Last week, it was reported that Bristol is planning to have a fleet of 'poo buses' in the city, after a successful 6-month trial of the Bio-bus on one of the routes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34919563
The buses will be powered by human and food waste that is turned into biomethane gas, and it all sounds like a very good move to me, if we are trying to move away from fossil fuels.
In Uganda, my good friend, and CRED Partner, John Njendahayo has been building biogas units, on demand, for several years now - providing schools, orphanages, homes and whoever else is interested with clean, sustainable power, albeit powered by cow poo rather than from humans. John has even developed ways to convert the biogas so that a fridge can be run off it, and once you add in solar panels for electricity generation, and use interlocking bricks, and rainwater harvesting then you have a very environmentally friendly building.
John's next project is to develop a biogas farm. He recognises that not everyone has room for the cows that are required to provide the waste needed for the biogas, and there is a lot of suspicion and stigma about the human waste option that will require a lot of education to overcome. But, if you have one big generator with lots of cows creating lots of waste that can be turned into lots of biogas, and if you then supply nearby households with gas bags so that they can go and collect their gas, then a whole load of homes will be able to cook on clean fuel, less trees will be cut down, less respiratory infections will be experienced, less time will be spent by girls looking for firewood so they can go to school for longer instead, and so the list of benefits goes on.
John, and the city of Bristol, are showing that it is possible to move away from fossil fuels, towards cleaner, more sustainable options.
As the Climate Change Conference continues in Paris, let's pray that those making the all-important decisions can similarly find routes forward that lead to a better, and more sustainable world for all (and I mean ALL!)
The buses will be powered by human and food waste that is turned into biomethane gas, and it all sounds like a very good move to me, if we are trying to move away from fossil fuels.
In Uganda, my good friend, and CRED Partner, John Njendahayo has been building biogas units, on demand, for several years now - providing schools, orphanages, homes and whoever else is interested with clean, sustainable power, albeit powered by cow poo rather than from humans. John has even developed ways to convert the biogas so that a fridge can be run off it, and once you add in solar panels for electricity generation, and use interlocking bricks, and rainwater harvesting then you have a very environmentally friendly building.
John's next project is to develop a biogas farm. He recognises that not everyone has room for the cows that are required to provide the waste needed for the biogas, and there is a lot of suspicion and stigma about the human waste option that will require a lot of education to overcome. But, if you have one big generator with lots of cows creating lots of waste that can be turned into lots of biogas, and if you then supply nearby households with gas bags so that they can go and collect their gas, then a whole load of homes will be able to cook on clean fuel, less trees will be cut down, less respiratory infections will be experienced, less time will be spent by girls looking for firewood so they can go to school for longer instead, and so the list of benefits goes on.
John, and the city of Bristol, are showing that it is possible to move away from fossil fuels, towards cleaner, more sustainable options.
As the Climate Change Conference continues in Paris, let's pray that those making the all-important decisions can similarly find routes forward that lead to a better, and more sustainable world for all (and I mean ALL!)
Pray:
for safety for all attending the event
that leaders and decision makers will acknowledge the level of climate action needed
that the event will provide a basis for positive negotiations in the weeks to follow
that the media attention around the talks would increase the level of ambition in statements made and actions agreed
that leaders and decision makers will acknowledge the level of climate action needed
that the event will provide a basis for positive negotiations in the weeks to follow
that the media attention around the talks would increase the level of ambition in statements made and actions agreed
Father God, as many world leaders attend the negotiations, please work in their discussions, whether public or private, to bring consensus and ambition on the commitments needed.
We ask that their negotiations will not be characterised by talking with little action, and that all country leaders will be heard, not just those seen to be the most powerful. Amen
(prayer from Tearfund)
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