Solar’s biggest weakness was never cost. It was timing. That problem is now solved. Falling battery prices mean solar is cheap, clean, and dispatchable at scale - with huge implications for power grids, industry, emissions, and even water security.

Solar has already reshaped global energy, but the next decade will be even more transformative. With breakthrough efficiencies, new business models, and smarter grids, solar is entering its second sunrise. Here’s what leaders need to know, and why it matters.

China’s electric truck market jumped from 9% to 22% in a single year - and diesel demand fell because of it. If that doesn’t make you rethink what’s “hard to decarbonise,” nothing will. newsletter.tomraftery.com/p/clean-ener... #climate #climatechange

Meanwhile, credit card processors are like, "We should totally stop people from buying video games featuring sexy cats." Muahahahaha Trying having REAL ethics, losers. #ClimateEmergency

Scope 3 reporting is tightening everywhere, and companies serving fossil-fuel clients are sitting on enormous, soon-to-be-visible emissions exposure. This is the wake-up call for leaders who think they’re “clean”.

Most brands can’t see their own suppliers. Not really. Not past tier 1. Food is the hardest example - and the most revealing. #supplychainresilience #esg #sustainability #scope3 #emissions #climateemissions

Most brands can’t see their real suppliers, or the emissions that matter. Food supply chains show the hardest version of the problem, and the blueprint for solving it. Here’s how trusted, primary Scope 3 data is finally becoming possible.

A single scanner can stop a global operation. But it doesn’t have to. Here’s how proactive maintenance, circular design, and AI are redefining resilience and profitability across supply chains. 🎧… https://tomraftery.com/2025/11/10/when-one-scanner-fails-why-resilience-starts-at-the-smallest-link/

impossible to overstate the degree to which we are being governed by people whose formative politics is gamergate, but DHS posting Halo memes to recruit for ICE is pretty close.

Most people think sustainability in transport is about EVs and hydrogen. But what if I told you the real revolution is happening inside 10-van fleets, not BYD factories? #ElectricVehicles #SustainableTransport #Climate

Small fleets, big impact. Democratising telematics lets SMEs cut fuel, emissions, and risk, and build safer, greener roads for all. Read how data equity can redefine… https://tomraftery.com/2025/10/27/the-numbers-behind-smarter-driving-why-telematics-is-the-missing-link-in-fleet-sustainability/

Every refinery burning in a war zone tells the same story: our energy system is built on fragility. Pipelines can be bombed. Tankers hijacked. Prices held hostage. But as Bill McKibben put it - “It’s hard to drone a solar panel.” 🧵 #energy #climate #renewables #climatechange

Bill McKibben says it best: “It’s hard to drone a solar panel.” Ember’s 2025 data shows why that’s more than a metaphor - electrification is Europe’s best defence against energy shocks, climate chaos, and rising costs.

Renewables have overtaken coal for the first time in history. Clean power isn’t just a climate solution - it’s the smarter, cheaper, more secure foundation of the 21st-century economy. Here’s why decarbonising power can’t wait. ⚡

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years. From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue. It’s a risk management crisis. Boards, insurers, and central banks already know it. The question is: do we act on it? 🧵 Let’s talk about the ROI of resilience 👇 1/5 #climate #climateChange

Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue - it’s a risk management challenge. Discover why the ROI of resilience is the strongest case for business and policy leaders to act now. Read more 👇

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New episode of the Sustainable Supply Chain Podcast is live! This week I sat down with Dag Calafell, Director of Technology Innovation at MCA Connect, to talk about how data, AI, and lean principles are transforming supply chains. #sustainability #supplychain 🧵 1/5

Remembering Todd Cochrane: A Podcasting Pioneer (2006 Interview) In March 2006, I interviewed Todd Cochrane for my PodLeaders podcast. A pioneer in podcasting, Todd advocated for independent creators and co-founded the Tech Podcast Network. His sudden passing in September 2025 left a significant…

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First Colbert, now Kimmel? I’m confused, I thought Emperor Thinskin, and his snowflake sheeple thought cancel culture was a bad thing. Did I miss something? www.bbc.com/news/article...

🇮🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #India’s power-sector #CO2 falls for only second time in half a century The sector's CO2 could peak before 2030 Anubha Aggarwal @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-power-sector-co2-falls-for-only-second-time-in-half-a-century/

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Electrification is transforming transport, heating, and industry, but blackouts, storage gaps, and policy inertia threaten progress. Who leads this transition will define the next economy. Here’s why urgent action on the energy transition matters.

Final call to register for this evening's webinar! 🔋 hear about how BnM are powering the energy transition in Ireland 🚀 learn how the Accelerate Green Grow programme supports ambitious climate solutions companies 🎙️ listen to renowned innovation thought-leader, @tomraftery.com

Do I think killing him was right? No. But respecting his philosophy means offering him what he valued most: zero empathy.

Civil disobedience. Essential climate action, or dangerous distraction? That’s the question I put to Jonathon Porritt in the latest Climate Confident Podcast. #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #CivilDisobedience 🧵 1/8

OMG - when does Apple’s administration adoration stop? Are they calling this option authoritarian orange?

We’re back with the Accelerating Green Ambition webinar series! 🎙️ On Sept 15 @ 17:00 join myself + @tomraftery.com (Climate Confident podcast) to explore trends + opportunities in #climate & nature-positive innovation. Free registration at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #climatetech #innovation

Want to vaccinate anti-vaxxers? Tell them shots are reserved for high IQs. Suddenly they’d beg for the needle to ‘prove’ their genius. #vaccines

Completely destroys company’s reputation, so obviously they offer him €1tn - make it make sense!!! finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-o... #tesla #electricvehicles

🚀 This week’s FutureProof is a wild ride: • Europe’s future power… from SPACE ☀️🛰️ • China’s electric trucks eating diesel alive 🚛⚡️ • Apple finally giving Siri a brain 🧠📱 👇 Thread time. 🧵 1/6 newsletter.tomraftery.com/p/europe-s-p...

"However good the quality of the carbon credit is, it's a distraction." 🎧 Listen to the Climate Confident Podcast, in which our expert, Thomas Day, talked to @tomraftery.com about the climate pledges of tech giants: www.climateconfidentpodcast.com/1329991/epis... #CorporateResponsibility #tech

Corporate climate pledges sound impressive. But most are little more than smoke & mirrors. Not a single major company analysed in the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor scored “high integrity.” 👉 That should terrify us. 🧵 1/5 #Climate #ClimateChange

Big Tech, Big Promises, Bigger Emissions: The Truth About Corporate Climate Claims Corporate climate pledges often lack sincerity and effectiveness, revealing a gap between ambitious promises and actual progress. Major companies are criticised for relying on offsets and creative accounting rather…

We’re back with the Accelerating Green Ambition webinar series! 🎙️ On Sept 15 @ 17:00 join myself + @tomraftery.com (Climate Confident podcast) to explore trends + opportunities in #climate & nature-positive innovation. Free registration at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Cool idea from @chrisbaraniuk.com's newsletter: Irish company Evhacs is combining a Mitsubishi heat pump and an electric vehicle charger into one device. This could let people electrify their lives with less electrical work. It should also facilitate coordinating HP+EV operation for grid services.

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I’ve just published: “How the US Is Handing the 2030s to China and Europe.” Short take: capital follows certainty, talent follows funding, supply chains follow both. Europe + China are sending clear signals. The US is sending mixed ones. 🧵 1/12

60%+ of the world’s carbon emissions come from supply chains. Most of them are Scope 3 - invisible, indirect, and stubbornly hard to control. But they’re not impossible. 🌍 👇 1/7 #supplychain #sustainability #emissions #esg #scope3

The US Is Handing the 2030s to China and Europe The shift in clean industry dynamics shows Europe being proactive in climate laws, while China scales clean tech production significantly. Meanwhile, U.S. policies are causing investment uncertainty and talent migration due to deregulation and cuts…

Technology, Data, and AI: The Triple Engine Driving Supply Chain Decarbonisation and Waste Reduction In 2025, global supply chains face immense pressure to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, which represent 60-90% of corporate emissions. Despite technological advancements for measurement and…

60-80%+ of global carbon emissions come from supply chains. Most of them are Scope 3 - emissions you don’t even directly control. So… how do you actually cut them? 🤔 1/6 👇