Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
@patrickreynolds.bsky.social
Candidate for AKL Council Waitematā & Gulf 2025
urbanism, governance, photography.
deputy chair AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
urbanism, governance, photography.
deputy chair AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
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China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months.
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) saw CO2 emissions from transport fuel drop by 5% year-on-year, while there were also declines from cement and steel production.
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The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) saw CO2 emissions from transport fuel drop by 5% year-on-year, while there were also declines from cement and steel production.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months.
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) saw CO2 emissions from transport fuel drop by 5% year-on-year, while there were also declines from cement and steel production.
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The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) saw CO2 emissions from transport fuel drop by 5% year-on-year, while there were also declines from cement and steel production.
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Reposted by Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
Reposted by Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
Treasury is saying "woe is us" again and suggesting asset sales. So here's a reminder from the OECD that our Govt actually has a net worth ($191bn per Treasury) which makes us an outlier globally.
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Treasury is saying "woe is us" again and suggesting asset sales. So here's a reminder from the OECD that our Govt actually has a net worth ($191bn per Treasury) which makes us an outlier globally.
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
www.oecd.org/en/data/indi...
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“China’s package of automation, digitalization, and electrification offers firms and nations not just carbon-reduction but also—more persuasively—productivity, efficiency, and energy sovereignty.”
Economist special report very @thepolycrisis.bsky.social coded
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Economist special report very @thepolycrisis.bsky.social coded
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
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 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“China’s package of automation, digitalization, and electrification offers firms and nations not just carbon-reduction but also—more persuasively—productivity, efficiency, and energy sovereignty.”
Economist special report very @thepolycrisis.bsky.social coded
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Economist special report very @thepolycrisis.bsky.social coded
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
Broad coalition, obviously:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Leftist and centrist Democrats won on Tuesday. So what’s the party’s lesson? | Dustin Guastella
Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill focused their messages on the economy, but structural problems endure
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Broad coalition, obviously:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
things that arent the future of civilization
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
- chatbots
- crypto
- robot butlers
- cars that sorta drive autonomously as long as youre paying attention for when they fail and almost kill a bunch of people
things that actually are the future of civilization
- free clean energy
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Good morning with good news: Global renewable additions in 2025 will be another record high of 793 GW, a rise of 11%
compared to 717 GW in 2024.
Solar additions will rise ~9% & wind 21%.
2025 will be record high years for both new wind & solar.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
compared to 717 GW in 2024.
Solar additions will rise ~9% & wind 21%.
2025 will be record high years for both new wind & solar.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good morning with good news: Global renewable additions in 2025 will be another record high of 793 GW, a rise of 11%
compared to 717 GW in 2024.
Solar additions will rise ~9% & wind 21%.
2025 will be record high years for both new wind & solar.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
compared to 717 GW in 2024.
Solar additions will rise ~9% & wind 21%.
2025 will be record high years for both new wind & solar.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky
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November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Another banger from City Ed on Manchester, rightly connecting economic performance with high quality public transport. Recommend:
youtu.be/PADrgyTPpFs?...
youtu.be/PADrgyTPpFs?...
Is Manchester finally getting an underground network?
YouTube video by CityEd.
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Another banger from City Ed on Manchester, rightly connecting economic performance with high quality public transport. Recommend:
youtu.be/PADrgyTPpFs?...
youtu.be/PADrgyTPpFs?...
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A Mudgee winery just went fully off-grid with 414 solar panels, 1.2MWh battery, zero power bills. powers weddings, wine, and dishwashers. The sun is free. The donkeys are curious. Welcome to the future of agritourism. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Winery becomes Australia's largest to go off the grid
Going off the electricity grid has been transformative for Mudgee's Lowe Wines, which had been struggling with high power bills and supply shortages for years.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A Mudgee winery just went fully off-grid with 414 solar panels, 1.2MWh battery, zero power bills. powers weddings, wine, and dishwashers. The sun is free. The donkeys are curious. Welcome to the future of agritourism. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
To Europeans “Mamdani described as an American politician who finally sounded normal.“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
To Europeans “Mamdani described as an American politician who finally sounded normal.“
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mamdani last night: "if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves." Be brave!
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Victory Speech
YouTube video by C-SPAN
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Mamdani last night: "if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves." Be brave!
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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If this election proved nothing else, it proved once again that OPTIMISM IS A POLITICAL ACT.
Believing we *can* make things better — that we, together, have the power to create change — is always the first step towards actually making them better.
Believing we *can* make things better — that we, together, have the power to create change — is always the first step towards actually making them better.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
If this election proved nothing else, it proved once again that OPTIMISM IS A POLITICAL ACT.
Believing we *can* make things better — that we, together, have the power to create change — is always the first step towards actually making them better.
Believing we *can* make things better — that we, together, have the power to create change — is always the first step towards actually making them better.
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Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
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British public vastly overestimates cost of getting to net zero - by a staggering 14,000%.
On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to just 0.2%.
We need a National Emergency Briefing❗️
Research by fgs_global
fgsglobal.com/insights/the...
On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to just 0.2%.
We need a National Emergency Briefing❗️
Research by fgs_global
fgsglobal.com/insights/the...
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
British public vastly overestimates cost of getting to net zero - by a staggering 14,000%.
On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to just 0.2%.
We need a National Emergency Briefing❗️
Research by fgs_global
fgsglobal.com/insights/the...
On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to just 0.2%.
We need a National Emergency Briefing❗️
Research by fgs_global
fgsglobal.com/insights/the...
Great short Low Traffic Neighbourhood explainer - looks like heaven! via @streetfilms.bsky.social
youtu.be/iaRcd5hEY1Y?...
youtu.be/iaRcd5hEY1Y?...
Tour the Tranquility of some of London's Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTNs)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Great short Low Traffic Neighbourhood explainer - looks like heaven! via @streetfilms.bsky.social
youtu.be/iaRcd5hEY1Y?...
youtu.be/iaRcd5hEY1Y?...
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The absolute dumbest rich people in the history of the world got together on the group chats and broke their damn brains over Zohran Mamdani. Here's @ryanlcooper.com on why they predictably failed.
prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
America’s Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani - The American Prospect
It’s encouraging on many levels: New York City didn’t submit to a campaign of flagrant bigotry from disgraced two-time loser Andrew Cuomo, and Americans, particularly young ones, can still be politica...
prospect.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The absolute dumbest rich people in the history of the world got together on the group chats and broke their damn brains over Zohran Mamdani. Here's @ryanlcooper.com on why they predictably failed.
prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
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add a home battery and an EV and most households would never need to pay a petrol bill ever again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels
Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
add a home battery and an EV and most households would never need to pay a petrol bill ever again.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Daleks trying to board a London bus (1963). 📷 Het Parool.
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Daleks trying to board a London bus (1963). 📷 Het Parool.
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Staten Island Republicans scared of 'socialism' travel to & from work everyday c/- free ferry.
a woman sits at a table with a mug that says emm
ALT: a woman sits at a table with a mug that says emm
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Staten Island Republicans scared of 'socialism' travel to & from work everyday c/- free ferry.
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Fascinating heuristic proposed by @mliebreich.bsky.social on @volts.wtf pod: If we take global demand as growing by a flat 1%pa. Renewables 5%, currently at 33%. By my math in 29 years = 100% renewable world. Obvs won’t happen like this, compelling thought experiment:
www.volts.wtf/p/michael-li...
www.volts.wtf/p/michael-li...
Michael Liebreich on a "pragmatic climate reset"
Michael Liebreich joins me to argue that the climate movement is alienating the very people it needs to persuade.
www.volts.wtf
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Fascinating heuristic proposed by @mliebreich.bsky.social on @volts.wtf pod: If we take global demand as growing by a flat 1%pa. Renewables 5%, currently at 33%. By my math in 29 years = 100% renewable world. Obvs won’t happen like this, compelling thought experiment:
www.volts.wtf/p/michael-li...
www.volts.wtf/p/michael-li...
Again, if the herald were consistent, this would be: “PETROL Lamborghini supercar goes up in flames…”
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lamborghi...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lamborghi...
Watch: Dramatic scenes as Lamborghini supercar goes up in flames on busy Akl street
No one was injured, though the blaze briefly closed parts of Remuera Rd.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Again, if the herald were consistent, this would be: “PETROL Lamborghini supercar goes up in flames…”
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lamborghi...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lamborghi...
Truly hilarious: Only we can rip off past housing forms in shitty historicist pastiche, no one else can. lol. Are they claiming to have invented twee? Sadly crappy faux Victoriana is ubiquitous. Please stay in Christchurch.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Developers at war: Property firms deny copying Brooksfield’s heritage designs
Brooksfield is threatening legal action against multiple smaller property developers claiming its heritage designs are being copied. Embattled rivals say they are surprised by the claims.
www.thepress.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Truly hilarious: Only we can rip off past housing forms in shitty historicist pastiche, no one else can. lol. Are they claiming to have invented twee? Sadly crappy faux Victoriana is ubiquitous. Please stay in Christchurch.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...