Abigail Dombey
@abigaildombey.bsky.social
Energy & Sustainability Engineer.
Working in decarbonisation & sustainable infrastructure. Climate, energy, net zero.
She / her.
Working in decarbonisation & sustainable infrastructure. Climate, energy, net zero.
She / her.
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In the global electrification race China is marching ahead.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In the global electrification race China is marching ahead.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
The US and Europe risk falling behind clinging on to yesterday's technologies.
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New research from @ecioxford.bsky.social + Danish Technological Institute finds heat pumps can cut industrial heating costs by up to 75% vs hydrogen boilers — the fastest, most affordable path to decarbonising industrial heat.
➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3e39ypht
#HeatPumps #NetZero #Decarbonisation
➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3e39ypht
#HeatPumps #NetZero #Decarbonisation
New research shows heat pumps lead the way in decarbonising industrial heat across Europe
www.eci.ox.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New research from @ecioxford.bsky.social + Danish Technological Institute finds heat pumps can cut industrial heating costs by up to 75% vs hydrogen boilers — the fastest, most affordable path to decarbonising industrial heat.
➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3e39ypht
#HeatPumps #NetZero #Decarbonisation
➡️Read more: tinyurl.com/3e39ypht
#HeatPumps #NetZero #Decarbonisation
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The most interesting part of the sky at sunset sometimes is everywhere other than the where the Sun is.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The most interesting part of the sky at sunset sometimes is everywhere other than the where the Sun is.
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If women can provide for themselves, and don't need protection, if women aren't being subjugated, then what is men’s purpose supposed to be built around?
May I suggest: Support and Uplift
May I suggest: Support and Uplift
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If women can provide for themselves, and don't need protection, if women aren't being subjugated, then what is men’s purpose supposed to be built around?
May I suggest: Support and Uplift
May I suggest: Support and Uplift
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VAT on heat pumps in Belgium down to 6% from January in Belgium.
I was torn between trying to rush and get one in before Xmas or wait until January so that makes the decision easy.
La TVA sur les pompes à chaleur passera à 6% dès janvier - RTBF Actus share.google/EnDruuaENAnw...
I was torn between trying to rush and get one in before Xmas or wait until January so that makes the decision easy.
La TVA sur les pompes à chaleur passera à 6% dès janvier - RTBF Actus share.google/EnDruuaENAnw...
La TVA sur les pompes à chaleur passera à 6% dès janvier - RTBF Actus
En raison de la crise énergétique, le gouvernement précédent avait temporairement réduit la TVA sur l’installation de...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
VAT on heat pumps in Belgium down to 6% from January in Belgium.
I was torn between trying to rush and get one in before Xmas or wait until January so that makes the decision easy.
La TVA sur les pompes à chaleur passera à 6% dès janvier - RTBF Actus share.google/EnDruuaENAnw...
I was torn between trying to rush and get one in before Xmas or wait until January so that makes the decision easy.
La TVA sur les pompes à chaleur passera à 6% dès janvier - RTBF Actus share.google/EnDruuaENAnw...
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On Friday, I'm finally doing it: I'm recording a pod on balcony solar! This is probably the No. 1 request I get from listeners.
I'm talking to Cora Stryker of Bright Saver, author of the whitepaper below.
What should I ask her?
I'm talking to Cora Stryker of Bright Saver, author of the whitepaper below.
What should I ask her?
White Paper | Bright Saver
Register for upcoming Bright Saver webinars here.
www.brightsaver.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On Friday, I'm finally doing it: I'm recording a pod on balcony solar! This is probably the No. 1 request I get from listeners.
I'm talking to Cora Stryker of Bright Saver, author of the whitepaper below.
What should I ask her?
I'm talking to Cora Stryker of Bright Saver, author of the whitepaper below.
What should I ask her?
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Journalist Julie Brown, an expert on the Epstein scandal, answers a question you may have about why Biden didn't release the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Journalist Julie Brown, an expert on the Epstein scandal, answers a question you may have about why Biden didn't release the Epstein files.
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On days like today I like to recall some wise advice: hope is not a fleeting emotion, it is a discipline.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
On days like today I like to recall some wise advice: hope is not a fleeting emotion, it is a discipline.
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EVERY SINGLE FOSSIL FUEL IS MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE TRUMP-PLEASING HIGH-FOSSIL-FUEL SCENARIO
I wish I'd had the time to read this whole report properly earlier this week: the scale of this rake-step / self-own is absolutely incredible
THANKYOU donald trump for pushing the IEA to include all of this
I wish I'd had the time to read this whole report properly earlier this week: the scale of this rake-step / self-own is absolutely incredible
THANKYOU donald trump for pushing the IEA to include all of this
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
EVERY SINGLE FOSSIL FUEL IS MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE TRUMP-PLEASING HIGH-FOSSIL-FUEL SCENARIO
I wish I'd had the time to read this whole report properly earlier this week: the scale of this rake-step / self-own is absolutely incredible
THANKYOU donald trump for pushing the IEA to include all of this
I wish I'd had the time to read this whole report properly earlier this week: the scale of this rake-step / self-own is absolutely incredible
THANKYOU donald trump for pushing the IEA to include all of this
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Just buried in a paragraph and not highlight with a visual or anything: total global energy emissions WOULD BE 7% HIGHER if we had chosen to sit around and do nothing about this shit
OUR ACTIONS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT BUT THEY ARE NOT FRUITLESS
THERE ARE 2600000000000000 GRAMS OF FRUIT EVERY YEAR
OUR ACTIONS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT BUT THEY ARE NOT FRUITLESS
THERE ARE 2600000000000000 GRAMS OF FRUIT EVERY YEAR
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Just buried in a paragraph and not highlight with a visual or anything: total global energy emissions WOULD BE 7% HIGHER if we had chosen to sit around and do nothing about this shit
OUR ACTIONS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT BUT THEY ARE NOT FRUITLESS
THERE ARE 2600000000000000 GRAMS OF FRUIT EVERY YEAR
OUR ACTIONS MAY BE INSUFFICIENT BUT THEY ARE NOT FRUITLESS
THERE ARE 2600000000000000 GRAMS OF FRUIT EVERY YEAR
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Again: there is no spinning, re-framing or masking the fact that data centre growth is now a major a factor among all the major factors driving demand growth.
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Again: there is no spinning, re-framing or masking the fact that data centre growth is now a major a factor among all the major factors driving demand growth.
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
The fact that data centres are going to spur more new demand than the entire heating needs of the human species is NOT GREAT
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YOUR DAILY REMINDER: it is extreme weather, intensified by fossil fuels, that pose the greatest threat to grid security and causes the most blackouts.
The blatantly false idea that renewables cause blackouts is *itself* likely to cause more blackouts, by encouraging more fossil fuel use
The blatantly false idea that renewables cause blackouts is *itself* likely to cause more blackouts, by encouraging more fossil fuel use
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
YOUR DAILY REMINDER: it is extreme weather, intensified by fossil fuels, that pose the greatest threat to grid security and causes the most blackouts.
The blatantly false idea that renewables cause blackouts is *itself* likely to cause more blackouts, by encouraging more fossil fuel use
The blatantly false idea that renewables cause blackouts is *itself* likely to cause more blackouts, by encouraging more fossil fuel use
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This is even better: household electricity bills are lowest in the net zero scenario, basically everywhere.
Of course they are: buying fossil fuels and burning them is obscenely expensive and unreliable and requires constant, expensive support
Of course they are: buying fossil fuels and burning them is obscenely expensive and unreliable and requires constant, expensive support
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is even better: household electricity bills are lowest in the net zero scenario, basically everywhere.
Of course they are: buying fossil fuels and burning them is obscenely expensive and unreliable and requires constant, expensive support
Of course they are: buying fossil fuels and burning them is obscenely expensive and unreliable and requires constant, expensive support
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Wow - this is a good one. In most regions, power grid system costs are the worst in the fossil-fuel-explosion scenario - in Europe and China, it's cheapest in the 'net zero' scenario
> grid costs are way lower than costs saved on fuel purchasing!!
> grid costs are way lower than costs saved on fuel purchasing!!
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Wow - this is a good one. In most regions, power grid system costs are the worst in the fossil-fuel-explosion scenario - in Europe and China, it's cheapest in the 'net zero' scenario
> grid costs are way lower than costs saved on fuel purchasing!!
> grid costs are way lower than costs saved on fuel purchasing!!
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The CPS scenario's absurd oil demand forecast assumes nearly no reductions in demand from EVs out to 2035.....come on now
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The CPS scenario's absurd oil demand forecast assumes nearly no reductions in demand from EVs out to 2035.....come on now
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This is going to be a big old thread where I dump thoughts, reactions, charts etc from the @iea.org World Energy Outlook 2025 :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
World Energy Outlook 2025
YouTube video by International Energy Agency
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This is going to be a big old thread where I dump thoughts, reactions, charts etc from the @iea.org World Energy Outlook 2025 :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP...
www.iea.org/commentaries...
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Anyway, here is some good news. I know landlords hate this, but renters need some security about the roof over their heads
#BBCNews - Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
The government confirms timeline for reforms to England’s rental market, including ending bidding wars.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Anyway, here is some good news. I know landlords hate this, but renters need some security about the roof over their heads
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Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong party’s pain in urban seats
Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong party’s pain in urban seats
Ex-politicians and candidates warn the decision will likely cause a loss of votes from younger people
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At least three former Liberal MPs have derided the opposition’s decision to dump net zero by 2050 as an “existential crisis” and “another nail in the coffin” that will guarantee electoral irrelevance for the foreseeable future.
Guardian Australia spoke to the former politicians and previous Liberal party candidates, who say any hopes of reclaiming inner-city and suburban seats at the next election have been dashed as a result of the move. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong party’s pain in urban seats
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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
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I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
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Personally I’d like to see more direct public spending on subsidizing e-bikes for everyone via simple grants. This would deliver incredible socioeconomic returns on investment, and be more equitable than tax breaks for high earners. Cities need delivery riders on e-bikes not mopeds etc
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Personally I’d like to see more direct public spending on subsidizing e-bikes for everyone via simple grants. This would deliver incredible socioeconomic returns on investment, and be more equitable than tax breaks for high earners. Cities need delivery riders on e-bikes not mopeds etc
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One important thing to understand about these policy support mechanisms (“benefits for middle class voters”) being scrapped or slashed is that they are *expressly designed* to incentivise people with money to spend it on clean technology, on basis that public spending can’t deliver transition on own
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
One important thing to understand about these policy support mechanisms (“benefits for middle class voters”) being scrapped or slashed is that they are *expressly designed* to incentivise people with money to spend it on clean technology, on basis that public spending can’t deliver transition on own
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When we’re doing city planning, why aren’t we asking simpler questions? Like “How could your life be easier if your city or community were different?”
i just want my kids to be able to walk to the store to get stuff so I don't have to.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When we’re doing city planning, why aren’t we asking simpler questions? Like “How could your life be easier if your city or community were different?”
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writing a piece on this tomorrow but I think the bland truth is that a lot of people just don't care! saw it in Westminster too, fundamentally a lot of men - and some women - simply don't really give a shit if a man is said to be a sexual abuser, as long as they don't have to see if they don't care
One of the more upsetting things in this is that he wasn't blackmailing them: These men were part of this and protecting him not out of obligation or even particularly out of access, but out of solidarity.
Lots of people say: that’s because he’s blackmailing them, but I don’t think he’s blackmailing Kathy Ruemmler! I don’t think that’s what explains it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
writing a piece on this tomorrow but I think the bland truth is that a lot of people just don't care! saw it in Westminster too, fundamentally a lot of men - and some women - simply don't really give a shit if a man is said to be a sexual abuser, as long as they don't have to see if they don't care