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Dhara Vyas
@dharavyas.bsky.social
CEO Energy UK - and also on the Board of Green Alliance & EVA England. Came here for the energy chat....
1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 5 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. The media, their framing, IS the problem
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. "Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die" Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
NEW – Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @dharavyas.bsky.social Prof Robert Gross, Paul Drummond, Frank S. Aaskov Read here: buff.ly/DWsC3sZ
Will be pushing for the priorities to be real. Eg: we need welders. Infuriatingly it’s on the shortage occupation list when frankly thousands of yp and retrainers would love those sort of wages. But it’s expensive to staff and teach and has capital costs, and so we don’t, at the scale we need
“But what about when the wind doesn’t blow and sun doesn’t shine?” I’m currently in California, where now, after dark, nearly one-third of electricity is being supplied from batteries. Only 8% is from fossil fuels - natural gas.
There's been plenty of hyperventilating in some UK media outlets about solar farm taking over 'productive farm land' and endangering food security But in fact the ambitious 2030 targets will cover only 0.4% of land, compared with golf courses covering 0.5% www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Solar panel push still won’t cover as much land as golf courses
A study shows that Ed Miliband’s 2030 green energy targets are set to require up to 0.4 per cent of the UK, compared with 0.06 per cent today
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An anonymous group of food industry execs published a memo warning about “a threat to food security like none other we have seen” in the UK, citing degrading soil health, water scarcity, heating, and extreme weather. Mitigation strategies don’t meet level of risk www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/whistle...
Whistleblowers warn UK food industry heading for climate disaster
Inside Track x Food claims the UK food industry has 'reached a moment of threat to food security like none other we have seen'
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Inspiring @sussexnrggroup.bsky.social keynote lecture by @dharavyas.bsky.social, CEO of Energy UK this evening. UK has done well to stop coal; #renewables are getting cheaper, UK #emissions are going down. Adding renewables will decouple gas & electricity prices, which will help #energybills too.
Fascinating graph that I’ve never seen before - govt spending vs tax for age groups from the FT
Are you interested in the current UK energy landscape? Join us for our 2025 Keynote Lecture with @dharavyas.bsky.social, Chief Executive of @energy-uk.org.uk, giving her perspective on the latest energy policy developments in the UK. More details here 👉 bit.ly/4bVd5UT #energypolicy #energy
Hi @newsagents.bsky.social! Next time you're talking about net zero you could do a lot worse than getting @carbonbrief.org on to talk it through! They've already debunked the Sun claim you cited👇🏼 bsky.app/profile/drsi...
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last yr.THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade" Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP" Oops! 1/10
It wasn’t net zero — it was fossil gas that drove up UK electricity prices. Spot on, @pilitaclark.bsky.social! Gas sets the price most of the time. As @dharavyas.bsky.social Energy UK, says: "It’s the volatile cost of fossil fuels and our dependence on them that have driven up energy bills."
Tell me more about your concern for living standards for flooded communities, farm workers too hot to work, or the businesses reliant on supply chains hit by extreme weather worldwide
Sam Alvis@samalvis.bsky.social · last yr.The Conservative Party tried this in 2022 under Sunak and it did nothing for them. As with all climate scepticism who claim they believe in the science, the answer is what would they do instead? Adaptation to a 2/3 deg world is infinitely more expensive & disruptive than any decimal point below that
💡⚡☀️🔥Still time to sign up to stream tomorrow mornings event! 🏠🏢🏭📈 I'm really looking forward to chatting to @chrisstark.bsky.social about all things clean power, what's next on his to-do list and what he thinks of how the industry is responding to his mission!
Energy UK@energy-uk.org.uk · last yr.Join us this Wednesday for Power Talks - an in-depth discussion on the Govt's energy transition plans between @chrisstark.bsky.social, Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, and our CEO @dharavyas.bsky.social. 📅 12 March 2025 🕒 8.30am 🔗 Register: buff.ly/OUmaB8W
🔥 It’s March, and it already feels like summer. Europe isn’t ready for extreme heat. I wrote a first-of-its-kind report for the European Commission: Framing Summer Energy Poverty. We need urgent action, because the next deadly heatwave is coming. op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
Framing summer energy poverty - Publications Office of the EU
Summer energy poverty (SEPOV) is an urgent and growing issue in Europe as climate change raises temperatures and makes extreme heat waves a regular occurrence. Heat brings signifi-cant public health, ...
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Super excited about this - what a line up! Not only that it's FREE - whether you're a member or not, tune in and hear from @chrisstark.bsky.social and our very own @dharavyas.bsky.social - not to be missed.
Energy UK@energy-uk.org.uk · last yr.Don't miss our free webinar: Power Talks. An in-depth discussion on the Govt's energy transition plans between @chrisstark.bsky.social, Head of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030, and our CEO @dharavyas.bsky.social. 📅 12 March 2025 🕒 8.30am 🔗 Register: https://buff.ly/4hKOp3I
Think Reform’s net-zero announcements may well be their first big mistake since their rise in the polls. There would definitely be scope to criticise specific climate measures, but trying to actively reverse shift to renewables lands well on wrong side of British public opinion.
📸Snapshots | How can the government accelerate its clean power mission? We were joined by @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @neso-energy.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social @dharavyas.bsky.social to discuss the government's clean power mission Watch back💻 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
TOMORROW: How can the government accelerate its clean power mission? Don't miss our event exploring Labour's progress on decarbonising power by 2030 and the potential pitfalls. @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social @dharavyas.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
EVENT: How can the government accelerate its clean power mission? 🗓️Tuesday 4 Feb, 12:30 Hear from @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social @dharavyas.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social on how Labour can achieve its clean power commitments www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
Glad to join @nea-ukcharity.bsky.social for its annual #FuelPovertyConf today. Following a rousing speech from @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social this panel discussion was wide ranging with a big focus on both ambition & partnership - both essential if we want to eradicate fuel poverty.
National Energy Action@nea.org.uk · 2y ago‘Energy suppliers can add a lot value to local authority-delivered retrofit.’ @dharavyas.bsky.social says suppliers and local authorities can share data to reduce the cost of searching for and identifying homes that need to be retrofitted. #FuelPovertyConf
During our second session at our #FuelPovertyConf, @pwsmith101.bsky.social, Caroline Flint, @dharavyas.bsky.social and Jessica Skilbeck will discuss how ambitious fuel poverty strategies can be updated and implemented.
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.
While Trump issued a flurry of energy policies on Day One, I drilled down (pun intended) into what might be some of the most impactful (and under the radar) #GreenSky #EnergySky thehill.com/policy/energ...
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I assume most people know this, but seems important to point out basic truths at this moment in time. There is no energy emergency in the U.S. The U.S. is the world's top producer of oil and gas at the moment, and the top exporter of gas, and U.S. oil and gas producers are making record profits.