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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 11h

Sorry, but the only correct response from the EU on this one was to tell the US to fuck off (more diplomatic language may have been acceptable) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This thread contains solid gold parenting advice. If you have small kids starting school do this.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is a great thread, and an important reminder of the useful vs total energy discussion. But while electricity is generally much less wasteful than fossil energy, but this doesn't mean there's no waste - data centres, I'm looking at you.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'd assumed there'd be a battery in the mix here somewhere, but it's just charging slower when the grid is busy. So simple. I bet in the future there are batteries in the mix ;-)

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s scary to think that if anything happens to Natalie Harp, JD Vance could become the most powerful person in the world.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I was today years old when I learned that Bellingcat run training courses. If you want to enhance your OSInt skills I imagine this is the place to start, everything from investigating the finances of organised crime to analysing satellite imagery and geolocating photos www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

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Workshops Archive - bellingcat

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oh, it's the other University of Newcastle... still, looks like a valuable bit of research.

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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The EU wants to spend €30bn on AI gigafactories. In a heatwave, drought & energy crisis. Its data centre sustainability rating? Even an “A” doesn’t rule out burning fossil gas & buying renewable certificates. If that counts as “sustainable”, call us the Easter Bunny. www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Not mentioned enough in the Net Zero debate, the UK is already over half way there! (54%)

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If you follow me for the very occasional gaming content, rejoice. @evilgaz.bsky.social has published another of his excellent scenarios, this time for Regency period Call of Cthulhu. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!

Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Oh dear. In the future this conflict will be a case study on why deescalation is hard. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/war-crimes...

phillipspobrien.substack.com

War Crimes Seem To Be Official US Policy Now

We Will Rue The Day

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A large (and increasing) share of the transition is driven by products not projects. Which makes working out which projects to do, and when, a harder question than it used to be.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This is actually from the Telegraph, not Yahoo. Guess which paper published the example story linked from this line... "A temporary slowdown in the rate of global EV growth morphed into media headlines of a sales “collapse” uk.news.yahoo.com/electric-car...

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The electric car takeover is now unstoppable

The world market for electric vehicles is moving into the parabolic phase of the technology S-curve, the critical stage where disruption moves with lightning speed and the mathematical compound effect...

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This. Absolutely this. Contrast the hype around things like AI with the negativity around clean tech. It's extraordinary.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Complete mystery to me why successive UK govts thought another nuke at Sizewell, after debacle at Hinkley, made any sense UK National Auditor says £131-£155/MWh from Sizewell C, more than the £129/MWh at Hinkley. For the latter the risk from cost overruns sits with EDF www.ft.com/content/c3bf...

ft.com

Power from Sizewell C will be more expensive than Hinkley Point, says UK watchdog

National Audit Office report says consumers will pay higher amount for energy from Suffolk project compared to its Somerset counterpart

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The appearance of a sign announcing building work about six meters from my door seems to mean a new public charger is about to be installed. Currently the nearest one is about 150 meters away, so this is a massive improvement. ;-)

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Energy geeks will be familiar with the graph on the left, the one on the right is its less well known counterpart. Via doi.org/10.1016/j.er... and @aukehoekstra.bsky.social

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Disinformation campaigns are alive and well, paid for by fossil fuel interests.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy founding of the illuminati day to those who celebrate... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_We...

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Adam Weishaupt - Wikipedia

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Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Airlines should have been doing this anyway for climate reasons. “Airlines have levers they can pull, such as consolidating several low-demand flights into fewer, fuller flights, said Mike Arnot, a spokesman for Cirium, an aviation analytics firm.”

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Jet Fuel Shortages Could Make Travel a ‘Total Mess’ This Summer

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Conceptually, it's not hard, is it?

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Excellent thread here summarising where we are now.

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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

UK Enery Minister Ed Miliband: “The lesson for our country is clear; the era of fossil fuel security is over, and the era of clean energy security must come of age.” “You can’t solve a fossil fuel crisis by doubling down on fossil fuels.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock

As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

ACEA have a track record of delaying innovation to allow their members to maximise profits. They don't want affordable electric cars, they want a new high margin segment. But as this shows, we all end up paying, whether or not we buy an electric car. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/lea...

transportenvironment.org

Leaked: Car industry’s latest demands could cost EU extra €74bn in…

ACEA document told Environment Ministers to slash car CO2 targets, depriving motorists of more affordable EV models.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I've been doing this since 2004 and I'm in a similar space. We could and should have gone quicker, but we have gone further and faster than most people (and many 'experts') expected.

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Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @bert-hubert.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

Morgenochtend om 06:20 op BNR om te praten over mijn rapport geschreven voor RVO/Energy Innovation NL. Gaat over digitale afhankelijkheden van de energie intensieve industrie. Ik hoop dat er iemand luistert! Er komt ook een blogpost.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The future is not evenly distributed. This bit's in Norway.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This kind of thing always makes me think of Gibson's 'the street finds it's own uses for things' quote. It's the unplanned uses of technology that indicate it's gone mainstream.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

China's electrification bet is paying off. Electricity now accounts for 30% of its energy consumption - around 50% higher than the US or Europe. With 1/3 of global renewable energy capacity already installed, China is structurally more insulated from rising oil prices than most Western economies.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Just guessing that these were the same tankers who had to pay to transit the strait. So now the US is agreeing to Iran extorting ships... (so much winning) www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

timesofisrael.com

‘Present’ that Trump said Iran gave US was safe passage of several fuel tankers through Hormuz — officials tell ToI

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Think it's fair to say even a lot of smokers don't want to be smokers.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Air travel in the west and much of Asia has been phenomenally safe for years. But lately it seems like something in the US is slipping - from what I know about airports this situation should never have happened www.jalopnik.com/2129924/lagu...

jalopnik.com

'I Messed Up' LaGuardia Air Traffic Controller Was Juggling Sky And Ground Traffic By Himself Right Before Deadly Crash With Firetruck - Jalopnik

I cannot imagine trying to deal with all of this, I'll tell you what.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Underreported, but Iran and Israel seem to be lobbing missiles near, and probably at each other's nuclear plants. I think it's time to accept that there's no reason to assume warring powers will avoid attacking these.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This is absolute garbage from the UK. My wife is Dutch and can enter the UK as an EU citizen. My son is a dual national, Dutch and British, but only holds a Dutch passport, and therefore right now, he can't. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

theguardian.com

British schoolgirl stranded in Denmark after return flight blocked over UK border rules

Exclusive: Hanne, 16, from Sussex, was denied board on flight to London after weekend in Copenhagen

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Yay Bison! I live near a herd in Haarlem, they're great. Even if they keep hiding every time I go to see them. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

Hopes for breeding Kent bison herd in new UK location

The animals, from the Blean Bison Project near Canterbury, have been relocated to Cumbria.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It's true. I've been back a few times in the last year and the electric buses make a huge difference.

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Of course the western version will be voluntary...

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🦺 "Autonomous and safe": timely report by @rolfschuttenhelm.bsky.social for @topsectorenergie.bsky.social. 32 recommendations on how to make the Dutch and European energy system more robust, based on interviews with 22 energy experts, including yours truly. topsectorenergie.nl/nl/nieuws/au...

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Autonoom en veilig

Nederland moet zijn energievoorziening versneld autonomer en weerbaarder maken. Dat stellen 22 experts op het gebied van energie en veiligheid in het rapport ‘Autonoom en veilig: hoe Nederland zijn en...

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Martin J Lloyd @martinjlloyd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

So is Pep going to substitute Donnarumma now? #RMAMCI

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