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Keith Allott

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Working at European Climate Foundation, mostly on energy issues

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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The clean energy future is electric. We have the technologies we need – from renewables and grids to heat pumps, batteries and electric transport. Accelerating clean electrification is good for the climate, good for energy security, and good for people. Let’s get on with it. #ElectrifyNow
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This is the first time the term which I recently used in my Substack was picked up by the media. More here: open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
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Is electrification happening fast enough?
Electrification is advancing rapidly by historical standards but remains far too slow for net zero objectives.
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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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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Europe can't build security or competitiveness on imported fossil fuels. Ahead of the European Council on 18-19 June next week, we're calling on 🇪🇺 leaders to make this our last fossil fuel crisis by investing in renewables, electrification, & modernised grids. beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/06/11/e...
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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · 18/05/2026
Electrification, the most powerful tool to protect the Europeans. Green and smart electricity.
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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Amid the noise, there is a clear signal from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook: the energy transition is underway. Clean energy is surging – solar up 344% and wind nearly doubling by 2035 – and fossil fuel demand will peak around 2030 if governments stick to their pledges, if we hold our nerve. (1/7)
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
As COP30 begins in Belém, we mark ten years since the Paris Agreement. It has reshaped the global economy – doubling clean-energy investment, pushing renewables past coal, and bending the projected warming curve. (1/10)
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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Welcome to Act II of the energy transition. In Act I we spent 20 years transforming the electricity sector. Developing the technologies, implementing the policies and building the European champions that have delivered a power sector that is 73% clean and growing. Sept 2025 mix here.
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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Join us on Dec. 9th in Brussels as we delve into #WattsNextEU We have some brilliant speakers. Kingsmill Bond of Ember, my Hydrogen Ladder collaborator Michael Liebreich, European Climate Foundation CEO Laurence Tubiana, MEP Sean Kelly and more. www.linkedin.com/events/watt-...
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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
[1/2] 📢 GLAMOS @scnat.ch press release out today: Swiss glaciers lost another 3% of their volume in 2025, the 4th-largest decline ever measured. In just 10 years, they’ve lost a quarter of their ice mass. Over 1k small glaciers have already vanished. 🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Worrying to see some of Europe’s biggest CEOs calling for the full abolishment of corporate due diligence rules. Six months ago, the same voices were calling for “simplification.” Now they want to scrap the framework entirely. What changed? (1/7)
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 07/10/2025
FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act Feat. OG authors of the Act & more www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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Louise Sunderland @louisesunderland.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
NEW RESEARCH: The future energy bill is an electricity bill. We must Make Electricity Cheaper for households, businesses and industry. How? …This feels like the defining question of the moment. I’m happy to share @regassistproj.bsky.social 8 priority actions. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
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Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions
RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.
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Kate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
"The decarbonization agenda is not simply about reordering markets or industrial policies, but in fact represents the crucible for a new geopolitical order." @nilsgilman.bsky.social in FP foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
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The Coming Ecological Cold War
Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.
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Justin Guay @guayjg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
'When you are deploying twice as much CapEx per year as O&G, and you spend 1/20th of the budget on influence you brought this on yourself...it is a wake-up call if I’ve ever seen one' 🔥🔥🔥 from @jigarshahdc.bsky.social www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trump-has-de...
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Trump has declared war on wind and solar power. It’s time for the industries to fight back.
Wind and solar are the cheapest power sources being added to the grid. But now under attack during Trump 2.0, the industries must build political power to preserve their future.
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
EU and China are both key to the global green-tech race. Instead of defensive policies, Europe should partner with China on standards, investment, and innovation—balancing economic interests for a faster, fairer climate transition. A must-read! www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...
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Can Europe and China Forge a Climate Connection?
Emmanuel Guerin & Bernice Lee tout a shared competitiveness agenda as a way for both sides to reap the full benefits of green growth.
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Europe may have avoided a trade war – but at what cost? The US keeps the tariffs on key European exports, while Europe commits to deeper trade and investment ties with a country whose economic policy is increasingly made between rounds of golf. (1/7)
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 13/07/2025
Coal produced just 6% of EU electricity in June 📉 Germany and Poland – the EU’s biggest coal users – also saw record lows in June amid solar and wind’s strong performance 🇩🇪🇵🇱 ember-energy.org/lat...
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
In a world rocked by war and uncertainty, the EU’s new 2040 climate target is a beacon of stability. 🎯 90% GHG reduction by 2040. This is Europe saying: we keep our promises. (1/9)
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
A REMARKABLE JOURNEY: Not long ago, the UK’s power sector was the country’s largest source of carbon emissions. Today, it has become the smallest emitter among all sectors.
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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The official news is out: www.youtube.com/shorts/cnoNF... electrification-alliance.eu/articles-new... #EnergySky
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Adrian Hiel appointed as director of the Electrification Alliance
YouTube video by Electrification Alliance
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/06/2025
People inside (and outside) the energy world waste way too much time debating the merits of individual energy sources & technologies. The most important thing right now, which all our resources should be aligning behind, is ELECTRIFICATION.
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The electrification imperative
How a switch from burning fossil fuels to using electricity can unlock the full value of the energy transition
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Laurence Tubiana @laurencetubiana.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Leadership means consistency. An ambitious EU NDC is vital for climate action and would send not only a signal of hope, but one of consistency. People and the economic sector need clarity in a polarised and unpredictable world. (1/4)
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I’m in @theipaper.com today making the case for reforming levies on electricity bills to drive electrification.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2025
CCC says its "critical" number one recommendation is to make electricity cheaper, cos electrification is key to CO2 cuts needed in transport, heat & industry CCC chief exec Emma Pinchbeck says "good" govt will cut industrial power prices – but must do same for households 6/9
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Rebecca Dell @rebeccawdell.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In order to keep global warming below 1.5C or 2C, we need to move industrial activity to clean energy. This will MORE THAN DOUBLE our global need for electricity. We are going to need a LOT more wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean electricity than most people are expecting. ⚡🧵
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Clean energy standards have boosted renewables and EVs—can they do the same for heating? We think so. Our new paper shows how Clean Heat Standards can drive more clean heat across Europe & explains how to make them work. www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18...
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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Electrification means European energy for European homes and industry. It means energy security. It means we invest in ourselves rather than those who would do us harm. It means fewer emissions, more jobs and more control of our destiny. It is the make or break challenge of the next decade.
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Aymeric Kouam @aymerickouam.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
#Electrification is on the rise in #China, which is making the most of its domestic energy. In the #EU, however, electrification is stagnating. www.ft.com/content/f867...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Did you know that electricity is often taxed more than fossil fuels in the EU? It’s a policy choice that makes electrification less competitive. Our @regassistproj.bsky.social report explores how taxes and levies shape this imbalance and what can be done. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
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Juliet Phillips @julietphillips.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Today, @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social launches our report w @e3g.bsky.social, @ember-energy.org & @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social lifting the lid on how 32 electricity transmission system operators are helping - or hindering - the European energy transition 👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/05/13/h...
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How Europe’s grid operators are preparing for the energy transition: A snapshot of electricity transmission system operator practices and plans
This report examines how 32 electricity Transmission System Operators (TSOs) across 28 European countries are preparing, or failing to prepare, for a renewables-based electricity system.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Genuinely shocked how far and fast the Conservative Party has fallen on climate change. They’re now at the accusing climate scientists of ‘bias’ and considering quitting the Paris Agreement stage of things. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Linda Kalcher @lindakalcher.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The EU finally published the long overdue plan to phase out Russian #gas. Every barrel of oil and shipment of LNG from Russia continue to finance a war and pose an immense security risk to Europe. energy.ec.europa.eu/publications...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 02/05/2025
Lord knows there's already been way to much ink spilt over *that* report from the Tony Blair Institute, but I thought it might be useful to share this chart from the IPCC, showing the emissions-cutting potential of different energy technologies www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/5
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Linda Kalcher @lindakalcher.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The EU is caught between a rock (Russia) and a hard place (US) on its #gas imports. In our updated EU Gas Insight, we argue that EU: ✅is on track to phase out gas, ❌does not need new long-term #LNG contracts. Check it out here⬇️ by @aymerickouam.bsky.social strategicperspectives.eu/eu-gas-insig...
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EU Gas Insight | Strategic Perspectives
EU Gas Insight, Strategic Perspectives’ new interactive tool, quantifies the comparison of energy supply and demand.
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Tessa Khan @tessakhan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Lots of claims flying around this week (eg Nigel Farage who thinks we can be "self-sufficient" in gas) that the UK can drill its way to energy security. Here's why that's a fantasy, as I explained to Reform's Richard Tice on LBC earlier:
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Lisa Fischer @factfisching.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The #IEA-#UK Future of Energy Security summit kicks off today. We are fast heading to a mainstream #renewables, margin #fossils system. > 60 countries attending, showing the big appetite to talk about the energy transition & #energysecurity. Business and civil society have been very clear:
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Climate laggard Poland? Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity. Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter. Source: @ember-energy.org
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 09/04/2025
In economics, as in geopolitics, Trump fundamentally misunderstands the limits of American power. It is at the centre of everything he does. The markets, the only real impediment to him now, may be about to teach him how wrong he is. New writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Again and again, Trump misunderstands the limits of American power.
And as a result is taking us to a global financial precipice.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 04/04/2025
2) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
New @globalenergymon.bsky.social shows the 🇪🇺 retired 4x as much coal in 2024 as in 2023. Not only that—since 2018, #coal plants w/project-level retirement dates have increased x6. The EU is progressing & aligning with Paris goals, but faster phaseouts are key. globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
🚨 NEW RESEARCH: Gas boilers now produce ~72% of NOx emissions in central London. Switching from gas to hydrogen for heating could cost £600M in extra environmental damage vs. heat pumps. Time to rethink urban air pollution priorities. 📄 Read more: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Georg Zachmann @gzachmann.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
In a new @forumenergii.bsky.social report @maciekjakubik.bsky.social, @zaniewicz.bsky.social, @keliauskaite.bsky.social , Szymon Kardas and I argue that Europe needs a profound rethink of its energy security strategy: www.forum-energii.eu/en/download/... Some highlights in the thread 1/14
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Today, 🇫🇮's coal-power era all but ends—4 years ahead of schedule—with the closure of Helsinki’s Salmisaari coal plant. Wind power has surged since 2020 and now provides 1/4 of Finland’s electricity, pushing coal and fossil gas’ combined share down to just 1.6%. beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/04/01/h...
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
New from us: EU CO2 emissions fell by 2.9% in 2024, even as power sector emissions posted an eye-popping 16% drop. This highlights that the EU has been so successful in cutting power sector emissions that the sector can't make up for lack of progress in other sectors anymore.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 18/03/2025
This Tesla vs. BYD chart isn’t just two stocks moving up and down. It’s an entire superpower pulling away from another, explains @liamdenning.bsky.social 🎥
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
the “free speech” heroes have denied US entry to a French scientist who privately criticised the Trump administration, this is Orwellian stuff www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If this works as advertised the petrol and diesel car is basically done. www.businessgreen.com/news/4411049...
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New BYD charging tech promises to match refuelling speeds for petrol and diesel cars
Latest breakthrough aims to 'completely eliminate' charging anxiety by adding more than a mile of range a second, Chinese EV-maker claims
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚨 Over 50% of 🇪🇺 steel still runs on #coal & 15 blast furnaces have no phase-out plan. It’s time to: 🔥 Stop investing in coal-based tech ⚙️ Upgrade steel plants for green & recycled steel 👷 Support workers in the transition 📖 Our & 28 CSOs new report: beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/03/19/t...
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The State of European Steel Transition
The European steel industry stands at a pivotal crossroads. As one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, responsible for 5% of the European Union's (EU) total emissions and over a quarter of indust...
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