Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US

Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…

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Boomers blij dat ze de vruchten kunnen plukken van waar haar generatie maatgevend aan heeft bijgedragen. Santé!

Het klimaat verandert en daar profiteert deze wijngaard in Zeist van

Door klimaatverandering gaat het goed met de Nederlandse wijn. Er komen meer wijngaarden bij, de oogst groeit en de kwaliteit van de druiven wordt beter. Bij een wijngaard in Zeist weten ze daar alles...

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As the UN Secy General says, the Euro wildfires are just an opening act to the El Nino bearing down on planet earth. It's time for smart politicians to stop climate hushing and start getting ahead of the heat. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

High Heat, High Drama

Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight

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How did Denmark get from basically 0 to 80% new sale of EVs in 5 years? Here’s my slides from a recent presentation on what I think has been instrumental in achieving this.

In July 97% of all new cars sold to private consumers in Denmark were EVs. Not HEVs or PHEVs. Pure BEVs. This means that private consumers only bought around 435 new cars with an exhaust pipe. www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene... #dktrp #dkgreen

Rekordmange købte en elbil i juli | Nyheder | DR

Når danskerne køber ny bil, vælger flere og flere at anskaffe sig en, der kører på el.

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@noahjgordon.bsky.social: ""Fines deprive companies of the funds they need to invest in the transition"? Look at what EU carmakers did while they were riding high for the last 15 years (this is from Chartbook 460 by @adamtooze.bsky.social)" #alwaysbecharging nitter.net/noah_gordon_...

Finbarr Bermingham@fbermingham.bsky.social · 6d ago

German economy minister Reiche's answer to Chinese EV competition is to weaken vehicle emissions rules. What decade does she live in? Reiche: "It is important that Brussels now delivers on making fleet regulation flexible enough to ensure that no fines are imposed"

German economy minister Reiche's answer to Chinese EV competition is to weaken vehicle emissions rules. What decade does she live in? Reiche: "It is important that Brussels now delivers on making fleet regulation flexible enough to ensure that no fines are imposed"

Arsonist offers help to extinguish blaze? > Oil giant TotalEnergies "expresses solidarity with all the firefighters of France" > and says it "will cover the cost of ground and air fuel needed by fire and rescue services" #climatecrisis HT @benwinkley.bsky.social totalenergies.com/newsroom/tot...

TotalEnergies exprime sa Solidarité avec Tous les Pompiers de France | Newsroom TotalEnergies

Paris, le 31 juillet 2026 – En cet été 2026, les Pompiers de France, professionnels et volontaires, font preuve d’un engagement remarquable dans le combat qu’ils mènent face aux feux de forêt de grand...

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Bretagne is not a climate refuge (We ended up here during our holiday instead of the Gironde, as we’d planned)

In a sane world, this would be met with the ridicule that it deserves www.bbc.com/news/article...

++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Unthinkable in China. Unthinkable in Russia. Unthinkable in India. And yes, unthinkable in America. This is Europe.

Eric Adamson@eadamson91.bsky.social · last wk.

It’s Stockholm Pride Week, and the Swedish Armed Forces will be proudly marching in uniform “to defend your right to be who you are.”

🚨NEW from me: leading climate scientist @rahmstorf.bsky.social tells me of his anger after witnessing firsthand the devastating Gironde wildfires - which he ties directly to politicians' inaction on fossil fuels.

Climate Scientist Fleeing Wildfires: ‘We’re In A Race Against Time’

Professor Stefan Rahmstorf escapes out-of-control wildfires in France, and warns fossil fuel inaction is supercharging climate disasters.

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Far be it from me to tell anyone how to live their lives, but if you know anyone who owns a Tesla, here is something you can send them.

Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · last wk.

Tweet from Elon Musk: “Anyone who opposites remigration is a traitor” posted yesterday.

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

Les statistiques 2026 des incendies deviennent complètement vertigineuses. Elles révèlent une réalité : malgré le travail remarquable des pompiers, la France ne met manifestement plus les moyens nécessaires pour faire face à l'évolution du risque incendie (face aux évolutions climatiques). 1/5

You see this frontpage and do genuinely wonder what on earth the conversation must have been between the senior editors when they were laying it out...

French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a popular holiday destination, as wildfires spread in France and Spain. High temperatures across Western Europe have exacerbated the ferocity of the blazes. nyti.ms/4yLe4SL

The winning design. 🇪🇺💶

If the climate deniers win, we bypass climate mitigation & go directly to adaptation Why? Because we have no other option in the face of climate breakdown like 👇 If you also accept that adaptation costs MUCH more vs mitigation, then logically there's no other option than investing in net-zero NOW

RSPB Scotland@rspbscotland.bsky.social · 2w ago

Over the last week there has been a tireless effort to tackle the ongoing wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park. While encouraging progress had been made thanks to immense support, unfortunately the fire threat has been growing at RSPB Abernethy following a change in weather conditions.

A reminder that Stellantis could have, and decided not to.

Seven EU hydro giants can integrate 18% of their planned wind and solar additions using existing grid infrastructure at hydropower plants 🇪🇺 Hydro hybridisation is often overlooked, but provides a quick, near-term strategy for easing grid congestion. ember-energy.org/lat...

Der Markt für E-Autos hat sich deutlich weiterentwickelt: mehr verfügbare Modelle, durchschnittlich mehr Motorleistung und größere Reichweiten bei niedrigeren realen Preisen. ➡️ Studie mit @iccteu.bsky.social: www.isi.fraunhofer.de/de/presse/20...

Work in progress: monitoring public EV charging ad hoc prices (i.e. what you pay on the go at the charger with a bank or credit card without registration) in the European Union. Across the EU, only 40% of pricing transparency as required by #AFIR regulation for EV charging. Most countries fail.

“The turn away from efficiency has been oddly timed. Energy prices are going up, demand is going up, and you’d think we would want our products to be as efficient as possible,” CLASP CEO Christine Egan told @bradplumer.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c... 🔌💡

The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency (Gift Article)

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

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And no, it’s not a mistake that no locations are provided – that’s the intention. This is the operator Believ, which operates in (Greater) London. It’s a bad sign: if there’s no transparency when it comes to open data, there’s usually more going wrong with that sort of organisation.

Jaap Burger@jaapburger.eu · 3w ago

Open data = First of all, have a go at finding all our charging points out and about and make a note of their numbers. Good luck with the treasure hunt, and see you in a century!

"Climate change is here and we are feeling its effects" So do something about it – do more and do it sooner, not less and later!

European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 2w ago

Western Europe had its hottest June on record.🔥 Intense heatwaves broke temperature records, with peaks up to 9°C above average in France and Germany, according to Copernicus data. Only Cyprus and Malta had normal temperatures. Climate change is here and we are feeling its effects

We find that electric car prices are decreasing—and battery costs are falling even faster, suggesting further room for BEV prices to come down. 🔗 theicct.org/publication/...

Price and market trends of battery electric and internal combustion engine vehicles in Germany, 2020–2025

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NEW: EV prices #Germany 🇩🇪 have decreased by 18%, while model availability has increased fourfold. The ICCT and @fraunhoferisi.bsky.social analyzed price trends in the EU’s largest car market from 2020 to 2025. Our new study is based on over 100,000 vehicle data points across six market segments.

Electric campervan pioneers forget their own charging rules and are caught short on lap of Australia and need a tow. Green nomads take note https://thedriven.io/2026/07/19/always-be-charging-electric-campervan-pioneers-caught-short-and-need-a-tow-on-first-lap-of-australia/

Always be charging! Electric campervan pioneers caught short and need a tow on first lap of Australia

Electric campervan pioneers forget their own charging rules and are caught short on lap of Australia and need a tow. Green nomads take note.

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