Dr Paul K Hatchwell
@paulhatchwell.bsky.social
Energy, Climate, Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Green Finance Writer, Consultant, NED; Energy & Climate Editor, ENDS 2008-2017; Environment Analyst 2018-
FRSA, FRGS
Born@320ppm CO2
FRSA, FRGS
Born@320ppm CO2
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A recently declassified document from nearly 50 years ago reinforces concerns about the proliferation potential of small modular reactors that require fuels using high-assay, low-enriched uranium, writes Edwin Lyman @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org.
Declassified cable reinforces proliferation concerns about high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel
The declassified document reveals an urgent need for an international review of the proliferation risks of HALEU.
thebulletin.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A recently declassified document from nearly 50 years ago reinforces concerns about the proliferation potential of small modular reactors that require fuels using high-assay, low-enriched uranium, writes Edwin Lyman @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org.
Why Trump's deep sea 'gold rush' won't materialise for years
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Critical Minerals Obsession Reignites Deep-Sea Mining
Extracting EV-battery metals from the ocean floor with support from the White House could hit tough technological and legal obstacles
www.bloomberg.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Why Trump's deep sea 'gold rush' won't materialise for years
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Progress on the recycling/renewables front! One bacterium at a time . . .
🌎 #recyclereusereduse #bacteria #Pseudomonasputida #nylonmetabolize
🌎 #recyclereusereduse #bacteria #Pseudomonasputida #nylonmetabolize
Nylon is a massive problem. About 10 million tonnes of it are produced every year to make clothes and fishing nets, but 95% ends up in landfill. But now a strain of bacteria has been engineered to metabolise nylon.
www.newscientist.com/article/2467...
www.newscientist.com/article/2467...
Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes
Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the plastic could improve recycling
www.newscientist.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Progress on the recycling/renewables front! One bacterium at a time . . .
🌎 #recyclereusereduse #bacteria #Pseudomonasputida #nylonmetabolize
🌎 #recyclereusereduse #bacteria #Pseudomonasputida #nylonmetabolize
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Maybe leave this stuff to the scientists. 🌎 🔥 🌳
“During the Los Angeles fires, President Trump criticized California for not clearing enough brush.“
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
“During the Los Angeles fires, President Trump criticized California for not clearing enough brush.“
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger
After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Maybe leave this stuff to the scientists. 🌎 🔥 🌳
“During the Los Angeles fires, President Trump criticized California for not clearing enough brush.“
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
“During the Los Angeles fires, President Trump criticized California for not clearing enough brush.“
www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...
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Also #Bioacoustics and #Conservation 🌎
February 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Also #Bioacoustics and #Conservation 🌎
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February 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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We need a national tree strategy (involving planting a shed load of native trees).
@freetrees.ie
🌱🌎🦋
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
@freetrees.ie
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www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Colin Sheridan: We need a national tree strategy
European countries boast an average 35% forest cover yet Ireland stands at a disgraceful 11%; much of our country is as barren as the Sierra Nevada
www.irishexaminer.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We need a national tree strategy (involving planting a shed load of native trees).
@freetrees.ie
🌱🌎🦋
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
@freetrees.ie
🌱🌎🦋
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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After a great help from the nice people of Bluesky, German Climate Change Sciences feed is now generating cca. 50% more posts a day. From now on it will be much easier for the feed to evolve and generate more posts.
I am extremely happy and can't wait to do more localisations in other languages.
I am extremely happy and can't wait to do more localisations in other languages.
(1/2)
I am trying to make specific feeds on different topics and some in different languages from lots of scientist in Climate Change.
The one about Energy is producing cca, 10-20 quality posts a day
bsky.app/profile/kesm...
..and the German one about 10-20 post a day
bsky.app/profile/kesm...
I am trying to make specific feeds on different topics and some in different languages from lots of scientist in Climate Change.
The one about Energy is producing cca, 10-20 quality posts a day
bsky.app/profile/kesm...
..and the German one about 10-20 post a day
bsky.app/profile/kesm...
February 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
After a great help from the nice people of Bluesky, German Climate Change Sciences feed is now generating cca. 50% more posts a day. From now on it will be much easier for the feed to evolve and generate more posts.
I am extremely happy and can't wait to do more localisations in other languages.
I am extremely happy and can't wait to do more localisations in other languages.
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‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears #Climate
‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears
Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears #Climate
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Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?
‘Airborne’ seems to be the hardest word
Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?
northwestbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19?
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Donald Trump is deleting references to climate change from US government websites.
Meanwhile...
Meanwhile...
How huge parts of the U.S. could become uninhabitable within decades
It’s not just Florida and California — from poisoned water supplies to infrastructure issues to polar vortices, Holly Baxter speaks to experts about why the entire U.S. is being threatened by climate…
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Donald Trump is deleting references to climate change from US government websites.
Meanwhile...
Meanwhile...
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Weatherwatch: melting permafrost threatens landscapes and lives in Arctic regions #Climate
Weatherwatch: melting permafrost threatens landscapes and lives in Arctic regions
Towns and dams built on the assumption the surrounding ice would never melt are facing disaster
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Weatherwatch: melting permafrost threatens landscapes and lives in Arctic regions #Climate
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Are there more brilliant people here who oppose NHS privatisation? If so hello and hooray! please repost this, give me a follow and I’ll follow you back! 🌟
January 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Are there more brilliant people here who oppose NHS privatisation? If so hello and hooray! please repost this, give me a follow and I’ll follow you back! 🌟
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Something missing from most of the coverage is that (a) it's inference (queries) that takes up the bulk of energy costs, not training and that (b) Deepseek was trained on the outputs of another LLM, whose energy costs are somehow universally shrugged off as irrelevant by these people
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Something missing from most of the coverage is that (a) it's inference (queries) that takes up the bulk of energy costs, not training and that (b) Deepseek was trained on the outputs of another LLM, whose energy costs are somehow universally shrugged off as irrelevant by these people
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"There’s a strong case for reintroducing lynx to Britain. Without large predators, deer populations have exploded, compounded by the breeding of red deer for shooting, as well as the introduction of non-native fallow, sika, muntjac and Chinese water deer."
The case for the reintroduction of lynx to Britain
Slapdash covert releases aside, Britain must get serious about lynx reintroduction
sussexbylines.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"There’s a strong case for reintroducing lynx to Britain. Without large predators, deer populations have exploded, compounded by the breeding of red deer for shooting, as well as the introduction of non-native fallow, sika, muntjac and Chinese water deer."
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What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?
Yet another unforced error.
Who on earth is advising Labour ?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet another unforced error.
Who on earth is advising Labour ?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?
As UK chancellor backs expansion at London’s biggest airport, we assess the possible environmental impacts
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?
Yet another unforced error.
Who on earth is advising Labour ?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet another unforced error.
Who on earth is advising Labour ?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The EV and clean energy transition focus is on China, USA and Europe. But there's a lot of good news happening in the "Rest of the World."
EVs are doing well in the Rest of World.
For example, "Brazil's EV sales grew 133%" in 2024.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/b... #energysky #greensky
EVs are doing well in the Rest of World.
For example, "Brazil's EV sales grew 133%" in 2024.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/b... #energysky #greensky
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The EV and clean energy transition focus is on China, USA and Europe. But there's a lot of good news happening in the "Rest of the World."
EVs are doing well in the Rest of World.
For example, "Brazil's EV sales grew 133%" in 2024.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/b... #energysky #greensky
EVs are doing well in the Rest of World.
For example, "Brazil's EV sales grew 133%" in 2024.
cleantechnica.com/2025/01/27/b... #energysky #greensky
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Stopped for now. There's been all kinds of pushback all day, and this judge's halt to their power grab just happened. Do not dismiss either the seriousness of what happened or the impact of the strong reaction by.... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Freeze on Grant Funding Temporarily Halted by US Judge
A federal judge in Washington has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new directive to halt payments of federal grants, loans and other assistance to an array of programs across the country.
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Stopped for now. There's been all kinds of pushback all day, and this judge's halt to their power grab just happened. Do not dismiss either the seriousness of what happened or the impact of the strong reaction by.... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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My first Substack: Hold on to the truth. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
Hold on to the truth…
A recording from Jim Acosta's Substack live video
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My first Substack: Hold on to the truth. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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💥Hit it!💥
European Movement now has 25,168 members. It's grown by 1,200 so far this month.
See: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership
European Movement now has 25,168 members. It's grown by 1,200 so far this month.
See: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership
Now 25,113 members.
Another 23 and we will have enough of us to fill Valley Parade - Bradford City's ground.
Another 23 and we will have enough of us to fill Valley Parade - Bradford City's ground.
January 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
💥Hit it!💥
European Movement now has 25,168 members. It's grown by 1,200 so far this month.
See: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership
European Movement now has 25,168 members. It's grown by 1,200 so far this month.
See: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership
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Bylines Podcast now over 9,000.
Let’s get it to 10,000 please! 🙏🏻
Let’s get it to 10,000 please! 🙏🏻
Thank you to each and every one of our 8K followers who've decided to join us on this new website, wonder how long it will take us to reach 9K? 🤔
January 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Bylines Podcast now over 9,000.
Let’s get it to 10,000 please! 🙏🏻
Let’s get it to 10,000 please! 🙏🏻
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Our council has been coming together to share voices from across the country since 1936 🤝
Today we’re collaborating to bring about wilder & more diverse National Parks 🏞️
Thanks to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social & @maryannochota.bsky.social for speaking
Today we’re collaborating to bring about wilder & more diverse National Parks 🏞️
Thanks to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social & @maryannochota.bsky.social for speaking
January 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our council has been coming together to share voices from across the country since 1936 🤝
Today we’re collaborating to bring about wilder & more diverse National Parks 🏞️
Thanks to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social & @maryannochota.bsky.social for speaking
Today we’re collaborating to bring about wilder & more diverse National Parks 🏞️
Thanks to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social & @maryannochota.bsky.social for speaking