Yup - completely right. At Glastonbury, I saw what England’s silent majority really looks like. Why aren’t politicians listening?

I hope a journalist on the climate beat will report on this - this may be only one piece of the general awfulness that is happening to federal science, but the NOAA Climate and Global Change Fellowship has trained many of the current leaders in weather and climate: cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc/current-...

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Great article

‘We need to talk about extreme wealth’ - great article in Guardian by CEO of NEF

Well done @theguardian.com and @dpcarrington on the 89% campaign - trying to give voice to the silen global majority who would like stronger climate action

I agree with this.

What if tech bros had held their nerve? What if ABC had told Trump they’d see him in court? What if Ivy League Universities had defended Columbia? What if big law firms had sued Trump? Cowardice is contagious. Welcome to the Great Grovel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

Stand-off over attempted tree felling between residents, police & contractors in Trelawney Rd Falmouth. Top environmental lawyer @paulpowlesland.bsky.social on the scene. #Cornwall Council refuses to reveal key info on why trees "must go". Why?! WTAF?

Two very brave young people have climbed the threatened trees in Trelawney Road in Falmouth, #Cornwall. Police are now threatening us all with arrest. But won't show anyone the report that justifies the felling as lawful.

📣 New article by me in @plosclimate.org! We can’t decarbonize energy by focusing on supply alone—we must tackle demand too. 🔹 Efficiency has cut more emissions than renewables 🔹 Smarter demand = less fossil fuel reliance 🔹 Cleanest energy is energy we don’t use journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure. 📍 Paris 🇫🇷

65,000 UK companies are unlawfully hiding their beneficial owner. We've just published an interactive map showing them all. Thread:

1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed. Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance. My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

This is an unusual opportunity in Germany where the idea of Tenure track is relatively new. A 'W1' is basically an Assistant Professor, (although the Germans translate it to the sad-sounding 'Junior Professor'). haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Sadly I have no idea how to deliver a Guardian picture and headline on BlueSky! But this is a very good article setting out the arguments for European sovereignty and independence from US ‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth

V good article in Guardian about Mitch McConnell’s legacy. Mitch McConnell is retiring from US politics. Good riddance

Today on Volts: I talk with the lead utility regulator in Massachusetts about the state's "Future of Gas" proceeding, which lays out a process for phasing methane out of the energy mix over the next 25 years. We discuss the political challenges, utility dynamics, thermal energy networks, and more.

How and why are German cities shutting down their gas networks? Read my article here 👇 medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

German cities have announced the dismantling of the gas grid. Cities like Mannheim and Hamburg are leading the way. Mannheim plans to shut down its gas network completely by 2035. More in my article with @ckemfert.bsky.social on The Progress Playbook. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/19/a...

Today marks one year without Alexei Navalny. I've said this one year ago and would like to say it again: Alexei was murdered. Murdered by Putin. 1/4

Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

The second reason I am furious with Ofgem this morning is this decision, which attempts to deliver social policy through energy legislation yet again and actively hinders heat decarbonisation. /1 www.ofgem.gov.uk/consultation...

The UK Government is currently reviewing the role of Ofgem as energy regulator to ensure that it remains fit for purpose. For anyone planning a submission, a raft of resources from the IGov project are now online...

Great to see the IGov website has been reinstated. It’s a fabulous resource for energy regulation, networks, energy transition etc. Particularly insightful on how everything fits together and needs to be considered holistically rather than silo mentality

For anyone making a submission to the Ofgem Review (end date 28 Feb) key IGov documents are available on a new site igov.exeter.ac.uk it is a gd source of references to show how lax Ofgem has been in dealing with key regulatory challenges. It also sets out solutions for a fit for purpose regulator.

To anyone who is horrified by the unfolding situation between US / Russia / Ukraine / Europe please think of donating to Ukraine via United24 - the official website of the Ukrainian Govt - secure site.

Hi All, just sent out my weekend update, free as always. This is arguably the most momentous week in European history since 1991 or even 1945. The US pivoted this week to be a friend of dictators who is forcing unilateral concessions on democracies. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Essential reading for my fellow Labour MPs. I have a suspicion we'll be reading about the last few days in the history books.

Donald Trump has just lost to Orbis again in the English High Court. Having been in breach of a costs order against him in our favour since Feb 24, and despite claiming ‘sovereign immunity’ in UK, the judge ordered him to pay £290k within 28 days or be excluded from all future hearings in the case.

So, pace my book,Trump intends to let Putin off the hook and sell out our ally, Ukraine, like he did the Afghans with his ‘peace deal’ there. Putin’s actually weak, and his economy and position vulnerable, so what’s Trump’s real motivation here? Simply ego or do the Russians have leverage over him?

Team Trump’s incompetent performance and stance on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference aren’t surprising but must be a huge wake-up call to European leaders who’ve been in denial about them. Sadly a big schism with the US is now likely but it’s unclear if we have the leadership to manage it.

It's literally impossible to run the National Weather Service without talking to foreign partners. For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits. Weather doesn't stop at the borders.

Italy's energy regulator extends until 2027 the scheme that allows households to benefit from additional capacity (6kW) at night and weekends to charge their EVs at no additional network charge. This scheme incentivises more efficient use of the grid by shifting most home charging to off-peak hours.

⛸️🧖‍♂️🏊🔌 ⚖️ ⚡💡 Energinet, Denmark's TSO, now has 7x more systems pre-qualified to balance the grid; new entrants include ice rinks, saunas, swimming pools and EV charging. More participation means lower costs for everyone. And through the PICASSO collaboration, more of Europe benefits.

Why are the Democrats so spineless? | Moira Donegan

Yes good click on Dana Bash CNN. Trump wants the fight. Let’s hope US democracy can stand up to this. x.com/danabashcnn/...

Great article about AI, DeepSeek and the current wasteful r and d paradigm in (mainly) the US

x.com/stellacreasy.... great job alert with the wonderful Stella Creasey MP

A pretty unbeatable job I imagine

This is great

Despite some limited respite in fossil gas prices last year, UK wholesale gas prices remain significantly higher than long term averages and last month, reached their highest ever level, outside the 2021-2023 crisis.

This is not a Netflix show. Elon Musk really IS a foreign billionaire meddling in YOUR democracy. We need urgent campaign finance reform to close the loopholes he plans to exploit and all of us have to speak out to protect our politics as a space we can disagree agreeably. 1/2

Research by CHPI shows the private sector takes £1.5bn out of the NHS in dividend, rent and interest payments each year to mainly private equity backed care home companies. We must ensure the NHS is protected from being ripped off by private providers. www.instagram.com/reel/DEgCcCU...

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’d say the same thing manifestly also applies to the Labour Party’s current stint in power with respect to switching to Proportional Representation, but unfortunately *not* to the specific faction of the Labour Party that is in control of the government

It’s important that anyone who thinks that Ofgem and the design of the electricity market is not fit for purpose should send in evidence to the UK Department of energy security and net zero’s Review of Ofgem - announced to day. Evidence to be in by 28 February

I know we should not need this list in 2024! But on Friday I was speaking with a woman who was pulling together an important conference/workshop/roundtable. No session chaired by a woman. Less than 10% women speakers. 🙏 @phplus.bluesky.social go.bsky.app/Badwi8

I have absolutely no idea if the numbers by @davidho.bsky.social are correct but good to have some response to take further (given the article seemed, as far as I am concerned, not to pass the ‘sense’ test)