Robbie Andrew
@robbieandrew.bsky.social
Senior scientist at Oslo-based CICERO Center for International Climate Research • 🌍Global Carbon Project • https://robbieandrew.github.io/
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...
"The long-term objective is for diesel trucks to stop at the city’s edge, with only zero-emission freight vehicles entering Delhi." About 16,900 heavy-duty trucks enter Delhi every day. "[E]lectronic enforcement systems are also being planned along key routes"
Delhi plans EV freight hubs to keep cargo moving during winter pollution curbs: Report
Delhi EV Freight Hubs: The proposed logistics network aims to shift long-haul freight to electric trucks at the city’s outskirts, reducing emissions and easing disruptions during GRAP restrictions.
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
A new report from the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine backs attribution science.
National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science (Gift Article)
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.
nytimes.com
With data in for 77.3% of the EU car market, BEVs reached 23% in June with PHEVs at 12%.
Turkey: "Energy consumption in road transport became 1 million 103 thousand 279 terajoule" Well, that's a fun way to write it!
veriportali.tuik.gov.tr
Since the late 2000s, US power generation from fossil sources has declined from a peak of about 250 TWh/month to about 220 TWh/m. Meanwhile, non-fossil generation has increased from about 100 TWh/m to well over 150 TWh/m.
📢New-energy vehicles (BEVs+PHEVs) made up more than 60% of total new passenger cars sales in China for the third month in a row, fully recovering ground after a dip at the start of the year due to reductions in incentives.
"Global fossil fuel subsidies are projected to exceed $1 trillion in 2026" I wonder if there's a way to move beyond fossil fuels...
Military Escalation in the Middle East: Cushioning the Global Shock
Many developing economies have sought to shield households and businesses from rising energy costs through subsidies, price caps, tax reductions and demand-management measures. While these policies have softened the immediate impact of higher prices, they have come at a significant fiscal cost. Sustained multilateral support will be essential to help vulnerable countries manage the crisis and protect development gains.
undp.org
Australia: BYD sold almost as many cars as Toyota in June. Toyota has topped the charts there almost every month for over 20 years. BEVs reached 23.3% of sales, while PHEVs reached 11.5%.
Australian new-car sales have smashed an all-time record – thanks to EVs
As fuel prices normalise, Australians have taken delivery of electric cars in record numbers – again.
drive.com.au
This should mean we start to get some better data from Nigeria, which will be welcome. "Joins" here means becomes an associate member, which is the first step.
Nigeria joins the IEA in a major step for global energy governance - News - IEA
Nigeria joins the IEA in a major step for global energy governance - News from the International Energy Agency
iea.org
AEADE just pushed four monthly reports at once, so now Ecuador's data are caught up to May, when 7% of new passenger car sales were full-electric.
In June, 51% of cars sold in Ireland were BEV. But June is always a month with very few sales. We need to wait until July to see what's really happening in the market. Ireland has two peak months each year because of the licence plate system.
India was dry in June, with 39.8% less rain than normal. That's the fifth-lowest since records begin in 1901.
Could it be that Russia's oil refining capacity is a little low at the moment?
EXCLUSIVE: Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages, sources say
Russia has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India, two industry sources said on Wednesday, in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructur...
reuters.com
For all the journalists out there: Positive images of heat waves reduce worry about extreme heat climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications... @coveringclimatenow.org
Positive images of heat waves reduce worry about extreme heat - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, “Positive images of heat waves reduce the effects of messages about extreme heat among U.S. adults” in the journal Environmental Communicat...
climatecommunication.yale.edu
New @eciu.net analysis in @theguardian.com has found claims of “we’re only ~1% of global emissions”, suggesting carbon cuts should be slowed, in over 200 national newspaper articles across 27 countries. Adding in countries at 2-5% making the same claim, and you reach 32% - that’s more than China 🇨🇳
Russia submitted its emissions inventory to the UNFCCC a couple of days ago, the last party to do so in this year's round. No obvious changes at the high level compared to last year's submission. robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
When does the sun set in California? It doesn't.
Robbie Andrew@robbieandrew.bsky.social · last mo.Yesterday in California (CAISO): ▸State gas squeezed to almost nothing (but there's some in imports from other states) ▸Hydro squeezed out much of the day, saving valuable reservoir water ▸SunZia wind delivering ▸Batteries discharging all night
Australia (well, three states of it) mandates three free hours of electricity every day from tomorrow, up to 24kWh. This is a pretty good explainer. lenergy.com.au/free-daytime...
Free Daytime Electricity Is Coming. How It Actually Works
The Solar Sharer Offer launches 1 July 2026. Here's what changed, how the cap works, and how to maximise free daytime electricity for your home.
lenergy.com.au
Good piece on the situation with battery grid storage in India.
India’s BESS Boom: 2026, the Energy Storage Turning Point - DC&T Global
India’s BESS boom is set to peak in 2026, marking a major turning point for energy storage adoption, and renewable integration.
dcntglobal.com
Yesterday in California (CAISO): ▸State gas squeezed to almost nothing (but there's some in imports from other states) ▸Hydro squeezed out much of the day, saving valuable reservoir water ▸SunZia wind delivering ▸Batteries discharging all night
🔥More natural gas was flared globally in 2025 than was exported through the Strait of Hormuz. Flaring means the gas is combusted just to get rid of it.
Global gas flaring rises again in 2025: World Bank | Latest Market News
Hydrocarbon producers flared more gas than a year earlier for the third consecutive year, despite pledges from countries representing the majority of flared gas to eliminate routine flaring by 2030.
argusmedia.com
Often on India's grid there's too much solar at midday and not enough storage (batteries and pumped hydro) for the surplus. A daily auction solves this, paying participants not to generate so grid stability is maintained. But this is wasted generation, and storing would be better.
The Guardian back in 2019: "although scenes of children playing in fountains and everyone racing to the beach can be uplifting and irresistible, we have to be mindful of the tone of our journalism."
Why we're rethinking the images we use for our climate journalism
Guardian picture editor Fiona Shields explains why we are going to be using fewer polar bears and more people to illustrate our coverage of the climate emergency
theguardian.com
Renewables have been growing strongly in India, and at the end of May the total installed capacity of variable renewables (excludes large hydro) reached 230.8 GW, surpassing for the first time ever the installed capacity of coal (230.1 GW). This is a significant milestone. With caveats... 🧵
The largest solar contribution so far in India was on 3 March 2026 in the period 13:30-13:45 at 39.0%.
Renewables have been growing strongly in India, and at the end of May the total installed capacity of variable renewables (excludes large hydro) reached 230.8 GW, surpassing for the first time ever the installed capacity of coal (230.1 GW). This is a significant milestone. With caveats... 🧵
Just because emissions are growing, does not mean developing countries are not making progress! In electricity generation, India has over 50% non-fossil capacity & nearly 30% non-fossil generation. www.ecpulse.in/snapshots/ju... 1/
