American combat deaths in World War I: 54,000. American soldiers killed by flu in World War I: 45,000. They would have given anything for a flu vaccine.

Congratulations to Yuvelis Morales, your fearless defence of your lands from fracking is a shining light that so deserves this highest honour-- the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBXk...

I'm going to be answering questions in this live Q&A tomorrow, along with Bloomberg colleagues! Tune in to ask us about the energy transition and the Iran war.

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How Chinese satellites have boosted Iran’s war effort www.economist.com/china/2026/0...

VERY BIG NEWS out of France a week ago: "French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Friday, April 10, a ban on installing gas heating systems "by year's end" in new buildings, including multi-unit housing, to curb France's dependence on fossil fuels." www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

In China, a humanoid robot bested the human half-marathan world record! On Sunday in Beijing, a vivid-scarlet humanoid completed a half-marathon in 50m26s (7m faster than any man). Rapid AI advances will bring machines to the real world faster than anticipated www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As Ed Miliband seeks to 'double down' on the UK energy transition to clean power, this is a reminder of why that matters to consumers: The highest proportion of fossil fuels in the energy mix leads to the highest prices according to Fidelity international www.ft.com/content/6b4e...

Absolutely absurd that in the year 2026 there is no solar panel emoji OR wind turbine emoji

📣 Breaking: "Resource scarcity tends to unleash dark forces in human psychology and capitalism." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...

California's power grid saw its lowest emissions since......I think at least this century, right? ember-energy.org/data/us-elec...

Trump's foreign policy (tariffs and Iran war) could not have landed at a worse time for industries outside China. Those factories were already facing cheap Chinese goods (because of weak yuan and domestic subsidies), then Trump raised tariffs and energy prices. www.ft.com/content/4687...

If you are young and have writing ambitions do check out this ace competition, arranged by @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social. Deadline not far off. Please share widely. www.bsme.com/young-writer...

Scientists warn that no adaptation measure can sustain Venice as rising sea levels threaten to swallow the city. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/ZzbG

This is for the "we have made no progress" camp

Chinese export data released this weekend and statements from Chinese firms suggest that the closure of Hormuz is leading to new interest in Chinese cleantech, as we've heard in cities across Asia. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The scope of how dry it’s been in the Southeast is remarkable! Every area in the darker shade of brown is the driest stretch on record. It’s the vast majority of the SE and N #florida. 100% of the SE is in drought… 83% severe or worse… 1/

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10

All federal wind power R&D at the Department of Energy is $0.137 billion. So the government is paying 7x the amount it spends on all wind power R&D just for a fee to kill one wind project. Seems bad.

Why are states like Victoria slashing fares on public transport? Well, a little less road use makes a lot of difference when it comes to petrol, diesel and knock-on economic impacts. In response to the war in Iran, petrol prices have surged by almost 50% & diesel prices have jumped more than 70%.

Man these are wild stats. One server rack: - Weighs as much as a pick-up truck - Consumes 65 households worth of power - Needs to evacuate 30 gas boilers worth of heat - Swings wildly in power consumption

Another indication of our climate-changed future. #climate phys.org/news/2026-04...

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

The canals lose 238 billion litres of water to evaporation each year. Holding onto water and generating solar power. 👍 Should look at this or floating for artificial water reservoirs here in NZ. #agsky #energysky #solar #evaporation

Throw back to this wonderful night in October 2024, photo taken in my back garden in Rochdale, UK - no post processing or filters. #astronomy #aurora #jupiter #pleiades 🧪🔭

I am not a lawyer, but am I reading correctly that the majority opinion cited the concern of “irreparable harm” to the coal industry (which employs ~40,000 people) with no mentions of the “irreparable harm” higher CO2 emissions could bring to the population of (at the time) ~7,500,000,000 people?

China's March 2026 exports: Solar cells up 80% EVs up 53% Lithium-ion batteries up 34% Electricity substitutes for fossil fuels are surging. China, an Electrostate, competes against the Petrostates that include Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky

"Even as they debated the Obama plan’s possible burden on the power industry, in the entire chain of correspondence ... not a single justice, conservative or liberal, mentioned the dangers of a warming planet as one of the possible harms the court should consider." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

What bewilders me here is: - solar farms in the UK are no longer easy money. There's no FiT and the CfDs are competitive. - most take merchant risk, and may lose money. This is generally unacceptable to the public. - it's fine to profit from providing real solutions (eg to high energy prices).

Data couldn't be clearer. Countries want electrotech when faced with yet another fossil fuel disruption. "Shipments of batteries, electric vehicles, and solar cells an annual increase of 34%, 53% and 80%. All three exports rose from February levels as well." 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is a thread of small behavioral changes that have changed my life, feel free to chime in with yours:

Roam Electric, a Kenyan e-motorcycle manufacturer, has seen demand double as consumers shift away from gasoline amid price surges driven by the Iran war.

Something extraordinary – yet predictable – has happened over recent days on Facebook. Fake accounts that usually post anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim content generated using AI to fuel division and hate in UK are now pushing out AI-gen content asking: "Should the UK produce its own fuel again?"

"SpaceX bought 1,279 Cybertrucks in Q4 2025, representing over 18% of Tesla’s total US sales during the quarter. That’s not fleet expansion—that’s a bailout wearing corporate camouflage" www.gadgetreview.com/spacex-bough...

Hello, I wrote about Pete Hegseth’s anti-climate stance vs. the very real climate risks faced by the USM, which it is not ignoring, and how these things are in tension. Please check it out!

China will “significantly increase” the supply of non-fossil energy by 2030 and double it by 2035 compared with 2025 levels www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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

aaaand here's another (jp morgan chase): for all the headlines about how finance doesn't care about climate anymore (there are many) the job postings are saying the opposite--they've truly never cared this much before

Asia was supposed to be an enormous growth market for LNG. Not anymore. Shortages, spiking prices, massive uncertainty. Asia is moving to renewables instead www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nigeria is imposing a new levy on buyers of heavy-engine vehicles, including SUVs and trucks, to price pollution, encourage EV adoption and boost tax revenue.

For now, the war in the Middle East hasn't led to increased coal burn relative to last year's level. Solar and wind continue to increase their share in the global mix. energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...

Everyone seems to think coal will get a big lift because of the oil&gas crisis, except for the professionals - the traders and plant operators. They're buying less of the stuff in April, not more. Note this includes within-country shipments which are big in e.g. China, Indonesia.

If oil prices remain at current levels for the next 12 months, the Canadian oil industry is on track to make $90bn in profits, which is $60bn more than it would have earned without the war...Applying 15% rate on excess profits of oil industry could generate $9 billion over the next 12 months. ⬇️

"Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check."

News to me and the 8 billion people who live on land

The Total Solar Eclipse from Artemis II This image sequence was captured by a modified GoPro on the solar array of the Orion spacecraft while the Artemis II mission flew around the farside of the moon. Credit: NASA/Simeon Schmauß 🔭🧪 #Artemis

Some incredible beaver facts from the latest episode of Radiolab/Terrestrials: * Can hold their breath for 15 minutes * Willingly share their huts with mice, snakes, muskrats * Their dams create "refugia" for plants and animals where they can survive forest fires radiolab.org/podcast/the-...

If you're wondering how the blockade is landing, this has been making its way around the naval nerds today

What a mess West Virginia's power bills are "Yeah, we understand you want to support the coal industry, but do you want to support it to the extent that you’re OK paying twice as much as you should be for electricity?" www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...