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Overview
It is strange times in which we’re all living. None of us has ever experienced anything like this “Coronavirus normality”. This time we discuss the things that have changed, what will continue to be different and what we can learn from this new normal.
Take away actions
- Think smarter about power usage, travel and all forms of consumption
- Do you need it (gadget, clothes, etc)?
- Better life planning – reduce
- Continue with the regular exercise
- Continue (or start) growing your own food – apply for an allotment – the government is bound by law to meet the demand
- “Use, Reuse, Recycle” could change to “Refuse (to buy), Reduce, Use, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle”
- Net Zero is best achieved by not using electricity in the first place, not by masking excessive use with offsetting projects
- Grow/make/do it yourself rules – learn by doing
Timings
03:10 – Short term impact of Coronavirus normality
04:55 – Traffic reduction
08:00 – Food
12:05 – Online shopping
15:00 – New normal
21:29 – Actions to take
Fact Bucket
- The UK went 18 days and 6 hours without burning coal for electricity – longest period since 1882
- British cities have lost 65 per cent of allotment land since the mid-twentieth century
- Amazon has hired 175,000 additional people during the COVID Crisis
- U.K. cut emissions by 31% during lockdown, compared to a global average of 17%.
Useful Info
- Drax Electric Insights – energy use reports & dashboards.
- And the confusing article about power demand reduction.
Contact us if you have any views on Coronavirus normality or want to be on the show – we’d love to have you.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks as always to Harriet Teagle for her Green Elephant artwork.
