I went to a superb talk yesterday with an, as it happens, US-based Iranian professor. His (pre current war) research includes a list of all the places in history where dropping bombs on people has led to democracy, peace & security. It is very short. You'd think we would've all learned that by now.

The drone is to warfare as the solar panel is to energy: small, cheap, harder to centralize and control. We're seeing the sudden rise of both technologies www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

This is nuts.

This has made me smile as much as when Thor had a starring role in Douglas Adams’ ‘Long Dark Teatime of the Soul’.

Great evening debating Climate Repair, led brilliantly by @tomheap.bsky.social. Food for thought! @climaterepair.bsky.social 👏 #youainstseennothingyet #yasny

Heat pumps are a key lever to become independent from fossil fuel imports. I'm quoted in this piece by @karlmathiesen.bsky.social @politico.com on what installing a heat pump in the UK is actually like for consumers. TL;DR: There is some room for improvement. www.politico.eu/article/new-...

"A vote for Brexit guarantees the UK's independence and means will never have a European Army." www.gov.uk/government/n...

The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate change chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite pressure from Republican attorneys general.

Renewable Energy is cheaper than oil. Renewable Energy is more securely available than oil.

Exciting times for solar! First Solar is ramping up perovskite tech, aiming for 30% cell efficiency by 2030. By 2027, the U.S. could have 17 GW of capacity. Plus, thin-film PV could deliver power rivaling 17 nuclear plants! It’s a game changer for jobs and clean energy. 🌞💡

STILL seeing this at my local garden centre. Arrrgh! Peat needs to stay in the ground. It's an essential store of carbon, critical for biodiversity & under threat. Demand peat-free compost! And complain if you see peat on sale. The Royal Horticultural Society agrees: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/peat

Happy #PiDay! Here are some pies to consider: If nothing changes, the remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5°C, 1.7°C, and 2°C will be used up in 4, 12, and 25 years, respectively. Let’s eat up by setting all the fossil fuels on fire.

The 🍊💩🤡👿🐷 is completely untethered to the truth.

Homes built in flood-prone areas ‘won’t get insurance’ 1 in 6 properties are at risk of flooding in Britain, and the Environment Agency has forecast this could rise to one in four by 2050 if countries let climate change continue unabated www.thetimes.com/uk/environm...

It's #LongCovidAwarenessDay & co-incidentally my 4th anniversary of #LivingWithLongCovid. Good news: every month I get that little bit better. I am the Queen of pacing! Bad news: there is no cure, no treatment, just patience. Sending love & spoons to all my fellow #ME/CFS #LC friends today.

☀️ Teachers! Before your next energy lesson, read this super essay on the state of solar! ⚡️ Comment takehomes below. www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe...

we have a nuclear power station in the sky and can make batteries out of salt but if 21 nm of water get closed we have a global energy crisis idk bruh, i am not a scientist, but this seems dumb as ballz

This is spectacular progress. We have almost all the solutions — let’s deploy them. Fast.

Will we wake up one day and discover this is happening everywhere?

Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️

Good times!

The fact that a Koch Brothers-funded front group is attacking @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and me over our book #ScienceUnderSiege (bookshop.org/p/books/scie...) is such an amusing, unintentional affirmation of what we have to say about who is behind the right-wing war on science!

I know it won't make any difference to his voters, who pay no attention to what's actually going on, and think foresight is for pussies and consequences can be wished away. But if Farage was PM, we'd now be in a moronic, illegal war he demanded we join 2 days ago, and now thinks is a disaster.

A Global #Climate Solvency Plan: Sir David King argues cutting methane by ~40% in 15 years could lower global temperatures by ~0.3°C, buying time for deeper structural change. We need an international programme & serious climate solvency plan. https://youtu.be/e2E5xOGC-_k #CCAG @nickbreeze.genn.cc

“Every thinking person fears nuclear war, and every technological state plans for it. Everyone knows it is madness, and every nation has an excuse.” — Carl Sagan

The Axis of Epstein bombing desalination plants and oil refineries is a massive war crime. Trump & Netanyahu are genocidal, this is existential for innocent civilians in Iran.

Oil at $100–$120/barrel could push UK petrol from 135p to 150–170p/l, adding £140–£320 a year for drivers doing 8,000 miles. EV drivers are more insulated from oil shocks, already saving £870/year vs petrol rising to £1,000–£1,200 if oil prices spike. 🚗 eciu.net/media/press...

The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party. This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.

When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst, @phillevin.bsky.social + the author team were determined not to let that stop them. They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found funding…and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. 👏🌳👏🌲 Check it out (link below)!

I charged my EV last night (from 20 percent to 100 percent) and it cost me about $17. Beyond the no gas, the car just rides so beautifully. Got it in July and cannot imagine ever going back to gas car.

If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...

this the FT not The Onion

Disgusting and disgraceful

“Remember what I said…” Yeah. About that. It’s almost impressive how confidently wrong that prediction aged.

I can't say how much I hope Jasmine Crockett defeats James talirico in the election. I think she is the real deal, a very genuine defender of democracy. People like her offer the greatest hope that the US will not slide further into fascism.

A thread on Victoria Stodden, who gleefully (blog.stodden.net/2009/11/30/t...) blogged about and misrepresented the stolen "climategate" email correspondences back in Nov 2009

Science saves lives. Defunding science leads to suffering.

Time for everyone to shout: 25th!

This is very sad to see.

⚡️ Up, up and delay! It’ll get there and its low-carbon power will be welcome, but it just shows how terribly challenging nuclear with some safety is. ☢️ It’s not cheap. Let’s hope it’s reliable. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

10 years ago I worked with Polish colleagues to phase out coal heating. Clean heating policies worked – Poland’s air is cleaner today. Clear rules and support for households cut pollution and saved thousands of lives. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UFOs and Aliens are real (but Epstein Files are a hoax)

80% of agricultural land is used for livestock (and textiles), yet this huge land use provides only 17% of our calories and 38% of our protein. 16% of the land used for crops provides 83% of our calories and 62% of our protein. It's past time we rethink what we eat.

Let’s go! 🚀 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Last gas. Now we pump.

I wanna know how that bike works! The ‘front mech’ is weird enough, but that chain goes through the wheel!

🔥 Out with the old, in with the new. Installed in 1986. After 4 decades, time for a larger, lower temperature tank with vastly more insulation. And a Heat Pump! ⚡️