This offering seems to fit neatly into why the German car industry is under stress. Design an EV that costs a ridiculous amount of money, and then complain that not enough people want EVs and therefore we can't rush this whole EV thing and we have to protect the industry from unfair competition.

Gavin Shoebridge@kiwiev.bsky.social · 2d ago

The secret's out: the Germans just surprised the Chinese with this one. 805km on a charge and a feel that sets a new benchmark for EVs. The downside is that this BMW makes everything I've driven since feel agricultural. It's hard to explain, you have to watch the video. youtu.be/k7QMtb9w3ls

There's a few songs that might be worth digging out again.

Auke-Florian 🪹@aukeflorian.nl · 2w ago

Welcome to the Anthropocene 🔥

This thread and exchange by @zekehausfather.com and the reaction by @volts.wtf is what makes BlueSky worthwhile. (about the risk of underestimating the challenge of decarbonisation and whether that's the risk we should focus on)

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 4w ago

I enjoyed listening to Bill McKibben on Ezra Klein's podcast. Its refreshing to hear a strong case for a future of clean energy abundance and highlight a lot of positive energy trends. That said, there are a few points where I'd add nuance to Bill's arguments. www.nytimes.com/2026...

Any kind of dispassionate analysis of the actual power dynamics in society -- as opposed to "what bugs me" -- would conclude that all of us should be lending our voices & what little power we have to the cause of decarbonizing faster, of *finding out* what's possible by *trying harder*.

"Our results suggest much stronger positive methane-climate feedbacks in the pan-Arctic and highlight the urgency of reducing anthropogenic CH4 emissions to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Global Methane Pledge." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Brilliant thread unpacking how @spiegel.de, a leading German news magazine, perpetuates climate denial/dismissal through a columnist, using a well-trodden playbook. The thread (Skyview shorturl.at/OQpVo by @pablofinn.bsky.social) is well worth translating into English - you'll recognise the pattern.

Florian Aigner@florianaigner.at · last mo.

Ich habe wieder mal einen Artikel gelesen, damit ihr ihn nicht lesen müsst: Ullrich Fichtner schreibt im Spiegel, dass diese Klima-Besserwisser, deren Prognosen jetzt eintreten, doch mit dem Schwarzmalen aufhören sollen. Man fragt sich: Ist das Uninformiertheit oder bewusste Ignoranz? (Thread)

@spiegel.de Nennen die die Dinge beim Namen. Hättet ihr grundsätzlich Interesse an einer derartigen "Gegenüberstellung"? Klarstellung: Ich spreche hier keineswegs für den Autor dieses Artikels, wäre lediglich daran interessiert, ob ihr generell für so etwas offen wärt.

I guess this study shows what's always been a good guide: if you have nothing constructive to offer in a discussion, it's perfectly fine to remain silent.

Differentiation drives the erosion of positivity on social media | PNAS

Most people believe that social media discourse is negative and divisive. Here we show how this negativity can evolve even when users are not motiv...

pnas.org

These two skeets turned up sequentially in my feed. Do not go gentle into that hot day, Rage, rage against the inane chatter of so many anchors.

One bright spot: These same abilities could be turned toward defense, allowing experts to use AI to stress-test proposed laws. “Even before making regulations, we can use this approach as an audit to autonomously identify all potential loopholes,” says co-author Yulan He.

AI models have a troubling knack for discovering legal loopholes

AIs on their own found ways to exploit regulations and evade current safeguards

science.org

And yes, there is empirical, peer-reviewed support for the conclusion that climate deniers, in general, are truly awful human beings: spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Billboard at Saint Mathews in the City opposing the Legislation (definitions of woman and man) amendment bill Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Kiwis overseas 🚨 I don't think there was any announcement about this but you wont be able to vote this time unless you've been home in the last 3 years. Your name may also have been removed from the roll. Check your eligibility #nzpol #kikorangi vote.nz/enrolling/ge...

This is one of the most insane things I’ve seen from this regime. Please read this excellent summary and comment in the federal registry. 🧪🌊

elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Back in 2012 we did a figure comparing historical emissions to previous generations of emission scenarios. rdcu.be/brDGx Surprisingly, the figure is still doing the rounds. We update it every year, with many interesting changes primarily due to revisions in land-use change emissions. 1/

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

#Politics Who gets heard – and who doesn’t – on UK broadcast? | Be Broadcast

New analysis of 1.5m mentions reveals which UK parties are overexposed or underrepresented on broadcast – from Labour and Reform to the Conservatives and Lib Dems.

bebroadcast.co.uk

Anyone insinuating that the rise of "populism" is some bottom-up, grassroots phenomenon is selling you a lie. The popularity of Reform is down to vast quantities of money fuelling a tightly orchestrated media disinformation machine.

Russ Jones@russincheshire.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

Left nuclear, right renewables.

Tim Donaghy@timdonaghy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The figure in this paper is fascinating. It's the opposite of the famous image of how renewables growth was always under-estimated in energy projections.

New peer-reviewed finding: Have you tried plugging it in? (Eight models confirm electrification of transport and buildings is the primary driver of emission reductions in every scenario consistent with the Paris Agreement… and can lower energy wallet spending)

Our society has a massive blind spot when it comes to how dangerous these giant trucks and SUVs are to everyone outside of them.

I had a chat with the wonderful @nicolakimjones.bsky.social about where the world is heading on climate change and whether and how we might be able to return to 1.5°C. A mix of grief and determined, stubborn hope. Thanks to Nicola and the team at @knowablemag.bsky.social @eva-emerson.bsky.social

The world has veered way off-target of its climate goals. Can we rebound?

Once global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now.

knowablemagazine.org

"Whether it’s climate change or a looming global recession, the script is the same: downplay, deny, and project confidence." Bessent and other Admin insiders "are wealthy enough insulate themselves from the effects of both rising temperature and economic catastrophe." @katearonoff.bsky.social

The Denialism Presidency

Climate denial has become the playbook for how the Trump administration treats everything it wants to pretend isn’t happening.

newrepublic.com

We have a new paper finding that parabolic trough solar thermal collectors with molten salt energy storage could reduce both costs and GHG emissions in process heat applications, particularly in regions with strong solar resources and sufficient land availability. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Supplying process heat using concentrated solar thermal energy with molten salt storage

Supplying process heat using concentrated solar thermal energy with molten salt storage, Wongel, Alicia, Dowling, Jacqueline A, Weinrebe, Gerhard, Davis, Steven J, Caldeira, Ken

iopscience.iop.org

Oh: A 2022 study found that children in households that used voice commands with tools like Siri and Alexa became curt when speaking with humans, often calling out “Hey, do X” and expecting obedience, especially from anyone whose voice resembled the default-female electronic voices.

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think | Bruce Schneier

Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own

theguardian.com

Breaking: New study using observational constraints projects that the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC will weaken ~50% by 2100, even for medium emissions and without Greenland melting. 🌊 More realistic models means stronger weakening - not entirely unexpected. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We'll do almost anything to avoid building actual trains.

Yale Climate Connections@climateconnections.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If this company has its way, you might soon see airplanes pulling other airplanes through the sky.

America is now a Mel Brooks movie. “Open the Strait of Hormuz or I’m closing the Strait of Hormuz”

Someone please message JD to inform him that Nigel Farage has a selection of unusually attractive couches

Andy Conway Morris@andymoz78.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Can we get Vance to do a tour of Europe and endorse all his favourite fascists?

I also beg him to visit France next year and strongly endorse Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella

Jakub Jaraczewski@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🇺🇸🇵🇱🗳️ We really need JD Vance to visit Poland just before the 2027 vote and endorse PiS.