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I came here seeking good ideas. If I made a starter pack it would include AOC, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Brent Toderian, and Bernie.
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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
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‘I’m excited’: Sci High students empowered through learning to build solar generators

Students in New Orleans are learning clean energy practices, thanks to a physics program at New Orleans Charter Math and Science High School, also known as "Sci High," that installs generators at community…
‘I’m excited’: Sci High students empowered through learning to build solar generators
Students in New Orleans are learning clean energy practices, thanks to a physics program at New Orleans Charter Math and Science High School, also known as "Sci High," that installs generators at community centers around the city. 
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING

65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction

China is an outlier - but maybe not for long

@e3g.bsky.social

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planned coal capacity No New Coal is now a global norm for the vast majority of countries 164 countries – covering more than two-thirds of the global economy – either have no planned coal in their project pipeline and/or have made a No New Coal commitment. The global pipeline of planned coal-fired power plant projects has collapsed by 65%, and 74% when excluding China, in the decade following the ratification of the Paris agreement. The shift is made possible by the growth of renewables. Solar and wind accounted for 87% of new capacity additions in 2024, while coal made up just 3%. Just 11 countries now account for 96% of new planned coal power. The remaining 4% is spread across 18 countries. This total of 29 countries still planning new coal is down from 65 a decade ago. In almost all of the countries still planning coal power, solar and wind capacity additions are exceeding coal and gas. Momentum on No New Coal continued in 2025 NDCs: Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Mauritius, Morocco, Singapore and the UK reiterated or made commitments to no new coal (see our NDC energy commitments tracker); Thailand cancelled its last planned coal plant; and Honduras committed to stop permitting new coal plants through new membership of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Approximately 4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions have been avoided every year of the last decade thanks to the collapse of planned coal capacity – equivalent to nearly one-third of China’s annual CO2 emissions. Planned coal levelling off outside the OECD; China remains an outlier Outside the OECD (excluding China), the number of planned coal projects has largely levelled off, with many shifting investments towards renewables. A few countries, such as India, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe, continue to expand their coal pipelines. Realising President Prabowo’s clean energy vision for Indonesia – based on announcements to close Indonesia’s coal fleet within 15 years, achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035, and install 100 GW of solar power – requires a clear signal that only new renewables capacity is going to be prioritised going forward. Committing to No New Coal provides such a signal. Pakistan’s solar boom presents a clear opportunity to end the country’s reliance on new coal power and fulfil the former Prime Minister’s 2020 announcement that Pakistan would “not have any more power based on coal”. As the incoming ASEAN chair, the Philippines can also use a firmer No New Coal commitment to enable regional planning on coal-to-clean transitions. African leaders’ call for a rise in the continent’s share of global renewable energy investments from just 2% today to at least 20% by 2030, must be met to ensure there is no pursuit of coal in Africa. China remains a global outlier: responsible for 62% of the world’s planned coal capacity. However, the country is also the world leader in the rollout of both wind and solar, with 1,215 GW of prospective capacity and a commitment to increase this pipeline to over 3,600 GW by 2035. There is no need for new coal: in the first half of 2025, generation from clean energy exceeded domestic demand growth. Going beyond its insufficient NDC, China now has a clear opportunity to implement plans to end new coal construction in its next Five Year Plan in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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mateosfo.bsky.social
Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:

"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."

www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Utah rolls forward on statewide freeway system for bikes. Here’s where the trails would go.
Utah plans to build a statewide network of paved trails that will act like an interstate system for bikes.
www.sltrib.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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volts.wtf
Hey, look, the future!
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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UGA, Duke collaborate with insurers to rethink climate resilience
Funded by a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a new partnership between the University of Georgia, Duke University and leaders from the insurance and climate data ind...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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davidsirota.com David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 24d
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇

Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.

Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Rolling Stone excerpt about Montana’s ballot initiative to combat Citizens United
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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runonclimate.bsky.social
In 2024, Lexington, MA, banned gas hookups in new construction and required high energy-efficiency in buildings. Critics argued that this would slow new and affordable construction, but this has not been the case for Lexington. Sustainability and affordability can coexist! 🏢 #climatepolicy
This Massachusetts town banned gas — and housing boomed anyway
Critics say stringent, pro-electrification building codes and restrictions on natural gas will impede housing developers. A Boston suburb is proving them…
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September 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Nepal's Gurung people manage fragile alpine pastures through the ‘thiti’ system, which sets annual guidelines for rotational grazing, forest use and herb collection.

Conservationists view thiti as a proven Indigenous approach to protecting high-altitude grasslands threatened by climate change.
The Indigenous tradition sustaining Nepal’s alpine pastures amid climate change
As the monsoon clouds recede in Nepal in late September, herders Karma Gurung and Dhana Raj Ghale, who have spent three summer months at an elevation of 4,044 meters (13,270 feet) above sea level,…
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October 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Spectacularly #GoodGreenNews : Suriname leading the world in protecting 90% of its forests, forging ahead with a prosperous forest- and biodiversity-centred economy, while working towards recognising ancestral lands of Indigenous and Tribal peoples. International coalition provides valuable support.
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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bobbyllew.bsky.social
Useful comparison
A graphic showing the enormous improvements since the launch of the original Nissan Leaf 14 years ago the new one goes four times further charges three times faster has two times more power and is 36% cheaper than the original
October 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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cleanpowerdave.bsky.social
NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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The @iea.org's guess at the variable renewable energy share in various countries by 2030 - Denmark will be around 78%.

None of this was meant to be even remotely possible!!

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a chart showing various VRE shares by region
October 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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retr0.id
tree-hugging is usually said as a pejorative but some of you should try it some time
October 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
Exciting developments in solar.

Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones.

Imagine panels turning everyday surfaces into power generators
October 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Just caught Singrow’s Series A news—$4.5M for precision-bred, heat-tolerant strawberries and a breeding platform that doubles as vertical farms. What impresses is the circular vision: feeding strawberries on mushroom CO₂. This is next-gen AgTech.
Singrow will take its seed breeding and vertical farming business beyond Asia after new funding
Singapore-based Singrow plans to take its seed breeding and vertical farming business beyond Asia after the new funding.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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“It must be governed on principles of prudence and fairness. This agreement makes that possible.” Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clear Final Hurdle.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...
Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle
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September 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"Our measurements show that wheat and grass-clover mixtures grow just as well between vertical solar panels as in open fields. At the same time, the panels produce electricity in a daily pattern that better matches energy demand. It's a win-win,"

Get these to Kansas ASAP
robertferry.bsky.social Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · Sep 22
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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forestsforever.bsky.social
Paris is transforming its landscape and climate by planting a large number of trees (native species) in the city to lower temperatures and improve rainwater runoff to reduce flooding and improve air quality in the city.

This is the way intelligent humans change the cities they live in.
May 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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this is what i'm talking about. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/25/i....
Ikea begins offering balcony solar kits
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is selling plug-in solar kits in Germany, with storage-inclusive systems starting at €1,229 ($1,425) and reaching €2,800 for versions featuring four 520 W panels. The k...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Kia’s giant factory in Georgia is getting a huge hail protection canopy that will double as a solar plant. insideevs.com/news/765422/...
Kia Lost Millions To Hail In 2023. Its New Protection System Is A Solar Plant
With 17,000 solar panels, Kia’s now-protected car park in Georgia will output up to 13 MW of power.
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July 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Japan’s first osmotic power provides local region with electricity using the difference in salt concentration between seawater and fresh water.
www.iflscience.com/what-is-osmo...
What Is Osmotic Power? Japan’s New Renewable Energy Plant Goes Live
There's hidden power in all that seawater.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🤩
August 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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New York City is now home to one of the first hybrid-electric ferries in the country.

It’s transporting visitors from Manhattan to Governors Island, home to growing hub for climate change research.
NYC just launched its first hybrid-electric ferry
The Harbor Charger is now cruising New York Harbor, cutting down on CO2 and diesel pollution. The vessel joins a tiny but growing U.S. fleet of cleaner…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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michaelburchert.bsky.social
Do this everywhere. If you need help preparing your clay earth for building or creating a small curriculum, etc., I'm happy to assist.
Not just children who need these opportunities to increase their handprint rather than their footprint. Passive houses , deep retrofitting is not far away from here:
iamnicksimpson.bsky.social Nick Simpson @iamnicksimpson.bsky.social · Aug 17
I saw this recently, at a place called Jeugdland (Youth Land) in Amsterdam. It seems that someone is teaching kids how natural materials were once used to build housing. Which is pretty great!
Simple hut made of timber, seemingly to show children how houses were once made. The roof is thatch on a timber frame. Two walls are wattle and daub, made of a timber frame with bamboo, clay and straw. A third wall is clad with horizontal shiplapped timber boards. Simple hut made of timber, seemingly to show children how houses were once made. The roof is thatch on a timber frame. Two walls are wattle and daub, made of a timber frame with bamboo, clay and straw. A third wall is clad with horizontal shiplapped timber boards. Simple hut made of timber, seemingly to show children how houses were once made. The roof is thatch on a timber frame. Two walls are wattle and daub, made of a timber frame with bamboo, clay and straw. A third wall is clad with horizontal shiplapped timber boards. Simple hut made of timber, seemingly to show children how houses were once made. The roof is thatch on a timber frame. Two walls are wattle and daub, made of a timber frame with bamboo, clay and straw. A third wall is clad with horizontal shiplapped timber boards.
August 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM