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Frank Aaskov

@frankaaskov.dk
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Climate hawk. Spent five years on renewable heat policy, and now in 6th year on the decarbonisation of steel and industrial power policies. 🇩🇰🇬🇧🌳

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Paul Mainwood @paulmainwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
[ghost of Christmas future comes to viait Jensen Huang in 2006] “And you will be condemned by the Pope for unleashing a future devoid of humanity and …” “Hold on, when do we stop doing graphics cards?” “You don’t, this is about the graphics cards.”
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Think it shows both the confused position of the govt and the relative powers of new/old media that the PM won't speak to The Sun but still uses the CSAM & disinformation app owned by the guy who advocates for the overthrow of the government.
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Kat Brown @katbrownwrites.com · 12/03/2026
“She’s the exception, I am the rule.” Such articulate cutting through of the nonsense around puberty blockers and eg Keira Bell’s detransitioning from Stephanie Lynnette on GMB this morning. It is also a refreshing relief to see a trans person actually being allowed to speak for once!
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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A new report from Utrecht University and the Trimbos Institute shows a sharp decline in positive attitudes towards homosexuality among children in the Netherlands, aged 12 to 16. Only 36.5%, down from 59.1% in 2021, have positive attitudes towards it. Among girls, 51.3%. Among boys, a mere 22.3%.
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 19/09/2026
The tightrope challenge for carmakers, not just German ones, is that the market wants electric cars now. However, this does not align with the slow transition towards 2035+ that carmakers had planned, which would have involved ongoing high returns on past investments in combustion engine models.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
3 panel comic titled “Logging into Bluesky”

Panel 1: 
A Pink Guy bursts into Bluesky wearing a t-shirt that says “Fun”. His little face looks so happy.

Panel 2: 
Six Bluesky users turn to look at the Pink Guy. They all look dour and angry because they have been overdosing on the discourse. Having the current state of the world mainlined into their veins for 22 hours a day has left them real grumpy.

Panel 3:
Pink Guy slowly removes his t-shirt and quietly says “sorry”. He won’t soon forget that Bluesky is the home of Serious Discussion. If he wants “Fun” maybe he should log into the Barney the Dinosaur forums.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch
Chart with headline “The Us has little incentive to ease the global gas squeeze”.
The charts show European (Dutch TTF) prices rising from $10 per MMBtu to nearly $30 now, while US prices have remained mostly flat below $5
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 12/09/2026
This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics
Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 10/09/2026
What is this comment from the Labour MP? No, the issue here isn't that the attempted pogrom had the wrong targets!
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Josh Owen Morris @joshowenmorris.co.uk · 10/09/2026
Chester Zoo are offering guided tours looking at their predator animals. At least, that's what I hope it is...
a screenshot of a chester zoo ticket purchase screen, dark greens and tan colours.

Text says "discover the iconic predators of the animal kingdom, and their prey in our very unique guided tour."

Tickets on offer for adult predator tour, child predator tour...
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
By the end of next year, the projection for the average British household is a reduced income of about two and a half thousand pounds *just as a direct result of the Iran war*. It’s truly insane what this guy has done to the world.
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do you ever stop and think that Donald Trump has by now probably cost you personally thousands of dollars, regardless of where you live in the world? Like, your actual own money that you could have spent on stuff.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/3 Yesterday Reform UK & Tories tried to blame Jaguar Land Rover's troubles on UK climate policy. So did UNITE the Union As BBC explain real problems are: - Trump tariffs hitting USA sales, JLR biggest market - Chinese innovation hitting sales in China, 2nd biggest www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why the ‘Temu Range Rover’ is such a threat to Jaguar Land Rover
Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 06/09/2026
So in one week: 1) Reform get stung for dodgy finances, and the regulators play pass the parcel about enforcement 2) Farage announces plans to largely dismantle independent scrutiny of govt, and barely any press discussion of it 3) Masked thugs blockade a port, with narry a word from senior govt
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Relatedly: Your regular reminder that Waymo - unlike human drivers! - does not pay a fine in CA when it commits a moving violation!
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Andy Burnham Earnestness Enjoyer @jorisbinned.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
An absolutely insane way to report this
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The best time for broad based tax rises was autumn 2024. The next best time was autumn 2025. But here we are. The next best time is this budget. The point of political capital is to spend it when you need to. Take the hit now and give yourself a path to a strong political argument in 2028/29.
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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yesterday German media and politicians raged about how a new groundbreaking study from their elite university showed the EV policy of the EU to be a cheat & a lie to be overturned Today, the study was made publicly available, and it turns out to say pretty much the opposite ⬇️ (h/t @magulski.com)
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very cool - switching from gas to electric induction cuts kitchen temperatures by 10 degrees, cuts hob cleaning times from 24mins to 21 seconds, cuts energy use by 2/3rds (a 9k saving in one pub) and yes - wok hei is still possible www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How long is the gender critical moment going to remain respectable among certain liberals? Are people who’ve been fence sitting going to call this out?
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Kieran Lowe @kieranran.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is actually horrifying and in a sane country would be precisely the kind of NHS malpractice media story that many papers these days reserve for made up or exaggerated trans scare stories
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Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Tuna used to be plentiful in the north sea. But no, you're not misremembering, there are no traditional recipes on the east coast. We didn't used to eat it. We just killed it. Sad thread on why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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First bluefin tuna caught and landed in Yorkshire since 1960s
A crew from Whitby lands two of the migratory species weighing over 300kg each in as many days.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 19/08/2026
Electric vehicles are taking the world by storm…. Except in a few countries like the US, where they’re losing market share. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Electric vehicle market share Electric vehicle market share by country
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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am always resolutely Anti-Doomer in the big picture but man, the fact that humanity created a way to save countless children from dying and then millions just... stopped using it for no good reason at all feels like some sort of demented morality fable
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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Intellectually I know this, but seeing it on a graph makes me wince www.ft.com/content/ec59...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This is such a bad idea Rapid advancement of electric vehicles - tackles climate change, and in case anyone hasn’t noticed, Europe & UK are on fire - cuts consumer costs - lowers oil dependence, and in case anyone hasn’t noticed, there’s war in the Middle East www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets
Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Long term oil demand growth forecasts.
static.klipy.com
Chuckles I'm In Danger
ALT: Chuckles I'm In Danger
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 13/08/2026
"High temperatures have meant London Ambulance Service (LAS) was busier in June than it was during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic." www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 09/08/2026
Chris Hohn, billionaire hedge fund manager: ‘All these people who say we can't afford net zero - they're completely misunderstanding the gravity of the situation.' www.thetimes.com/article/de38...
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Rafferty @rafferty-bs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The British planning culture creates horrors you couldn't imagine
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 04/08/2026
JUST IN: Staff reportedly increasingly concerned that companies are hiring them for the value of their output, as opposed to their wellbeing and development.
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Oh hello there. Crude oil futures (i.e. Brent) are currently $0-$40 a barrel cheaper than in April (mostly cheaper but not more expensive) Petrol prices just about to hit the maximum (diesel doing weird things but just wait for that). Did the government do anything to explain? Nope.
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I think we need to actually restate how wild it is how much anti trans activism there is, and the extreme degree. We're getting two high court decisions on trans rights today alone that have huge consequences for trans people's lives (strip searching and puberty blockers). In one DAY
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Robin Hawkes @robhawkes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Blackout warnings in Hungary, triggered by an outage on a gas plant and the shutdown of a nuclear plant due to low water levels. Damn that intermittent power…
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This week's revival of soft climate denialism means we get to dust off the old climate crisis game theory calculation: If they're right and we pursue net zero unnecessarily we misallocate some capital. If we stop decarbonising and they're wrong we get global catastrophe and economic collapse.
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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The @iea.org has increased its 2026 forecast --- now forecasts 29% of all cars sold will be electric... ⚡️
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Paul Mainwood @paulmainwood.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Judging from their international diplomacy, it increasingly looks as though Trump's version of the US State Department isn't evil so much as ... deeply stupid? Anyway, here's a slide they showed a couple of days ago at a global conference.
Map of Africa from the US state department, with the countries  mislabelled. What appears to be Ethiopia is labelled as Mozambique for example.
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
People talking about 1976: "we weren't dramatic like these days, we just got on with it" Also, 1976: "we have appointed a Minister for Drought and are forcing him to dance for rain"
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
STOP calling it: • "Save the planet" START calling it: • "Save our homes" • "Save our food" • "Save our children" Because that's what it is. #ClimateCrisis
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
😬😬😬
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 27/07/2026
🔥🔥🔥Newspaper frontpages🔥🔥🔥
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
There are a few things going on here. Get ready for another exciting episode of 'things that grind Tom's gears', where I point out all the nonsense in energy media headlines / articles... Continues below.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Anyway don’t worry you’ll be protected from AI generated slop as Amazon limits the number of titles authors can create to 10 BOOKS PER FORMAT PER WEEK
Amazon tells the FT that it "continues to enhance our protections against non-compliant content", pointing to rules such as limiting the number of titles authors can create to 10 books per format each week. It takes "proactive and reactive measures to prevent, detect and remove content that violates... guidelines, whether AI-generated or not"
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Dr. Steven Buckley @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If you ask news orgs 'why dont you post on Truth Social?' they'll say "Well it's just full of right-wingers and props up Trump's delusions" For a long time the same can be said about X (replace Trump with Musk) but they've fooled themselves into thinking it's still a valid part of the public sphere
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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