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Great reminder to sign up for @writersguildgb.bsky.social, thank you! #WGGB #HeartUnionsWeek

“Since 1971, the Earth has accumulated 500 times more energy than the world’s total primary energy consumption in 2024. 93% of this heat is currently being stored in the oceans, a thermal debt that will eventually be paid.” #PostCapitalism #Degrowth #PostGrowth open.substack.com/pub/collapse...

commiserations to non-Dutch speakers, who will never know what this is about

Took advice from @parismarx.com a couple weeks ago and it's been great. Most all changes I've made have zero impact on my day-to-day, but mean I'm supporting a wide diversity of non-US platforms. A couple are even a genuine improvement. Combat both US tech capitulation and Enshittification at once.

This week the government quietly published a 'Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security assessment': www.gov.uk/government/p... Meant to be out last year, but rumoured to be blocked by Number 10: www.theguardian.com/environment/... The judgements are stomach-churning

Key point: 2030 to 2050 will be, as they say, a ride. Don't frighten the horses. (My timeline all doomster gloom. Welcome to 2026).

Throughout a career in publishing, the commonest problem I’ve found in authors trying to break into the business is their fear of taking themselves seriously. If that’s you, try this. (Little thread follows.) 1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

Simon's walk through is useful to get a sense for the kinds of nonsense media perpetuate on net zero, but there's a broader lesson: If we count all societal costs, as we should, net zero will SAVE SOCIETY MONEY! A zero emissions world will be a better world, full stop.

How can ecology be for everyone when green choices are a luxury good? Over a third of the UK can't afford them. The Greens' answer is to flip the script: tax extreme wealth to fund a public-led transition. The question isn't personal virtue; it's economic justice.

“The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is only light if we are brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it.” ~ Amanda Gorman ~

Inspired by the Lotus Elan +2, Caterham's upcoming EV was designed to be simple and fun—more fun than Porsche's electric 718 models.

When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.

Jan 2nd, and already the first major disappointment for those hoping for the Labour govt to lean in to energy performance in UK homes. Public support for the upfront costs would pay us back manyfold in areas from energy independence to public health costs.

Oh I like this idea.

The Winter Solstice alignment at Stonehenge today. Photo credit: Nick Bull x.com/i/status/200...

Christmas is economically strange. We stop working. Spending surges. Profit stops mattering. Time off is normalised. Family and care come first. And we accept all of this without question. The real tragedy is not Christmas excess. It is forgetting the lesson in January. youtu.be/pgFUNnP0Tj4?...

Best speech ever . It's frightening how accurate it is

'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books). p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Amen!

#dogs #cats #rescue #Christmas

Gets a hand-crafted +1 from me

At the very least every non-american government should be fining the ever living fuck out of all the US companies involved who opperate on their soil.

NEW RESEARCH: Demand flexibility becomes more and more attractive. We found a whopping 480 smart tariffs and services across Europe — a 3x increase since our 2021/2022 study. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jaapburger.eu @regassistproj.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Very glad to see our joint paper on smart tariffs and services in Europe now published! What do these tariffs do, where are they emerging and what inputs do they use to optimise EV charging, heating and other household loads?

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That's quite a contrast of headlines in the news on the same report It arises because of the way that the International Energy Agency is choosing to report its scenarios 🧵🧵 1/3 www.ft.com/content/8696... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all

oh hey it's monday morning again www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Today is only the beginning. Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.

As we gear up to the start of Bonfire festivities, be sure to check those wood stacks for hedgehogs. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ (and please remind others as well). 📷 Sarah Wolmersley #SouthDowns #BonfireNight

“The researchers aim to show that the ‘inevitability’ of AI is just a marketing frame perpetrated by the industry and that pushback is a lot more possible than we often see.” Yes!

Prescient. I, like many I suppose, always assumed that enlightenment only worked in one direction. The idea of an almost willful return to superstition and magical thinking is bewildering: where was the true comfort in feeling a helpless pawn of invisible celestial powers?

Signed. Trans women are women.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately how it is essential to the rebuilding of democracy and the rule of law that those who rode roughshod over them face justice and are seen to face justice. I believe it needs to be part of any effective truth and reconciliation process. You can’t just hug this out.

Refreshing honesty report: at least MAGA are candid about steaming open the mail these days.

Took a Waymo for the first time in SF today. Pretty #weirdcarbs by any measure. Surprisingly smooth, adaptive driving - car figured out we were stuck behind a truck parked in a turn lane only about 15 seconds after I did 😏

Lucid Air in the wild in Silicon Valley - clean lines but it’s a boat in the flesh #weirdcarbs

Do you have a lot of annoying admin tasks or household chores you need to accomplish, but never seem to find the time for? Then may I suggest: setting aside a day to do nothing but write, you will be amazed at how many such tasks you can accomplish.

From daily tracking of the Antarctic ozone hole to open-access data, CAMS helps protect the ozone layer, safeguarding people and planet. On the #WorldOzoneDay, we highlight CAMS’ role in global efforts towards ozone recovery. Read the article for insights 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/preserving-o...

Great. I can live with that.

I don't think we fully grasped yet how important solar will be as an energy source. Great graph @carbonbrief.org based on @iea.org data.

RoboCop: *about to arrest me* Me: before you arrest me, which of these 9 pictures have cars in them RoboCop: i’m going to let you off with a warning

Rare spot in an English village: tidy green Daihatsu Copen. At least someone knows how to add gold tastefully… #weirdcarbs

“breaking news” kinda taking on two meanings lately

Il serait intéressant de voir comment les Néerlandais gèrent le problème, par exemple pour la course de F1 à Zandvoort www.bicycling.com/news/a449378...

It doesn't make profits, and possibly never will, but it makes billionaires. But don't you dare call it a bubble.