Paul Boldrin
@paulboldrin.bsky.social
Scientist - materials, electrochemistry, chemicals and industrial decarbonisation at Imperial College. London. Cycling. Kids. Spurs. Apparently am posting a bit.
Excellent thread on the progress of the clean energy transition detailed in the IEA report (despite fossil fuel interests and Trump putting in spurious scenarios to confuse matters). Worth reading down to the bottom because there are some important graphs, particularly:
NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Excellent thread on the progress of the clean energy transition detailed in the IEA report (despite fossil fuel interests and Trump putting in spurious scenarios to confuse matters). Worth reading down to the bottom because there are some important graphs, particularly:
Three incredibly stupid things on the timeline today:
-Trump BBC story
-Oh no we've accidentally killed James Bond
-American getting a flight from Dublin to Paris via London and thinking this says something about the UK
Glad to see we've alighted on the last one.
-Trump BBC story
-Oh no we've accidentally killed James Bond
-American getting a flight from Dublin to Paris via London and thinking this says something about the UK
Glad to see we've alighted on the last one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Three incredibly stupid things on the timeline today:
-Trump BBC story
-Oh no we've accidentally killed James Bond
-American getting a flight from Dublin to Paris via London and thinking this says something about the UK
Glad to see we've alighted on the last one.
-Trump BBC story
-Oh no we've accidentally killed James Bond
-American getting a flight from Dublin to Paris via London and thinking this says something about the UK
Glad to see we've alighted on the last one.
Extremely bullish from Ember. This is probably the most important thing going on in the world right now, not that you'd know it from the news.
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Extremely bullish from Ember. This is probably the most important thing going on in the world right now, not that you'd know it from the news.
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Sure glad we got rid of Ange for this.
November 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sure glad we got rid of Ange for this.
Man, I love Squeeze. Definitely up there with the group of bands that define a certain kind of Englishness - the Kinks, Blur, some of the Beatles.
Farewell to the great Gilson Lavis, drummer for Squeeze (and so much more). Here's a fine example of exactly what he did:
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Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SqueezeVEVO
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Man, I love Squeeze. Definitely up there with the group of bands that define a certain kind of Englishness - the Kinks, Blur, some of the Beatles.
This is always important to remember:
Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is always important to remember:
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Ed Miliband is entirely right about this. There are legitimate critiques of specific climate policies, but much of the criticism is either scientifically illiterate denialism or ‘it’s just too hard’ defeatism - and often it’s both. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Giving up would be a betrayal’: Miliband says 1.5C target still alive before Cop30
Exclusive: Environment secretary says global tipping points are possible as he rejects far-right climate ‘defeatism’
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ed Miliband is entirely right about this. There are legitimate critiques of specific climate policies, but much of the criticism is either scientifically illiterate denialism or ‘it’s just too hard’ defeatism - and often it’s both. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feels like this could be an interesting story. I don't think Saudi would be undercutting Russian oil because they're big friends of Zelensky.
‼️ Russia: “Saudi Arabia has announced discounts on oil for India and China to replace Russian barrels.”
How much more can Russia mark down their oil in response?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/07/s...
How much more can Russia mark down their oil in response?
www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/07/s...
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Feels like this could be an interesting story. I don't think Saudi would be undercutting Russian oil because they're big friends of Zelensky.
Good write up (in The Sun of all places!) of various government-backed schemes to train people into the low carbon energy sector. Focuses on ex-military in this article but some of the schemes mentioned are broader than that.
New schemes are helping military veterans move into clean energy roles.
Demand for skilled workers is rising fast, and around one in six veterans already have relevant technical skills. Others are retraining for jobs in solar, wind and nuclear.
www.thesun.co.uk/money/372422....
Demand for skilled workers is rising fast, and around one in six veterans already have relevant technical skills. Others are retraining for jobs in solar, wind and nuclear.
www.thesun.co.uk/money/372422....
The schemes supporting military veterans to join the clean energy industry
MILITARY veterans are being encouraged to join the clean energy industry, with a series of new schemes to support them. The number of green vacancies is growing twice as fast as the supply of skill…
www.thesun.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good write up (in The Sun of all places!) of various government-backed schemes to train people into the low carbon energy sector. Focuses on ex-military in this article but some of the schemes mentioned are broader than that.
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Proud of the wide support the Curriculum and Assessment Review has attracted from across the educational spectrum.
Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.
Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Proud of the wide support the Curriculum and Assessment Review has attracted from across the educational spectrum.
Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.
Labour wants to set up our children for tomorrow. The work of @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and colleagues is an essential step forward in securing standards and opportunity.
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The intellectual rationale for the Conservative and Reform attacks on net zero are based on the objectively false assumption that the world's largest and most influential economies aren't investing billions and billions of dollars in the clean energy transition.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The intellectual rationale for the Conservative and Reform attacks on net zero are based on the objectively false assumption that the world's largest and most influential economies aren't investing billions and billions of dollars in the clean energy transition.
This was a couple of days ago but seeing as there's been some grumbling on here about Labour's commitment to green issues, they are still strongly behind the clean energy mission and progressing well with it.
Delivering the Energy Mission – progress to date and next steps
Speech by Energy Minister Michael Shanks to the Cornwall Insight annual energy conference 2025.
www.gov.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This was a couple of days ago but seeing as there's been some grumbling on here about Labour's commitment to green issues, they are still strongly behind the clean energy mission and progressing well with it.
Growing up were any moments in movies that traumatised you?
When I was 6 or 7 the half term holiday club took us to the cinema. They were supposed to take us to a Disney film (I forget which one). Instead they took us to:
When I was 6 or 7 the half term holiday club took us to the cinema. They were supposed to take us to a Disney film (I forget which one). Instead they took us to:
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Growing up were any moments in movies that traumatised you?
When I was 6 or 7 the half term holiday club took us to the cinema. They were supposed to take us to a Disney film (I forget which one). Instead they took us to:
When I was 6 or 7 the half term holiday club took us to the cinema. They were supposed to take us to a Disney film (I forget which one). Instead they took us to:
Have these guys ever actually achieved anything except wasting taxpayers' money on their various legal challenges? Even if they "win" here what on earth does anyone think is going to happen?
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Have these guys ever actually achieved anything except wasting taxpayers' money on their various legal challenges? Even if they "win" here what on earth does anyone think is going to happen?
Easy to forget with all the doom and gloom around but we are among the luckiest, most peaceful humans ever to have lived in this country right now.
Researching something in 1886.
On just one page of one daily London newspaper:
- woman kills herself in the woods
- woman kills her baby
- man kills himself in bed
- man kills his wife
- man killed by train
- man killed by quarry
- man ALMOST drowned
- execution of a murderer
- man kills cow
On just one page of one daily London newspaper:
- woman kills herself in the woods
- woman kills her baby
- man kills himself in bed
- man kills his wife
- man killed by train
- man killed by quarry
- man ALMOST drowned
- execution of a murderer
- man kills cow
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Easy to forget with all the doom and gloom around but we are among the luckiest, most peaceful humans ever to have lived in this country right now.
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Oh wow!
When I shared the clip of the PM taking time out from answering climate question from young people to tell us about COP30, I had no idea the young people didn't know the PM was going to be part of the session.
Here is a clip from the wider discussion - look at the surprise on their faces!
When I shared the clip of the PM taking time out from answering climate question from young people to tell us about COP30, I had no idea the young people didn't know the PM was going to be part of the session.
Here is a clip from the wider discussion - look at the surprise on their faces!
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oh wow!
When I shared the clip of the PM taking time out from answering climate question from young people to tell us about COP30, I had no idea the young people didn't know the PM was going to be part of the session.
Here is a clip from the wider discussion - look at the surprise on their faces!
When I shared the clip of the PM taking time out from answering climate question from young people to tell us about COP30, I had no idea the young people didn't know the PM was going to be part of the session.
Here is a clip from the wider discussion - look at the surprise on their faces!
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The Employment Rights Bill is back in the Commons this afternoon.
It follows the Lords making amendements to the bill AGAIN, many of which water it down.
Labour have been working to see compromises on more minor amendments (eg hertitage railways) but are standing firm on key measures.
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It follows the Lords making amendements to the bill AGAIN, many of which water it down.
Labour have been working to see compromises on more minor amendments (eg hertitage railways) but are standing firm on key measures.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Employment Rights Bill is back in the Commons this afternoon.
It follows the Lords making amendements to the bill AGAIN, many of which water it down.
Labour have been working to see compromises on more minor amendments (eg hertitage railways) but are standing firm on key measures.
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It follows the Lords making amendements to the bill AGAIN, many of which water it down.
Labour have been working to see compromises on more minor amendments (eg hertitage railways) but are standing firm on key measures.
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A lot of very important points in a short post
A lot of very important points in a short post
Hollowed out: can the centre hold?
Can the centre hold and resist the far right?
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
open.substack.com/pub/geoffmul...
A lot of very important points in a short post
A lot of very important points in a short post
It makes me laugh that the area where I now live - Alexandra Palace - in the mid 90s when I was about 15 I got attacked by a group of kids in the street in broad daylight. The concept of that occurring now just seems completely inconceivable. Obviously the area has changed but it's not just that.
I think it was @twlldun.bsky.social who did a good thread on this a while back - a permeation of violence through society that has largely disappeared.
yeah I was a teenager in the 1990s and there was a level of possible casual violence - of, say, getting headbutted by a random group of dickheads on the way home from school, as happened to me one time - that largely seems to have disappeared from British life. I blame videogames.
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It makes me laugh that the area where I now live - Alexandra Palace - in the mid 90s when I was about 15 I got attacked by a group of kids in the street in broad daylight. The concept of that occurring now just seems completely inconceivable. Obviously the area has changed but it's not just that.
Don't know if I have many foodie followers but we're having a little discussion about whether halloumi and falafel wraps are a London innovation or whether they exist in the countries where halloumi and falafels come from. Any ideas?
A halloumi and falafel wrap, you say? Absofuckinglutely
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Don't know if I have many foodie followers but we're having a little discussion about whether halloumi and falafel wraps are a London innovation or whether they exist in the countries where halloumi and falafels come from. Any ideas?
My driving opinion is there should be straight on indicators so that you can tell who's actually going straight on and who's just a lazy selfish bastard who can't be bothered to literally lift a finger to let everyone else know where they're going.
You should lose your licence after 6 points, rather than the current 12. You should also have to take your test again to get it back after the ban ends. We've got too many shit drivers on the roads, this might go some way to getting rid of them.
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My driving opinion is there should be straight on indicators so that you can tell who's actually going straight on and who's just a lazy selfish bastard who can't be bothered to literally lift a finger to let everyone else know where they're going.
First record bought by myself with my own money - Head by the Jesus Lizard on tape, £4.59 from Tower Records in Picadilly Circus, London, in 1994.
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
First record bought by myself with my own money - Head by the Jesus Lizard on tape, £4.59 from Tower Records in Picadilly Circus, London, in 1994.
Maybe baseball this time?
I feel like I've accidentally followed too many Americans and now I have no idea what anyone is talking about.
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Maybe baseball this time?