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Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?

Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?

Published by skeptic

Irene Velez Torres and Stientje van Veldhoven, ministers from Colombia and the Netherlands, embrace at the end of the conference in Santa Marta, Colombia Ivan Valencia/Associated Press/Alamy When almost every country met in Brazil last November for the annual United Nations climate summit COP30, hopes were high they would draft a roadmap for the “transition away from fossil fuels” they previously called for. But the objections of petrostates prevented the final text from even mentioning fossil fuels. In response, Colombia and the Netherlands hosted a conference this week on the transition away from fossil fuels, inviting 57 countries to the coal-exporting port of Santa Marta in Colombia. This “coalition of the willing” included climate stalwarts like the European Union and the UK, but also major oil exporters like Canada, Nigeria and Norway. The summit sent a message that countries should double down on renewables rather than fossil fuels in response to the energy crisis sparked by the Iran War. It represented a step toward figuring out how to actually do that, although some observers doubted …

Analysis-Ukraine’s Drone Masters Eye Iran War to Kickstart Export Ambitions

Analysis-Ukraine’s Drone Masters Eye Iran War to Kickstart Export Ambitions

Published by Sam Flores

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder LONDON/KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict ⁠in ⁠the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global. In ⁠an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has criss-crossed the Gulf region this weekend to hash out deals with countries that have been targeted by waves of ​Iranian drone attacks this month. “Ukraine is sharing expertise that is not available in the Middle East,” Zelenskiy told Reuters in an interview last week. “Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is one part of the defense.” Indeed, Ukraine has signed framework cooperation ‌deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar in recent days, and has ‌said one is in the works with the United Arab Emirates. Zelenskiy has stressed that arms sales must be decided at the government level, warning businesses against engaging with clients directly. Ukraine’s drone sector is chomping at the bit. “Everybody …

Liam Delap hopes Liam Rosenior reunion can help kickstart Chelsea career

Liam Delap hopes Liam Rosenior reunion can help kickstart Chelsea career

Published by Sam Flores

His three goals for Chelsea have come against Barcelona, Fulham and ES Tunis at last summer’s Club World Cup, but recently there are definitely signs of improvement in his stop-start first term at Stamford Bridge. He is beginning to hold the ball up better, bring others into play, run the line with more intensity and ask more questions of the centre-backs keeping tabs on him. Source link

The Best HIIT Workout to Kickstart Your New Year

The Best HIIT Workout to Kickstart Your New Year

Published by Jenni Sidey

A HIIT workout can be tricky to define because, at its core, it just means a string of exercises that gets your heart racing, providing a cardio boost to what would otherwise be a serviceable, but less kinetic workout. As Lucie Cowan, a UK-based physical trainer from Third Space, puts it: “HIIT or High-intensity interval training, simply means a workout that mixes periods of hard or all-out effort with shorter rest periods. It has been proven to be an extremely effective and time-efficient form of training.” But there are some caveats for how to optimize it. “You’ll only reap the benefits if you push yourself out of your comfort zone,” she adds. “As exercise intervals must be performed at an intensity of at least 80 per cent of your max heart rate.” What are the benefits? A recent meta analysis of studies into HIIT found it reduced both total abdominal and visceral fat mass. What’s more, because you’re working hard for an intense burst, 20 minutes is more than enough to reap the benefits. “HIIT …

18 inspiring L.A. run clubs to kickstart your running era

18 inspiring L.A. run clubs to kickstart your running era

Published by Sam Flores

Most runners, whether ultra-marathoners or leisurely joggers, have had times when running felt daunting. Kate Olson has completed two 100-mile races in under 23 hours (she also set the course record for both, no big deal), but there was a time when even she was perplexed at the idea of running any race longer than a 5K (3.1 miles). Why would anyone do that to themselves? When she started attempting longer distances, Olson would listen to music and set goals for herself: “All right, I’m gonna run for six songs,” she’d promise. Then once she got comfortable, she’d add an additional song. “It was an insanely slow process,” she said. For over a decade, Olson ran by herself. But she eventually found a running community that made her feel like family. In 2019, she started making a spreadsheet of all the active run clubs in L.A. and counted more than 100. While many of those clubs paused during the pandemic and never came back, a new wave of runners and clubs has since emerged. Olson, …