Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages. Hard data suggests otherwise. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...

This throws a spanner into the delayers warbling plaint of "What about Chai-na??" #decarbonisation #climatechange #GHGemissions In Europe we need to step up our game in order to lead the #energytransition ! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Awesome blue plaque for a big loser.

In yet more 'why is Britain pursuing net zero when no one else is', India's electricity capacity is now over 50 per cent low carbon and it just saw peak renewables generation deliver half the country's power. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521481...

Better to farm solar for energy than to farm crops to use for biofuels 1ha solar array ~600kW 1000-1500 MWh/year (varies with location) >100x more energy than 1ha planted crop for biofuels - Soybean: ~8.3 MWh/yr (updated graphic with revised numbers including corn and sugar cane)

The latest Doctor I’ve had to visit was a delight- she realised my German wasn’t completely fluent and so we switched to French as her Spanish wasn’t great- a smattering of English, quick return to German at the end and then an Arabic farewell! And hopefully a full treatment plan!

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

Public understanding doesn't get to be this wrong just by accident ! Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨

To think of this man In his hospital bed, Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media, Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed, Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives #SamirZitouni

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥 There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️ They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬 Thread:🧵Plz RT

“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡 I have an even worse feeling about THIS:

Awesome, congratulations! Cool paper!

Delighted that the article: "Factors influencing the adoption of #carpooling in #Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues" is now out and available to read! #mobility #Pro-environmentalbehavior www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time? theconversation.com/just-1-of-co...

Expanding airports at this current time verges on criminal.

As a researcher of #SAF I have to say they are a wonderful dream but are a long way from having any major impact- We really need to be reducing our flying, replacing short flights with train journeys

This is HUGE A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”. It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image. www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

I sat in the British Library reading League of Empire Loyalists, BNP & National Front literature for my book and even they claimed to promote *voluntary* repatriation. Forcible deportation was always the ghost behind those ideas, but it’s amazing that UK politicians don’t even bother to hide it.

The aberrant nature of Tiny Hands is revealed yet again in all its pathetic glory.

Just wish the meteoric rise of the Greens was given the attention it deserves in the press!

URGENT- action required TODAY! #Climateaction #climatechange #EU Please read the Open letter by #Scientists: #Climateneutrality is #Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity and join as a signatory: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Statue of the Goddess Helvetia gazing over the Rhine in the early morning mist, Basel.

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 19, 2025 ~ Glacial collapse. "The downward trend ... towards less meltwater will pose significant challenges for hydropower generation, agricultural irrigation, transportation on main rivers, and ecology..." reportersonline.eu/2025-another...

"Let's say we reach net-zero in 2050, the political narrative around climate change is that that's kind of mission accomplished... but that's the most dangerous moment in history! Because at the moment of net-zero... the earth system is at its most destabilized" - @laurielaybourn.bsky.social

Seems pretty cool to me! www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: "How can societies effectively balance immediate adaptation needs with long-term sustainability goals in the face of a rapidly evolving climate?" www.sustainability-times.com/climate/they...

Vote Green. Pass it on. #VoteGreen

For me (total heat pump nerd), one exciting possibility of cities starting their own sustainable energy utilities is that "city worker comes over and installs a battery" is a tiny hop away from "city worker installs your heat pump," which could make heat pumps so much more affordable.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Ricarda Winkelmann, Professor of #Climate System Analysis at the University of Potsdam, is giving a free Forum Basiliense lecture on the theme “Life in the #Anthropocene” October 31, 2025, 18:00-20:15, Basel Uni Switzerland. In German/English join.events.unibas.ch/event.php?vn...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Trump is on the wrong side of history "We're getting rid of the falsely named renewables, by the way, they're a joke, they don't work, they're too expensive," www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Coming Ecological Cold War "For [the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia], the IEA’s vision of a net-zero world, perhaps under Chinese-European leadership, represents political and economic warfare" writes @nilsgilman.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent. Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income. We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

“intercepted in international waters” by a military force is an attack. “Captured” in international waters is abducted. These are illegal acts of aggression. How anyone can keep providing cover - including the Australian public broadcaster - for the Israeli military at this point is beyond me.

I lived in Madrid when Madrid Centro went into effect and it was amazing. I bring it up all the time as an example of the benefits of that kind of policy choice.

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics - "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor" Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plays the same role in aviation as CCS/BECCS/DACCS play for other fossil-fuelled sectors: more a stalling tactic than solution. Good engineers work on SAF, but CEOs/politicians/etc deliberately mis-sell their role in mitigation. climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...

We disaggregate the global results into country clusters by income. Median results show the richest 20% of countries (home to 15% of people) are responsible for over 40% of ecological overshoot in 2017, while the poorest 40% (home to 42% of people) experience more than 60% of global deprivation. 3/

Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

Obviously we need govt and industry to step up but that doesnt mean our own actions are insignificant- we all have an impact! #climateaction www.bbc.com/future/artic...

🌍⚡ Join the Energy Communities Leadership Programme (Sept–Oct 2025, free & online, in English)! Learn about digital tools, regulation, engagement & data strategies for energy communities. 🔗 climate-pact.europa.eu/articles-and... #EnergyCommunities #ENPOWER

Squirming with shame, we can and should do better. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

At the #SweetRefuel annual assembly 🇨🇭 we presented survey results: sustainable fuels are widely accepted by the Swiss public 🚗🌍. Next up: exploring willingness to pay & expert views to shape Switzerland’s energy future. Link: bit.ly/42fyqVs #Sustainability #EnergyTransition

"A warming of 3C by 2050, which we cannot rule out, is already within the scope of the possible scenarios of the latest IPCC report. As professional societies, we have a social responsibility to point out potential risks in a timely manner" Prof. Klaus Richter, Pres. of the German Physical Society

Not long for the #sustainableplaces conference in #Milan- Together with J Blanke from #Cork University I will be presenting research from the #ENPOWER.eu project on How #Social Dimensions can ​be used to inform #Energy tool development! ​Anyone else I know coming? www.sustainableplaces.eu