The Iraqi football team has a knack for bringing the country together during the worst of times. I'm not sure anything will top the 2007 Asian Cup triumph, but qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in FOURTY YEARS definitely comes close!
There's a big debate in energy circles about if/when demand for fossil fuels will plateau and begin a decline. What's happening in China, which accounted for 60% of the growth in oil demand in 2013-2023, is fundamental. As my @iea.org colleagues show in this commentary: www.iea.org/commentaries...
Oil demand for fuels in China has reached a plateau – Analysis - IEA
Oil demand for fuels in China has reached a plateau - A commentary by Ciarán Healy, Rebecca McKimm, Ivo Walinga
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“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.” A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
Cannot wait to read this.
Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)@moudhy.bsky.social · last yr.After reading this review by Emily H. Wilson, I sat in my car and wept happy tears. "a new and spellbinding book" "must-read, millennia-spanning history" I'm speechless with gratitude and pure joy. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
A really devastating piece by Raya Jalabi of the @financialtimes.com on the scramble for information in Assad’s prisons. Really reminds me of Iraq in April ‘03. Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state on.ft.com/3Di4Ch7 (gift link, first click first served).
My heart goes out to all the Syrians who are out searching prisons and graves for loved ones who’ve long been disappeared by the regime. Praying they find closure and peace. timep.org/2024/03/14/c....
Cruelty, Torture, and Disappearance in Assad’s Syria: Thirteen Years and Counting - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
In an instant, my family—just like dozens of thousands of families in Syria—was shattered with my father's disappearance, marking the end of one life and the painful birth of another.
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Yeah but they still haven’t played anyone. And don’t have any injuries.
The Athletic | Football@theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2y agoLiverpool go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League. Manchester City lose four consecutive league games for the first time since 2008 and are now seven without a win in all competitions.
The @iea.org 's finest are coming through. Hello to Chief Energy Economist @timgould.bsky.social, supply modeller and analyst extraordinaire @christophemcglade.bsky.social, and the person who makes everything legible, @jethromullen.bsky.social
Twice a year I break my almost iron-clad commitment to not posting personal stuff. The first is on 30 August, the International Day of the Disappeared. The second is 19 November, the anniversary of my own father's kidnapping.
The IEA released its new numbers on energy access today. It's a mixed bag. The good news is that the # of people without electricity has fallen, following a few years of stagnation and setbacks. The bad news is that the rate of improvement is 1/10th what it needs to be. www.iea.org/commentaries...
A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.
Some fascinating reading here in Oxfam's new report on carbon inequality. policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/ca...
THREAD My deep dive on @IEA #WEO24 🌄Solar up 4x by 2030, top ⚡️ source by 2033 🥇Clean energy +44% by 2030, top *energy* source by "mid-30s" 🛢️EVs displace 6mb/d by 2030 (⏫4mb/d last yr) ⛰️Fossil fuels peak by 2030 🌡️Warming 2.4C(🔽 2.6C 2021 ⏬ 3.5C 2015) www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/13
The IEA has put out new analysis today to shine a light on where the world is on its COP28 pledges. There’s good news and there’s some not so good news. iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/31aec...
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Good move from Spain, but how is this not a thing already? Spain calls for disaster ‘pause clauses’ for developing nation debt on.ft.com/3XSlF1m
Spain calls for disaster ‘pause clauses’ for developing nation debt
Spanish Treasury warns that shocks such as droughts or hurricanes could accelerate debt crises
on.ft.com