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23:08, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png (Source: [https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector Our World In Data] Pie chart of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, by economic sector. Total: 49.4 billion tonnes CO2eq per year (based on data from the year 2016).)
23:08, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:Emissions-by-sector-–-pie-charts.png (Source: [https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector Our World In Data] Pie chart of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, by economic sector. Total: 49.4 billion tonnes CO2eq per year (based on data from the year 2016).)
18:37, 24 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:Purpose (Created page with "The general idea is to ask "What '''could''' be done to make the world better '''if''' we had the political will?" -- and to really develop a proper nuanced answer that addresses the valid concerns of naysayers. I believe that this is a crucial "first step" that's been missing from the political landscape. When people skip it and go straight to campaigning for change, the change usually fails because: # An "opposition" forms from people who misunderstand the change. T...")
19:45, 20 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Small nuclear reactors (Created page with "'''Small nuclear reactors''' use conventional nuclear power but are much smaller than your typical nuclear power plant. They're suited only for very specialized operations (less than 0.01% of the world's energy use). Despite any hype you may have heard, they are '''not''' a Term:viable way to replace fossil fuels. {{considerations}} '''Examples of usage''' * Naval propulsion reactors, used in military ships & submari...")
17:02, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sedentary lifestyle detox (Created page with "{{right|Side note:<br />I know that the word "detox" has a bad reputation of being unscientific, but I used it here anyway for lack of a better word.}} If you've been living a sedentary lifestyle for a long time, and want to start exercising, consider doing something like this for a week: * Get off the computer or any electronics {{light|(well, except to make calls or whatever)}}. * ''Don't'' do any training or hard exercise right away. * Allow yourself to be lazy {{lig...")
16:31, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Right (Created page with "<div style="float:right; border:1px solid #999; padding:0.2em; max-width:17%">{{{1}}}</div>")
12:09, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Illegal to sleep on the street (Created page with "==This is unconstitutional== * The constitution{{x|note: This is using USA-specific words, but it applies similarly to any country.}} guarantees the right to '''life'''{{light|, liberty and the pursuit of happiness}}. * A person cannot live if they never sleep. * Homeless people outnumber the available spots in homeless shelters or similar accomodations. Thus there is a guaranteed number of homeless people who have nowhere to sleep except the streets. * Therefore, it is...")
19:04, 18 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Calories (Created page with "==FAQ== '''Myth:''' "Calories don't matter" '''Fact:''' If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br /> If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. * {{light|'''However,'''}} in order to burn calories, your body also needs '''vitamins and minerals'''. ** This is why you see some overweight people who will restrict their food and still not lose weight. {{light|It’s not because "calories don’t matter".}} It’s because the person is defic...")
16:53, 18 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Slut-shaming (Created page with "==Even non-feminists can see the logical contradiction== * Saying "high body count is bad (women)" implies that women should be hooking up '''less'''. * Saying "high body count is good (men)" implies that men should be hooking up '''more'''. * Saying both is just contradicting yourself: The whole idea is mathematically impossible (well, unless a huge chunk of the male population suddenly becomes gay). P.S. All this talk about "but it takes more effort for a man to get l...")
23:45, 17 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Fertilizer (Created page with "Fertilizer provides nitrogen & minerals to the soil for growing crops. Most fertilizer is produced synthetically via the [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber-Bosch_process Haber-Bosch process] (for nitrogen). {{considerations}} ==Carbon emissions== {{sum|Not very significant}} * Fertilizer is responsible for just 1.4% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions but over 70% of the world's protein. * Without synthetic fertilizers, the world would like...")
14:03, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:info-icon.svg (from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Information_icon4.svg)
14:03, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:info-icon.svg (from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Information_icon4.svg)
00:37, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Mbox (Created page with "<div style="border:1px solid #339;margin:0.5em 4em;box-shadow:0 0 0.5em #999"> '''<span style="color:#00F">(i)</span>''' {{{1}}}</div>")
22:23, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Category:Half-baked ideas (Created page with "Don't get it twisted - "half-baked" doesn't necessarily mean bad or stupid. This is a category for ideas with ''unconfirmed feasibility''. If you have an idea, but don't have enough specific knowledge to say whether it's really feasible or not, this is the place. Make a wikipage and tag it with this category. Other people can edit your page and add facts that confirm or disconfirm whether it could work (and after enough info is gathered, the page can be removed from thi...")
21:21, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Patent evergreening (Created page with " ==Effects== * Unaffordable medicine and other goods, due to companies retaining a monopoly ==Examples== * Insulin {{en}} * Tuberculosis medication - see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4 this video]  ==Solutions== ===Laws that could be implemented=== {{empty}}")
20:19, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Chairs for cashiers (Created page with "Cashiers should be allowed to sit while working. This also applies to fast food workers and other service workers, especially during "slow times of day" whenever there is no need to move around. ==Rationale== * Standing in one place for hours is even more unhealthy then sitting for hours. {{x|It's true that sitting is still bad; it helps to alternate between sitting ''and'' standing.}} {{x|It's true that being ''physically active'' for hours can be healthy, but tha...")
20:19, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Without capitalism/Food service work (Created page with "This is a page to describe how '''food service work''' could be better (for workers and everyone else) if capitalism didn't get in the way. {{light|''Content not written yet.''}} ==See also== * Labor")
23:21, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pn (Created page with "")
23:08, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Exploiter's fallacy (Created page with "<blockquote><q>''They're poor - maybe if we gave them more jobs, they'd earn more money to afford better life!''</q></blockquote> This line of thinking becomes a '''fallacy''' whenever the new jobs don't involve any actual production of the goods that the poor people need. * Instead of lifting people out of poverty, it causes local inflation and amplifies wageslavery. ** People earn more money but the cost of living goes up accordingly. ** The net effect is that peo...")
04:27, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hostile architecture (Created page with "==External links== * [https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/a2564-15-examples-of-hostile-architecture-around-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR3g7pAL4b5cuIhCf__AVZrhfNPQAwHpr34idHVJNa9l4n9DEM8rFUWdwtQ 15 Examples of Hostile Architecture around the World - RTF]")
12:50, 11 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Monetization paradox (Created page with "====Examples==== * A website costs money for bandwidth, so they put ads. But the ads actually take up most of the bandwidth.")
12:44, 11 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Abolishing paywalls (Created page with " ====Motivations==== * If we want the average person to trust science, then the science has to be freely accessible. * Whenever a government policy is said to be based on scientific knowledge, the public deserves the right to verify it. ====Cost==== * Academic journal websites could be kept up (ad-free) with probably just 1/1000th as much money as governments already allocate to research grants....")
20:47, 3 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Don't change the world, change yourself (Created page with "People often conflate two kinds of "don't change the world, change yourself": <div style="background:#FF000033"> * The gaslighting way: ** "You're an idiot for talking about the fact that there's a housing shortage! Just get rich so you can afford a house!" </div><div style="background:#00FF0033"> * The legit way: ** If we want to abolish factory farms, we're going to have to eat less meat on average. ** If we want to dismantle systemic racism, we hav...")
19:36, 2 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Efficiency (Created page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't: <div style="background:#00FF0033"> Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]...")
00:30, 1 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Carnot's theorem (Created page with "{{minor|(see Wikipedia page for more detail)}} General formula: efficiency_max = (t_hot - t_cold) / t_hot This describes how much usable work (physics energy) you can obtain from a ''difference of temperatures'' <code>t_hot</code> and <code>t_cold</code>. The temperatures must be measured in <code>kelvin</code> (or any other units that are relative to absolute zero). <code>efficiency_max</code> is a theoretical maximum energy efficiency, not quite obtainable in re...")
18:44, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Renewables (Created page with "===General outline for climate change solutions=== '''Energy production & storage''' * Cover every rooftop with solar panels that aren't mineral intensive. ** Grid energy storage should be mostly iron redox flow batteries and sodium-ion batteries. * Put wind turbines on crop land, especially land close to people or industries. ** Use them to produce hydrogen gas as the main energy storage....")
18:41, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar thermal (Created page with "'''Solar thermal panels''' convert sunlight directly into heat, without converting it to electricity first. ==Considerations== {{empty}}")
18:39, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Short-range EVs (Redirected page to Short-range electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
17:54, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Perovskite solar panels (Created page with "These are a type of photovoltaics. See the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perovskite_solar_cell Wikipedia article] for technical details. {{considerations}} ==Lead toxicity== {{sum|Likely problem|bad}} The best-performing perovskites are lead-based. This probably wouldn't be an issue for small-scale applications managed properly, but could maybe pose a major environmental hazard if every rooftop were covered in these panels (which is roughly what...")
18:05, 20 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Housing/USA (Created page with "==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344ULCbhAsE Why the US doesn't have enough affordable housing #shorts - VOX - YouTube]")
19:36, 10 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Air source heat pump (Redirected page to Heat pumps) Tag: New redirect
22:15, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:u value windows table.png (U-values needed for windows in a passivhaus design. <small> <cite>Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most important to Passive House design]</cite> Description: <q>Maximum heat transfer coefficient for vertically installed windows by climate. |Table adapted from [https://passiv.de/downloads/03_certification_criteria_transparen...)
22:15, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:u value windows table.png (U-values needed for windows in a passivhaus design. <small> <cite>Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most important to Passive House design]</cite> Description: <q>Maximum heat transfer coefficient for vertically installed windows by climate. |Table adapted from [https://passiv.de/downloads/03_certification_criteria_transparen...)
02:02, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passive house (Redirected page to Passivhaus) Tag: New redirect
01:47, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:u value walls table.png (U-values needed for walls in a passivhaus design. Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most ...])
01:47, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:u value walls table.png (U-values needed for walls in a passivhaus design. Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most ...])
00:56, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passivhaus (Created page with "A '''passivhaus''' is any building designed to maintain a comfortable indoor air temperature without any active heating or cooling. To stay warm in the winter, a passivhaus relies on sunlight and good insulation. The colder the winter, the more insulation is needed. ===Construction costs=== {{sum|{{rn}} }} Passivehauses are more complex to build, requiring more labor & energy {{qn}} and possibly rarer materials. The increased environmental footprint of...")
14:22, 2 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Evaporative cooling (Created page with "Uses the evaporation of water for cooling the air in homes & buildings. ==Types== {{empty}} ==Considerations== ===Water consumption=== {{sum|{{qn}} }} {{empty}}")
00:29, 2 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Subdividing (Created page with "==Motivations== There's often a lack of single-person housing, or housing in general. Subdividing is probably cheaper and more environmentally-friendly than building all new units from scratch. ==Types / examples== * Apartments into studios * Single-detached houses into duplexes ==Considerations== ===Size & space=== {{sum|Sufficient}} A studio or one-bedroom apartment is suited for a single person, especially if affordable and in a walkable area. A half-duplex is...")
23:58, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Commercial to residential (Created page with "==Types== * Converting offices to housing")
23:57, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor (Created page with "Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor? ===No, if the new housing is expensive to ''build''.=== Materials & labor are both in limited supply. Expensive construction puts more strain on natural resources, leaving less for the poor. Oldschool economists may say otherwise, but this is because they downplay ecological limits, and/or exaggerate the rate at which technological progress can improve {{alt|energy|labor|materials}} efficiency of construction. ===No, if...")
22:12, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Single-person housing (Created page with "In some regions, single people vastly outnumber single-person housing units. For example in Canada, there are over 8 million single adults but only 2 million one-bedroom units and bachelor units combined. As a result, * Young adults often live with their parents. * Couples, after breakup or divorce, still end up sharing the same home. * People may get stuck in abusive relationships with nowhere to move to. * People have to look for roommates onlin...")
20:53, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Converting offices to housing (Created page with "Ever since the pandemic, office buildings have become less popular (sometimes to the extent of being almost abandoned). So it might be worth converting some of that space into housing. '''Hybrid approach''' If only ''part'' of an office building is converted into housing, the considerations become easier: * Less load on plumbing & wiring. * Housing units could get the window space; office units could be in the building core. * The building becomes ''mixed-use'', wh...")
02:27, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:isochromic (Created page with "On this wiki, we like making world maps. In general, we want the maps to be '''isochromic''' - meaning "equal coloring represents equal stuff". {{minor|For example, if we're mapping population, every million people should be represented with the same total amount of "ink" or "coloring" on the page.}} A lot of maps on the internet fail at this in various ways. {{en}} {{minor|That's why I made a small program in C for making isochr...")
00:56, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:amazon-deforestation-drivers-2001-13-960.jpg (Source: https://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html)
00:56, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:amazon-deforestation-drivers-2001-13-960.jpg (Source: https://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html)
21:06, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passenger emissions metrics (Created page with "Is it better to travel by car, bus, plane or train? A common approach would be to look at the average "carbon emissions per passenger kilometer" for each mode of transportation. But if we want a fair comparison, we have to make sure they are all calculated the same way: Two ways to calculate: * A. Assume the vehicle is packed with some arbitrary number of people. Divide the vehicle's fuel economy by that number. * B. Look at the total yearly emissions of the {{alt|bus c...")
15:13, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Semi trucks (Created page with "Semi trucks, also known as freight trucks, transport goods that people consume. Unlike cars, semi trucks are harder to electrify, because: * more energy needs to be stored, for longer-range trips * more peak power is needed The few existing solutions on the market today rely on lithium-ion batteries which contain way too much cobalt to scale up. ==Candidates== ''This page needs more research before it can reach a decent conclusion.'' {{minor|Note: We probably do...")
13:14, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Albedo (Created page with "==Research needed for this page== Say hypothetically you destroy some forest and then pave the area with some highly reflective material. Would this make the climate warmer or cooler? How would the warming from the carbon released be weighed against the cooling from the increased albedo? Physics should be able to answer this with reasonable certainty. We just need to gather the right datapoints and do the math. {{en}} Note:<small> * Even if it turns...")
20:14, 21 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Overview (Created page with "Overview of stuff I've been wanting to say for years now: <pre class="levels"> climate change is about energy most savings come from buying less systemic changes electronics fighting against planned obsolescence fighting against code bloat promoting right to repair personal frugalism clothes replace less often dont wear em down in the first place pick some bad clothes dedicated for exercise sitting ele...")