Thom Hersbach
@hersbachthom.bsky.social
Electrochemist ⚡, climate nerd 🌄, brewer 🍻☕, baker 🍞, gardener 🌱🐝, lifter 🏋🏻, runner 🏃🏻♂️ and seeker of great music 🎶. 🇳🇱 transplant in 🇺🇸 Opinions my own.
If it's any solace...
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OBVIOUSLY their AI can't actually unlock even a small fraction of this volume.
BUT it can unlock *more than what they get now*. It matters that they now have zero shame in using blatantly absurd numbers
This campaign has been trying to draw attention to this issue for ages:
BUT it can unlock *more than what they get now*. It matters that they now have zero shame in using blatantly absurd numbers
This campaign has been trying to draw attention to this issue for ages:
ENABLED EMISSIONS CAMPAIGN | Hold Big Tech Accountable Today
Exploring Big Tech's role in fueling fossil fuel expansion through AI and cloud tech; advocating for transparency, accountability, and real climate solutions.
www.enabledemissions.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If it's any solace...
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OK but what about now?
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It's tough to explain exactly how nutty this new report from fossil fuel industry consultant Wood Mackenzie is, but I'm going to try in a short thread.
As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
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As you can guess: 1 trillion barrels of oil is...............................A LOT
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October 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
OK but what about now?
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In my view, the only way around this is through thorough preparation efforts that recognizes that refineries are closing and will continue to close, while also ensuring that people have access to reliable (carbon-free) options to go where they need to go.
September 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In my view, the only way around this is through thorough preparation efforts that recognizes that refineries are closing and will continue to close, while also ensuring that people have access to reliable (carbon-free) options to go where they need to go.
If we botch refinery transitions, I fear that a similar "the liberals pushed for refinery closures and now your gasoline is too expensive" logic will emerge. To an extent, we're already seeing this.
September 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If we botch refinery transitions, I fear that a similar "the liberals pushed for refinery closures and now your gasoline is too expensive" logic will emerge. To an extent, we're already seeing this.
I worry that we'll see the same for refinery closures in California. Refineries are closing for many reasons: some related and many very unrelated to California's climate policies.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I worry that we'll see the same for refinery closures in California. Refineries are closing for many reasons: some related and many very unrelated to California's climate policies.
5315 socks, 721 scarves
September 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
5315 socks, 721 scarves
Reposted by Thom Hersbach
The most ferocious insult you can direct to the abundance agenda is trying to make it a reality
September 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The most ferocious insult you can direct to the abundance agenda is trying to make it a reality
Alive and kicking, from the last time I checked! www.globalccsinstitute.com/news-media/l...
U.S. Preserves and Increases 45Q Credit in “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” - Global CCS Institute
The U.S. government has reaffirmed its bipartisan support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) by preserving – and in some cases increasing – the federal Section 45Q tax credit in the “One Big Beautif...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Alive and kicking, from the last time I checked! www.globalccsinstitute.com/news-media/l...
Can't forget about this neat 'update' from @gruberte.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social!
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[Episode #252] – Steelmaking in the Mid-Transition | The Energy Transition Show
How can a country replace a critical technology like blast furnaces with a low-carbon alternative while preserving national security and jobs?
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July 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Can't forget about this neat 'update' from @gruberte.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social!
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With all that said, I do have a soft spot for using profitability to shoot down ideas that are silly for other reasons.
"Fine, if we play by your rules but account for real costs under realistic conditions, this is unprofitable and kind of a bad idea."
"Fine, if we play by your rules but account for real costs under realistic conditions, this is unprofitable and kind of a bad idea."
May 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
With all that said, I do have a soft spot for using profitability to shoot down ideas that are silly for other reasons.
"Fine, if we play by your rules but account for real costs under realistic conditions, this is unprofitable and kind of a bad idea."
"Fine, if we play by your rules but account for real costs under realistic conditions, this is unprofitable and kind of a bad idea."
Not to mention that short-term band-aid fixes can be seen as more profitable or politically viable, while other long-term real solutions are dismissed as unprofitable or politically nonviable.
I suspect we'll see this play out in the California refinery and gasoline price discourse soon.
I suspect we'll see this play out in the California refinery and gasoline price discourse soon.
May 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not to mention that short-term band-aid fixes can be seen as more profitable or politically viable, while other long-term real solutions are dismissed as unprofitable or politically nonviable.
I suspect we'll see this play out in the California refinery and gasoline price discourse soon.
I suspect we'll see this play out in the California refinery and gasoline price discourse soon.
Been thinking about this a lot this past year, especially after reading The Price Is Wrong. (Only) focusing on profit ignores health, resilience, distribution, and so much more.
May 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Been thinking about this a lot this past year, especially after reading The Price Is Wrong. (Only) focusing on profit ignores health, resilience, distribution, and so much more.
Exterminate those chocolates
May 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Exterminate those chocolates
Tbh I had to look it up. I recognized yours from Things You Can Do, but I wasn't 100% sure what the next line was 😇
May 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tbh I had to look it up. I recognized yours from Things You Can Do, but I wasn't 100% sure what the next line was 😇
tbh the fluoride thing is probably the one I'm least worried about. The water isn't fluorinated back in the Netherlands and my teeth are A-OK. (Huge caveat though: dental care is way more affordable there.)
April 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
tbh the fluoride thing is probably the one I'm least worried about. The water isn't fluorinated back in the Netherlands and my teeth are A-OK. (Huge caveat though: dental care is way more affordable there.)
It's rapping innovation.
April 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's rapping innovation.