Peter Head
@peterheadcbe.bsky.social
Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener. Chair of several charity Boards. https://resiliencebrokers.org/about/team/
In the garden there are still lots of flowers, thanks to a frost free winter so far!
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In the garden there are still lots of flowers, thanks to a frost free winter so far!
Beautiful warm November day in Kelsey Park Beckenham. Not a single frost yet this winter.
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful warm November day in Kelsey Park Beckenham. Not a single frost yet this winter.
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NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
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Intense pink aurora shortly after sunset tonight driving south out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Some of the most stunning color in the aurora I have ever seen!
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Intense pink aurora shortly after sunset tonight driving south out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Some of the most stunning color in the aurora I have ever seen!
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🏥 The 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown shows health systems are preparing for the dangers of climate change whilst reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
📚 Visit lancetcountdown.org to read the full report.
#LancetClimate25
📚 Visit lancetcountdown.org to read the full report.
#LancetClimate25
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🏥 The 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown shows health systems are preparing for the dangers of climate change whilst reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
📚 Visit lancetcountdown.org to read the full report.
#LancetClimate25
📚 Visit lancetcountdown.org to read the full report.
#LancetClimate25
“Hungary “is striving for an "energy transition to renewables with common sense," This is made possible by: the price collapse of solar panels, and generous subsidies from the EU. Hungary's goal with a solar boom is to reduce expensive electricity imports from abroad.” www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
(S+) Ungarns erstaunliche Energiewende: Das Solarwunder vom Balaton
Ausgerechnet in Viktor Orbáns Ungarn boomt die Solarenergie wie in keinem anderen Staat der Welt. Dabei ist das Land keinem festen Plan für die Energiewende gefolgt. Wie ist die Öko-Sensation zu erklä...
www.spiegel.de
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Hungary “is striving for an "energy transition to renewables with common sense," This is made possible by: the price collapse of solar panels, and generous subsidies from the EU. Hungary's goal with a solar boom is to reduce expensive electricity imports from abroad.” www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for #COP30 - live blog
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for Cop30 - live
Christiana Figueres tells summit that decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable despite disruptive Trump presidency
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
‘Ciao, bambino!’: Paris agreement architect says absence of US is good for #COP30 - live blog
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Winter came early this year but I can’t be mad. First snowfall is always so pretty. ❄️😍
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Winter came early this year but I can’t be mad. First snowfall is always so pretty. ❄️😍
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COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: www.idos-research.de/en/the...
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COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: www.idos-research.de/en/the...
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COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work
A genuine Just Transition cannot be confined to energy-sector decarbonisation or emissions cuts alone.
www.idos-research.de
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: www.idos-research.de/en/the...
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COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Find out more: www.idos-research.de/en/the...
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Good COP or bad COP? I discussed the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil, what we need out of it, and what we can expect, with the great @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on #BackgroundBriefing. Watch this space!
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November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Good COP or bad COP? I discussed the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil, what we need out of it, and what we can expect, with the great @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social on #BackgroundBriefing. Watch this space!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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🚨BREAKING: Ana Toni praised city leadership at #COP30
@cop30brazil.bsky.social CEO highlighted the just-announced Yearly Offers of Action: mayors' response plan to the NDC, adaptation & finance gap, and a concrete step to get the world on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
@cop30brazil.bsky.social CEO highlighted the just-announced Yearly Offers of Action: mayors' response plan to the NDC, adaptation & finance gap, and a concrete step to get the world on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚨BREAKING: Ana Toni praised city leadership at #COP30
@cop30brazil.bsky.social CEO highlighted the just-announced Yearly Offers of Action: mayors' response plan to the NDC, adaptation & finance gap, and a concrete step to get the world on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
@cop30brazil.bsky.social CEO highlighted the just-announced Yearly Offers of Action: mayors' response plan to the NDC, adaptation & finance gap, and a concrete step to get the world on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
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💥GOOD NEWS: multilevel climate governance milestones announced at #COP30
Brazil🇧🇷 & Germany🇩🇪 will co-chair the CHAMP coalition until 2027, accelerating national & local government collaboration.
@marinasilva.bsky.social @mark--watts.bsky.social @meioambientegov.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Brazil🇧🇷 & Germany🇩🇪 will co-chair the CHAMP coalition until 2027, accelerating national & local government collaboration.
@marinasilva.bsky.social @mark--watts.bsky.social @meioambientegov.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
💥GOOD NEWS: multilevel climate governance milestones announced at #COP30
Brazil🇧🇷 & Germany🇩🇪 will co-chair the CHAMP coalition until 2027, accelerating national & local government collaboration.
@marinasilva.bsky.social @mark--watts.bsky.social @meioambientegov.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Brazil🇧🇷 & Germany🇩🇪 will co-chair the CHAMP coalition until 2027, accelerating national & local government collaboration.
@marinasilva.bsky.social @mark--watts.bsky.social @meioambientegov.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
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Today is Remembrance Day in many countries – the red poppy is its symbol.
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today is Remembrance Day in many countries – the red poppy is its symbol.
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
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The bioeconomy is real🌱
Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.
Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2
Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.
Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The bioeconomy is real🌱
Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.
Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2
Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.
Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
A recently opened bridge in China's southwestern Sichuan province collapsed on Tuesday, local authorities confirmed, though no casualties were reported as road was shut.
The incident occurred along a national highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/h...
The incident occurred along a national highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/h...
758-metre-long bridge collapses months after reopening
Police in the city had closed the 758-metre-long bridge to all traffic
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A recently opened bridge in China's southwestern Sichuan province collapsed on Tuesday, local authorities confirmed, though no casualties were reported as road was shut.
The incident occurred along a national highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/h...
The incident occurred along a national highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet. www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/h...
China uses advanced drones for water rescue, with specific models like the JX-6A designed for rapid deployment to flood and maritime emergencies. These "flying lifebuoys" can carry life preservers to victims, and drop them on the water over their heads share.google/D0RRfpssPBZU...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
China uses advanced drones for water rescue, with specific models like the JX-6A designed for rapid deployment to flood and maritime emergencies. These "flying lifebuoys" can carry life preservers to victims, and drop them on the water over their heads share.google/D0RRfpssPBZU...
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Indian Railways will be fully electrified next year (it’s at ~99% currently)
UK is at 38% with tentatively another 12-13% new electrification committed
Indian Railways is building a 7000km high speed rail network by 2047
We can’t even get ours all the way from central London to central Birmingham
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UK is at 38% with tentatively another 12-13% new electrification committed
Indian Railways is building a 7000km high speed rail network by 2047
We can’t even get ours all the way from central London to central Birmingham
😫
February 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Indian Railways will be fully electrified next year (it’s at ~99% currently)
UK is at 38% with tentatively another 12-13% new electrification committed
Indian Railways is building a 7000km high speed rail network by 2047
We can’t even get ours all the way from central London to central Birmingham
😫
UK is at 38% with tentatively another 12-13% new electrification committed
Indian Railways is building a 7000km high speed rail network by 2047
We can’t even get ours all the way from central London to central Birmingham
😫
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"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
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That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
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Project Drawdown is thrilled to announce that Executive Director @globalecoguy.bsky.social Ph.D., is the 2025 winner of the prestigious Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication. Presented by @climateone.org. Tune in to the event on Dec 3! bit.ly/4o0IkT7
Climate One honors Jonathan Foley, Ph.D., with Schneider Award for climate communication
Award recognizes scientists who go above and beyond in their efforts to communicate climate change
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Project Drawdown is thrilled to announce that Executive Director @globalecoguy.bsky.social Ph.D., is the 2025 winner of the prestigious Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication. Presented by @climateone.org. Tune in to the event on Dec 3! bit.ly/4o0IkT7
China’s trackless trams are called Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) and are now operating in 3 Chinese cities. These are guided by the same technology as self-driving cars and are ten times cheaper to build than conventional light rail.
www.weforum.org/videos/what-...
www.weforum.org/videos/what-...
What Are Trackless Trams And How Do They Work?
Trackless trams could be a catalyst for regenerating the city suburbs. Watch to learn more about what trackless trams are, and how they can make way for sustainable transport.
www.weforum.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
China’s trackless trams are called Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) and are now operating in 3 Chinese cities. These are guided by the same technology as self-driving cars and are ten times cheaper to build than conventional light rail.
www.weforum.org/videos/what-...
www.weforum.org/videos/what-...
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A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...