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Chat-GPT, what does a four degrees C world mean for life on earth? DALL-E, can you paint that?
Chat-GPT, what does a four degrees C world mean for life on earth? DALL-E, can you paint that? “A four degrees Celsius increase in global average temperature above pre-industrial levels would likely have catastrophic and irreversible impacts on life on Earth. This level of warming would be considered as a “Hothouse Earth” scenario, beyond which Read more
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Restricting the right to protest – is revolution coming?
Yesterday in the UK new legislation came into force that restricts the ability to protest. The background is here; the announcement from yesterday is here. We will find out what this truly means in the weeks, months and years ahead. About a year ago I chaired a panel discussion involving respected professionals around the world Read more
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The Mott MacDonald journey continues at UWE
š¢ BREAKING NEWS Iām delighted to announce that my role as the Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility that started in 2018 has been extended by a further three years. My love of transport stretches back into the last century, but it was a flurry of excitement in the transport sector in the mid 2010s Read more
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What the Zuck?
Hey – what do you think of my Zen Diagram? There is so much to learn from billionaires these days. I can see what the problem is now. We’ve let truth get out of control. Maybe we’ve become too godly. A quick scan online of the Ten Commandments brings me to number nine which is Read more
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Happy valentines day, I’d fly anywhere just to be with you
Happy valentines day, I’d fly anywhere just to be with you. Taylor Swift’s private jet use puts carbon credits, personal choice and personal influence under the spotlight. Taylor Swift is making headlines, and not just attracting the attention of swifties. For those in the dark, it seems she now has only one private jet. This Read more
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Madness lies in doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result – from transport planning to Triple Access Planning
Madness lies in doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. So instead of transport planning in the paradigm of predict and provide, we bring you Triple Access Planning (TAP) in the paradigm of Decide and Provide. While transport planning has continued to evolve, it has remained tethered for too Read more
What the hell is going on? 