#StopBurningStuff

[@alencaru]

I'm impressed how far you guys (Fully Charged) have gone, before you were talking about electric cars, now you are talking about everything related to clean energy and climate change. You guys are amazing!! Thank you for the good information, and good journalism.

[@randomreviewz]

Yeah good job but they need to make an episode about the massive toxic emissions from tires covering earth, or perhaps I've missed that.

[@tomstruct]

@@randomreviewz there was a podcast about it

[@randomreviewz]

@@tomstruct thx i will check out the podcast

[@kojibu]

Shed a few tears of hope on this one. For someone who's been in the renewable energy industry for almost a decade in a developing country, it's so inspiring to see where the folks at the adoption acceleration frontier are. Please know that what you are doing in the West, and the speed at which you do it, matters tremendously for the rest of us. Godspeed.

[@konradabel2353]

The one major barrier to entry for most people on the planet for all of this is cost. Which I think everyone tends to forget about.

[@FrozenDung]

That's why it should be subsidised, exactly like fuel is now!

[@davidsommen1324]

No one claimed the fight against climate change would be cheap. It might be the most expensive thing we ever have to do up til now. But it will be way cheaper than the alternative.

[@linmal2242]

@@FrozenDung Yes, why is the oil industry still getting subsidised by governments?

[@Tore_Lund]

It saves money to do and use less!

[@itekani]

Petrol and gas is not getting any cheaper.

[@just_chris1630]

What I'd like to see at COP 26 is an empty space where the Australia clause would normally be. IE I would like to see the majority of the world move forward. If that means leaving some behind so be it. Let the world move on, tax the imports from the laggards but don't stop the whole deal to be inclusive - we're past that now.

[@John.0z]

Bloody Scott Morrison seems to be silly enough to think that he is going to get away with attending COP26 with a 6-year-old "plan", that was never honest or viable. He should be sent a serious message - *you* and your laggard actions are the problem.

[@Flipflop324]

We might need the same empty space for Canada too, we are still firmly in the hands of the oil, coal and gas industry, photogenic PM or no. Sorry :-(

[@jamiefox54]

Thanks for saying this. The laggards will be shamed into joining a few years later anyway, so let's get an actual good deal and leave some people out.

[@Tore_Lund]

Sadly, Australia in not the only country not taking this seriously at all, but we should start a boycott of Australian products.

[@paulsutton5896]

The villain of the piece is China. China is very smug about having stolen everybody else's technology, and having been able to wrest their manufacturing away from them. But China stole not only their manufacturing. China stole the carbon dioxide production which goes with it. The rest of the world should boycott Chinese products until China's manufacturing is as clean as we would insist on, if they had not stolen it.

[@alexbrent3799]

This should be compulsory viewing for all MP's ;) Thank you so much for putting this together so well and thanks to all involved

[@avanlaar1836]

Agree: all MP’s all over the world should see this including those in charge: So also all governments!

[@bujin1977]

The same MPs who just voted to pollute British rivers with raw sewage? I have a sneaking suspicion they won't care. It's not the MPs who need to see this stuff. It's the people who elect those MPs.

[@GrahamRead101]

@@bujin1977 it’s really not that straight forward (it never is). the government voted down a clause in the new Environment Bill to further tighten laws on allowable sewage discharge when the system is overwhelmed with rain water. The system has been underinvested in for decades. It's a industry wide problem that needs attention and it will cost trillions (yes not billions). The law has not yet passed, some of the objections to the specific clause were about there being no impact assessment on the costs of the clause - how they would be met and who pays. It also now looks like the Lords are going to put the clause back in and the government might accept a modified version.

[@coops456]

​@@GrahamRead101 Indeed, and of course the water supply infrastructure was sold off cheaply in c.1989 to speculators. Since then, dividends and bonuses have been the priority, rather than investment in maintaining/improving the infrastructure, while regulation has been toothless. I sincerely hope that the clause gets back in, as it is hardly onerous: "Duty on sewerage undertakers to take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows... sewerage undertaker must demonstrate improvements in the sewerage systems and progressive reductions in the harm caused by untreated sewage discharges." I mean "all reasonable steps" gives the industry plenty of wiggle room.

[@spillarge]

Why? Its nonsense, you are being lied to. read up on the science for yourself, you will be so angry when you find out the truth.

[@FishplateFilms]

Finally ...the adults are back on FUlly Charged! Nice to see you back Robert & crew. Thanks for mentioning "DOwn Under" , our government does not report on howell we /can do with renewables. Cheers Gregg. Brisbane.

[@railvlogger1439]

I never thought it would happen, but I got a little bit emotional watching this.

[@josephcullen2512]

Stop burning stuff… Especially forests

[@144Donn]

Especially the Rain Forest!!

[@singerkgreen]

You know solar panels are made in an electric arc furnace using enormous amounts of coal fired electric..do you suppose we stop burning coal for the production of solar? If so, how will we create solar panels?

[@petergorton9848]

@@singerkgreen doesn't have to be fossil powered - need all green energy - may cost more, but necessary..

[@singerkgreen]

@@petergorton9848 yes it does have to be fossil fuel. You obviously aren't familiar with how solar panels are made. Also you're trying to rush things. When the model t came out, horses were still far better, but over time that changed... The market changes that, not politicians. Why do you think the weight and size of inverters has been reduced so drastically over the last 4 years? Do you think it's by politician order or by the free market buying products funding R and D, making better products so more people can buy? Do you see the irony of you using KZbin which has a server farm that uses more electric than man has ever used in history until now, while preaching about how we need to use green energy? Why are you on such an energy intensive platform like KZbin if you care about fossil fuel? You're disingenuous at best. If you really cared about fossil fuel you wouldn't even have the means to get online...but here you are, using a major fossil fuel burning platform trying to tell other people not to burn fossil fuel...how about you put your money where your mouth is and lead by example instead of being a hypocrite.. you've been on KZbin burning fossil fuel for 8 years??? Time you get off the internet if you care about the planet...make a choice and live by your words. Don't say use green energy while also using fossil fuels your damn self.

[@petergorton9848]

@@singerkgreen you, my friend have a serious problem. You know nothing about me, my 2xEVS, 10kW of PV, my fully sustainable house not my lifestyle. What Icannot work out is why someone like is even trolling the Fully Charged site. Get off your high horse and start being civil to people. You are now blocked, so don't bother stammering a no doubt uncivil reply.

[@markhouston6201]

👏 Can this be on loop in the COP foyers please!

[@jericoba]

🙌🏻

[@ashleypeters8733]

I thoroughly enjoy the Fully Charged channel, and this is by far the best episode they’ve produced!

[@AssaultedPeanut]

Powerful and very clear messaging, excellent presentation, especially in the second half 👍

[@julesdingle]

Pretty epic presentation worthy of the BBC.. well done

[@richardbagnold4592]

Outstanding episode giving the objective facts that are as plain to see as daylight - lovely to see Quentin Wilson again and in full support.

[@Mister-Gee-9999]

Hopefully he won't start selling off "get rich quick" storage pods on the side

[@spillarge]

Nonsense, they didnt give you any scientific facts, it was all theory...read my factual statement in the replies above if you want to educate yourself with the real facts.

[@JackScarlett1]

I know I'm a bit biased but this is beautiful, important work. Bobby for PM!

[@ian666if]

It's easy to say "stop burning stuff" but when you live in a 300 year old cottage and are on a very low income and wood is available on the property, it's the only way to go. Not everyone lives in a town or city with all the "facilities".

[@stevezodiac491]

It's all pie in the sky and an absolute waste of time with China burning many multiples of stuff with their thousands of coke ovens etc. increasing in number all the time, compared to our miniscule reductions. We as a world are burning much more stuff day in day out than we did yesterday and the day before ? Pissing in the ocean comes to mind.

[@ian666if]

@Tesla Power Not an option available on this property, and as stated, a very low income. Couldn't afford to repay any useful amount re a mortgage.

[@mikehomner4724]

Love, love, love this! Thank you... :):)

[@jamesalexander4203]

A really good insight. Thanks for producing this excellent, educational, pragmatic guide to the challenge. I am Environmental Practice Leader with Lockton Companies LLp in London and we have achieved Net Zero accreditation in 2020 and I spend most days helping business managing risk and business exposure - without adding any carbon footprint to the advisory chain. Hats off to the team who curated this episode. I will take this to COP26 with me when i get there.

[@spillarge]

Oh please, if you want an education in climate science and what really drives global climate systems then start here: Solar Electromagnetic variation, Milankovitch cycles, Gravity waves, the Thermohaline cycle, the Hydrological cycle, the Indian Ocean Dipole, the Madden Julian Oscillation, Hadley, the North Atlantic Oscillation, The Quasi Biennial Oscillation, the Coriolis Force, Volcanism, Albedo and El Nino's and la Nina cycles, (ENSO). In other words it's very much about sinusoidal waves and harmonics. It has very little to do with a change of just a few Ppm of one natural compound in isolation. Oh and the Meridional Overturning Circulation in each basin...(MOC)

[@jamesalexander4203]

@@spillarge thanks for the steer. Appreciated JA

[@spillarge]

@@jamesalexander4203 Not sure if you mean what you said. But we are all being misled by the media on the subject of a climate emergency. Its politics, its not science fact. If you want to know how bad all of this has got you need to look at the official temperature data for yourself and then you will see the enormous mismatch between what you are being sold and what is real. These idiots on this video have never looked at any official instrumentally collated climate data in their lives. They are automobile journalists for Christ's sake so everything they bang on about is simply a copy and paste from the dumb media which pays their wages. If you want links to the official data I can supply them....take a look and you will be very surprised, because its not what you are being told.

[@jamesalexander4203]

@@spillarge I was genuinely grateful for your comment. I have been lucky enough to read some of the data you mention. I’m no expert in climate change but I have worked in waste management, agriculture, Arboriculture and environmental insurance. Having been lucky enough to study at Cranfield University - Silsoe College School of Agric and Environmental Management. The past decade has been a massive period of change and, again, I thank you for earlier comments. JA

[@maxnewts]

The Earth and most of its remaining species thanks you for making this video.

[@chillmeister]

I feel there’s some coordinated trolling going on here. Great work FC team! Huge potential and exciting times.

[@chillmeister]

Not at all…just this constant whataboutery that doesn’t achieve anything but simply spreads FUD. What about how FC is funded? What about Cobalt? What about FC team flying? What about the guests and their private jets heading to the FC interview? What about who is funding this “green agenda”. Yep, I dislike, but mostly because it’s vacuous.

[@chillmeister]

@@ChaosSwissroIl And you really think this is advocating neofeudalism? Yes, I think you’re trolling.

[@craigrussell8719]

@@chillmeister I’m not a troll, just asking questions

[@deathlytree434]

@@ChaosSwissroIl how does switching to electric increase state power? The state even gives you tax breaks for going electric so you benefit the most from going green not them.

[@deathlytree434]

@@ChaosSwissroIl how is going electric punishing the serfs? I got an electric car i dont pay for gas and its the best car ive ever had i dont understand how getting the best car ive ever driven be a punishment 🤔

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Efficiency and standardisation are 🔑.

[@jonathanedwardgibson]

Nope. We’ve been chasing that balloon for decades. It’s Consumption we need to curtail. Hard to swallow, but it’s a first-world problem and weaning us is an issue. No magic fusion torch or unicorn battery changes our over-reach of the biota driving the sixth great extinction.

[@MatthewEng2593]

Robert i'm an engineer and have installed a portable heat pump (air conditioner) in my home to heat it. it only cost £300 from B&Q! I think the DIY aproach to heat pumps has been missed.

[@12alocin]

I assume your plan was, a back to front approach.

[@greenfellow1966]

Interesting. How much of your heat does that system supply? What type of system is it?

[@GrahamRead101]

Interesting, how did you plumb in getting outside air into the device via the vents that are usually designed to be inside the property - if you see what I mean

[@MatthewEng2593]

I've done a video on it if your interested

[@GrahamRead101]

@@MatthewEng2593 would be of interest - have you a link to it?

[@grantbotto3504]

Excellent presentation !! Please watch this all the way through. 🙏

[@spillarge]

After the first three minutes of garbage I turned it off. The so called "scientist" hasnt got a clue which is why she forgot to mention H2O which is absolutely huge in climate terms. But apparently she didnt think it was worth a mention.

[@v795619]

Blooming brilliant video and one I will be sharing around. Just such a simple message, the tech is here today to help make the changes we need NOW...stop burning stuff!

[@pompeyexileuk205]

Whilst I agree 100% with what is being said (I have just got an EV) but as far as heating the home, the government have a long way to go to help people move over to heat pumps and the like. In the last couple of weeks, a neighbour of mine had a air heat pump installed. Two weeks before they had thier cavity walls insulated. They had floorboards up different radiators extra pipework and electrics and even had to have the hot water tank fitted in the loft. The cost of the air heat pump installlation was 12.5k (thst didn't include the cavity wall insulation). Our houses are small detatched and I mean...small. Two years ago I had to have a new boiler and had a new one for £2,376 fitted by British Gas. No different pipework, radiators or electrics were needed. Old boiler out of cupboard and new one in...Done. So, over 10k less than a air source heat pump. Going on the government website it says for an air source heat pump they will give me back £5,880 over 7 years at £210 per qtr with a lower pence per kWh. But I still have to fork out £12,500 in one go. Getting a loan at the current 2.9% for £12500 over 7 yrs would cost me £164.39 per mth. For many many people (including me) that just isn't viable. I am not prepared to take on a major loan as a pensioner with a very limited income. To start with, governemt should be making a law that ALL new builds are fitted with heat pumps, solar and batteries or any other technology that means fossil fuels are not required....but that will never happen.

[@pompeyexileuk205]

@BullShark Well as they say, you learn something new every day. I never knew there was such a thing as an electric combi boiler. I am very surprised Fully Charged hasn't ever mentioned them.

[@greenfellow1966]

I agree with most of that up to "never happen". There is a lively conversation about building heating and energy efficiency, so something will happen at some point. We just need to work it out, and we will do.

[@davidsommen1324]

​@BullShark They do, they are literally featured in the manifesto that is attached to this video.

[@DavidKnowles0]

@BullShark why aren't electric combi boilers marketing themselves better?

[@jezlawrence720]

I wish the guy from gridserve was being more specific, like the other two. I think Quentin is overstating batteries for certain things but fair enough. It would have been good if the three of them could have worked together first to say: here's our top five things to be done by UK government in terms of a transformation strategy, at least two of which must be nothing to do with their specific companies. I mean "domestic electrification, storage, generation and load balancing", "grid storage, renewable generation, domestic peer to peer management" and "invest domestically in storage technologies like our lives and livelihoods depends on it because it does" are the top three from their perspective (and I don't necessarily disagree) but what else?

[@Caldermologist]

There are two things you can do that will help the climate a lot that goes beyond what these companies address. Going vegan and stop having more children.

[@spillarge]

Dont you realise that the Government plans to end car ownership? If you people carry on believing their garbage green credentials about saving the world from a rare trace compound you can kiss goodbye to your own freedom to travel at will, unless you like walking or getting on a push bike. wake up and smell the coffee.

[@jezlawrence720]

@@spillarge if public transport network is good enough and there are ways to take a lot of luggage with you when you go on holiday... I really don't care if they ban private car ownership. We wouldn't need it and wouldn't necessarily even miss it, in general terms. If it isn't... they won't be able to ban them without trashing the economy. Don't get me wrong, right now we clearly have a government that doesn't care about that, or anything beyond staying in power. But most governments historically are a bit more sane, and this lot won't last forever. I can absolutely see private cars being banned from city and town centres within maybe 10-15 years,, but not ownership entirely. The rest of the infrastructure wouldn't be ready for at least fifty years in the UK due to the need for massive restructuring of basically all the civil infrastructure to make it work. we would also have to move back to a much more local physical world - local businesses embedded into residential areas etc. Which we should be doing and the start of the pandemic was the ideal time for govt to have thrown money at incentivising exactly those kinds of businesses and start ups. Sadly, Politicians of this generation aren't capable of the kind of infrastructure reimagining we saw circa 1950s.

[@jezlawrence720]

@@spillarge another observation: the citizens of my country (UK) already voted repeatedly to restrict our own freedom of movement and our freedom in general. So apparently we want that. Personally I don't: I enjoy driving, I like being able to go where I want when I want. But my fellow countrymen disagree by a whole 2% margin. Bit sad really, but that's first past the post democracy for you. /Shrug. I'm merely suggesting that, given our situation and the public's desire for becoming a smaller and smaller nation, we make the most of the economic opportunity with good strategic planning and investment.

[@spillarge]

@@jezlawrence720 I agree with much of what you say Jez. But the lie is that it will change global climate systems, politicians wont make the blindest difference to world climate systems, its a lie that they have that power. I see a future similar to yours, although cars will still be a major part of it as they will eventually end all local bus and train services. The difference is that local authorities will own all the electric and driverless cars and the local roads. people will simply use a mobile app to make the nearest electric vehicle stop outside and they will punch in a destination and then sit back. Thats the future, no waiting times, no empty buses and trains, just a quick efficient automated taxi service, paid for on demand and per mile with public ownership.

[@Muppetkeeper]

All the deniers seem to have been drawn here today. Great job team, and I’m on my journey to stop burning stuff, almost there!

[@craigrussell8719]

Apt name by the way 😂

[@Muppetkeeper]

@@craigrussell8719 Yeah, I own all the muppets on KZbin.

[@craigrussell8719]

@@Muppetkeeper haha keep dreaming 😉

[@mattyt6722]

My favourite episode yet... what an inspiring bunch.

[@carolinebois5777]

Excellent intro explanation by Helen

[@ecospider5]

I think we are not admitting the people causing climate change are not really affected by climate change. I have electric cars, solar, electric heat pump, and I just ordered an induction stove. But I’m not doing this for me or my families next generation. For us if the climate changes we will just get a bigger air conditioner and pay for food grown in green houses, because we can afford that. But if you live on an island near the equator people driving pickup trucks into the city are literally killing you. And you don’t have the money to deal with the speed that your climate is changing. So we need people to understand we need to change to save others. The problem is we have been letting others starve for centuries and we don’t seem to care. And right now we are not letting them get access to the covid vaccine because we need to protect our patients.

[@clivepierce1816]

“I’m not doing this for me or my families’ next generation” I applaud your decarbonisation efforts, but make no mistake - we in north-west Europe are facing the same existential crisis as those poorer populations in the tropics and sub-tropics. On our current global emissions trajectory we all face the prospects of starvation and societal collapse within decades. The +1.5 Celsius global heating threshold is a tipping threshold for the climate system as a whole. While those in the tropics and sub-tropics are currently experiencing more frequent climate driven natural disasters, so are populations in Europe, Canada, North America and Russia, as demonstrated by the fires and floods of summer 2021. An Atmospheric Scientist

[@davidsommen1324]

It would be correct to state that most people that contribute the least to climate change, will be the first and biggest victims. However it will impact everywhere, also in Europe, the US.... no one will be safe from the consequences of climate change if we don't make significant changes right now.

[@DavidKnowles0]

@@clivepierce1816 As he identified, we in the West will be just fine, we will use climate control green houses to grow our foods, we will switch to foods like Beyond meet burgers and lab grown burgers an so forth. The west has the money to adapt and live, the people in Africa don't and we are also doing it for the animals.

[@clivepierce1816]

@@DavidKnowles0 I agree up to a point, but I don’t believe even the West can adapt fast enough to avoid at least a partial collapse - the evidence suggests we may not have the time. All it would take to produce unprecedented global food shortages and mass starvation is two consecutive harvest failures around the northern hemisphere. Unrealistic? We saw a climate change driven northern hemispheric decline in yields of staple food crops in 2018. Recent peer reviewed modelling indicates a 40% chance of two successive hemispheric harvest failures occurring over the next twenty years. These could occur in 2022 and 2023, though the odds will increase non-linearly with rising global average temperature.

[@howardsly6174]

Excellent work!

[@martinfyhn1976]

It's an important message, but insulation of houses is *at least* as important. It's of course good that you can change the source of energy you use, but there should be as much focus on not needing energy. In addition, insulating a house also reduces the need to cool it, as insulation not only shields the house from leaking heat, but also shields it from heat creeping in (when proper consideration is given to areas such as windows). I've seen many newer buildings in warmer countries, being built basically without insulation, but with lots of air conditioning. This needs to be as much of a focus as everything else! Insulation reduces the need for heating and cooling! I know that most homes are not really candidates to becoming zero energy/passive, but you can do so much by insulating roofs, removing cold-bridges, and insulating/heating floors (warm feet, and an even heat, makes a room feel much more comfortable at lower temperatures), whenever possible. Most heat pumps are also much more efficient, when they don't need to reach a high difference in temperature (delta T), therefore it's much less efficient to have centralized heating, such as radiators. In a house that's not well insulated, this also makes air-to-air heat pumps more efficient at heating a room to a comfortable temperature (as they actively circulate the air that it heats, and the transfer of heat is more direct), than installing earth-to-water heat, and using the heated water to heat through radiators. If a house is renovated and floor heating is added, then the earth-to-water heat will likely be more efficient. These are all things that are really important to know/consider if one wants to renovate, or upgrade heating, or whatever the case may be, because by considering these things, you can balance your investment to get a more comfortable temperature, at much less energy input. So in stead of spending 100% of your budget on switching to an expensive heating solution, you could maybe save an additional 50% on heating, by investing less in the heating solution, and a large portion on insulating floors, adding in-floor-heating, and insulating roof, and spending a smaller amount on the heating source. Then down the line, you could replace windows to triple layer, and have a relatively energy efficient house.

[@spillarge]

Do you know anything about climate science?

[@timsmith5339]

As a big fan of Fully charged and of getting cleaner in general, I looked at your 'merch' to buy a 'stop burning stuff' top but you don't do one!!! Any chance?

[@gazzaman28]

This is great. It would have been great to have someone like Greg Jackson (Octopus) on it too, talking about how we should be optimistic about the growth of renewables and how much less we'll rely on gas, oil & coal generated electricity in the coming years.

[@mikefealey5221]

Great video guys. Get this shown in schools to enthuse the future generation

[@sarahbrennan9416]

There are so many amazing technologies to combat climate change, but I fear we miss the point that we face ecological collapse. We can't exist without nature.

[@julienromane897]

So clever thank you guys you are awesome 👍🏻

[@anthropod7263]

Listening to Politics Live yesterday (25th Oct.2021) and was astonished how ill-informed the panel (MPs and journalists) were in relation to EVs and battery storage, they should start watching Fully Charged!

[@rustybkts]

Don't forget, they are of the same mindset that said burning diesel was "good for the environment"! Clearly they had never looked at a tailpipe. Now they have a hydrogen fixation.

[@hamishbrown8205]

Well done 👍

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

The best episode so far. Tons of valuable info here. Thanks for sharing!

[@fullychargedshow]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jayb2128]

Why did you guys stop making episodes about the agricultural industry? Agriculture contributes to roughly 50% of global emissions so would make sense for you to start making episodes about that topic again. Maybe sub channel though so the people who get all riled up about reducing their meat intake don't get confused by the channel's name (even though technically eating food makes us humans fully charged!). I enjoyed the episode about Cows and miss that sort of content.

[@colincampbell3679]

Well, if your worrying about Methane produced from our farm Animals, You maybe should do your research better? Because far more Methane is produced by Termites burping it out as they eat than all the worlds Farm animals... and our animals only been doing all that Methane farting for 10.000 years, Termites been doing it for at least 300 million years! So why don't you go deal with the top Methane problem Termites... and leave the Farm animals alone...

[@jayb2128]

@@colincampbell3679 Perhaps look up the difference between anthropogenic and natural climate change. I've heard similar arguments about volcanoes.

[@andylane7142]

I really like this video, No fluff just a short message by intelligent people trying to drive our civilisation to a less destructive future.

[@littlepurpleball6799]

it seems people totally forgot we are on the same planet and while it s great UK and other Europeen countries decided to reduce the Co2 emissions - what about China, Africa, south America and even the USA ? do you really think that because Europe is green, the climate change will stop ? I mean if you travel the world, especially in poor countries, you can see polution is their last priority - at the current pace, it will take a century before Africa becomes green !!

[@eaaeeeea]

And when Europeans produce their energy for like 50 % cheaper with renewables (compared to fossils), China, Africa, South America and USA will jump on the same band wagon fast. If any country creates demand for green tech, the tech will get cheaper for everyone, creating a financial incentive instead of an environmental one. In case you didn't know, China and USA are the world's biggest renewable energy generators (82 and 63 TWh in 2019) already. Poor countries aren't big polluters, but China invests heavily in Africa due to lower labor costs. Given the growth this creates, African countries can also adopt the green tech benefits as they grow.

[@DavidMcCalister]

Love how much better quality this show is than any other tech/automotive show on TV, like soooooo much better, glad youtube exits for this :)

[@richardn.5548]

Amazing, thank you very much for this episode!

[@klaxoncow]

The Sun is a fusion reactor, not a fission reactor. (Helen was rolling her eyes when Quentin said that, I'm sure.) Edit - also, technically, the Sun is not "burning". That's oxidisation and that's not what's happening. It's nuclear, not chemical. Again, Helen's rolling her eyes.

[@jochem1986]

Technically the sun is just a high mass hydrogen cloud.

[@Smidge204]

@@jochem1986 The sun is a miasma~ Of incandescent plasma~ The sun's not simply made out of gas~

[@jochem1986]

@@Smidge204 I guess you'd have to know the song.

[@Telcontarnz]

Unbelievable that you dont have 2 million plus subscribers.

[@alanshaw5286]

What a great summary of existing technologies available now to help solve the worlds global problem. No more excuses for the nay sayers.

[@josephcullen2512]

What’s with all the negative comments on here? Lighten up people

[@josephcullen2512]

@@senna4281 It shouldn’t be that way. I’m certainly not in the wealth category that can afford an electric car or any new car. Though I did fork out for solar panels. And we pay for renewable electricity. It’s not too much more expensive where we are. The biggest contributor to climate change in any case is really animal agriculture. Mostly because of deforestation and land clearing. That messes up climate in much more direct ways than just carbon dioxide. Being vegan isn’t really more expensive than not

[@greenfellow1966]

@@senna4281 See my reply to vector409 above. There are things even you can do if you are on a low income. In fact, if you are on a low income, you are buying less stuff, and that in itself is contributing to action on climate change. So, have faith. You're very much a part of this process.

[@greenfellow1966]

@@josephcullen2512 On a global scale, yes, 24 percent of global emissions. On a more regional scale, not really. British farming is largely quite efficient and occupies, off the top of my head, somewhere between 2 percent and 11 percent (max) of British greenhouse gas emissions. Being veggie or vegan is great if you can do it. Many can't, so therefore the next best option is meat reduction combined with being careful with what you buy and where it is from.

[@DavidKnowles0]

@@greenfellow1966 An given the number of farms I see with solar panels, I'm guessing in a lot of ways British farms are getting more efficient. I'm guessing they will be glad to get themselves off the fossil drugs as well considering it one of their biggest costs.

[@greenfellow1966]

@@DavidKnowles0 Indeed.

[@kenbone4535]

Great show as always Team, cant come soon enough. All electric in our house, with Heat Pump, Battery, Solar Thermal and PV.

[@fullychargedshow]

Super! Is that retro-fitted or new build?

[@stevezodiac491]

Good for you, now what do the other 99% of poorer people do who can't afford it ?

[@kenbone4535]

@@stevezodiac491 I've been installing heat pumps for over 15 years. Take away the gas/oil subsides & use that for the fuel poor. The gas industry haven't exactly helped with the fuel poor either.

[@emmanuelm361]

👍Great work guys, Robert 👍 Next up; Maritime transport, Aviation and Space travel 😉 I might have some mind blowing ideas for that last one 😏 Keep it going and take care ✌️

[@EfficientEnergyTransformations]

Interestingly for more then 100 years, no one complained that ICE has efficiency ( converting energy of the fuel to movement of the wheels ) of average of 27%, and now all the "concerned" media is trumping about the movement to EVs ( with absolutely unneeded huge batteries ). The issue is not burning, the issue is the efficiency with witch we burn (whatever it is either chemical or nu/un/clear) to get energy in the form we need it. A car with electrical drive train ( and 1/5 of the current massive EV batteries ), running on gasoline, but by converting that energy to heat and on board to generate electricity can have a range of 1600 km ( 1000 miles ) right with the currently existing technologies, but very few people conceptualize that and even less understand it. In addition good luck heating your self with solar-electric it is the worst idea ever, and people who propose it have no idea about Joules and how much energy is being used worldwide for residential heating. If people adopt solar-thermal that is a different story, but again that needs to be understood form point of view of energy dynamics, and not talk, especially form people who clearly do not understand the problems we are facing and such promoting wrong and inefficient solutions.

[@spillarge]

Well at least you are not easily misled and know more than the average person who has posted here. But quite why so many people have been conned into believing that politicians have the power to change global climate systems at will and to a time scale of their own choosing simply by altering one trace compound by a few parts per million is beyond me. Politicians have no such powers, its a complete joke.

[@RWagnerPhotography]

Thanks for the continued and positive messaging! Can you you come to the USA and do a similar show?!

[@rayphelps-bowman3824]

An excellent episode! Just a note, however. I was listening on headphones and while you were talking with the rep from Polestar, I took the headphones off to determine where the loud music was coming from. To my surprise, it was coming from my headphones, it was the background music on the video. I'm not sure there was actually any reason to have background music with the video. It did make it a bit more difficult for me to listen to the speakers.

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

Non combustion version of cooking is the tricky one to me... Do we abandon all the styles most useful in a basic survival sense?

[@jojojam6012]

Cop 26. More hot air, or a breath of fresh air ? I don`t have much faith in world leaders. But I truly admire those young people who are rocking the boat and unfortunately also getting a lot of stick for it.

[@eamonstack4139]

Excellent - let's start.

[@BHBeckenbauer]

Good to see Quentin again! Always liked him on TV

[@triviadave]

This was a great video, I thought the tone was spot on. There was plenty of information without being "preachy", and the focus was on what we can do, rather than what we can't do (even with the great slogan).

[@thomaskerkhoff579]

Public leadership needs to be knowledgeable about these concepts and supportive of them in order to change national values

[@thesparewheel]

just had a look on arnold clark where i get my car from i would have to get a small old electric car in my price range, that is to small for my needs. its all well telling us to drive electric and install heat pumps but where is the money coming from? everyone on this panel have no idea what its like to live on most of our wages

[@tonyb7779]

When I told Robert Llewellyn the exact same thing, he got his knickers in a right old twist. He is a "green" millionaire who can afford whatever he wants and often has access to free EV vehicles. He has no idea of what it is like to exist on a State pension keeping a 20 year old car in working order while being told to go green with a £40K electric car that is powered by batteries that have cost tens of thousands of third world people their lives due to the ecological pollution involved in making them. Nice to live in La La land.

[@richardthomson8661]

Did you have to drown out what Fredrika Klaren was saying with irrelevant music?

[@maxpesh]

Everyone including you should be doing a video on the new Inmotive gearbox for electric cars, super efficient and increases acceleration , top speed and range. Most amazing simple piece of engineering I've seen in a long time !

[@bjorn3847]

A bit english centric but anything that engage for COP 26 I am all for it.

[@EleanorPeterson]

I don't think it's unreasonable for a British programme made by Brits and presented in English to an audience that includes a lot of Brits to focus on British/UK issues for once. At a time when global leaders are gathering to discuss global matters, it makes sense for every country involved to pay particular attention to its own contribution to the mess we've made of the planet. At least we're being self-critical about it. By looking at what Britain's getting up to and not just deflecting attention onto the world's real problem countries, we're not hiding behind statistics and figures for our own comfort and sense of smugness. The F.C. presenters have specialised knowledge relating to Britain's infrastructure; they live in Britain; they understand British politics and have spent plenty of time suffering under its various governments. Why should every episode of F.C. have to be a bland unfocused offering, with diversity-a-go-go and equal time devoted to everything, everywhere? What's wrong with highlighting the things they know most about and staying close to home for once? Other countries (which I won't mention here) are 'proud' to devote media time exclusively to their own parochial outlook on global issues, yet when evil Brits dare to focus on Britain, it's worthy of note and open to criticism. Well, cobblers to that. Sometimes you've just got to pick a flag to fly and bloody-well fly it. I'm sure there are plenty of Scandinavian KZbin Channels that feature a wholesome and cosmopolitan balance of Chinese, South African, Tongan, Mexican, Belgian, Brazilian and Klingon climate information, but I don't imagine they get many viewers.

[@R1FREESTYLE]

A great summary of what can be done, right now! Twizy and Leaf with V2G charger at our house, along with 5kw PV on the rooftop. I even have an electric chopper bike I built myself. Electric underfloor heating started to be retrofitted too!

[@barryh13]

Great episode, I hope policy makers are watching! Thank you for your work!

[@RCnerd74]

Thanks to all you guys to push and share these topics. We have to learn to learn to give up our usual behaviors.

[@davidkerr4103]

I would love to see incentives re-introduced for PV installations. Include battery storage and heat pumps too. I was not in the position to take advantage last time around, I would jump at the chance if it was offered again.

[@GrahamRead101]

The costs though have come down massively. My array installed under an old fit is now half the cost it was to install at the time.

[@G-Cam1]

The incentive could be much cheaper price of the kit, better spec and you only pay 5% vat on components and labour when you install solar panels. If you choose to install a storage battery at they same time its also at the reduced VAT level (its 20% if you later retro-fit or upgrade the system).

[@davidkerr4103]

@@G-Cam1 this is the problem with the government. Charging any vat on stuff that helps save the planet is a disgrace! You should be able to offset the cost against income tax or something, not charged….

[@bujin1977]

Sadly, I've lost any faith in the governments of the world to actually take any action. COP26 will just be more empty words.

[@GrahamRead101]

Fair enough, and probably true. what do we as citizens need to do in our own lives.

[@3dmotormaker]

What needs to happen is anew mandate for all homes that can have PV and battery storage to be fitted with such, this could be owner owned or government owned - owner owned gets a rebate off the council tax. So many roofs are under utilised.

[@georgegeorgiy3516]

Brilliant, that's all I have to say. 😍 I'm proud that I do use a solar, and rainwater. 😀 Unfortunately I can't afford an EV at this point. 😭 With love from France.

[@jamesnegus83]

I think one of the largest issues in the UK sits with housing. I don't know how many of us as a percentage own houses or rent but with renting there is probably a vast amount of landlords who will have no interest in adding solar panels, heat pumps, upgrading insulation or Windows and doors etc to make an actual difference to the country. In my view I could get an electric car and charge away from home but that and switching to a green energy supplier which we already have done for years now is as far as the majority of us can do. To me this is the largest stumbling block in society. Those that rent and want to make the switch to go green but are stuck renting from landlords who only wish to make money from us. I hope you guys read this

[@condal32]

I think we must also look at mechanical batteries for large scale storage for the grid, such as mine shaft masses, water movements and tidal tanks.

[@greenfellow1966]

Indeed. There is interesting noises being made from Cornwall regarding mines, particularly lithium, but they could also be used for geothermal energy generation potentially, and I did hear, some years ago, that similar things are being considered for coal mines in Scotland.

[@RWBHere]

Thanks to all. Excellent presentation, apart from too much reverb, which does distract on small speakers or headphones. This presentation should be compulsory viewing for all industrialists.

[@spillarge]

Dont worry, none of it was worth listening too anyway. Its garbage. Nobody has the power to choose global temperatures to order.

[@rutexas7157]

I'm all for innovation but all this blah, blah, blah is effectively compulsory by the dictates of the regime. Can't wait, this transition to a new world order through environmental scare tactics is so much fun. You will own nothing but you'll be happy.😁😭😨☠

[@hooloovooloo]

Watching this a year later it is sad to see what happened to British Volt, however still a lot of good stuff happening and I try to keep positive. Because of Robert’s channel I bought my EV four years ago and have recently become a Ripple Energy investor. 😊

[@johnrogers1423]

Great show as usual but the background music behind the Polestar spokesperson was very annoying.

[@mikebocchinfuso9437]

Unfortunately here in the US, it has become so political that except for oil,gas and coal (which are subsidize and have most of the Congress in their pockets)

[@paulsutton5896]

Does stopburningstuff apply to China?

[@wberni325]

Great discussion and i Hope so Act More for Change! Last year i Transfer my Energy base to Solar, heatpump and E-car T Model 3 … ist is a amazing experience!!!

[@jaker3151]

Does 'stop burning stuff' include renewable natural gas (RNG)? Isn't RNG one solution that can be used 'here and now' in the fight against climate change? Capturing methane from farms, landfills, waste water etc, that would otherwise be vented into the environment, and using it as a low CO2, non-fossil, fuel.

[@Piccyman1]

How will we keep warm in the winter?

[@johnrussell5245]

Same way I do-using a heat pump running on electricity. Cheap to run and effective.

[@bzcup]

@@johnrussell5245 My wood stove cost me 200 euro. How much was the heat pump system?

[@kulan9379]

@@johnrussell5245 same here. Heat pump on renewable produced electricity. Its expensive to install. 12.000 euros to install but everything is expensive in Sweden.

[@Piccyman1]

@@johnrussell5245 They are not cheap to run @ 20p / KW with 13 rooms to heat. Heat pumps are great on new efficient buildings with underfloor heating, but useless when just replacing boilers on older properties. People need to stop being selective and blinkered when looking at heat pumps, and other green s**t, most people cannot afford to buy or run the efficient stuff that keep the greenies happy, maybe we should start by destroying and cease production on plastic kids toys that end up in landfills, give them wooden toys like we did years ago, or maybe not anymore?

[@davidsommen1324]

@@bzcup It also costs you the earth - literally.

[@dlewis8405]

Nuclear - stop retiring existing plants. SMRs - start building and deploying them.

[@davidfoster6883]

I am a massive fan of renewable energy and of this show. But I have ran into a massive problem, I've been trying to get an Air source heat pump fitted. We have engaged with 6 companies so far and each time they have tried to force cavity wall insulation (not suitable for my house) and then the ghost us. We need to work on the deployment urgently.

[@DougGrinbergs]

... 20:46 greening Polestar processes, manufacturing carbon footprint/Frederika Klarén. 26:21 technology that's here today: EVs, home charging, improving public EV charging infrastructure, residential and utility-scale solar PV; commercial vehicles on the way... 32:22 heating, hot water.

[@DougGrinbergs]

Wondering who'll be North America's Toddington/Gridserve.

[@ds2000]

Brilliant piece. Well done to everyone involved!

[@remaincalm2]

Lithium prices have more than tripled during 2021 which will make EVs more expensive and further out of the reach of the average person. No one is talking about the dirty side of battery production and where the raw lithium comes from. What's being done to prevent child labour being used in mines? What about the millions of tons of acid water? What can be done to stop water being taken from supplies that farmers and villages need near the mines? You can't be green and ethical without looking at the entire process from the very beginning.

[@florimondkrins9980]

It's a very interesting video, with lots of content and positive ideas. I just can't help but see it has a bit of a utopia detached from the reality of physics. The scale of the work ahead of us if we want to keep the global warming under the 1.5-2 degrees is colossal. It will require huge amount of energy and material (minerals and metals) to transform our societies to a more sustainable system. We will need all the help we can get and nuclear power, which is not mentioned here, has a role to play, as a stabiliser, in the decarbonization and electrification of our energy grid.

[@DavidKnowles0]

If they can figure out a way to build a new power plant that doesn't take 20 years, may be they will have a role to play. Even Roll Royce mini reactors that first one isn't due to completion until mid way through the next next decade, nearly 15 years away.

[@linmal2242]

Yeah, we all are getting nuclear power in the never-never! 20+ years and immense cost to build em, disposal of the waste, agitation by anti-nuke Greens warriors ! Fat chance ! Sorry, we are getting global warming whether you like it or not; population increase is not even mentioned and all these new mouths to feed in Africa and Asia will want to migrate to Western countries continually. They want what you have got now and will move to get it !

[@MrMunroMan]

Robert - I think you could have got a better panel of "experts" - as all you appear to have got are 3 "marketing people" - who have no technical qualifications - and all they appear to be doing is marketing themselves. If you have a look at the late Professor David MacKay's Tedx lecture - he poured scorn on the idea that we could generate enough electricity from wind power alone in the UK - unless we covered the whole country with wind turbines.

[@greenfellow1966]

Well, yes, but things have moved on quite a bit from those days. There are much larger and more efficient wind turbines for a start, and also the Tories have for some years now had a defacto ban on onshore wind with a reluctance to support onshore solar. There is a lot that could be done in both these onshore sectors that isn't being done and that makes McKays views, though probably accurate at the time, somewhat redundant now.

[@MrMunroMan]

@@greenfellow1966 I don't think Professor Mackay's views are redundant - because unlike tidal energy - wind energy is very unpredictable - and so matching energy supply with energy demand is challenging - unless you have a lot more large pumped storage systems like Cruchan or Ffestiniog.

[@greenfellow1966]

@@MrMunroMan Well it remains true that increasing renewables has to be matched with more energy storage and modification/transformation of the grid, I'll grant you that one. Yes, it's challenging, but challenge is often what stimulates innovation, so for myself, I am fairly optimistic of the prospects.

[@DavidKnowles0]

Luckily no one is seriously proposing to generate electricity from wind only then. We got solar and huge potential for Geothermal down in Cornwall.

[@DavidKnowles0]

@@MrMunroMan or you know stuff like large air batteries, which the UK is building an a lot more practical that large pumped storage systems.

[@ajl12no]

Great video and thanks! Electric cars/vehicles are a great start and as you say the poster child of the switch to renewable energy. However, I find it frightening that the maritime element is so often overlooked as the shipping of goods around the globe has a ludicrous carbon footprint and is hardly ever discussed. I see these enormous cargo vessels and cruise liners spewing their diesel fumes, as they huff and puff their way out of Southampton hourly, under huge clouds of thick black smoke. They are sitting on salt water, an ideal electrolyte to process hydrogen from the H2O...

[@MrAdopado]

Are you suggesting that they use solar to produce hydrogen from the seawater to run the ship? Unfortunately even with the most efficient electrolysis you use more energy (in the form of electricity) making the hydrogen than you subsequently can get back from the hydrogen when turned back into electricity! In terms of energy efficiency you would be better using the electricity directly rather than converting it into hydrogen just to then have to turn it back into electricity to drive the boat. Temporary battery storage is needed of course but the efficiency turnaround is very much better. (I don't want to rain on your parade and I completely agree with you about dealing with the shipping fuel issues.)

[@ajl12no]

@@MrAdopado How about if the engines were converted to run on hydrogen? Hydrogen is much less fussy than petrol or diesel, mixing and burning fully and efficiently in a much wider range of air-to-fuel ratios. As a result, a hydrogen engine can be run very lean (more air, less fuel) and still produce much lower ‘engine-out’ levels of NOx than petrols or diesels. Tailpipe emissions can be reduced to minute levels using existing exhaust emissions tech. These appealing facts depend on a number of things. Although hydrogen carries a high amount of energy by weight, it’s far less dense than liquid fuels, so port-injected engines, in which fuel is injected into the inlet manifold and mixed with air outside of the cylinders, yield significantly less power running on hydrogen than they do on petrol. Direct injection improves matters and, in combination with variable-geometry turbocharging, makes hydrogen-fuelled combustion engines more viable.

[@MrAdopado]

@@ajl12no If using hydrogen then a fuel cell electric drive is by far the most efficient. An internal combustion engine fueled by hydrogen is a bit more efficient than a diesel but is wasting energy (mostly heat and mechanical losses) compared with an electric motor. It may well be that for certain propulsion requirements we may have to use hydrogen in ICEs but at the moment we are struggling to produce hydrogen in sufficient quantity from renewable electricity. The vast majority of hydrogen is still being made from fossil fuel.

[@sherenemack8744]

Where can I buy infrared wallpaper? Google is not coming up with anything...

[@rtfazeberdee3519]

probably not on the market yet

[@rob1335]

Our Current Ice Age has been Melting Naturally for 12,000 Years When did Natural Warming End and Man Made Warming Start?

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Do yo still have your log burner Bobby ?.

[@greenfellow1966]

Deflection. Stay on subject.

[@GreenJimll]

@@greenfellow1966 Considering the subject is "Stop Burning Stuff" that would seem to be pretty on topic to me!

[@greenfellow1966]

@@GreenJimll Clearly though this is an attempt at humiliation and sarcasm, which is not that productive really. Much better to come up with some positive suggestions.

[@nickieredshaw7835]

Very good video thanks. Too right we need to cut c02 asap ! But with cuts to grants it’s not incentivising Pepole this need to change now !

[@TheFluffyFreak]

Good goal, good video. I struggled to hear some of what was said, please turn down the music when people are talking!

[@benjamintuck9258]

Saving the planet is a bigger topic than just buy more stuff from these people we like. Would of been nice to have some experts from other fields. This is a great video but the focus is very narrow on tech, cars and batteries. Climate crisis is global task and such we need to talk and tackle the sociopolitical, ecolcogical, and economic impacts of climate crisis around the world.

[@fullychargedshow]

I heartily agree but Fully Charged has been very focussed on tech, cars and batteries, it's what we always talk about.

[@DavidKnowles0]

@@fullychargedshow An it what will actually solve the problem. because frankly no politician is making it to power saying anything else.

[@benjamintuck9258]

@@fullychargedshow yes definitely, it makes sense for your channel and it's a good video but It just came across abit like a promo or Ad for your friends.

[@ferkeap]

@@fullychargedshow except for the 2 biggest that are scalable a lot. So it seems all these small diluted energy systems with many materials is all we have to on people's homes etc. And those are nuclear and geothermal, why do you hold these pieces out of the puzzle, you can't finish the painting of the complete solution!

[@paulsutton5896]

The real problem is not too much carbon dioxide. As Hans Rosling used to say, it is too many many human beings generating it.

[@MatthewEng2593]

i've tested the efficiency and the Coefficient of Performance is 3.2 amazing for £300! it will supply 80% of my heating this winter. (could be easily be 100% if done right)

[@michaeltruscott7596]

can I ask what you're talking about - What have I missed?

[@michaeltruscott7596]

@Daniel Meyers sorry, still don't know what £300 wonder we are referring to here

[@michaeltruscott7596]

@Daniel Meyers thanks for the reply, I guess there must be a typo there as I wish I could get a heat pump for £300

[@michaeltruscott7596]

@Daniel Meyers ah, thanks

[@ktvin127]

Stop burning cigarettes seems obvious but most people try to deflect...

[@fullychargedshow]

Just checked, number of adult smokers UK in 1974. 51%. Number today, 19%. Still way too many (I gave up in 1987) but still better than nothing. So today 'most people' don't smoke.

[@moritzsanne849]

@@fullychargedshow still: 5,6 billion cigarettes per year and 2,72 g CO2 per Cig ads 15 Mio t each year. :) I love your video and will share it btw.

[@davidsommen1324]

Pointing to cigarettes as a significant point of action is a deflection.

[@ktvin127]

@@davidsommen1324 You managed to find the word "significant' from my statement...amazing... Honestly, why can't we go electric AND kill the elephant in the room - stop the cigarettes!

[@KGopidas]

Consolidated inspiration

[@Karl.Hanzel]

Micro-mobility is key, and too often ignored. A friend once said, “Driving a car is like slicing butter with a chainsaw!” He claims he was probably quoting someone else. Regardless, the fact is, in developed countries, we’re waaay too car-centric. Don’t get me wrong… cars will probably always have their place, but for everyday & everything… no. It’s past time to think & get outside the box … use _less_ energy!

[@linmal2242]

Fine if you live in a dense city with subsidised public transport at your door. Try living in the bush or suburbs and having to commute 40-50-60-70 km to work each day!

[@Tore_Lund]

Cars are taxed by size and parking permits too, but not consumption to any meaningful extent. This is a problem as there is no benefit in reducing the number of miles you drive.

[@Karl.Hanzel]

@@linmal2242 Your comment makes no sense. ?