by Naseef Ahammed | May 2, 2021 | Sustainability
Yesterday, I was watching a recent interview with the Saudi Crown Prince MBS when I heard an outrageous claim from him. He said to the effect that the world was running out of oil before it became useless. This is the fundamental drive behind his authoritarian regime...
by Naseef Ahammed | Apr 25, 2021 | Sustainability
Happy belated Earth day! We woke up to the news of the world leaders convening to address the issue of global warming. The US led the event with its announcement of 50% emission reduction by 2030! For a second, I believed that the world was actually preparing to fight...
by Naseef Ahammed | Apr 11, 2021 | Sustainability
Climate science is seen as one of the most critical research spaces in today’s world. Climate activism is often seen as the ultimate struggle that follows science and hard facts. Recently, an article on Physics World caught my eye. It was talking about how...
by Naseef Ahammed | Mar 21, 2021 | Sustainability
The city of Leeds is undergoing a transformation. New cycle lanes are popping up around the city cutting through pathways, already congested traffic lanes and often merged with bus lanes. I can understand the anger and fury among drivers- as a cyclist I represent a...
by Naseef Ahammed | Mar 7, 2021 | Sustainability
To the pacifist friends of mine, I know! The carbon footprint of a military operation is the least thing we should worry about. But have you ever given it a thought? What is the Carbon cost to “keeping the world safe”? What is the Carbon cost of keeping...
by Naseef Ahammed | Feb 28, 2021 | Sustainability
Today is the day! I finally get a spicy taste of the future. I have been following electric vehicles from when I was a teen and Toyota Prius was the best looking EV around. Something about it felt like no-smoke, no-noise and no-nonsense. And I have been passionately...