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We are 24 years away from when the world needs to be at net zero carbon emissions. Fossil fuel infrastructure and even some appliances have about a 25-year design life. That means that every gas power plant, gas pipeline, or gas boiler you install today is a middle finger pointed at your grandkids.

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 19h

Time for 2026 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread, now with storage. If you like these, you might like edition 2 of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website til end of Nov 2026. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...

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Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Solar Energy Corporation of India just auctioned 1 GW of renewable power that has to match a coal plant's schedule — checked every 15 minutes, penalties for shortfalls. It cleared at ₹5.25/kWh (~$55/MWh), fixed for 25 years. New comparable coal PPAs opened at ₹5.38-6.30 plus fuel price inflation.

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This somehow got turned off automatically for me, so I had to go back into my settings to turn on “require alt text” again. Might have happened to you too; worth a check to keep your posts accessible to all.

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Migrated to eurosky.social today. Pretty slick process and seems to be working pretty well.

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LadyGrey029 @ladygrey029.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As a kid, I had 1-square-yard of flowerbed, too shady for flowers, so I used it to germinate acorns, conkers etc (big seeds = easy to handle), then planted them out at the forest-boundary behind the house, dozens of trees, all because I heard a version of this story: rebellibrary.com/the-man-who-...

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The Man Who Planted Trees | Jean Giono – Rebel Library

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Measuring energy usage in units of Primary Energy is like measuring nutrition in acres. People need food, not food waste or land inefficiently farmed. People need energy services not thermal waste or fossil fuels inefficiently extracted. Time to measure what matters. #PrimaryEnergyFallacy

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think the way to read the UNEP report isn't "we'll miss the 1.5°C target so we need CDR to reach it", but "we'll miss the 1.5°C target, and we need to decarbonize ASAP because wherever we end up is where we will stay for a long time." www.unep.org/resources/li...

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

Climate scientist here. 👋 We are NOT fucked. BUT we are behind where we should be. The good news is that we have the solutions we need to stop climate change. We just need to get busy deploying them! And here’s the proof. Almost 120 solutions, with more coming. drawdown.org/explorer

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Drawdown Explorer™

We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.

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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.

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Steve Hunnisett @blitzwalker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

THREAD/Today marks the 86th anniversary of "Black Saturday" - 7th September 1940, what would prove to be the first day of the London Blitz. The docks, the East End, Woolwich Arsenal and the entire eastern half of London suffered most on this day. Here we see the first of two photographs taken by...

The Surrey Commercial Docks and the East End ablaze on Black Saturday, 7th September 1940. Photograph taken from London Bridge by Edward E Creffield of the New York Times

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

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.

Cover from The Economist from two years ago "Say goodbye to 1.5°C; why climate policy is off target". It has a graphic of the Earth with an apple on its head, and a arrow shot through the Earth.

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you want 1.5C, 1.8C, 2C, overshoot, no-overshoot, etc, then they all require the same thing: rapid short-term emission reductions reaching net zero CO2 emissions as soon as possible. This has been clear from the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C, which depicts "overshoot" on its cover! 1/

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 22/11/2024

BEGINNER TIP #2: This place isn't X/Twitter. The positive culture created on Bluesky is the result of people who left for a reason. Before you reply to tell someone why they are *definitely wrong* and *definitely should have said what you would have*: Ask yourself why you are here. Then don't.

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What If We Get It Right season 5 begins NEXT WEEK with my ace co-host, climate OG @billmckibben.bsky.social 🎉 We’re bringing on the best of the best to get to the bottom of what’s at stake for the planet this November. Subscribe, follow, listen — and most importantly, get ready to hit the polls! 🗳️

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Surprise! What If We Get It Right season 5 begins NEXT WEEK with my ace co-host, climate OG Bill Mckibben 🎉 We’re bringing on the best of the best to get to the bottom of what’s at stake for the plane...

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Justin Garrison @justingarrison.com · 21/08/2026

I have...a lot. I'm not using all of it and most of it was paid for by work or partners. A video would probably be better but I just got a new phone so I can't rn. The majority of the LLMs run on Sparks. I temporarily have 4 (2 will go to a coworker)

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Australia’s biggest battery project slashes footprint by 20 pct as it mulls multi-gigawatt hour extension #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Put my hand on a bison rubbing stone today. It’s been sitting here since it was dropped by a retreating glacier at the end of the last ice age. The sides are smoothed from generations of bison rubbing on it. Good to think about that now and then

Large red granite boulder in the foreground. Grass extending to a distant horizon. The sky is bright blue with puffy white clouds.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.

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Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

Good video, especially enjoyed the “stare into the fridge” part of explaining peak evening demand, but the accompanying article includes incredible numbers, such as a 51% decrease in natural gas usage in 2 years 🤯

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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. And also the monkeys and tigers and bees. You’re wiping them out. You’re doing great harm. But your weapon ain’t data. Your weapon is farm. I know I’m off message. I’m sorry to nag. But if you want more forests you’ll have to shrink ag.

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Brendon Slotterback @bslotterback.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

People with asthma got better when they replaced their gas stove with electric. “Our improvement was about twice as much as you typically see with medical treatment of asthma,” www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com · 21/07/2026

1/ Trump signed 50% tariffs on Canada today under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Worth walking through the legal mechanics, the USMCA leverage play behind it, and what it costs.

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 16/07/2026

I mean, she’s not wrong…

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 16/07/2026

I ordered this fudge and hammered it. Delicious stuff!

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 16/07/2026

Don’t ever let anyone tell you “Oh buying Canadian doesn’t make THAT much difference, in the scheme of things…”

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 15/07/2026

Engineers learn by taking things apart. Now companies are locking down your ability to take apart—and fix—your devices. We're explaining why and how you can fight back: eff.org/livestream-r2r

EFFecting Change: If You Own It, Why Can't You Fix It on Thursday, July 23 at 9 AM PT. Featuring EFF's Corynne McSherry and Hayley Tsukayama, as well as Adam Savage and iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 06/07/2026

In this historic power outage in Poughkeepsie, how our refrigerator and chest freezer are staying cool. EVs really are amazing.

EV6 vehicle to load screen. Showing 86% charge, 76 hours until it drains to 40% based on current load.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The world is making *some* progress on climate change. And I want to know where & how — so we can learn from these wins and reproduce them elsewhere ASAP. That’s why these data are so important. They show where we are making progress, and where we’re not. No guesswork. No greenwashing. Just data.

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Good morning with good news: Asia's up-front cost of solar & battery and BEV beats fossil tech, even before fuel costs are included. Asia's clean electricity share rose 3 points in 2025 to 37% from 34%! Solar/wind were 22% of Asia' power in May 2026. #energysky ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 17/06/2026

“When you see the humanity in your heroes, you begin to see your heroes in the mirror.” Great post from George Mack. essays.highagency.com/p/adults-dont…

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 06/06/2026

Absolutely outstanding. 😳

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026

Such a beautiful sight! 😍

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Jenny Splitter @jennysplitter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’d love to see local biodiversity efforts that teach you about what plants and trees to put in your yard paired with planetary biodiversity action like swapping your beef for beans.

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R. Alex Anderson @ralexanderson.com · 30/05/2026

I've had this question noodling for a couple of days: Who are the Mr. Rogers, Carl Sagans, Bob Rosses, Steve Irwins of this generation? People who inspire large audiences with their thoughtfulness, kindness, and empathy? I feel like John and Hank Green and Mark Rober are both contenders — who else?

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Lots of confusion about how China is able to cut seaborne oil imports so drastically. I think a significant blind spot in most analysis is China's stockpiles of refined products. These are reported in China's official energy data. 🧵

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I don’t know what to tell you, man. I’m a medieval historian, and, in my field, if you don’t check your sources (and your sources’ sources) you are just asking to be taken for a ride by some bored 19th C. aristocratic English antiquarian with a penchant for inventing history.

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Simon's Cat @simonscatofficial.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Protect the things that matter...

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 15/05/2026

“To put it bluntly: SMRs compete in an economy that no longer exists. […] SMRs can generate low-carbon electricity. But they cannot generate early cash flows.”

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Rebecca Dell @rebeccawdell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

While chatting with some friends, it occurred to me that other people could benefit from a summary understanding of what's going on in the oil and gas markets. Here are some little pictures to give you the big picture. 🧵

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Dave Teare @dteare.eurosky.social · 15/05/2026

Incredible how quickly this changed.

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This claim about fossil fuels sounds compelling—but it’s misleading. Let’s break it down 🧵 Yes, fossil fuels were ~77% of global energy in 1995 and ~76% today. But that stat hides what actually changed. Hydro hasn’t really moved since 1995 and wind/solar came from nowhere.

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@JigarShahDC: This claim about fossil fuels sounds compelling—but it’s misleading. Let’s break it down 🧵 Yes, fossil fuels were ~77% of global energy in 1995 and ~76% today. But that stat hides what a...

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/05/2026

In a moment defined by digital exhaustion, AI dread and news avoidance, we’ve constantly gotta remind ourselves: the only antidote to hopelessness is to do something — one thing, anything — about it. Maybe that’s signing up for a community garden plot, or having friends over for dinner parties.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I read a lot of books about climate, and it's wild how basically anything written before 2022 is completely dated because it starts from the assumption that clean energy costs more. It doesn't. We're in a whole new world.

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