Jaakko Haikonen
@jaakkoha.bsky.social
Climate, energy and all things interesting. Just transition and what it means for workers.
Living in Puotila, Helsinki with wife and three kids. 🇫🇮🇩🇪🇪🇺(🇺🇸 😢)
Working: www.sttk.fi/en
Living in Puotila, Helsinki with wife and three kids. 🇫🇮🇩🇪🇪🇺(🇺🇸 😢)
Working: www.sttk.fi/en
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As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
”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.”
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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 8:15 AM
”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.”
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
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Dear Bill Gates,
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dear Bill Gates,
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
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“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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It was a very good election for the climate.
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
It was a very good election for the climate
In the first election of President Trump's second term, voters make it abundantly clear that they still care about climate action.
grist.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It was a very good election for the climate.
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
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In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
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Onko Suomella tulevaisuudessa edelleen edellytykset tarjota kilpailukykyistä sähköä? @jaakkoha.bsky.social huolissaan esimerkiksi aurinkosähkön globaalista esiinnoususta, missä Suomi ei ole vahva. Pelkää myös, että vedystä ei tule odotetun kokoista alaa Suomessa.
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Onko Suomella tulevaisuudessa edelleen edellytykset tarjota kilpailukykyistä sähköä? @jaakkoha.bsky.social huolissaan esimerkiksi aurinkosähkön globaalista esiinnoususta, missä Suomi ei ole vahva. Pelkää myös, että vedystä ei tule odotetun kokoista alaa Suomessa.
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43. Data centers are increasing power demand, but let's keep a sense of proportion. BNEF estimates total electricity demand from data centers of 373TWh in 2024 (1.2% of global generation) and expects this to increase to 1,596TWh (4.4% of global) in 2035. (www.bnef.com/themes/t0hlz... )
AI Data Centers Fuel Quicker Growth In Power Demand
www.bnef.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
43. Data centers are increasing power demand, but let's keep a sense of proportion. BNEF estimates total electricity demand from data centers of 373TWh in 2024 (1.2% of global generation) and expects this to increase to 1,596TWh (4.4% of global) in 2035. (www.bnef.com/themes/t0hlz... )
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38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
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1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
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Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
This Zadie Smith interview was excellent.
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Uutiskommentaarit Podcast · Kahdesti viikossa · Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
podcasts.apple.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This Zadie Smith interview was excellent.
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
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Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
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The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
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"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
As dreams of 1.5°C melt away, net zero’s reckoning is overdue
People’s inability to see past net zero shows it is no longer fit for purpose
www.technosphere.earth
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
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Contrast and compare. This is street light charging solutions in two different European capitals, but by the same company.
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Contrast and compare. This is street light charging solutions in two different European capitals, but by the same company.
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
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The visible hand
Exclusive: Several quantum-computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding.
Exclusive | Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms
The discussions signal Washington’s wider involvement in critical parts of the economy.
on.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The visible hand
USA is MIA and Europe is currently far behind China in clean tech industries.
Huge and growing markets, new industrial revolution and geopolitics are at stake.
Huge and growing markets, new industrial revolution and geopolitics are at stake.
Clean tech markets around the world are booming.
This is good news for the climate and our economies.
But the risk of new dependencies is real.
We must refocus on supporting clean products that are Made in Europe ↓
link.europa.eu/dFyFYx
This is good news for the climate and our economies.
But the risk of new dependencies is real.
We must refocus on supporting clean products that are Made in Europe ↓
link.europa.eu/dFyFYx
October 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
USA is MIA and Europe is currently far behind China in clean tech industries.
Huge and growing markets, new industrial revolution and geopolitics are at stake.
Huge and growing markets, new industrial revolution and geopolitics are at stake.
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Having been involved with this report for the past 5 years, overall takeaways IMO are:
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Having been involved with this report for the past 5 years, overall takeaways IMO are:
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
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This Solar Farm in Alaska Provides Something Extra: Free Food
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.
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As the EU electrifies more end-use sectors, fossil demand will fall 3x faster than the rise in electricity use – cutting dependence on fossil imports.
Switching from fossil to electricity across energy end-uses boosts efficiency while decarbonising.
https://loom.ly/wss-sI0
Switching from fossil to electricity across energy end-uses boosts efficiency while decarbonising.
https://loom.ly/wss-sI0
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
As the EU electrifies more end-use sectors, fossil demand will fall 3x faster than the rise in electricity use – cutting dependence on fossil imports.
Switching from fossil to electricity across energy end-uses boosts efficiency while decarbonising.
https://loom.ly/wss-sI0
Switching from fossil to electricity across energy end-uses boosts efficiency while decarbonising.
https://loom.ly/wss-sI0
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Der Osteuropahistoriker Karl Schlögel erhält den Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels. In seiner Dankesrede fordert er den Westen auf, von der Tapferkeit und der Freiheitsliebe der Ukrainer zu lernen.
Friedenspreis für Karl Schlögel: Europa muss von der Ukraine lernen
www.faz.net
October 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Der Osteuropahistoriker Karl Schlögel erhält den Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels. In seiner Dankesrede fordert er den Westen auf, von der Tapferkeit und der Freiheitsliebe der Ukrainer zu lernen.