John Chown
@johnchown.bsky.social
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@postcodelottery.bsky.social - thank you so much to the #PostcodeCommunityTrust for their grant to @daringtodream.bsky.social. It is so important to us! @johnchown.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
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Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
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A massive shout out and thank you to the Postcode Community Trust - Daring to Dream
daringtodream.wales
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@postcodelottery.bsky.social - thank you so much to the #PostcodeCommunityTrust for their grant to @daringtodream.bsky.social. It is so important to us! @johnchown.bsky.social @barbarachidgey.bsky.social
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/28/a...
Read more in our clip below. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
daringtodream.wales/2025/11/28/a...
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What a week - our first #dayroom #PrincessofWalesHospital finished and open! Huge thanks to so many people. Our first finished #SpacetoTalk in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board! @johnchown.bsky.social @cwmpasceo.bsky.social @libbyhumphris.bsky.social
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Daring to Dream’s ‘Space to Talk’ in the Care for the Elderly wards will have enormous impact - Daring to Dream
daringtodream.wales
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What a week - our first #dayroom #PrincessofWalesHospital finished and open! Huge thanks to so many people. Our first finished #SpacetoTalk in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board! @johnchown.bsky.social @cwmpasceo.bsky.social @libbyhumphris.bsky.social
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daringtodream.wales/2025/11/20/d...
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
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The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.
Reposted by John Chown
Reposted by John Chown
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
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Hammersmith & Fulham’s first community-owned solar project just hit its £106,500 share offer target ☀️
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hammersmith & Fulham’s first community-owned solar project just hit its £106,500 share offer target ☀️
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community!
Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝
www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
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If you want to play your role in the building transition you want to know this trick.
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
Heated ceilings explained 🧵
Pic: wem wandheizung.de
Pic: wem wandheizung.de
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you want to play your role in the building transition you want to know this trick.
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
(There is a large unutilized
area for heatpumpified heating and cooling in all buildings, left out by ignorance of physics.)
Reposted by John Chown
Two graphs in today’s FT.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Two graphs in today’s FT.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.
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Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership are on the look out for people to fill two freelance positions 👀 They are looking for Restorative Trainers and Restorative Practitioners - could that be you? Take a look to find out more: buff.ly/QA8iYuC buff.ly/v5qAfWJ
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership are on the look out for people to fill two freelance positions 👀 They are looking for Restorative Trainers and Restorative Practitioners - could that be you? Take a look to find out more: buff.ly/QA8iYuC buff.ly/v5qAfWJ
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The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
October 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy.
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.
Electrification+renewables are far more efficient.
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
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I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story - Carbon Brief
A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. But how did heat pumps became a Nordic success story?
www.carbonbrief.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Find out why 👇
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe.
September 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe.
Reposted by John Chown
Reposted by John Chown
Generating electricity from fossil fuels is very inefficient.
Moving from coal to solar reduces primary energy consumption by 2/3 at the point of electricity generation.
Moving from coal to solar reduces primary energy consumption by 2/3 at the point of electricity generation.
September 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Generating electricity from fossil fuels is very inefficient.
Moving from coal to solar reduces primary energy consumption by 2/3 at the point of electricity generation.
Moving from coal to solar reduces primary energy consumption by 2/3 at the point of electricity generation.
Reposted by John Chown
Observer today: what a letter
September 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Observer today: what a letter
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It's seven years today since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.
September 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's seven years today since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
Reposted by John Chown
Few technologies have been met with such a barrage of misinformation as heat pumps have.
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps
Carbon Brief factchecks 18 of the most common and persistent myths about heat pumps
interactive.carbonbrief.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Few technologies have been met with such a barrage of misinformation as heat pumps have.
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
@carbonbrief.org just dropped a brand-new version of my heat pump myths factcheck. Have a look here 👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
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We’ve had breakfasts, parties & raffles… now it’s time for COMEDY!
Join us for Total Splottshow, part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Friday 12 Sept | STAR Centre | 18+ only
Suggested £5 donation
Free hot dog
#SCV10
Join us for Total Splottshow, part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Friday 12 Sept | STAR Centre | 18+ only
Suggested £5 donation
Free hot dog
#SCV10
August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’ve had breakfasts, parties & raffles… now it’s time for COMEDY!
Join us for Total Splottshow, part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Friday 12 Sept | STAR Centre | 18+ only
Suggested £5 donation
Free hot dog
#SCV10
Join us for Total Splottshow, part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Friday 12 Sept | STAR Centre | 18+ only
Suggested £5 donation
Free hot dog
#SCV10
Reposted by John Chown
Industrial heat is a climate + health blind spot.
New study says swapping ~33,500 industrial boilers for heat pumps could:
- Save $1.1T in public health costs
- Avoid 77,200 premature deaths (2030–2050)
- Prevent 33M asthma attacks, 13M lost school days, 3.4M lost work days
- Cut 1.6B t CO₂ by 2050
New study says swapping ~33,500 industrial boilers for heat pumps could:
- Save $1.1T in public health costs
- Avoid 77,200 premature deaths (2030–2050)
- Prevent 33M asthma attacks, 13M lost school days, 3.4M lost work days
- Cut 1.6B t CO₂ by 2050
August 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Industrial heat is a climate + health blind spot.
New study says swapping ~33,500 industrial boilers for heat pumps could:
- Save $1.1T in public health costs
- Avoid 77,200 premature deaths (2030–2050)
- Prevent 33M asthma attacks, 13M lost school days, 3.4M lost work days
- Cut 1.6B t CO₂ by 2050
New study says swapping ~33,500 industrial boilers for heat pumps could:
- Save $1.1T in public health costs
- Avoid 77,200 premature deaths (2030–2050)
- Prevent 33M asthma attacks, 13M lost school days, 3.4M lost work days
- Cut 1.6B t CO₂ by 2050
Reposted by John Chown
Get ready for laughs in Splott! 🎤
Total Splottshow – SCV’s first ever stand-up comedy night!
Friday 12 Sept | 6pm | STAR Centre
Free hot dog | 🍺 BYOB | 18+ only
Tickets: Suggested £5 donation
#SCV10
Total Splottshow – SCV’s first ever stand-up comedy night!
Friday 12 Sept | 6pm | STAR Centre
Free hot dog | 🍺 BYOB | 18+ only
Tickets: Suggested £5 donation
#SCV10
August 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Get ready for laughs in Splott! 🎤
Total Splottshow – SCV’s first ever stand-up comedy night!
Friday 12 Sept | 6pm | STAR Centre
Free hot dog | 🍺 BYOB | 18+ only
Tickets: Suggested £5 donation
#SCV10
Total Splottshow – SCV’s first ever stand-up comedy night!
Friday 12 Sept | 6pm | STAR Centre
Free hot dog | 🍺 BYOB | 18+ only
Tickets: Suggested £5 donation
#SCV10
Reposted by John Chown
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Reposted by John Chown
The danger is not so much that machines may become like humans, but that humans may forget what it means to be humane.
August 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The danger is not so much that machines may become like humans, but that humans may forget what it means to be humane.
Reposted by John Chown
