Julie Bygraves
@juliebygraves.bsky.social
public policy writer:energy+water economic regulation, clim finance, eco restoration, Spain
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
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We spent 4 nights here and wouldn't have wanted any less.
The canopy was in chorus at all hours.
From kookaburras at dawn and dusk, lorrikeets and currawongs during the day, and flying foxes, gliders and owls all through the night.
Kookaburras in particular were very friendly about camp. 👀
The canopy was in chorus at all hours.
From kookaburras at dawn and dusk, lorrikeets and currawongs during the day, and flying foxes, gliders and owls all through the night.
Kookaburras in particular were very friendly about camp. 👀
October 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We spent 4 nights here and wouldn't have wanted any less.
The canopy was in chorus at all hours.
From kookaburras at dawn and dusk, lorrikeets and currawongs during the day, and flying foxes, gliders and owls all through the night.
Kookaburras in particular were very friendly about camp. 👀
The canopy was in chorus at all hours.
From kookaburras at dawn and dusk, lorrikeets and currawongs during the day, and flying foxes, gliders and owls all through the night.
Kookaburras in particular were very friendly about camp. 👀
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I think we’ll see a campaign to vote tactically to ‘stop Reform’ become even louder towards a GE.
Hopefully that will gain traction before locals too…
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Hopefully that will gain traction before locals too…
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Except…
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I think we’ll see a campaign to vote tactically to ‘stop Reform’ become even louder towards a GE.
Hopefully that will gain traction before locals too…
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Hopefully that will gain traction before locals too…
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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Except…
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Except…
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
68% not voting Ref might just pull a proverbial rabbit out of a hat and vote tactically for whichever party would beat them, esp. in seats Ref would otherwise be most likely to win.
Turnout could rise on ‘stop ref’ ticket
conceivable voters support a v diff. party if nec. in certain seats?
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What’s the word to describe when yimby tech bros advocate AI for economic growth, but then the AI asset over-valuation is said to be on course to create an even bigger crash than the previous financial crash, with impacts on economic growth which aren’t what they advocated for?
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
What’s the word to describe when yimby tech bros advocate AI for economic growth, but then the AI asset over-valuation is said to be on course to create an even bigger crash than the previous financial crash, with impacts on economic growth which aren’t what they advocated for?
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This absurd situation has arisen because successive Governments would rather tax livelihoods than tax SUVs, flights, car dependency, cheap commodity imports and land degradation associated with tropical deforestation.
And continue to spend billions subsidising tech which won’t stand on its own.
And continue to spend billions subsidising tech which won’t stand on its own.
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This absurd situation has arisen because successive Governments would rather tax livelihoods than tax SUVs, flights, car dependency, cheap commodity imports and land degradation associated with tropical deforestation.
And continue to spend billions subsidising tech which won’t stand on its own.
And continue to spend billions subsidising tech which won’t stand on its own.
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Not low carbon
Adds costs on bills in a cost of living crisis
Detracts from the options which will create energy security for the UK
High risk that old growth forests in the US and Canada have been logged
Adds costs on bills in a cost of living crisis
Detracts from the options which will create energy security for the UK
High risk that old growth forests in the US and Canada have been logged
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Not low carbon
Adds costs on bills in a cost of living crisis
Detracts from the options which will create energy security for the UK
High risk that old growth forests in the US and Canada have been logged
Adds costs on bills in a cost of living crisis
Detracts from the options which will create energy security for the UK
High risk that old growth forests in the US and Canada have been logged
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Unofficial translation:
“We are going to increase tax on your labour while your job gets taken away by robots. But it’s not our fault. It’s your fault for voting in thatcherite government for 46 years and then voting to leave the EU and then being persistently lazy and unproductive.”
“We are going to increase tax on your labour while your job gets taken away by robots. But it’s not our fault. It’s your fault for voting in thatcherite government for 46 years and then voting to leave the EU and then being persistently lazy and unproductive.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Unofficial translation:
“We are going to increase tax on your labour while your job gets taken away by robots. But it’s not our fault. It’s your fault for voting in thatcherite government for 46 years and then voting to leave the EU and then being persistently lazy and unproductive.”
“We are going to increase tax on your labour while your job gets taken away by robots. But it’s not our fault. It’s your fault for voting in thatcherite government for 46 years and then voting to leave the EU and then being persistently lazy and unproductive.”
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GB wind being decidedly *not* intermittent this week, leading to ever higher GW output and lower grid carbon intensity.
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
GB wind being decidedly *not* intermittent this week, leading to ever higher GW output and lower grid carbon intensity.
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
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Many people are finding hedgehogs: sick, dead or dying.
Numbers are already at an all time low.
The risks to them are greater every day.
It’s possible that we are observing the functional extinction of hedgehogs in the UK.
Is anyone talking about this or treating this as the emergency it is?
🦔 🦔
Numbers are already at an all time low.
The risks to them are greater every day.
It’s possible that we are observing the functional extinction of hedgehogs in the UK.
Is anyone talking about this or treating this as the emergency it is?
🦔 🦔
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Many people are finding hedgehogs: sick, dead or dying.
Numbers are already at an all time low.
The risks to them are greater every day.
It’s possible that we are observing the functional extinction of hedgehogs in the UK.
Is anyone talking about this or treating this as the emergency it is?
🦔 🦔
Numbers are already at an all time low.
The risks to them are greater every day.
It’s possible that we are observing the functional extinction of hedgehogs in the UK.
Is anyone talking about this or treating this as the emergency it is?
🦔 🦔
GB wind being decidedly *not* intermittent this week, leading to ever higher GW output and lower grid carbon intensity.
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
GB wind being decidedly *not* intermittent this week, leading to ever higher GW output and lower grid carbon intensity.
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
Changing wind speeds are balanced on the grid with interconnection and other forms of generation.
#energysky
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Divergence from EU regulation takes the UK further from a position of readiness to rejoin.
The EU is a rules-based organisation.
The UK spent >5-7yrs, and recruited ~100k+ ppl. to administer leaving and develop new rules. The UK isn’t going to be able to rejoin and pick the rules it agrees with.
The EU is a rules-based organisation.
The UK spent >5-7yrs, and recruited ~100k+ ppl. to administer leaving and develop new rules. The UK isn’t going to be able to rejoin and pick the rules it agrees with.
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Divergence from EU regulation takes the UK further from a position of readiness to rejoin.
The EU is a rules-based organisation.
The UK spent >5-7yrs, and recruited ~100k+ ppl. to administer leaving and develop new rules. The UK isn’t going to be able to rejoin and pick the rules it agrees with.
The EU is a rules-based organisation.
The UK spent >5-7yrs, and recruited ~100k+ ppl. to administer leaving and develop new rules. The UK isn’t going to be able to rejoin and pick the rules it agrees with.
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This point has never really been acknowledged by Farage, Reform or the Conservatives in the UK.
Talk about negotiating or rejoining is futile without understanding where the UK is now re: EU regs.
While in the EU, the UK played its part in developing legislation it now rejects.
Talk about negotiating or rejoining is futile without understanding where the UK is now re: EU regs.
While in the EU, the UK played its part in developing legislation it now rejects.
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This point has never really been acknowledged by Farage, Reform or the Conservatives in the UK.
Talk about negotiating or rejoining is futile without understanding where the UK is now re: EU regs.
While in the EU, the UK played its part in developing legislation it now rejects.
Talk about negotiating or rejoining is futile without understanding where the UK is now re: EU regs.
While in the EU, the UK played its part in developing legislation it now rejects.
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This is totally unnecessary - and political 🧨?
Just remove the subsidies to obsolete technologies, failing programmes and increase taxes on carbon-intensive activities.
Seems now that it’s climate policy or bust.
#energysky
Just remove the subsidies to obsolete technologies, failing programmes and increase taxes on carbon-intensive activities.
Seems now that it’s climate policy or bust.
#energysky
October 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is totally unnecessary - and political 🧨?
Just remove the subsidies to obsolete technologies, failing programmes and increase taxes on carbon-intensive activities.
Seems now that it’s climate policy or bust.
#energysky
Just remove the subsidies to obsolete technologies, failing programmes and increase taxes on carbon-intensive activities.
Seems now that it’s climate policy or bust.
#energysky
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How does a genius implement their genius policies?
Even cutting or firing civil servants will be implemented by civil servants.
Cronies wouldn’t know what the existing civil servants know. Recipe for certain failure.
Even cutting or firing civil servants will be implemented by civil servants.
Cronies wouldn’t know what the existing civil servants know. Recipe for certain failure.
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How does a genius implement their genius policies?
Even cutting or firing civil servants will be implemented by civil servants.
Cronies wouldn’t know what the existing civil servants know. Recipe for certain failure.
Even cutting or firing civil servants will be implemented by civil servants.
Cronies wouldn’t know what the existing civil servants know. Recipe for certain failure.
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beautiful paradox(es) inherent in this story:
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
beautiful paradox(es) inherent in this story:
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
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Echoing colleagues: Think before you (re)post. #Melissa is about to impact a relatively poor part of Jamaica. I doubt we will know the true extent of the devastation for days or weeks.
Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.
Map source: World Bank
Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.
Map source: World Bank
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Echoing colleagues: Think before you (re)post. #Melissa is about to impact a relatively poor part of Jamaica. I doubt we will know the true extent of the devastation for days or weeks.
Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.
Map source: World Bank
Information vacuums fill with disinformation. Expect a lot of “breaking wind” on SM.
Map source: World Bank
Metro staff pushing ppl onto trains. Authorities deny this and say they’re “Space optimising execs”
Madrileños said on socials:
“what happens due to the poor administration of PP and Vox.”
PP =Spanish equivalent of UK Cons
Vox = Sp equivalent of RefUK
Perhaps both slightly more RW but still
Madrileños said on socials:
“what happens due to the poor administration of PP and Vox.”
PP =Spanish equivalent of UK Cons
Vox = Sp equivalent of RefUK
Perhaps both slightly more RW but still
Dice el Consejero Delegado de Metro de Madrid que no hay empujadores, que solo hay operarios que “optimizan el espacio”.
Ni reconoce su pésima gestión, ni que faltan 400 maquinistas, ni que el Metro esté colapsado.
Le digo a la cara que es un mentiroso 👇🏻
Ni reconoce su pésima gestión, ni que faltan 400 maquinistas, ni que el Metro esté colapsado.
Le digo a la cara que es un mentiroso 👇🏻
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Metro staff pushing ppl onto trains. Authorities deny this and say they’re “Space optimising execs”
Madrileños said on socials:
“what happens due to the poor administration of PP and Vox.”
PP =Spanish equivalent of UK Cons
Vox = Sp equivalent of RefUK
Perhaps both slightly more RW but still
Madrileños said on socials:
“what happens due to the poor administration of PP and Vox.”
PP =Spanish equivalent of UK Cons
Vox = Sp equivalent of RefUK
Perhaps both slightly more RW but still
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Humans hurtling to AMR, cutting off effective modern medicine, disrupting endocrine systems to the extent that conception & reproduction are affected, and Med Doctors /BMA are not speaking out against the known toxicity of plastics, pesticides etc for fear of accusation of politicisation.
doomed?!
doomed?!
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Humans hurtling to AMR, cutting off effective modern medicine, disrupting endocrine systems to the extent that conception & reproduction are affected, and Med Doctors /BMA are not speaking out against the known toxicity of plastics, pesticides etc for fear of accusation of politicisation.
doomed?!
doomed?!
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Beautiful paradoxes here.
Much less public funding for renewable energy is needed if we simply remove direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Much less public funding for renewable energy is needed if we simply remove direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
beautiful paradox(es) inherent in this story:
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Beautiful paradoxes here.
Much less public funding for renewable energy is needed if we simply remove direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Much less public funding for renewable energy is needed if we simply remove direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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Humans tend to stumble on. But we’re creating all manner of suffering.
Utterly needlessly.
Utterly needlessly.
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Humans tend to stumble on. But we’re creating all manner of suffering.
Utterly needlessly.
Utterly needlessly.
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There’s a need to neutralise the policy arguments of Reform one by one.
Could do worse than starting with the misunderstandings on net zero.
It’s not net zero policy itself but the policy technology choices to get there.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Could do worse than starting with the misunderstandings on net zero.
It’s not net zero policy itself but the policy technology choices to get there.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
beautiful paradox(es) inherent in this story:
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
Decarb to 95% FF free grid is in train due to policy decisions 2012-14.
Policy change on net zero won’t lower bills because net zero policy in itself is not leading to rising bills.
UK economy decarb due to deindustrialisation is in train.
#energysky
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There’s a need to neutralise the policy arguments of Reform one by one.
Could do worse than starting with the misunderstandings on net zero.
It’s not net zero policy itself but the policy technology choices to get there.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Could do worse than starting with the misunderstandings on net zero.
It’s not net zero policy itself but the policy technology choices to get there.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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“Escalanterismo”
They make money on the way up and they make money on the way down
bsky.app/profile/juli...
They make money on the way up and they make money on the way down
bsky.app/profile/juli...
What’s the word to describe when yimby tech bros advocate AI for economic growth, but then the AI asset over-valuation is said to be on course to create an even bigger crash than the previous financial crash, with impacts on economic growth which aren’t what they advocated for?
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Escalanterismo”
They make money on the way up and they make money on the way down
bsky.app/profile/juli...
They make money on the way up and they make money on the way down
bsky.app/profile/juli...
What’s the word to describe when yimby tech bros advocate AI for economic growth, but then the AI asset over-valuation is said to be on course to create an even bigger crash than the previous financial crash, with impacts on economic growth which aren’t what they advocated for?
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
What’s the word to describe when yimby tech bros advocate AI for economic growth, but then the AI asset over-valuation is said to be on course to create an even bigger crash than the previous financial crash, with impacts on economic growth which aren’t what they advocated for?
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More than 60% of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
- Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
Story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
Story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
More than 60% of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis
- Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
Story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’
Story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...