While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo...

Interesting that the idea of another EU referendum is regularly discussed on broascast media as something that would cause division and thus a bad idea. But plans to deport literally millions of people are discussed as administrative questions.

Shocking stats: Climate change is ALREADY costing the UK £60bn every year, or 2% of GDP Without climate adaptation, this could rise to £260bn (5% of GDP) by 2050, says CCC's Baroness Brown The committee says UK should invest £11bn a year to become more resilient

I can‘t figure out why, but I have never seen news stories about how oil rigs hurt whales. Only wind farms do that. And only solar panels have a recycling problem. Gas stations are fine.

It boils my blood that the government still doesn't understand how social giants are not just platforming but financially rewarding racist hate propaganda in this country It was widely reported that people jailed for inciting the Southport riots on X were being paid by X to do so *two years ago*

basically a flawless thread on - he's too polite to say it in quite those terms but I'm not - hating the Met Gala for being "rich people showing off" or whatever is fundamentally uninteresting, and also misses the point

People who are critical of Zack Polanski (and I’m increasingly one of them) need to be able to recognise that, even if you think he’s handling antisemitism within his party really badly, he is himself a victim of antisemitism.

I've seen a few people here denying that antisemitic hate crimes are still a major or widespread problem in this country. This denial does no one any favours. We must be rock-solid against all hate and prejudice.

Well, this was probably inevitable but it still doesn’t feel great.

WOW: The UAE’s decision to quit OPEC looks like one of the biggest crude producers joining the “peak oil demand” camp. Here’s why: 🧵

This from @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social is superb. One of the things we find in voter research is a reluctance to accept that we are indeed at war, which is reflected in MPs' reluctance to announce it too. I can appreciate crisis fatigue, but leadership now is vital. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...." cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy

Just to be clear this level of (non) response from the Greens is worse than Labour at its worst, worse even than Reform. www.jewishnews.co.uk/green-party-...

“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.”

EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027. The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020. She missed these trials by a few months. One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here. I feel such a hole inside. In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol

It begins. The wave of AR3/AR4 mega projects at bargain basement prices (e.g. Sofia is ~£55/MWh in 2026 money) is starting to wake up. Dogger Bank A and B emerging, too. Hornsea 3 just around the corner. All of which will be highly competitive with prevailing wholesale prices.

It's perfectly reasonable to challenge ministers on N Sea oil & gas as a response to the energy shock. But this is the exclusive framing for EVERY interview on this topic. No minister or opposition leader is ever asked if they'll "max out" wind/solar. It's always framed as fossil fuels v inaction

we live in an endless downward spiral wherein the world’s worst people learn regulation is Good Actually right after the irreparable harm

Ship tracking data is the place to be. Inject it into my analytical veins.

Executive Board member of European Central Bank says fossil fuel dependence makes it harder for Bank to manage financial stability "Europe spends €400bn each yr on fossil fuel imports... the marginal cost of producing homegrown renewable energy is structurally lower" www.ft.com/content/6fa2...

I swear to god it's just the same story every two days

People just haven't tuned into how bad this could go for the EU and UK. Reality hasn't quite hit them yet.

if you thought China was going to be the big economic loser from our Iran War -- since CHina purchases so much Iranian oil -- think again. Goldman Sachs thinks China will take half the hit to GDP growth we will, thanks in part to the country's massive investments in renewables + big oil reserves

The 2025 numbers are really striking. www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da...

Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply www.ft.com/content/19f1...

Yes. Yes to all of it. My rule of 'if you use the phrase "break the link" you must clearly state what system replaces it' laid out here. But also follows another good rule of thumb: start by describing why it exists in the first place. All in all, essential reading for the upcoming culture war.

new acronym needed - Trump Strategies Usually Backfire.. T-SUB. Pushes UK closer to EU (and makes EU more open to trad deals around the world). Pushes countries into the arms of China.. Makes oil and gas incredibly risky and unpredictable so accelerates moves to decarbonise..

1/ Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland in January, with military support from France, Germany, and Nordic nations. Elite troops and F-35 jets with live ammunition were sent, and runways were to be blown up to prevent an invasion. ⬇️

Oh man, the hit at Ras Laffan has taken almost 20% of output (i.e. roughly 3% of global LNG volumes) offline for *3-5 years*.

It's going from worse to worse. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It is extremely difficult to construct a practical case against this position. Net Zero is now as much about patriotism as it is about climate change.

Every economist screams. Again. Instead of subsidising consumption, to keep bills vaguely similar, subsidise reducing demand. A huge missed opportunity the first time round when the government did nothing until it utterly had to, and was left with one lever... helicopter money.

FT exclusive: Russia has shared targeting intelligence with Iran, including locations of American military assets in the Middle East, as Tehran unleashes a barrage of drone and missile strikes against the US and its allies, said people familiar with the matter. www.ft.com/content/19be...

😬I'm sure this will be fine😬 "Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study" www.carbonbrief.org/...

🎥IRAN WAR PRIMER Six days on from the start of this war, what have we learnt about the economic consequences? Here's our latest primer. 10 mins. Longer than usual. But a lot to cover in this one 👇 youtu.be/Mv7n3gqOWyI?...

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

We're living in the timeline when hundreds of millions of years of dead matter was compressed by vast amount of rocks which were pushed by tectonic plates to create this concentration of oil and gas in less than 5% of the global land mass which humans now may burn away in less than 500 years.

I’m struck by how every day the admin is like “whoever could have foreseen these consequences?!” when the consequences thus far — evacuations, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, rise in gas prices, etc. — are all the literal most obvious consequences.

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

Why is the Korean economy SOOOOOO affected? Because it imports more of its energy than almost any other country...

Your regular reminder that the UK's North Sea gas production is down by two-thirds since 2000 and is set to drop by another 97% by 2050 – even with new licensing rounds it would fall by 95%

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

Absolutely insane story about a middle-aged woman from Hertfordshire who got arrested, shackled, and detained by ICE and held in a prison for eight weeks.... while on holiday... with a valid tourist visa... as she tried to leave the country.

UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

The Telegraph has even printed the article in its print edition this morning (albeit somewhat buried at the end of its Business section)

This is what electoral interference in European elections looks like - per the USG NSS strategy last year

Vandalism.

the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it