149 - The Mechanical Engineer Episode

This is episode 149 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we'll be looking at Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt when it comes to Climate Change in discussion with a proper mechanical engineer, Tom Swaffield-Bray Before we start I wanted to apologise for a small technical hitch in episode 147. The recording didn’t include the favourite part at the end that those who listen past the boilerplate credits look forward to. I apologise for that. The responsible person has been taken out and slapped hard with a pickled herring. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map, the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. Episode produced by Arran Sheppard: https://producerarran.com LINKS Big Oil vs the World Part 1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0cgqlv1/big-oil-v-the-world-series-1-1-denial Big Oil vs the World Part 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0cgqlv7/big-oil-v-the-world-series-1-2-doubt Big Oil vs the World Part 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0cgqlvk/big-oil-v-the-world-series-1-3-delay Tom’s Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle Institution of Civil engineers' campaign on Shaping Zero https://www.ice.org.uk/news-and-insight/latest-ice-news/shaping-zero-watch-the-film Ecologi - the organisation Tom uses to 'offset' his life - https://ecologi.com/individuals Climate Stewards - the organisation he used to 'offset' his flights earlier this year - https://www.climatestewards.org/ The low carbon depot project we discussed - https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/25318/Our-largest-depot-to-make-switch-to-solar-power Concept of the Green New Deal and the kind of plan for the future of fossil fuel industries - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9uTH0iprVQ Institution of mechanical engineers - https://www.imeche.org/ Cool thing: World’s first car-powered hotel: https://www.londonworld.com/lifestyle/worlds-first-car-powered-hotel-opens-just-a-stones-throw-from-london-3887763 Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings ‘So, you’ve gone renewable?’ (Affiliate link) E-book https://amzn.to/3LXvIck 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code...