EnergyFrin
@energyfrin.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Sustainable Urban Energy Systems #Complexity #ComplexSystems #Energy #Climate
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Important thread here on the possibility of scrapping ECO. I would add that when ECO was cut in 2013, 10,000 people lost their jobs. That's more than 3 times as many than Scunthorpe steel works and a whopping 20 times more than Grangemouth oil refinery
I’m afraid I’ve heard enough to take this seriously - No.10 is thinking of abolishing ECO, the main source of funding for upgrading fuel poor homes.
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Important thread here on the possibility of scrapping ECO. I would add that when ECO was cut in 2013, 10,000 people lost their jobs. That's more than 3 times as many than Scunthorpe steel works and a whopping 20 times more than Grangemouth oil refinery
Happy lungs-filled-with-metal-and-carbon day to all who celebrate 😞 (To be fair this is not the worst one I've seen, largely because it's windy and maybe because🎆on a weekday so we'll see another spike at the weekend)
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Happy lungs-filled-with-metal-and-carbon day to all who celebrate 😞 (To be fair this is not the worst one I've seen, largely because it's windy and maybe because🎆on a weekday so we'll see another spike at the weekend)
Maybe this will bring some attention to #ExtremeHeat
July 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Maybe this will bring some attention to #ExtremeHeat
If you still want to have a sleepless night now that temperatures have cooled in the UK, just follow @extremetemps.bsky.social for an abundance of nightmare material about extreme heat across the globe 😱
INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
July 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you still want to have a sleepless night now that temperatures have cooled in the UK, just follow @extremetemps.bsky.social for an abundance of nightmare material about extreme heat across the globe 😱
"Otto said that too many media reports about heatwaves include photographs of children eating ice cream and happy people playing on the beach. “That’s a massive problem”, she said, although she added that more articles were now referring to the role of climate change in driving heatwaves."
Scientists hail rapid estimate of climate change’s role in heat deaths
https://www.byteseu.com/1177668/
Ten days of extreme heat killed 2,305 people in a sample of 12 European cities last month, with almost two-thirds of those deaths caused by climate change’s intensifying effect on heatwaves, …
https://www.byteseu.com/1177668/
Ten days of extreme heat killed 2,305 people in a sample of 12 European cities last month, with almost two-thirds of those deaths caused by climate change’s intensifying effect on heatwaves, …
Scientists hail rapid estimate of climate change's role in heat deaths - Bytes Europe
Ten days of extreme heat killed 2,305 people in a sample of 12 European cities last month, with almost two-thirds of those deaths caused by climate change’s
www.byteseu.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"Otto said that too many media reports about heatwaves include photographs of children eating ice cream and happy people playing on the beach. “That’s a massive problem”, she said, although she added that more articles were now referring to the role of climate change in driving heatwaves."
Well the wonders of AI never cease 🤔...seems it can make a podcast of a paper I've written, without me lifting a finger. wtf4cities.com/2025/06/24/3...
335R_A framework for exploring futures of complex urban energy systems
Check out the episode: You can find the transcript through this link. Are you interested in the energy transformation and its effects on cities? Summary of the article titled A framework for explor…
wtf4cities.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Well the wonders of AI never cease 🤔...seems it can make a podcast of a paper I've written, without me lifting a finger. wtf4cities.com/2025/06/24/3...
![cartoon for the guardian by Stephen Collins - script as follows:
[Scene is a darkened LOFT. Amongst the boxes and junk are FOUR KNACKERED OLD FANS - three tower fans and one circular, with cracked grey plastic and buttons missing. One fan, TOWER FAN 1, is a bit taller than the others, and is addressing them]
1
TOWER FAN 1:
Right lads, get ready.
2
TOWER FAN 1:
This is our time.
3
TOWER FAN 1:
The time when we remember who we are, and why we’re here.
4
TOWER FAN 1:
We are the four crap fans in a British person’s loft,
and we are here to make absolutely no difference whatsoever.
5
TOWER FAN 1:
I know what you’re
thinking, lads:
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TOWER FAN 1:
Surely this will be the year they finally replace us?
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TOWER FAN 1:
Our plastic’s gone all brown... I haven’t oscillated since 2018...
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TOWER FAN 1:
Dave here sounds like a spitfire and blows like a sad cat’s sigh…
TOWER FAN 2:
Cheers mate
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TOWER FAN 1:
But no. These people are British, and every year, they forget the sun exists.
By the time they remember,
new fans will cost *four million pounds* on Amazon.
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TOWER FAN 1:
So we’ll be back down there... shovelling thick air across the moaning faces of a species that cannot comprehend the concept of air conditioning, or even just closing the curtains when it’s hot out...
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TOWER FAN 1:
...while they incessantly bang on about normally hot countries which this country is now temporarily a bit hotter than.
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[The loft hatch opens and a person comes up the ladder]
PERSON:
APPARENTLY IT’S HOTTER THAN GREECE, LISA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreidbpfu2ioghspjcg4xitzv655jzjwp5lgxk5hi3ag7sechgh222ze@jpeg)
New idea to explore re shared ground loops 😆
![Comic. [Two houses next to each other. Piping runs from one underground, connecting it to the other.] [caption] A covertly-installed *Neighbor-Source Heat Pump* takes advantage of the fact that your neighbor keeps their house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihme75kw3ibwada5jzdvby6ctmeiuwpvwxkwcuww4bag43agicxz4@jpeg)
June 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
New idea to explore re shared ground loops 😆
Could this be the news that gets people on board with climate change impacts? #ExtremeHeat #NoBikinis
January 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Could this be the news that gets people on board with climate change impacts? #ExtremeHeat #NoBikinis
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🌡️🔥Climate change isn't a distant threat—it's a public health crisis now. Our study shows heat-related deaths in many cities could surpass annual COVID-19 deaths in just 5–10 years at 3°C warming. Urgent action is needed!
👉 rdcu.be/d5rnL
@natureportfolio.bsky.social #scientificreports
👉 rdcu.be/d5rnL
@natureportfolio.bsky.social #scientificreports
Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Scientific Reports - Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
rdcu.be
January 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🌡️🔥Climate change isn't a distant threat—it's a public health crisis now. Our study shows heat-related deaths in many cities could surpass annual COVID-19 deaths in just 5–10 years at 3°C warming. Urgent action is needed!
👉 rdcu.be/d5rnL
@natureportfolio.bsky.social #scientificreports
👉 rdcu.be/d5rnL
@natureportfolio.bsky.social #scientificreports
Back to work...Happy new year all! Looking forward to our Energy & Complexity conference in just over 2 weeks! Registration still open for online sessions: urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
January 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Back to work...Happy new year all! Looking forward to our Energy & Complexity conference in just over 2 weeks! Registration still open for online sessions: urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
📢Be sure to add 'Register for Energy & Complexity conference' to the top of your (probably huge) to-do list. Registration for in-person attendance is closing on 20th December! And good luck with that enormous list 🫣 I recommend hourly mince-pie breaks 👍
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
Energy and Complexity Conference 2025 | Visions of Urban Heat Systems
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 2:49 PM
📢Be sure to add 'Register for Energy & Complexity conference' to the top of your (probably huge) to-do list. Registration for in-person attendance is closing on 20th December! And good luck with that enormous list 🫣 I recommend hourly mince-pie breaks 👍
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
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Climate themed band name ideas:
1. Greenhouse Day
2. Red Hot Ocean Peppers
3. Oasis Lost
4. Rage Against the Methane
1. Greenhouse Day
2. Red Hot Ocean Peppers
3. Oasis Lost
4. Rage Against the Methane
Geomorphology themed rock band name ideas:
1. Nick and the Points
2. Tom and the Bolos
3. The Low Angle Dune Band
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1. Nick and the Points
2. Tom and the Bolos
3. The Low Angle Dune Band
⚒️
December 16, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Climate themed band name ideas:
1. Greenhouse Day
2. Red Hot Ocean Peppers
3. Oasis Lost
4. Rage Against the Methane
1. Greenhouse Day
2. Red Hot Ocean Peppers
3. Oasis Lost
4. Rage Against the Methane
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"Professor Sebastian Pfautsch, an expert in urban planning at the University of Western Sydney who has been gathering data on the growing dangers of heat in our sprawling city, took a reading off the surface of a piece of gym equipment. It was 98 degrees – easily enough to burn a child’s hand"
As the heat soars, dangers mount in Sydney’s parks and playgrounds
Though temperature records were not broken across the state on Monday as feared, scientists are finding that even a standard summer day presents real dangers in Sydney.
www.smh.com.au
December 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
"Professor Sebastian Pfautsch, an expert in urban planning at the University of Western Sydney who has been gathering data on the growing dangers of heat in our sprawling city, took a reading off the surface of a piece of gym equipment. It was 98 degrees – easily enough to burn a child’s hand"
Reposted by EnergyFrin
#ClimateCrisis crisis deepens with 2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year on record, says @CopernicusECMWF
- It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis deepens with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
Average global temperature in November was 1.62C above preindustrial levels, bringing average for the year to 1.60C
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:34 AM
#ClimateCrisis crisis deepens with 2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year on record, says @CopernicusECMWF
- It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- It will also be the first to have an average temperature of more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spaces are filling up fast! If you would like to join us for a day of #energy and #complexity on 22nd Jan in Leeds then register here before the 20th December: urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl... We've got some great speakers, a packed agenda and there'll be plenty of refreshments 😋!
Energy and Complexity Conference 2025 | Visions of Urban Heat Systems
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Spaces are filling up fast! If you would like to join us for a day of #energy and #complexity on 22nd Jan in Leeds then register here before the 20th December: urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl... We've got some great speakers, a packed agenda and there'll be plenty of refreshments 😋!
Weekend interlude.
December 2, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Weekend interlude.
📢Research assistant job on a great project with @kavinpn.bsky.social on #futures of the #GreenEconomy - can't wait to get going on this one!
Hi BlueSky network, pls help reshare where relevant.
We’re hiring a part-time Research Assistant to work on horizon scanning, assessing and interpreting critical trends, risks, and opportunities that influence the Green Economy landscape ℹ️⏳https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/35717452
We’re hiring a part-time Research Assistant to work on horizon scanning, assessing and interpreting critical trends, risks, and opportunities that influence the Green Economy landscape ℹ️⏳https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/35717452
November 28, 2024 at 6:33 PM
📢Research assistant job on a great project with @kavinpn.bsky.social on #futures of the #GreenEconomy - can't wait to get going on this one!
📢Deadline closing on Friday for ECR abstracts for our Energy & Complexity conference - get them in! 🏃♀️
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
Energy and Complexity Conference 2025 | Visions of Urban Heat Systems
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 11:24 AM
📢Deadline closing on Friday for ECR abstracts for our Energy & Complexity conference - get them in! 🏃♀️
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl...
📢Funded PhD in Co-producing age-friendly and just indoor spaces: indoor environmental quality and Net Zero transitions. Deadline 31 Jan #PhD #Energy #AirQuality #NetZero
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2107...
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2107...
Co-producing age-friendly and just indoor spaces: indoor environmental quality and Net Zero transitions
Project opportunity - Co-producing age-friendly and just indoor spaces: indoor environmental quality and Net Zero transitions at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 11:16 AM
📢Funded PhD in Co-producing age-friendly and just indoor spaces: indoor environmental quality and Net Zero transitions. Deadline 31 Jan #PhD #Energy #AirQuality #NetZero
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2107...
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2107...
Popping in to share some adverts...might stay if the chat is good 😄
November 27, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Popping in to share some adverts...might stay if the chat is good 😄
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Inviting abstracts & registrations for Energy & Complexity 2025 in Leeds on 22nd Jan 2025! Themed ‘energy systems and complexity’, the conference promotes exchange of recent research in the field urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl... @energyfrin.bsky.social #energy #complexity #conference
November 15, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Inviting abstracts & registrations for Energy & Complexity 2025 in Leeds on 22nd Jan 2025! Themed ‘energy systems and complexity’, the conference promotes exchange of recent research in the field urbanheatsystems.leeds.ac.uk/energy-compl... @energyfrin.bsky.social #energy #complexity #conference