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ClimateHope
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Doing my best to share good quality climate information and promote renewable energy. Born at 317ppm.
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How did the Hate Mail editorial team let this one slip through?

EV batteries remain in remarkably good health after years of use.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/electr...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:47 AM
climatehope.bsky.social
Good summary
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
China is becoming a green superpower as Trump retreats from climate goals - BBC News
How the world's biggest carbon emitter is now at the helm of a renewables revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 11:44 AM
climatehope.bsky.social
Exactly as scientists have been saying for years.
apnews.com/article/wild...
Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe
A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.
apnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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California making great progress towards eliminating fossil fuels from its grid.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/18/c...
California batteries sustain near 24-hour solar run
On Feb. 1, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back to exporti...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Australia making good progress to get rid of fossil fuels.
reneweconomy.com.au/records-tumb...
Records tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three months
If Angus Taylor thought there was "too much wind and solar" on Australia's grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
climatehope.bsky.social
If you want to understand the future of energy (and therefore of many sectors in society) you need to read this article.

You can see why the fossil fuel industry is fighting so hard and so dirty (literally and metaphorically) against this trend.
www.electrotech-revolution.com/p/reframing-...
Reframing Energy for the Age of Electricity
We need to count energy from the perspective of the consumer in order to understand the changes sweeping the energy sector
www.electrotech-revolution.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Excellent summary of why it is so difficult to project the rate of future sea level rise, and what the risks are.
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-t...
Guest post: The challenges in projecting future global sea levels - Carbon Brief
In this article, two scientists unpack some of the reasons why projecting the speed and scale of future sea level rise is difficult.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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For the hard of thinking deniers who bleat about 'greening' from CO2 - this is what it really means.
eciu.net/media/press-...
Summer drought costs UK arable farmers over £800m – new analysis
Following one of the worst UK harvests on record, arable farmers are left counting the cost of climate change as concerns about farm profitability mount.
eciu.net
February 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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To the untrained eye, the ratio of batteries to PV seems too low.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/16/b...
Brazil targets 107 GW of solar by 2035 under energy plan
Brazil has opened consultations on its PDE 2035 energy plan, which projects 107 GW of solar by 2035 – including 78 GW of distributed generation – with battery storage reaching 7 GW, or 2% of the power...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Interesting to see this military-grade storage option for 14 days of continuous discharge.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/16/s...
Silbat silicon batteries guarantee uninterrupted power supply for 14 days
The silicon batteries developed by the Spanish startup Silbat are spearheading the Research and Analysis of Long-Duration Energy Storage for Operational Resilience in Critical Military Infrastructures...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Solar is now so cost-effective that it makes sense to deploy at large scale in the Nordic countries.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/16/d...
Denmark deploys 1.55 GW of solar in 2025
Denmark had a record year for solar deployment last year, with new additions led by an uptick in ground-mounted, utility-scale solar. Cumulative capacity now stands at around 6.3 GW.
www.pv-magazine.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Even the administration's own documents show that this will put up prices for US consumers, not to mention ensure that a lot more of them will die.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump touts climate savings but new rule set to push up US prices
Critics accuse administration of ‘cooking the books’ by claiming US would save $1.3tn from climate finding reversal
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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What a great article by Michael Barnard.

I recommend bookmarking so that it can be used when RE haters whine about the materials in renewable sources.
reneweconomy.com.au/if-were-goin...
If we're going to hold an inquiry into the life cycle of solar, why not coal and gas?
Australia's solar waste investigation raises an interesting question of consistency. Where is the inquiry into mandatory 100% recycling of fossil fuel waste streams?
reneweconomy.com.au
February 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
climatehope.bsky.social
I really like the idea of a digital twin network to test the performance of inverter-based resources to manage the grid to ensure that it can manage without spinning machines.
reneweconomy.com.au/can-inverter...
Can inverter-based technologies do the system security job of big spinning machines?
A new white paper examines how Australia can ensure electricity system security in the transition from baseload generators and spinning machines to a grid dominated by inverter-based resources.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Really fascinating - because it is a complex real-world operation that is going to run with zero fossil fuels within 4 years.
reneweconomy.com.au/we-dont-doub...
"We don't doubt ourselves:" Fortescue's race to real zero – and the radical rethink behind it
Iron ore giant Fortescue has just four years left to meet its real zero emissions by 2030 target, a mammoth task that will require it to fundamentally change how it operates. So can it be done?
reneweconomy.com.au
February 16, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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India making real progress with solar.

Compare with the UK, where we managed just 5GW in 2025.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/13/i...
India installs record 36.6 GW of solar in 2025
India added 36.6 GW of solar capacity in 2025, up 43% from the previous year, with large-scale projects accounting for 81% of installations, according to Mercom India.
www.pv-magazine.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Truly chilling analysis.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1102202...
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future - Inside Climate News
Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.
insideclimatenews.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Clear, factual update from CB on the latest auction for renewables.

It's a LOT of good news: keeping prices on the way down, cleaning up our generation and improving energy security.
www.carbonbrief.org/qa-new-uk-on...
Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is ‘50% cheaper’ than new gas - Carbon Brief
The UK government has secured a record 7.4 gigawatts of solar, onshore wind and tidal power in its latest auction for new renewable capacity.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
climatehope.bsky.social
Good to see heat pump sales in the UK on a steadily increasing trend, but the numbers really need to increase a lot.

Also good that 36% are made in the UK.
hpauk.org.uk/resources/st...
Statistics | Heat Pump Association UK
hpauk.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Given the China is the world's biggest emitter, this is major news - and well ahead of their commitment to peak emissions by 2030.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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A great sports car (or hypercar) does not have to run on fossil fuels.
thedriven.io/2026/02/12/f...
Ferrari unveils new details and name - in style - for its fully electric sports car
Ferrari has unveiled new details for its upcoming fully electric sports car, including the name, Ferrari Luce.
thedriven.io
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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The UK renewables auction that just concluded (AR7) has been a big success. This will reduce our dependency on imports, keep prices low and provide clean power.
reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-a...
Renewables auction delivers record number of solar projects, biggest onshore wind farm
The UK's latest renewable energy auction has secured a record amount of new development capacity and the largest onshore wind project in a decade.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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This really shows that reducing carbon emissions can be consistent with good economic growth.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Another act of monumental self-harm from the US administration.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda
US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Farmers say their parents and grandparents never saw flooding like what we have now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK rain: Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM