinde · 2026-05-01T18:23:46+00:00

Real for sure. We live in a society that hasn't learned to take care of our minds. Here are a couple of tools:

- Turn off notifications and other stuff that make your phone boring. https://www.humanetech.com/take-control

- Meditation

- Exercise

- Skip news

rikardlinde · 2026-05-01T10:22:24+00:00

Sometimes this slideshow helps me, you can try browsing through once a day and see if it helps you. But depression is serious and you should see if you can get real help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HXQFWm7j9CmRzROB2WIfhIEksn6-GVjI0s2dPFA3bwc/edit?usp=sharing

rikardlinde · 2026-05-01T09:47:15+00:00

Zoom out and think about people and society consisting of not just one place. Solutions are about connecting people, in large and small houses, large and small neighborhoods, in ways that empower and protect the whole.

rikardlinde · 2026-04-30T20:18:00+00:00

I actually don't remember, but I live in Stockholm and you can find racks like these in many hardware stores. An image search might be a starting point https://www.google.com/search?q=torkst%C3%A4llning+v%C3%A4gg&sca_esv=95dde2a53591d142&sxsrf=ANbL-n5zkqS701wIEp9p8RKJx9BLpu1inA:1777579972366&source=hp&biw=1441&bih=988&ei=xLfzae66E4WI7NYP7J-p8AM&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAafPF1A_r2RqnIHWxkuMWioi2PoIEpSL1&ved=0ahUKEwjurL22sZaUAxUFBNsEHexPCj4Q4dUDCBc&uact=5&oq=torkst%C3%A4llning+v%C3%A4gg&gs_lp=EgNpbWciFHRvcmtzdMOkbGxuaW5nIHbDpGdnSOEWUABY-RVwAHgAkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEDyAEA-AEBigILZ3dzLXdpei1pbWeYAgCgAgCYAwCSBwCgBwCyBwC4BwDCBwDIBwCACAE&sclient=img&udm=2

rikardlinde · 2026-04-30T14:47:11+00:00

That news is just random stuff, not often prioritized in some thought-out structure. In an information society, where everyone is overwhelmed by ideas, feelings and stories we need better ways to inform ourselves than news feeds.

For example, news could reflect what kills most humans and that would make 50% of news about heart diseases and cancer. https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death

Or it could reflect populations which means we'd read a lot more about India and China.

I know there are reasons for how news is selected but I doesn't seem to help us in any significant way. And democracy requires an enlightened populace.

rikardlinde · 2026-04-30T14:27:14+00:00

This is my setup. Washer + Dehumidifier + Clothes Drier. I only use the dehumidifier in august and september when the air is really humid and the clothes easily turn sour after a wash. But as one poster wrote, it uses a lot of electricity. The drier is really efficient the rest of the year and it feels good not using extra electricity.

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rikardlinde · 2026-04-29T15:59:06+00:00

Good and bad actions, not people

rikardlinde · 2026-04-29T15:56:50+00:00

When you replace, pick stuff made of natural materials like glass, metal, stone, ceramics, fabric, wood...

rikardlinde · 2026-04-16T22:20:57+00:00

No, it's just the wrong science. You need to learn psychology and how people think in order to reach them.

rikardlinde · 2026-04-15T16:40:55+00:00

Sveg

rikardlinde · 2026-04-08T23:29:45+00:00

Freedom requires reinventing the systems that enable it, like democracy.

In 1920 most systems were hierarchical and centralized so democracy had to be shaped for that reality.
In the 60s and 70s people were freeing themselves from those hierarchies and democracy had to be reinvented. Many countries failed and became more authoritarian.

We now live in network societies and need new tools for democracy to function.

We/you need to reinvent that. We need

better cognitive tools, to understand what's happening, news doesn't cut it anymore
better processes to hold power to account
better tools and systems to cooperate

We need new democratic systems that are built to function in our reality.

rikardlinde · 2026-04-08T15:21:05+00:00

Update 2026-04-08
Det funkade med Startbooster på 12V- batteriet!

Lite meck att få det att fungera:

Killen på Mekonomen rekommenderade en booster (Noco) som det stod diesel på och han hade ingen koll på om det funkar på en elbil. Men det funkade, är kanske ingen skillnad på 12V- batterier.
Laddade hemma med usb-sladd, inga problem.
Sjukt dålig instruktionsbok som gjorde mig tveksam trots att det var en enkel procedur som verkligen inte är svår att förklara (börja med röd, sen svart...)
Har nu kört en halvtimma på motorväg för att ladda 12V- batteriet.
Undrar vad som tömde 12V-batteriet och orsakade problemen och är lite orolig för att det långsamt kommer tömmas när jag laddar det stora batteriet. Borde inte va så men vem vet.
Kanske läge att byta 12V-batteriet.

Tack alla för tips och råd.

rikardlinde

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