Neil Kitching
@carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social
Climate solutions blogger. Geography, environment, energy, nature, heat pumps and water expert from Scotland, UK. Author of 'Carbon Choices' on common-sense climate solutions.
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Climate Blogs Catalogue
A list of my blogs over the last 4 years, catalogued to help you focus on your interests.
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Here is a link to my climate blogs. Please read, enjoy and share.
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Oh dear, 16 degrees centigrade yesterday in Stirling, the warmest November day in decades. Global warming is creeping up on us and on nature.
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Oh dear, 16 degrees centigrade yesterday in Stirling, the warmest November day in decades. Global warming is creeping up on us and on nature.
Sustainable Sicily? Volcanoes, drought, renewable energy, invasive species and emissions from flying.........read my latest blog.
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Sustainable Sicily?
Following a recent holiday, I have penned my observations on environmental issues and progress (or lack of) in Sicily. It is always interesting to...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sustainable Sicily? Volcanoes, drought, renewable energy, invasive species and emissions from flying.........read my latest blog.
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Communal lunch hall (with candles and flowers) along with 2500 attendees at the largest gathering of district heat professionals in the world, Odense, Denmark.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Communal lunch hall (with candles and flowers) along with 2500 attendees at the largest gathering of district heat professionals in the world, Odense, Denmark.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
Massive 5MW air source heat pump in Denmark, with water preheated by solar panels. Makes the system more efficient for large scale district heating.
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Massive 5MW air source heat pump in Denmark, with water preheated by solar panels. Makes the system more efficient for large scale district heating.
It's always heartening to see that people will cycle with the right infrastructure and support. Copenhagen has similar weather to the UK.
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's always heartening to see that people will cycle with the right infrastructure and support. Copenhagen has similar weather to the UK.
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My first sighting of the glorious bearded tits, or reedlings, near the River Tay.
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My first sighting of the glorious bearded tits, or reedlings, near the River Tay.
Amazing footage of boulders ejected from Stromboli volcano, rolling down 800m of scree and crashing into the sea.
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Amazing footage of boulders ejected from Stromboli volcano, rolling down 800m of scree and crashing into the sea.
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
One for the geographers! Stromboli, Italy. Apparently, humans emit 50x more CO2 than volcanoes.
October 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
One for the geographers! Stromboli, Italy. Apparently, humans emit 50x more CO2 than volcanoes.
My latest blog is on fossil fuel subsidies? What are they? Why can't we simply abolish them?
And please note that I have an improved secure website - you can now search all my climate blogs by keyword or category.
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And please note that I have an improved secure website - you can now search all my climate blogs by keyword or category.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies
What is an energy subsidy? Why can’t we simply abolish them? What affect do they have?
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September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My latest blog is on fossil fuel subsidies? What are they? Why can't we simply abolish them?
And please note that I have an improved secure website - you can now search all my climate blogs by keyword or category.
www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...
And please note that I have an improved secure website - you can now search all my climate blogs by keyword or category.
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It's wasp season at our compost heep. All part of the natural process.
September 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's wasp season at our compost heep. All part of the natural process.
Solar power is cheap and clean. Solar pv is the fastest growing energy source on the Planet and will soon become ubiquitous. In this blog I explain why.
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#solar #pv
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#solar #pv
The Future is Bright
Solar power is cheap and clean. Solar pv is the fastest growing energy source on the Planet and will soon become ubiquitous. In this blog I...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Solar power is cheap and clean. Solar pv is the fastest growing energy source on the Planet and will soon become ubiquitous. In this blog I explain why.
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#solar #pv
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#solar #pv
New 'green bridge' over M8 motorway connecting Sighthill to Glasgow city centre.
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New 'green bridge' over M8 motorway connecting Sighthill to Glasgow city centre.
UK's largest wind farm at Whitelee,near Glasgow. Count the turbines!
500 MW, 215 turbines.
500 MW, 215 turbines.
July 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
UK's largest wind farm at Whitelee,near Glasgow. Count the turbines!
500 MW, 215 turbines.
500 MW, 215 turbines.
Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.
July 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.
Here are my top 12 favourite Climate Quotes. Do you know any better ones?
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July 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Here are my top 12 favourite Climate Quotes. Do you know any better ones?
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Visited #Whitelee today. 215 turbines, the largest onshore windfarm in UK. Impressive scale, but these turbines are 'small' by today's more powerful standards. New battery storage too. Innovation in action.
July 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Visited #Whitelee today. 215 turbines, the largest onshore windfarm in UK. Impressive scale, but these turbines are 'small' by today's more powerful standards. New battery storage too. Innovation in action.
Electric car club, Edinburgh. Are car share clubs working? How can we encourage them?
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Electric car club, Edinburgh. Are car share clubs working? How can we encourage them?
Does the UK need 1.5 million new homes? www.carbonchoices.uk/index.php/bl...
Do we need 1.5 million new homes?
Why do we have a housing crisis? Do we need 1.5m new homes? If so, where? How should they be built? Is this compatible with cutting our carbon...
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June 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Handa Island is full of moorland and seabirds (sorry, no zoom camera). Guillemot, puffin, razorbill, wheatear... Well done Scottish Wildlife Trust for eradicating egg eating rats.
June 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Handa Island is full of moorland and seabirds (sorry, no zoom camera). Guillemot, puffin, razorbill, wheatear... Well done Scottish Wildlife Trust for eradicating egg eating rats.
Crawled into a sea cave near remote Lochinver and it was full of disgusting plastic rubbish, from boats I guess.
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Crawled into a sea cave near remote Lochinver and it was full of disgusting plastic rubbish, from boats I guess.
Good efforts by The Assynt Foundation to plant native trees on the walk in to Suilven.
June 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Good efforts by The Assynt Foundation to plant native trees on the walk in to Suilven.
Scotland: Beautiful, but ecologically degraded?
Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer hope?
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Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer hope?
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Scotland: Beautiful, but ecologically degraded?
Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Scotland: Beautiful, but ecologically degraded?
Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer hope?
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Is this an accurate description of Scotland? Are we really one of the most ecologically degraded countries in the world? Does rewilding offer hope?
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Newt at Flanders Moss raised bog. But lots of birch trees colonising naturally. Will they destroy this wetland?
#flandersmoss #naturescot
#flandersmoss #naturescot
May 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Newt at Flanders Moss raised bog. But lots of birch trees colonising naturally. Will they destroy this wetland?
#flandersmoss #naturescot
#flandersmoss #naturescot
Fraochaidh, Glencoe, Scotland. Beautiful, but this small loch has dried up and not one snow patch to be seen - this must be the least snowy winter on record.
May 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Fraochaidh, Glencoe, Scotland. Beautiful, but this small loch has dried up and not one snow patch to be seen - this must be the least snowy winter on record.