Eric Toone
@eric-toone.bsky.social
Technical lead, Investment Committee, at Breakthrough Energy.
Breakthroughenergy.org
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Investment in #renewable energy has continued to increase around the world despite moves by Donald Trump’s White House to cancel and derail low-carbon projects.
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Investment in #renewable energy has continued to increase around the world despite moves by Donald Trump’s White House to cancel and derail low-carbon projects.
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Sadly, we could all be investing in renewables, but the evil regime wants to line their pockets with oil & coal money. We will be paying higher prices for heat & power, so f*ck the American people … for greed. 😡
July 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sadly, we could all be investing in renewables, but the evil regime wants to line their pockets with oil & coal money. We will be paying higher prices for heat & power, so f*ck the American people … for greed. 😡
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Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas
The ALP detemine that Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy ….
Are they fucking kidding .. 🤬
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The ALP detemine that Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy ….
Are they fucking kidding .. 🤬
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas
Labor governments around the country have dropped their resistance to the fossil fuel and will ensure gas is essential to the grid for decades to come.
www.smh.com.au
May 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Australia’s renewable energy shift to be powered by gas
The ALP detemine that Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy ….
Are they fucking kidding .. 🤬
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The ALP detemine that Natural gas will play a bigger role in Australia’s shift to cleaner energy ….
Are they fucking kidding .. 🤬
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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If Democrats want my vote they'd better expand healthcare, cap insulin payouts, and invest in renewable energy!!
...what? They did all those things? Well now I don't want them anymore!
...what? They did all those things? Well now I don't want them anymore!
June 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If Democrats want my vote they'd better expand healthcare, cap insulin payouts, and invest in renewable energy!!
...what? They did all those things? Well now I don't want them anymore!
...what? They did all those things? Well now I don't want them anymore!
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We got a list of "bad words" today:
Emission
Carbon [offset]
Green[house] gas
Renewable (and) Energy
Wind
Climate
Disadv[antaged]
Underserv[ed]
Underrep[resented]
Vulnerable
Justice
Racism
DEI
Gender
Inclus[ion]/[ive]
Equity
Marginalized
Divers[ity]
Gulf of Mexico
Emission
Carbon [offset]
Green[house] gas
Renewable (and) Energy
Wind
Climate
Disadv[antaged]
Underserv[ed]
Underrep[resented]
Vulnerable
Justice
Racism
DEI
Gender
Inclus[ion]/[ive]
Equity
Marginalized
Divers[ity]
Gulf of Mexico
June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We got a list of "bad words" today:
Emission
Carbon [offset]
Green[house] gas
Renewable (and) Energy
Wind
Climate
Disadv[antaged]
Underserv[ed]
Underrep[resented]
Vulnerable
Justice
Racism
DEI
Gender
Inclus[ion]/[ive]
Equity
Marginalized
Divers[ity]
Gulf of Mexico
Emission
Carbon [offset]
Green[house] gas
Renewable (and) Energy
Wind
Climate
Disadv[antaged]
Underserv[ed]
Underrep[resented]
Vulnerable
Justice
Racism
DEI
Gender
Inclus[ion]/[ive]
Equity
Marginalized
Divers[ity]
Gulf of Mexico
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For the sake of all Canadians, and especially the younger ones, do NOT put any focus on fossil fuel projects. Canada can, and should, become a global RENEWABLE energy superpower. If you want an example how stupid investing fossil fuels is, TMX pipeline is over there ->.
June 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For the sake of all Canadians, and especially the younger ones, do NOT put any focus on fossil fuel projects. Canada can, and should, become a global RENEWABLE energy superpower. If you want an example how stupid investing fossil fuels is, TMX pipeline is over there ->.
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“Companies can now recover their investment in transitioning to predominantly renewable energy — using solar, wind and batteries — in less than two years.”
Faaz Diwan, of Karachi-based Diwan International, a large solar and battery distributor, said BYD battery prices are down 33%. #energysky.
Faaz Diwan, of Karachi-based Diwan International, a large solar and battery distributor, said BYD battery prices are down 33%. #energysky.
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“Companies can now recover their investment in transitioning to predominantly renewable energy — using solar, wind and batteries — in less than two years.”
Faaz Diwan, of Karachi-based Diwan International, a large solar and battery distributor, said BYD battery prices are down 33%. #energysky.
Faaz Diwan, of Karachi-based Diwan International, a large solar and battery distributor, said BYD battery prices are down 33%. #energysky.
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Renewable energy should never be pitched as a way of saving the environment.
The sad reality is that people just don't care.
Renewable energy, like any technology to mitigate climate change, should be pitched as a way to make money. And this pitch works!
#energysky #climatechange #politics #usa
The sad reality is that people just don't care.
Renewable energy, like any technology to mitigate climate change, should be pitched as a way to make money. And this pitch works!
#energysky #climatechange #politics #usa
1/2 From @rachelmetea.bsky.social. The Texas legislature listened to their constituents (see 2/2) and decided to pass on 3 bills that would have slowed the Texas solar industries' record progress. 🔌💡
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Anti-solar bills die in Texas House
Legislation that would "kill renewable energy in Texas" failed to progress in the state's House of Representatives.
pv-magazine-usa.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Renewable energy should never be pitched as a way of saving the environment.
The sad reality is that people just don't care.
Renewable energy, like any technology to mitigate climate change, should be pitched as a way to make money. And this pitch works!
#energysky #climatechange #politics #usa
The sad reality is that people just don't care.
Renewable energy, like any technology to mitigate climate change, should be pitched as a way to make money. And this pitch works!
#energysky #climatechange #politics #usa
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NEW | India’s draft VPPA rules could allow 100% renewables claims without storage or grid support.
By relying on renewable energy certificates, they risk promoting green accounting over real decarbonisation.
Ember’s full response 👇
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By relying on renewable energy certificates, they risk promoting green accounting over real decarbonisation.
Ember’s full response 👇
ember-energy.org/lat...
June 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
NEW | India’s draft VPPA rules could allow 100% renewables claims without storage or grid support.
By relying on renewable energy certificates, they risk promoting green accounting over real decarbonisation.
Ember’s full response 👇
ember-energy.org/lat...
By relying on renewable energy certificates, they risk promoting green accounting over real decarbonisation.
Ember’s full response 👇
ember-energy.org/lat...
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Some good news from Texas! The anti-renewable energy bills aren’t moving ahead (for now) because it looks like businesses and communities actually like them.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Texas’ anti-renewable energy bills are quietly dying
Three bills that would’ve hurt solar and wind development are on track to expire as some Republicans and business groups show support for renewables.
www.canarymedia.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Some good news from Texas! The anti-renewable energy bills aren’t moving ahead (for now) because it looks like businesses and communities actually like them.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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Common sense and commercial reality prevail. The Texas renewable energy bandwagon rolls on.
www.ft.com/content/adee...
www.ft.com/content/adee...
Texas Republicans fail in move to curb renewable energy projects
Backing for green programmes in oil-rich state bucks Donald Trump’s national fossil fuel push
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Common sense and commercial reality prevail. The Texas renewable energy bandwagon rolls on.
www.ft.com/content/adee...
www.ft.com/content/adee...
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A campaign by the Texas GOP to limit renewable power projects has failed, underscoring the state’s commitment to all sources of energy as it strains to meet exploding demand. A package of bills that would have derailed renewable power projects throughout Texas failed on Monday.
Texas Republicans fail in move to curb renewable energy projects
Backing for green programmes in oil-rich state bucks Donald Trump’s national fossil fuel push
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A campaign by the Texas GOP to limit renewable power projects has failed, underscoring the state’s commitment to all sources of energy as it strains to meet exploding demand. A package of bills that would have derailed renewable power projects throughout Texas failed on Monday.
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AI isn’t going anywhere. Those who refused to lean how to use a PC and argued in favor of typewriters lost their competitiveness in the job markets. AI will change the future, those who accept that will do better than those who don’t.
Advocate for renewable energy. That’s the solution to the prob.
Advocate for renewable energy. That’s the solution to the prob.
June 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
AI isn’t going anywhere. Those who refused to lean how to use a PC and argued in favor of typewriters lost their competitiveness in the job markets. AI will change the future, those who accept that will do better than those who don’t.
Advocate for renewable energy. That’s the solution to the prob.
Advocate for renewable energy. That’s the solution to the prob.
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#Solar #Energy #Renewable #CA #California #Climate
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#Solar #Energy #Renewable #CA #California #Climate
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.
grist.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#Solar #Energy #Renewable #CA #California #Climate
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
grist.org/energy/calif...
#Solar #Energy #Renewable #CA #California #Climate
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“There won’t be a renewable energy industry in 2030 – it will just be the energy industry”
The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
‘Fork in the road’: How a failed nuclear plot locked in Australia’s renewable future
Australians have voted for something that will outlive the next election: the guaranteed switch from coal to renewable energy.
www.smh.com.au
June 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“There won’t be a renewable energy industry in 2030 – it will just be the energy industry”
The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
The Libs decades long campaign to prevent energy investment in Australia has finally been defeated. By the time they return to office, the energy sector will be transformed
www.smh.com.au/business/the...
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I know. Let’s go back to coal. Everything coal. Stop all renewable energy efforts and kill Biden’s EV infrastructure efforts.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push
The country is racing ahead of the rest of the world in bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass market. This time, through scooters.
www.bbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I know. Let’s go back to coal. Everything coal. Stop all renewable energy efforts and kill Biden’s EV infrastructure efforts.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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every single argument for AI hinges on this pseudo-religious idea that some sort of AI jesus will come down to give us the "real" answer to climate change (translation: a way to ensure the 1% stay the 1% at whatever cost)
June 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
every single argument for AI hinges on this pseudo-religious idea that some sort of AI jesus will come down to give us the "real" answer to climate change (translation: a way to ensure the 1% stay the 1% at whatever cost)
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A decade ago, gas was cheap and tech companies were buying renewable power. This meant that nuclear plants were closing or had to be supported by states to stay open.
Now tech companies realized they need 24/7 power and are buying nuclear power and keeping plants open heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
Now tech companies realized they need 24/7 power and are buying nuclear power and keeping plants open heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
It Took a Decade, But Big Tech Finally Loves Nuclear
Meta’s deal with Constellation is a full circle moment for an Illinois nuclear plant.
heatmap.news
June 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A decade ago, gas was cheap and tech companies were buying renewable power. This meant that nuclear plants were closing or had to be supported by states to stay open.
Now tech companies realized they need 24/7 power and are buying nuclear power and keeping plants open heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
Now tech companies realized they need 24/7 power and are buying nuclear power and keeping plants open heatmap.news/energy/meta-...
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Looking for Clean Energy Projects in Pennsylvania? Check Out This New Map by PennEnvironment and Evergreen Action | The map tracks renewable energy projects across the state that utilize federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Looking for Clean Energy Projects in Pennsylvania? Check Out This New Map by PennEnvironment and Evergreen Action - Bucks County Beacon
The map tracks renewable energy projects across the state that utilize federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. “Pennsylvanians deserve an affordable, clean energy future, and these funds are m...
buckscountybeacon.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Looking for Clean Energy Projects in Pennsylvania? Check Out This New Map by PennEnvironment and Evergreen Action | The map tracks renewable energy projects across the state that utilize federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Scotland has vast renewable energy resources - and it's vital that our communities are able to own it, and benefit from it.
We're investing £8 million to support more local renewable energy projects, which will help keep wealth in local areas and reduce energy costs.
We're investing £8 million to support more local renewable energy projects, which will help keep wealth in local areas and reduce energy costs.
May 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Scotland has vast renewable energy resources - and it's vital that our communities are able to own it, and benefit from it.
We're investing £8 million to support more local renewable energy projects, which will help keep wealth in local areas and reduce energy costs.
We're investing £8 million to support more local renewable energy projects, which will help keep wealth in local areas and reduce energy costs.
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President-elect Lee Jae-myung can turn the page on the previous government’s “blocker” role on #climate. For true energy security & affordability, he should join in ending international finance for fossil fuel projects and shift this public finance to renewable energy. oilchange.org/news/reactiv...
Reactive to the Korean Presidential election and pledging climate action - Oil Change International
Reacting to the news that Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the Korean Presidential election on a manifesto pledging climate action, Adam McGibbon, Public Finance Strategist at Oil Change…
oilchange.org
June 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
President-elect Lee Jae-myung can turn the page on the previous government’s “blocker” role on #climate. For true energy security & affordability, he should join in ending international finance for fossil fuel projects and shift this public finance to renewable energy. oilchange.org/news/reactiv...
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“We intentionally met with [Fitzpatrick’s] office,” said Gold-Markel. “We brought workers in his district to show him that there are jobs at stake in his district. We showed him projects. Rep. Fitzpatrick completely abandoned the renewable energy workers in his district.”
June 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“We intentionally met with [Fitzpatrick’s] office,” said Gold-Markel. “We brought workers in his district to show him that there are jobs at stake in his district. We showed him projects. Rep. Fitzpatrick completely abandoned the renewable energy workers in his district.”
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Shaprio’s renewable energy plan advances as Trump administration keeps Pa. fossil fuel plant online via @petehallpa.bsky.social penncapital-star.com/economy/shap...
Shaprio's renewable energy plan advances as Trump administration keeps Pa. fossil fuel plant online • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania lags behind most of the nation in renewable energy development. A state House committee on passed legislation to change that.
penncapital-star.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Shaprio’s renewable energy plan advances as Trump administration keeps Pa. fossil fuel plant online via @petehallpa.bsky.social penncapital-star.com/economy/shap...
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'With a barely regulated industry, ministers desperate to attract investment, absentee investors, and new technology described as ‘unexploded bombs‘ and ‘ammunition dumps’ what could possibly go wrong?' @anthonyrobinson.bsky.social takes a look at renewable energy in Yorkshire.
The Yorkshire village sinking under renewable energy projects
Camblesforth, near Selby, is being exploited by greedy energy companies and venture capitalists
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
'With a barely regulated industry, ministers desperate to attract investment, absentee investors, and new technology described as ‘unexploded bombs‘ and ‘ammunition dumps’ what could possibly go wrong?' @anthonyrobinson.bsky.social takes a look at renewable energy in Yorkshire.