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A reminder of what happened last time a UK govt tried to reduce bills by "cutting the green crap"
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015
www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A reminder of what happened last time a UK govt tried to reduce bills by "cutting the green crap"
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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La crédibilité se mesure en acte, pas en mots!
En tant qu'auteur #GIEC, je ne me sens nullement reconnu par ce discours; je me sens trahi par des paroles qui n'ont plus de valeurs
#colère
La désinformation ne va pas se combattre par du "mots contre mots" mais par du "actes contre mots".
Un fil 🧵
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En tant qu'auteur #GIEC, je ne me sens nullement reconnu par ce discours; je me sens trahi par des paroles qui n'ont plus de valeurs
#colère
La désinformation ne va pas se combattre par du "mots contre mots" mais par du "actes contre mots".
Un fil 🧵
1/
🔥 Des années de travail pour obtenir une telle reconnaissance politique : hier, Emmanuel Macron a déclaré à la COP30 que « la désinformation climatique fait peser une menace sur nos démocraties, sur l’agenda de Paris et donc sur notre sécurité collective ».
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'
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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News kills its climate unit
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
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That's the reason for it
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
That's the reason for it
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Our analysis looks at the aviation emission reduction plans of the biggest players:
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Our analysis looks at the aviation emission reduction plans of the biggest players:
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
🇪🇺 EU: limited scope of the EUETS
🇬🇧 UK: unambitious, demand set to soar
🇺🇸 US: few commitments, SAF policy weakened
🇨🇳China: airline, airport targets, no differentiation between domestic & intl
bit.ly/CAT_Aviation...
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Forskare: Satsningar på dubbelspår kan ge snabbare utsläppsminskningar www.sverigesradio.se/play/artikel...
Forskare vill se fler satsningar på järnvägsnätet - Ekot
Samtidigt som Sverige ser ut att missa klimatmålen görs få satsningar på att bygga ut järnvägsnätet, för att kunna styra om utsläppstung vägtrafik till ...
www.sverigesradio.se
October 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Forskare: Satsningar på dubbelspår kan ge snabbare utsläppsminskningar www.sverigesradio.se/play/artikel...
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One of the key barriers to electrification is the ratio of electricity to gas prices.
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
One of the key barriers to electrification is the ratio of electricity to gas prices.
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas.
There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ember-energy.org
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👇 Share with anyone you know in Georgia. There’s a special election on Nov. 4 that will directly affect them and how much they pay for electricity. Republicans are banking on low turnout on Nov. 4 to maintain to their dominance of the commission & ensure rates on consumers and businesses stay high
Absolutely incredible work here from @hankgreen.bsky.social:
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
👇 Share with anyone you know in Georgia. There’s a special election on Nov. 4 that will directly affect them and how much they pay for electricity. Republicans are banking on low turnout on Nov. 4 to maintain to their dominance of the commission & ensure rates on consumers and businesses stay high
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Plug-in hybrid cars are essentially a massive fossil fuel demand protection scam enacted on well-meaning consumers trying to do the right thing
The gap between reported and real emissions is just utterly bonkers - new @transenvuk.bsky.social study here
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smo...
The gap between reported and real emissions is just utterly bonkers - new @transenvuk.bsky.social study here
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smo...
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Plug-in hybrid cars are essentially a massive fossil fuel demand protection scam enacted on well-meaning consumers trying to do the right thing
The gap between reported and real emissions is just utterly bonkers - new @transenvuk.bsky.social study here
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smo...
The gap between reported and real emissions is just utterly bonkers - new @transenvuk.bsky.social study here
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smo...
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Every time the cost of investment needed to decarbonise came up over the last several decades, we were told the money needed for the investment just isn't there (even though it would avoid costs and be profitable in the long run). Such
never has there been a solution looking more desperately for a problem than ChatGPT
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Every time the cost of investment needed to decarbonise came up over the last several decades, we were told the money needed for the investment just isn't there (even though it would avoid costs and be profitable in the long run). Such
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Great to speak at the @energy-uk.org.uk conference just now, about the tenuous relationship between many media headlines & reality
Here's a taster
#eukconf25
Here's a taster
#eukconf25
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Great to speak at the @energy-uk.org.uk conference just now, about the tenuous relationship between many media headlines & reality
Here's a taster
#eukconf25
Here's a taster
#eukconf25
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Ed Miliband says his govt's "clean energy superpower" mission is going to help create 400,000 jobs by 2030
October 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ed Miliband says his govt's "clean energy superpower" mission is going to help create 400,000 jobs by 2030
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5 år sedan Arbetsförmedlingen reformerades. Privata aktörer skulle vara mer effektiva på att fixa jobb, var tanken. Men så blev det inte. 54 leverantörer har underpresterat, några har inte fått ut mer än 2% i arbete. Ändå har de tagit emot 148 miljoner skattekronor
www.dn.se/ekonomi/leve...
www.dn.se/ekonomi/leve...
Leverantörer till Arbetsförmedlingen underpresterade – har ändå tjänat miljoner
Fram till nu har de tjänat hundratals miljoner trots att de fått ut för få personer i arbete.
www.dn.se
October 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
5 år sedan Arbetsförmedlingen reformerades. Privata aktörer skulle vara mer effektiva på att fixa jobb, var tanken. Men så blev det inte. 54 leverantörer har underpresterat, några har inte fått ut mer än 2% i arbete. Ändå har de tagit emot 148 miljoner skattekronor
www.dn.se/ekonomi/leve...
www.dn.se/ekonomi/leve...
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America First. Really?
Trump says we have to throw 15 million Americans off healthcare and significantly raise ACA premiums because we don’t have enough money.
But somehow we have $20 billion to bailout the right-wing regime of Argentina?
We can’t let that happen.
Trump says we have to throw 15 million Americans off healthcare and significantly raise ACA premiums because we don’t have enough money.
But somehow we have $20 billion to bailout the right-wing regime of Argentina?
We can’t let that happen.
The U.S. is in talks to provide Argentina with a $20 billion swap line to help contain financial upheaval and support President Javier Milei’s free-market overhaul, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Bessent Says U.S. Talking With Argentina About $20 Billion in Aid
The South American nation faces a market run on its peso amid questions about its economic prospects.
on.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
America First. Really?
Trump says we have to throw 15 million Americans off healthcare and significantly raise ACA premiums because we don’t have enough money.
But somehow we have $20 billion to bailout the right-wing regime of Argentina?
We can’t let that happen.
Trump says we have to throw 15 million Americans off healthcare and significantly raise ACA premiums because we don’t have enough money.
But somehow we have $20 billion to bailout the right-wing regime of Argentina?
We can’t let that happen.
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Everyone knows about Norway but few know this:
Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot.
In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.
Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot.
In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Everyone knows about Norway but few know this:
Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot.
In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.
Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot.
In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.
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In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
(Upton Sinclair)
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
(Upton Sinclair)
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Trump tells UN that climate change is a 'con job'
President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral institutions.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
(Upton Sinclair)
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
(Upton Sinclair)
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Avslöjar: Sverige kan stötta fossilaffärer i Indien och Sierra Leone - ”obegripligt”
www.dn.se/sverige/skat...
www.dn.se/sverige/skat...
Sverige kan stötta fossilaffärer i Indien: ”Obegripligt”
Svenska staten kan vara på väg stötta fossilgasprojekt i Indien och Sierra Leone, kan DN avslöja – efter flera år av stopp för den typen av affärer.
www.dn.se
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Avslöjar: Sverige kan stötta fossilaffärer i Indien och Sierra Leone - ”obegripligt”
www.dn.se/sverige/skat...
www.dn.se/sverige/skat...
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On Wednesday, at the UN, I'll be explaining why we at @gchalliance.bsky.social are asking all health organizations to stop working with PR and ad agencies that support the fossil fuel industry. We call it the Break the Fossil Influence campaign:
climateandhealthalliance.org/what-we-do/m...
climateandhealthalliance.org/what-we-do/m...
September 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
On Wednesday, at the UN, I'll be explaining why we at @gchalliance.bsky.social are asking all health organizations to stop working with PR and ad agencies that support the fossil fuel industry. We call it the Break the Fossil Influence campaign:
climateandhealthalliance.org/what-we-do/m...
climateandhealthalliance.org/what-we-do/m...
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I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story - Carbon Brief
A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. But how did heat pumps became a Nordic success story?
www.carbonbrief.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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Om klimatet och miljön är förlorare i den nya budgeten är vi alla förlorare, kom ihåg det oavsett vad tidningarna kör ut för ”De är vinnare på budgeten”-rubriker.
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Om klimatet och miljön är förlorare i den nya budgeten är vi alla förlorare, kom ihåg det oavsett vad tidningarna kör ut för ”De är vinnare på budgeten”-rubriker.
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I would definitely not be boasting about this! The rest of us are trying to figure out how to keep students away from using AI instead of their brains...
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I would definitely not be boasting about this! The rest of us are trying to figure out how to keep students away from using AI instead of their brains...
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Vermont may join Utah as a balcony solar state! Sun Day on a roll!
vtdigger.org/2025/09/17/v...
vtdigger.org/2025/09/17/v...
Vermont lawmakers plan to consider 'balcony solar' next session - VTDigger
A new legislative campaign aims to make it easier to export Germany’s successful portable solar installations to the U.S.
vtdigger.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vermont may join Utah as a balcony solar state! Sun Day on a roll!
vtdigger.org/2025/09/17/v...
vtdigger.org/2025/09/17/v...
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Kyrkans utredare kom fram till att mer skog behöver skyddas och kalhuggningen minska för att skogsbruket ska bli mer långsiktigt hållbart. Då inleddes ett internt krypskytte präglat av desinformation, hån och hemlighetsmakeri – där C tycks spela en nyckelroll
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Så skadesköt centerpartister kyrkans skogsutredning
GRÖNA SPÅR:: Så här idkade välplacerade centerpartister krypskytte mot kyrkans egen utredning om hur skogsbruket kan bli mer hållbart. Läs SMB:s granskning.
supermiljobloggen.se
September 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Kyrkans utredare kom fram till att mer skog behöver skyddas och kalhuggningen minska för att skogsbruket ska bli mer långsiktigt hållbart. Då inleddes ett internt krypskytte präglat av desinformation, hån och hemlighetsmakeri – där C tycks spela en nyckelroll
supermiljobloggen.se/nyheter/sa-s...
supermiljobloggen.se/nyheter/sa-s...