++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."

While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo...

🗣️ “Some people have criticised how Arsenal celebrated at the end of the game…” Mikel Arteta: “I think you have to respect every opinion & place them where they belong.” 🗣️ “Where do you place them?” Mikel Arteta: “Where they belong!”🗑️

I am sick and tired of @illinoisdot.bsky.social forcing us to fight them because they refuse to agree to the simple premise that there shouldn’t be an expressway on the lakefront. But we will keep fighting. And we will win. Check out my mic drop from earlier today.

The 'green' fuel market supplying Europe with used cooking oil, appears to be rife with fraud. An investigation by SVT has uncovered that the world's largest producer of biofuel for aviation, Neste, is likely receiving virgin palm oil instead of recycled frying oil.

Wholesale electricity was nearly free overnight because of wind power. Why isn't that headline news on #r4today?

We have awarded these people contracts in the Ministry of Defence. What the fuck are we doing.

Mary Anne Franks@maryannefranks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

I'm getting worried about the narrative about how big a problem high electricity costs are for UK businesses. Whenever I look at the data... there are just hardly any industries spending more than a few per cent of their turnover on electricity.

Extraordinary. Think about it every day at the moment.

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...

I just signed this petition calling on Prince William to end the rent on Dartmoor Prison while it remains empty and unsafe and save millions in public money. It only takes a few seconds - please add your name. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Prince William: Stop charging taxpayers for an empty prison

Dartmoor Prison has been empty for over 18 months after toxic gas made it unsafe. Yet, with no prisoners inside, taxpayers are still forking out around £4 million every year in rent to Prince William’...

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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on: * Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc AND * Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero I kid you not, it is that stupid

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 7mo ago

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

Here is an excellent summary of last week's National Emergency Briefing in London. Well worth a watch and please sign the letter to the Prime Minister linked at the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7... #climatechange #impacts #energy #health #tippingpoints #nationalsecurity #foodsecurity

This is not the video I had planned to make.

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This is turning into one of the biggest Zoom meetings since the pandemic. Don't forget to register in advance if you want to join. 1400 GMT *this Friday* (December 5th): us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, which explores how a new scientific concept, ‘soilsmology’, is shaking up our und...

We are delighted to invite you to the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, ‘Soilsmology: Transforming our Understanding of Soil’, which explores how an eme...

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Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £1,342,787,337 so far this year! wastedwind.energy

Wasted Wind

Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.

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Going to give this a Saturday morning plug. If you want a little dive into the hottest topic in the energy world right now - whether we can still blame gas for high energy bills - this is your piece

Andrew Sissons@acjsissons.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Is gas still the reason GB energy prices are high? New Nesta blog by me. There's been a lot of talk about non-commodity costs on electricity bills, and how they're now dominating bill rises. My conclusion is: yes, they're a problem and need tackling; but they're not yet as big a problem as gas.

There's lots more in the blog, including why it's not as a simple as "non-commodity costs are all down to net zero" either. Thanks to @mashley.bsky.social for doing a lot of the analysis behind this (which you'll hopefully see more of soon!)

Is gas still the reason energy bills are so high?

Despite rising non-commodity costs on energy bills, high gas prices remain the primary reason for expensive energy for most British households, making the switch to homegrown energy a top priority

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www.reuters.com/sustainabili... China is halting the expansion of the gobi desert by planting goji berries beneath solar panels. The shade reduces heat and water stress on the plants. Excellent

China enlists solar panels in war to halt desert sands

In arid northern China, dozens of workers prune goji berry bushes that stretch out under the protective shade of thousands of solar panels.

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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea … #EMobility

Why every Sankey diagram you've ever seen is wrong. open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei...

Why every Sankey diagram you've ever seen is wrong

The current debate over the Primary Energy Fallacy, has shone a light on the humble Sankey diagram. But what if those diagrams are missing something increasingly important?

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Lib Dems: We have 12x Reform's MPs, can we have the same coverage? BBC: But Reform has 2x your poll rating. If there were an election tomorrow, they'd be running the country. Lib Dems: So you're putting their people and policies under scrutiny, right? BBC: Lib Dems: Right?

“Decades of failed privatisation. From soaring water bills to crumbling rail services ... ordinary people pay the price” @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader

Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a ‘failed experiment’ as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more

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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

While the Home Office wastes resources arresting people peacefully opposing genocide, the rise of the far right, fuelled by racist agitators and foreign billionaires whipping up hatred in our communities, continues unchecked. When will the govt get their priorities in order?

In the 1930s Mosley and his rank and file BUF were careful not to outwardly portray themselves as racists. They weren't antisemitic... far from it... they were just concerned about "bad principles" and "international bankers" and the influx of foreigners Everyone knew what they meant.

Dr Richard Denniss says the “obvious” ones to pay for damage from increased floods as per the latest climate report should be the Fossil Fuel co’s, as houses will become uninsurable “The insurance industry will not help ppl in 20yrs time with their flooded houses”💯 #Estimates

If Biden had gotten tripped up momentarily and said "300 million million people die from drugs" before immediately correcting himself to, like, "30,000" or something it would have been news for days.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Reporter: The president of Venezuela called the strike on the boat illegal Trump: What’s illegal is the fact that 300 million people died last year from drugs

It's here folks. Part II of the Pragmatic Climate Reset. Prepare to be provoked! about.bnef.com/insights/cle...

Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset – Part II: A Provocation | BloombergNEF

As the debate on transition deepens, Michael Liebreich details how a pragmatic climate and energy reset might unfold.

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"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress