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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's sensible given Hinckley is half built. But Mc Carthy says here that there is an issue with baseload thus nuclear is needed. As a statement that's just not true.You have all sorts of energy storage options. There is emerging technology in "enhanced geothermal" also.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Self seeders usually do better because you end up with trees most suitable for the exact soil & location. Also pot growing & or transplanting sets trees back a bit.

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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 · 10/09/2026

Could send your colleague this. A 10 year transition to electricity ( like we did transitioning to NS gas) could cut building demand by 50% even without renewables on grid. And heat pumps have industrial applications too, eg food industry. Pretty much any building can be done with latest units.

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Less gas on 100% gas. But of then these days its 30% or less.

Graph showing relationship between heat pump efficiency and gas use

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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I Agree it won't make any difference to energy security, but it's what people in general think that matters. Polanski should obviously oppose but spend more time talking about electrification. A ten year plan to phase out gas boilers in a fair way. Numbers back that approach.

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

Had anybody investigated how much this is essential safety work and how much is making network "hydrogen ready" Money and effort being wasted?

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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 · 31/08/2026

After watching his Ted Talk, he appears to be a willing victim. youtu.be/dZtnOnqcDN4?...

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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

You can still leave it permeable and have some plants

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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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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

on EV example So in the uk the best selling EV ( renault 5) has a similar weight to the best selling petrol car. You extract those materials once, while you have extract oil every day. We need way less cars but EVs are a lot better. Animal agriculture really the problem on biodiversity.

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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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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One thing not mentioned on newnight - the main way to reduce gas demand is roll out of heat pumps, which gov has watered down targets for ( and unlikelyto even meet these) And of course Dale opposes.

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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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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Worth noting that BYD, one of the largest battery manufacturers no longer uses cobalt in their batteries. Their main competitor CATL is betting big on Sodium. Cobalt battery use expanding in European gigafactories eg Nissan, Renault. (Not quite there yet on energy density in their lfp batteries)

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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

One thing to consider is that electrification can cut emissions as a stand alone via efficiency. Uk heat pump numbers

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

I would disagree about who got their knickers in a twist re 8.5. When it was pointed out in the late 2010s it was no longer useful as an *emissions* scenario, the climate science world doubled down & tried to cancel the guy who said that, making the whole thing seem worse when finally withdrawn.

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

Get the impression there is some flexibility with locals ( not just opposing anything )

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

One thing to consider with marsh areas is that often there is an aspiration to return it to proper marsh. Also if you look at similar project cleve hill panels are raised up high incase of flood and don't look great at that scale.

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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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ClimateDad @dad-climate.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If you home charge mostly not the end of the world. But if using pubic charging a disaster.

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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

Crazy we don't even have a tram from St Davids train station to city centre. We used to have that back in the day! Can the new gov help?

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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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