British farmers are facing a "completely brutal" year, with analysis suggesting the 2026 harvest could be the worst on record due to extreme summer weather: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Farmers warn ‘brutal’ harvest could be worst on record sparking food shortage fears

The exceptionally hot, dry spring and summer could have cut the country’s cereals and oilseed harvest by 2.5 million tonnes compared to earlier forecasts, new analysis shows

independent.co.uk

Interesting analysis of the Telegraph’s recent flirtation with climate change reality. Possible factors: good (/s) old editorial like of noise, new ownership, Tory infighting. It concludes - wisely - with a quote from @leohickman.carbonbrief.org to be cautious about this supposed change of heart.

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?

Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

theguardian.com

New: The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common with climate change. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures

Blazes in the Western US and Europe point to a global shift: Climate change is making fire weather more extreme and more widespread.

bloomberg.com

FT: UAE's imperial push into Africa UAE is now a bigger investor in Africa than China,UK,France,US! UAE's dark king MBZ is supporting/extracting from african actors (particularly in north africa) with investments in logistics, gold, copper, arms, farming www.ft.com/content/a4c6...

NEW: Elon Musk clearly hates talking about Tesla's stagnant car biz these days so @russellbrandom.bsky.social and I mapped out just how much it's taken a back seat on the company's earnings calls. Musk now spends half or more of his time talking about AI & robotics: techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/e...

Fun fact: as part of their Water Resources Management Plans, water companies are required to assess the full range of options for securing water supplies, which includes... ...towing *icebergs* up the Thames

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2d ago

This wasn't on my adaptation bingo card. "Romania used 180kg explosive to blow rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The climate crisis is a heat crisis is a drought crisis is a water crisis is an energy crisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output

theguardian.com

Man. Drought likely caused by climate change lowers river levels, forcing closure of nuclear power plants and cutting electricity to car plants making mostly combustion engine cars.

Automotive News Europe @autonewseurope.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ford, Dacia halt Romania plants as energy crisis forces production cuts

"The number of countries with at least 1 gigawatt of solar installed has grown to as many as 74 last year, up from 42 in 2020." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🔌💡

Solar Power Quietly Crossed a New Milestone as Deployments Rise

Installations of panels are rapidly advancing worldwide

bloomberg.com

Excellent thread.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2d ago

The world reached 1,000 GW of solar installed in 2022, Bloomberg Green's story headline was "Clean Power Isn’t Reaching Those Who Need It Most" Is that claim still true at 3,000 GW? The chart below hides an interesting story. Thread below 🧵 My story: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 2d ago

Fun fact: as part of their Water Resources Management Plans, water companies are required to assess the full range of options for securing water supplies, which includes... ...towing *icebergs* up the Thames

This wasn't on my adaptation bingo card. "Romania used 180kg explosive to blow rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output

theguardian.com

The world reached 1,000 GW of solar installed in 2022, Bloomberg Green's story headline was "Clean Power Isn’t Reaching Those Who Need It Most" Is that claim still true at 3,000 GW? The chart below hides an interesting story. Thread below 🧵 My story: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nov. 2016, the Paris Agreement entered into force: 0.3 Terawatt installed Solar Power. Ten years later ... almost 3.5 Terawatt installed!

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2d ago

A few weeks ago, the world crossed a major solar milestone: 3 terawatt installed. Why did no one notice? 0.1 TW to 1 TW: 120 months 1 TW to 2 TW: 29 months 2 TW to 3 TW: 19 months Gift link to the story 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This, from @akshatrathi.bsky.social, is correct for commercial and industrial PV installations but I think domestic installations are different. Self-consumption, mainly with EVs and heat pumps, can still win compared to negative wholesale prices thanks to the avoidance of taxes and grid fees.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2d ago

A few weeks ago, the world crossed a major solar milestone: 3 terawatt installed. Why did no one notice? 0.1 TW to 1 TW: 120 months 1 TW to 2 TW: 29 months 2 TW to 3 TW: 19 months Gift link to the story 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A few weeks ago, the world crossed a major solar milestone: 3 terawatt installed. Why did no one notice? 0.1 TW to 1 TW: 120 months 1 TW to 2 TW: 29 months 2 TW to 3 TW: 19 months Gift link to the story 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

The hilarious meta aspect of this story about used EV prices in the US rising is how long they take to reach the obvious (but repugnant to The Discourse) conclusion, that people really like the EVs that US carmakers don’t want to sell them www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/u...

EV prices aren't following the 'law of used cars,' analyst says — what it means for buyers and sellers

The prices for used electric vehicles have risen this year, which is unusual, experts said. Affordability and high gas prices help explain why, they said.

cnbc.com

NEW: China approved eight new nuclear reactors on Friday, accelerating its atomic buildout as the country seeks to power its economy without increasing carbon emissions. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #chinanuclearpower

China Approves $25 Billion Nuclear Expansion as Energy Demand Soars

China approved eight new nuclear reactors on Friday, with the projects reportedly worth more than 170 billion yuan ($25 billion), accelerating its atomic buildout as the country seeks to power its eco...

bloomberg.com

Farage extends his losing streak; eyes prize of becoming biggest loser ever in upcoming contest with bin bsky.app/profile/elec...

Election Maps UK@electionmaps.uk · 5d ago

Greater Manchester Mayoral By-Election Result: 🌹 Craig | LAB: 47.2% ➡️ Astley | RFM: 21.0% 🌍 Coggins | GRN: 12.2% ◼️ West | RES: 8.7% 🌳 Eckersley | CON: 7.7% 🔶 Kilpatrick | LDM: 2.2% 🙋 Farmer | Ind: 0.6% 2nd Round: 🌹 Craig | LAB: 66.3% ➡️ Astley | RFM: 33.7% Labour HOLD.

California generated more than half its electricity from solar in May — a new record @blancabegert.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record

New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.

latimes.com

12/ Badenoch accepts the greenhouse effect and rejects nearly everything that follows from it, including the Government's official climate advisers' numbers. She says she's not a denier. The evidence in this thread says otherwise.

In our latest press release we take an early look at the July stats: just how dry has it been? bit.ly/45xyDEF

Much of this cost inflation is simply down to three years' delay. All sorts of ongoing costs with no revenue, and of course the massive cost of just paying interest on your financing. So I guess it would be impossible to prevent costs spiraling if Russia introduces delays by, um, behaving badly.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 6d ago

"Four new reactors of 1 gigawatt each are now estimated to cost $14.4 billion -- 55% of more than the 2024 estimate." Even India can't stop spiraling costs of nuclear plant build out. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I love capturing those moments where London Underground trains line up perfectly with station posters. With a little patience and a bit of luck, you can end up with some wonderfully amusing and unexpected shots.

I'm not a lawyer but I don't understand why AI firms aren't facing legal consequences for their misconfigured systems accessing other people's computers without permission www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.

bbc.co.uk

The Congo Basin is vast and critical to the planet's climate, but it gets only a fraction of the research that the Amazon attracts. Scientists want to change that.

Africa’s Congo Basin, Vital to Earth’s Climate, Is Critically Understudied

To fill the knowledge gap, scientists hope to fund 1,000 African researchers to pursue PhDs on the basin, which is as important for the planet as the Amazon.

bloom.bg

Wildfires in Europe are “very worrying”, says Shell boss, as oil giant cashed in on high prices to make bumper Q 2profits of almost $10bn. "My heart goes out to the many who are suffering from it” Sawan abandoned many green investments made by his predecessor www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Wildfires very worrying, says Shell boss as he defends green record

Wael Sawan, the oil group’s chief executive, insists it is not ‘just a fossil fuel company’

thetimes.com

New from me & colleagues in France, Spain and on the data team: Europe is waking up to a new era of unstoppable megafires, amplified by climate change. Gift link:

The Age of Unstoppable Wildfires Has Reached Europe

Climate change means giant fires of the kind that ripped across France and Spain are becoming common, with potentially dire consequences for Europe’s economies.

bloomberg.com