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Energy Stats UK @energystatsuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New Video: Oil boiler vs heat pump, using the same 12,000 kWh of useful heat. At today’s prices: Oil 85%: £1,364 Gas 85%: £1,130 Heat pump SPF 3: £1,053 SPF 4: £790 The real comparison is the cost of useful heat, not the headline fuel price. youtu.be/SKgBTioDoUo

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Heat Pump vs Oil Boiler: What 12,000 kWh of Heat Really Costs at £1 a Litre

YouTube video by Mick Wall (Energy Stats UK)

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The biggest scandal in the energy transition? Huge amounts of energy lost as rejected heat. Great talk with @mliebreich.bsky.social on Cleaning Up about why we may be measuring the transition all wrong. Plus hydrogen, heat pumps and systems thinking. youtu.be/7xDH8ZqJvqo?...

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The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow

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Jaakko Haikonen @jaakkoha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

”Primary energy fallacy: why focusing on the energy going into the system can obscure the useful energy we actually get out. So are we measuring the energy transition all wrong?” @cleaninguppod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/c...

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The Scandal at The Heart of The Energy Transition | Ep275: Jan Rosenow

Podcast-jakso · Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change · 23. syyskuuta · 1 t 5 min

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thermal batteries aren't a future technology any more. 80 projects worldwide, 51 operating. Half of those came online in 2025 or 2026. Mostly 1–100 MWh, but Antora (5 GWh) & Chinese molten salt plants (up to 2 GWh) show what's possible. More soon on Substack. Sign up here janrosenow.substack.com

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just watched BBC business news. The future of road haulage is hydrogen apparently- "experts" told them. It's always by a few years down the line, 2030 quoted this time. Funny that. @mliebreich.bsky.social

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 15/09/2026

We will be hosting a large public screening of the excellent film from @nebriefing.bsky.social. There will be a facilitated audience discussion. It's time to act on the evidence! Get your free ticket👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...

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People's Emergency Briefing - Exeter

Community screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The idea that "regenerative" grazing is a climate solution has really taken hold in some quarters. But the science is clear: It doesn't work. Methane and land-use emissions just overwhelm any soil carbon benefits. Here's a great piece by @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/eig...

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Eight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendly

An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1/2 WWU has roads up roads in Alphington, Exeter - causing disruption. It's clear the distributor sees hydrogen as a replacement for gas. Not a serious solution. Besides, Exeter is investing a low carbon heat network. Seems incoherent @steveracemp.bsky.social @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s WHAT we eat (beef especially) that matters for climate. Not so much WHERE it is grown.

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To minimise peak warming levels, net CO2 emissions need to reach net zero as soon as possible AND methane emissions need to decline rapidly. It is not a trade-off between CO2 & CH4, both need to be reduced as much as feasible, as fast as possible! www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 05/09/2026

We must apply the same argument to overshoot. Climate academics must not promote scenarios that have temperatures 'peaking then declining' when there are currently no credible plans to do that. Overshooting 1.5°C means centuries of temps above 1.5°C. This is what we must prepare for.

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Scientists on Survival @scientistsonsurviv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just Stop Oil made a comeback this afternoon, blocking the road outside Parliament for several hours. JSO are acting on the science that shows new oil and gas means more fires, more floods and more deaths.... Will the UK government do the same? #StopRosebank #JustStopOil

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Apart from being terrible for ocean biodiversity- the battery industry is moving away from minerals found in polymetalic nodules. Completely pointless. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social youtu.be/igl6kiCnhkc?...

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America Is About to Auction the Ocean Floor — For Minerals EVs Don't Even Need

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

In the uk the average heating engineer doesn't understand the basic science of heating a building. ( through no fault of their own) Inevitably these people get asked about heat pumps (at service) and generally say they don't work. @mliebreich.bsky.social youtu.be/pHS5A0M3Sw0?...

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The Secret History of Heat Pumps in the UK

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🍺Cheers! Heat pumps aren't just for homes. Heineken UK is putting an industrial heat pump network into its Manchester brewery, recovering waste heat from brewing to replace gas boilers. Industrial heat is the next frontier. www.foodbeverage-outlook.com/sustainabili...

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How Heineken UK is Using Heat Pumps to Slash Brewery Gas Use by 45% - Food & Beverage Outlook

Heineken UK is installing a GEA low-carbon heat network at its Manchester brewery, using heat recovery and industrial heat pumps to reduce reliance on natural gas and support its production decarbonis...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Another "most extreme [climate] event in world history" and "beyond insane"...

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 20/08/2026

NEW – Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’ | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/nrChFfc

Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho during a press conference on 19 August 2026. Credit: Stefan Rousseau / Alamy Stock Photo

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I normally keep my Twitter/Bluesky posts climate-focused. In more than a decade, this is only my second non-climate post. This link climateuncensored.com/where-were-t... is to a short reflection on Jason Arday’s death, focussing on the responsibility of the academic community of which I am part.

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Where were the rest of us? - Climate Uncensored

Note: My contributions to this site have always focused on climate change. Today, however, I’m posting something rather different. It concerns the

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Why are today’s data centers more of a concern than they used to be?

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 13/08/2026

A temperature above 37°C has only been recorded on nine days in the UK since records began – three of those occasions have now been in 2026, including today. Reading University has recorded its warmest August day on record (since 1908), and second warmest day overall.

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MetJam @metjam.co.uk · 12/08/2026

It very well could be the hottest August day on record at some stations tomorrow - the record for Reading, for example, is 36.4ºC, and AROME has a rounded 37ºC, so it'll be very close. Records further west are more like 35-36ºC - will be an interesting day, that's for sure.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The way this is framed! Activists saying no to Centrca telling us how dirty LNG is. Of course they don't include scope 3 emms. Also no mention of electrification / heat pumps . Amazes me how this guy is hailed as a genius in the clean energy space. @mliebreich.bsky.social youtu.be/NSdBTwL4iqA?...

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Can North Sea gas keep Britain’s lights on? | Ed Conway reports

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think their "gas mill" is in Reading area. Wondering how the grass harvest is doing 🤔 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Over the past year, lots of people have asked me what I think of the argument Jean-Baptiste Fressoz makes in More and More and More - that sources of energy are only ever additive. TLDR: not much. mliebreich.substack.com/p/more-and-m...

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More and More and More - or Less?

Over the past year, lots of people have asked me what I think of the argument Jean-Baptiste Fressoz makes in More and More and More - that sources of energy are only ever additive. TLDR: not much.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I know he has a lot on, but in the midst of a ferocious drought, fires, heat events and severe threats to food production, it would be quite edifying to hear Andy Burnham mention climate breakdown.

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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Telegraph is running a sensible article today (feels newsworthy in itself!) Written by it's "world economics editor" Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, it includes this gem of a chart. A picture is worth a thousand words

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MetJam @metjam.co.uk · 05/08/2026

It was the driest July on record at Kew since 1800 [caveat of likely a variety of different station placements since then], which also recorded no measurable rainfall - very impressive for the area. Local records go back to 1697.

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 04/08/2026

Won't this blow up the UK's climate change targets? Don't worry - government's don't include aviation in their climate change targets! www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Zero VAT on electricity in the UK from October. The real story isn’t the £45 off bills, it’s the gas-electricity price gap. We’ve loaded taxes onto electricity while gas gets off lighter, which discourages heat pumps. Cutting VAT narrows that gap.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Amsterdam was very car centric back in the 70s. They have gradually turned that round making it a better place to live. You need to reduce cars in city centre, no way around it. They just take up too much space. Can Exeter learn? @steveracemp.bsky.social youtu.be/0s86kEUxxak?...

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Amsterdam Just Keeps Getting Awesome

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Soil Matters podcast interviewed Professor Simon Jeffery and me about the Earth Rover Program and the rapid advances in soil science it enables. We explain why soil has been so hard to study, how our new approach is helping, and how it might transform farming. 🧵 soils.org.uk/soilmatters/...

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Soil Matters Podcast - British Society of Soil Science

Soil Matters is brought to you by the British Society of Soil Science, the professional body for soil scientists in the UK. Soil Matters is dedicated to bridging the gap between scientific research an...

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WildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

England’s new 30x30 plan was published yesterday on how we get to 30% of land being protected for nature by 2030. But almost immediately, one of the country’s biggest institutional landowners, the Church of England, rejects a measurable 30% restoration target for its own estate. 🧵

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Across the EU, logging has been the main reason why the forest carbon sink is shrinking; in some member states, forests have become a net source of CO2 emissions. In 2021, ~500 scientists wrote a letter to world leaders warning about the harm done to climate/forests by burning forest wood for energy

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/07/2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 431 ppm in June 2026 10 years ago June averaged about 407 ppm Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through June 2026. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 431 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

BBC one o'clock news doing a story on how expensive EVs are to insure. Maybe they could have pointed out this is just one factor in cost of ownership and in other respects cheaper. They did not I have to inform you @bobbyllew.bsky.social

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This guy giving a 5 year update on his heat pump. Happy and saving money compared to gas . Eagle eyed views will notice a copy of regenesis on his bookshelf @georgemonbiot.bsky.social Tom Bray yt youtu.be/er7B1A1UKPA?...

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5 years living with a heat pump

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s that time again: Tomorrow/ Saturday/Summer Solstice is #ShowYourStripes day! It’s your chance to show off your city’s stripes and communicate the climate challenge! So download either here: showyourstripes.info or here: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Electrofficiency: electric tech is far more efficient than the fossil tech it replaces. A heat pump, an EV, an induction hob, same job on a fraction of the energy. That’s why electrification taking centre stage at COP matters. Excellent piece in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage

Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talks

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Model-based studies often reflect Global North narratives in scenario databases, assume persistent inequalities, obscure ethical or normative choices behind justice, & fail to systematically include stakeholders & scientists from the Global South. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The challenge with climate-energy-economy models in constructing fair and equitable climate futures

Climate change and policy are unevenly experienced across nations, social groups, households, sectors, and generations. Understanding how benefits and…

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

On here too! Complete misunderstanding of energy. The opposite is true. @mliebreich.bsky.social

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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Support the people not the billionaires at the World Cup #TaxTheSuperRich #worldcup2026

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

1/4 For 2°C, I use the paper’s Table S8 budget of 580 GtCO₂ from 2025 (~500 GtCO₂ from 2027). IMO its inclusion of uncertainty in ZEC & higher non-CO₂ emissions better reflects the UNFCCC’s framing of “dangerous” climate change and the precautionary principle than the 690 GtCO₂ value in Table 8.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hi @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Nit picking here. But watching springwatch green hydrogen set up. Hydrogen has a terrible round trip energy efficiency. Given recent developments in grid storage, can't rhe beeb hire one of these massive batteries. Maybe not technically doable but perhaps have a look?

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026

"Under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, transport must cut its greenhouse gas intensity by 14.5% by 2030, a target that would be nearly impossible to meet without (biofuels)." Amazon die-back is Game Over. Why is sufficiency in transport impossible? europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/fuel-so...

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Fuel sold as “green” in Europe may be linked to Amazon deforestation

A US supplier of “green fuels” to the EU has imported animal fats from cattle raised on illegally deforested Amazonian land, our investigation in part

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

'Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds' 🤯 🐔 A trend that's fuelling ecological destruction from the Amazon (rainforests cut down to grow soy feed for chickens) to the River Wye (full of chicken shit): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds

UN report says global meat supply has risen fourfold in last 60 years and is expected to keep rising

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