MikaOhbayashi 🦋
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hello bsky - i'm an environmentalist, love nature, contemporary art, brazilian music, movies, books
sad... time's up??
Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UNESCO report reut.rs/4iIur9Q
World's glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, U.N. says
Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a UNESCO report released on Friday.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
sad... time's up??
India added 24.5GW solar last year. This partly contributes to global 600GW new addition of solar.
New official data from India show the country installed the largest amount ever of new electricity generation capacity in calendar year 2024.
▸24.5 GW of solar was added.
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▸24.5 GW of solar was added.
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January 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
India added 24.5GW solar last year. This partly contributes to global 600GW new addition of solar.
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Basic infrastructure should not be privately owned.
“…90% of Wednesday’s costs to balance supply and demand, were handed to just two gas power plants…[who]…would not run unless they were paid rates up to 100 times higher than normal market prices.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“…90% of Wednesday’s costs to balance supply and demand, were handed to just two gas power plants…[who]…would not run unless they were paid rates up to 100 times higher than normal market prices.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour?
Claims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Basic infrastructure should not be privately owned.
“…90% of Wednesday’s costs to balance supply and demand, were handed to just two gas power plants…[who]…would not run unless they were paid rates up to 100 times higher than normal market prices.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“…90% of Wednesday’s costs to balance supply and demand, were handed to just two gas power plants…[who]…would not run unless they were paid rates up to 100 times higher than normal market prices.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Great (and scary) visualization of 2024 daily temperatures compared to prior years by the BBC today. Evocative of the iconic Joy Division album cover from 1979: www.bbc.com/news/art...
January 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Great (and scary) visualization of 2024 daily temperatures compared to prior years by the BBC today. Evocative of the iconic Joy Division album cover from 1979: www.bbc.com/news/art...
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“We need to build bridges to people on all sides of the political spectrum who are waking up as climate chaos worsens, despite the gross falsehoods from many Republican leaders,” writes the climate scientist Peter Kalmus.
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat Fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“We need to build bridges to people on all sides of the political spectrum who are waking up as climate chaos worsens, despite the gross falsehoods from many Republican leaders,” writes the climate scientist Peter Kalmus.
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Unlocking progress towards #3xRenewables, will require greater political momentum & international cooperation. Global energy delegates will convene in Abu Dhabi for #IRENA15A to shape the #energytransition narrative for 2025 & raise ambition for NDC 3.0. Stay tuned:
www.irena.org/Events/2025/...
www.irena.org/Events/2025/...
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Unlocking progress towards #3xRenewables, will require greater political momentum & international cooperation. Global energy delegates will convene in Abu Dhabi for #IRENA15A to shape the #energytransition narrative for 2025 & raise ambition for NDC 3.0. Stay tuned:
www.irena.org/Events/2025/...
www.irena.org/Events/2025/...