Reposted by Iain SoutarAnna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · 6hNew Made In Chelsea cast member just announced 0312
Reposted by Iain SoutarTyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Polling shows that high temperatures have made more than 50% of British people more fearful about the future. So how can experiences of extreme weather influence climate engagement and behaviour change? 🗒️ Read this by Bella Zanin & Tyndall Centre's @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social: 🔗 buff.ly/GF6IXW5buff.lyDid the hot summer make more people worry about climate change? Here’s what the latest indications showAround 65% of the British public are now concerned about climate change. 054
Reposted by Iain SoutarChris Millard @chrismillard83.bsky.social · 10/10/2026what is insane about university policy these days is how institutions make sweeping changes to all parts of their practice on the assumption or suspicion of what government policy might look like in the future - and the government is still not being clear or proactive or specific 2229
Reposted by Iain SoutarJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 09/10/2026US continues its descent into barbarism. No idea what sort of legal challenges await to try to stop this. Perhaps that's the objective, froth up the outrage and attempt to own the libs. 2185
Reposted by Iain SoutarAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New blog: there are rumours swirling that the Warm Homes Plan and particularly the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (the heat pump subsidy) will be cut in the Budget. Scrapping it would be a disastrous decision, leaving UK climate and energy policy in disarray www.nesta.org.uk/blog/four-re...nesta.org.ukFour reasons why scrapping the Boiler Upgrade Scheme would leave the UK’s energy policy in disarrayFour reasons why scrapping the Boiler Upgrade Scheme would leave the UK’s energy policy in disarray 1211149
Reposted by Iain SoutarMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 573215734205
Reposted by Iain SoutarJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 771395442
Reposted by Iain SoutarCentre for Sustainable Energy @cse.org.uk · 05/10/2026How could you understand your local area's carbon footprint? Impact is a digital visualisation tool that helps you calculate your community’s carbon emissions. It works for parishes, wards and local authority areas. Explore the tool here 👉 impact-tool.org.uk 022
Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Since the announcement of redundancies at the start of summer, we lost 10 staff from 20 from our Centre for Geography and Environmental Science. Let's hope things improve at Exeter... 063
Reposted by Iain SoutarJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 01/10/2026Join us for a city/regional screening of the People's Emergency Broadcast followed by an audience discussion facilitated by Exeter Community Assembly: 6:30pm-8:30pm University of Exeter Alumni Forum. Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-em...eventbrite.co.ukPeople's Emergency Briefing - ExeterCommunity screening followed by a facilitated open discussion, hosted by the University of Exeter. 0136
Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Great to hear @coxypm.bsky.social with @worthingtonbry.bsky.social on @cleaninguppod.bsky.social on climate feedbacks, tipping points and geoengineering.cleaningup.liveIs The Earth Warming Faster Than We Thought? | Ep276: Peter CoxThis week on Cleaning Up, Bryony Worthington is joined by Peter Cox, Professor of Climate System Dynamics at the University of Exeter and Director of the Global Sys… 063
Reposted by Iain SoutarLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Clean energy is the cheapest way to add electricity to the grid. So is a clean grid realistic? I say yes. The real question is how fast we tear out our old one. That’s up to us. New op-ed for @livescience.com! Check it out here: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...livescience.comTrump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will follow those savings no matter who is in the White House. And in the meantime, there... 212229
Reposted by Iain SoutarDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Rapist recognizes rapistsindependent.co.ukTrump says ‘I feel badly’ for accused Cornell gang rapists after Hochul announcementTrump was prosecuted by New York AG Letitia James, who is taking over the Ivy League rape investigation, for business fraud after losing the 2020 election 1230377
Reposted by Iain SoutarJohn Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This Dieter Helm essay doesn't engage with what's driving high UK energy prices in a serious way. Read @acjsissons.bsky.social instead. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... 7247
Reposted by Iain SoutarAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The link between electricity and gas prices has already begun to break - and the government can take some credit for that... www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-ene... 32913
Reposted by Iain SoutarMarcus Shepheard @mashley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Miatta Fahnbulleh announced that the Government plans to devolve the Warm Homes Plan funding earlier this week. We broadly think this is a good idea (although we look forwards to more detail). The only sticking point is BUS, as @acjsissons.bsky.social points out. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/devolvi...nesta.org.ukDevolving the Warm Homes Plan to local government makes sense - but the Boiler Upgrade Scheme should stayThree implications of devolving the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. 032
Reposted by Iain SoutarEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OK now I'm back at work I want to talk about GB Grid. I think the govt did the best it could at communicating this announcement but it's quite technical and you need to understand the energy system to fully get it, so it's almost impossible to sum up in a soundbite. Let me explain as far as I can: 84819
Reposted by Iain SoutarJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 1002199778
Reposted by Iain SoutarBeau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To be fair, you honestly can’t say that Enid Blyton isn’t prepared to move with the times. 24669119
Reposted by Iain SoutarRyan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives. 263952743
Reposted by Iain SoutarDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145871293
Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The agent, which is an autonomous computer program [DESIGNED BY PEOPLE], accessed the statistics portal"bbc.co.ukAustralia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portalExperts believe it's the world's first known AI breach of a government system. 191
Reposted by Iain SoutarAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Good to see @theifs.bsky.social call for more focus on time-of-use pricing for electricity today - this is one of the big opportunities for bringing down electricity bills. Also an interesting idea to move many fixed costs of electricity off unit rates, onto standing charges or taxation...ifs.org.ukElectricity prices | Institute for Fiscal StudiesWe explore why UK electricity prices are so high and what reforms can be made to improve the efficiency of the market for and taxation of electricity. 3132
Reposted by Iain SoutarMariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 We’re hiring a Policy Fellow in Green Industrial Strategy & Green Finance at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social ! 123
Reposted by Iain SoutarJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Enormous drop in oil demand this year due to Trump's war in Iran. As predicted, he has accidentally accelerated the green transition (with, of course, a very heavy and deadly cost in how it's happened) www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-glo...carbonbrief.orgAnalysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis - Carbon BriefGlobal fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis. 516655
Reposted by Iain SoutarCentre for Sustainable Energy @cse.org.uk · 17/09/2026We welcome the launch of Great British Energy's Community Fund and Partnership Grants today 🎉 We're pleased to see an emphasis on partnership building, community ownership, engagement and long-term local benefit - principles we've long advocated for via our #CommunityEnergy work.gov.uk‘People’s Power’ projects to give more control over local energyCommunities across the country will be able to build and control their own clean energy supply. 033
Reposted by Iain SoutarAthena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The only way they would shut down AI is if it became self-aware but started to say things like 'net zero now' and 'stop destroying orangutan habitat'. Do you know how quickly they pull the plug if AI came out as woke 😂 911530
Reposted by Iain SoutarJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Firm renewables are here - Some 75% of the planet can get firm solar + battery + backup supply for under $100/MWh" ember-energy.org/app/uploads/... 02711
Reposted by Iain SoutarDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My understanding is that the evidence shows LLM-based assessment gives better 'marks' to LLM-written things (essays, grants etc). So by choosing to use LLM-based assessment, UKRI will likely penalise every academic who actually writes their own grants unassisted. Grim. 412744
Reposted by Iain SoutarElinor Taylor @elinormtaylor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Apart from everything else, this is such a massive ‘fuck you’ to incoming students from management. ‘Hello, we’ve decided to spend the next year fighting our entire staff over basic employment issues. Enjoy your course!’ 033
Reposted by Iain SoutarSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues 217177
Reposted by Iain SoutarPeter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The real test is whether the AI makes a reference to a film from 1998 and is surprised nobody gets it.thetimes.comA lecturer replaced himself with AI. No one noticed — could you?When Dr Luke Rowe from Australian Catholic University revealed his ruse, his students said they preferred the fake version 3263
Reposted by Iain SoutarSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New post out: The battle over the Strait of Hormuz combined with the Houthis capturing the coast of Yemen, is putting severe strain on the global economy. We have an alarming guest post from a leading maritime expert on how bad things could get. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/houthis-ho...samf.substack.comHouthis, Hormuz and the “chokepoint” threat to the global economyToday and Thursday we have two posts addressing big risks facing the global economy. 68826
Reposted by Iain SoutarEmber @ember-energy.org · 15/09/2026Reducing household dependence on fossil fuels is the best way to protect British families from international energy price shocks Join our webinar as we outline the local benefits of electrotech and how Britain can accelerate uptake over the next decade⚡ us02web.zoom.us/webi... 0288
Reposted by Iain SoutarCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the things that Brighton university management has decided it simply… no longer recognises? it also no longer recognises UCU or Unison? again: how is this legal!!!! 416271
Reposted by Iain SoutarAdrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just recorded the final episode of this series on electrifying my house. It should be out in 2 weeks and it will have a wrap-up of all the costs akd whether I did, in fact, manage to electrify my house for free. 45120
Reposted by Iain SoutarDaniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes: 13598709
Reposted by Iain SoutarStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Bravo Bristol. The ban covers advertising of petrol, diesel and hybrid-electric vehicles and SUV’s, flights, airports, cruise holidays and travel agents, firms and lobbying related to the fossil fuel industry, and marketing that encourages excessive consumption of fashion products or trends.bristol247.comCouncil bans advertising of fast fashion, flights and carsAdverts for high carbon products will no longer appear on council-owned ad spaces 523382
Reposted by Iain SoutarAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch 49129
Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Excellent explainer!theguardian.comMapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocksThousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising 183
Reposted by Iain SoutarJohn Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It is a show of force. Or perhaps a test ... 0114
Reposted by Iain SoutarMelissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I grieved for the Internet, I grieved for Social Media, now I grieve for universities, and their communities. This is all part of a mass-dismantling of social connection (and university leaders have been blithe to their part). What does that leave? We all become selfish? Not why I work at a uni… 212534
Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I have just dug up a haunted doll's head, so I guess we're going to be tormented by an evil force for the next few weeks. 180