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In Vancouver, today's bathwater is tomorrow's central heating

31 Jan 13

Chimneys at the False Creek Energy Centre in Vancouver

Energy from wastewater can cover 70% of the community's heating. Photo: Eos Lightmedia

It's crazy when you think about it. From showering in the morning to draining the pasta for dinner, we each put gallons of hot water down the drain every day.

Mix it all up, and it's enough to keep our sewers flowing at a balmy average of 15C. That's a lot of energy babies being thrown out with our bathwater.

I've always thought there should be a way to re-use that heat, but I suspect the demand for lukewarm sewage-filled radiators is fairly modest. Luckily, there's another way.

Scotland calls time on fossil electricity

30 Jan 13

Waves along the Scottish coast

With strong winds and rough seas, Scotland has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world. Photo: Graham Robertson

Good old Scotland. While Westminster squabbles over whether we really need a clear plan for green electricity (clue: we do), Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has come out and adopted the most ambitous target anyone's ever suggested.

10:10 in 2012 – the highlights

30 Dec 12
Remade Solar Schools Wat Doe Jij Uit
#itshappening Pitch Pledge Party sommerluk
Lighter Later Energy Bill

Pioneers

In a year of record-breaking extreme weather, it's never been clearer that we need to step things up in a big way.

But when it's time to do more, it's also worth reminding ourselves what we're capable of.

So to celebrate another remarkable year, we've put together a big roundup of the best things we did together in the last 12 months. As always, it makes for pretty inspiring reading!

Click here to see 10:10's greatest hits from 2012

10/10/12: a day to celebrate!

10 Oct 12

The #itshappening photo gallery is now live and looking fantastic, with examples of carbon-cutting progress from sea ports in Morocco to TV studios in Birmingham and everything in between.

Ever wondered if we've got what it takes to get climate change sorted? Here's your answer.

And between being blown away by all your beautiful photos, we've been working on a little something of our own...