iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My hot take on AI and climate change is that I would not like to be killed by either of them

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was asked by a colleague from my oil & gas days (who has remained in the industry) why UK producing its own gas is less acceptable to the Greens (& others) than importing it from America and West Africa.' The full question & my reply is now online at: climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...

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There Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate Uncensored

I was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 07/09/2026

2026 really was a fundamentally different summer to 1976 in terms of temperature across the UK and Europe Data: ERA5

Comparing 1976 and 2026 summers in NW Europe

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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A direct line can be drawn from the fossil fuel corporation CEOs in their smart suits and swanky offices, to the brutal deaths of the terrified people you can see in these films Himalayan glaciers are collapsing, and meltwater lakes breaching, due to global heating www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

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Hundreds missing, including 291 foreign tourists, after deadly flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

In Tibet, CCTV captured a wall of mud and water hitting a border crossing. The missing in Nepal include more than 100 from India and 12 from the UK.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pleased to have two pieces in this exhibition at @fronteer.bsky.social

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Fronteer @fronteer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

On Saturday we are opening our doors to 'Small Works', a lively and eclectic mix of small scale beauties from artists across the UK, working across a variety of artistic styles and disciplines. Here are all the artists involved 👀

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stockfttp.bsky.social @stockfttp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Felt v much the same. Emergency alerts are that; this looks too close to PR by a gov under pressure thats been largely AWOL through 5 heatwaves & many wildfires. Alerts as temps are widely due to fall 10-15 degrees & many will see some (if wholly insufficient) rain rather ironic

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UK weather: Significant drop in temperatures this weekend as heatwave ends

Temperatures will tumble this weekend with the weather feeling noticeably cooler as the fifth widespread heatwave of the year comes to an end.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 14/08/2026

The alert system is for when immediate action is needed in response to a very specific threat. It’s not a watch, it’s a warning. It is for when the wildfire is two miles from your house and not controlled and you need to RUN. It is not for the message the govt should have been running all summer.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Long form interview on @novaramedia.com - covering a wide range of climate issues: from the science to the politics, the climate leadership prospects of the new PM and the dangerous soft-pedalling by many climate academics/experts & much of the mainstream media. m.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFo...

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Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face COLLAPSE | Aaron Bastani Meets Kevin Anderson

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It’s recently changed ownership, hasn’t it? Maybe this is a consequence?

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petercracknell.bsky.social @petercracknell.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you're a #British citizen, or a #UK resident, consider signing & sharing this UK Parliament petition, created by Chris Packham, which calls for the UK Government to hold a UK-wide briefing on climate & nature risks. #climate & #nature petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 05/07/2026

Our heatwaves will get hotter and hotter and hotter until we get to global net zero greenhouse gas emissions and so stabilise the climate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peak temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026

Night temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Yeah, if I remember correctly it was Pembroke gas station and another in the West Country that were ticking over, probably to maintain the 50Hz frequency rather than needing to make up a deficiency of power.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

David Pocock pauses, overcome with emotion, while detailing UN’s horrific findings against Israel “IDF has now killed 20,000 Palestinian children” “…deliberately shot at children’s limbs…as a twisted game of target practice”😔 Barbaric & sickening. This is our ally?

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The other point is that it is a percentage of the whole, so if others countries do decarbonise and we don’t, then our percentage rises as a result (because we’re taking the same slice from a smaller pie, as it were)

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

There are 197 countries in the world and (conveniently) 3 more disputed ones. So if we are divvying it up by country then our emissions should be 0.5%, and at 1% we’re emitting twice what we “should”.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Yeah, of course. That was my main point; that the absence of a grid connection makes the investment less profitable since you can’t export when supply exceeds demand. But I must admit I did take Andrew Jones on his word 😩

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🤔 But isn’t it true that you can only sell through the national grid? If you directly connect your solar panels to someone else’s car and charge him money, then you’re effectively creating your own mini-grid with a supplier and a consumer. I don’t think that’s allowed?

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Some thoughts: Many of the mooted big solar farm projects are located in places close to existing grid connections from old coal fired power plants. www.lincsonline.co.uk/lincoln/on-g...

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On grid! The reason why Lincolnshire is attracting so many solar projects

Lincolnshire is becoming a hotspot for solar farms.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Also this bsky.app/profile/phil...

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

With the infrastructure spend already stretched, connecting hundreds of car parks may simply be too much?

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Currently we are (sensibly) engaged in a huge project www.businessenergydeals.co.uk/blog/great-g... to update the grid which will save billions in curtailment payments to wind farms and allow us to use more of the electricity we actually generate.

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The Great Grid Upgrade | Pylons, Costs and Impact

We explain the Great Grid Upgrade, including why it is necessary for net zero, where it is happening, and how much it will cost.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

As @arj2024.bsky.social notes here bsky.app/profile/arj2... without a grid connection, you can’t sell your electricity, and even if the market was changed, you would then have an asset (the panels) that would only generate an income/electricity when EV demand was there.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

That means huge network costs put on bills along with time delays and associated disruption of roads being dug up.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Solar carparks would suffer some the same problems as warehouse roofs, in that you need a huge number of relatively small network upgrades to deliver power for general usage . You eqtgroup.com/thinq/infras...

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Why It’s So Difficult to Put Solar Panels on Warehouse | EQT

Geographical limitations, warehouse roof structures and grid connectivity issues persistently dampen commercial solar adoption.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

That reduces the connection cost which is paid for by “green levies” or general taxation and isn’t included in the wholesale cost of solar electricity.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Some thoughts: Many of the mooted big solar farm projects are located in places close to existing grid connections from old coal fired power plants. www.lincsonline.co.uk/lincoln/on-g...

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On grid! The reason why Lincolnshire is attracting so many solar projects

Lincolnshire is becoming a hotspot for solar farms.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Details here bsky.app/profile/edpo...

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

So, as the headline says, 3 out of 16 projects are pumped storage, which gives 30 hrs or so storage. 11 out of the sixteen are Lithium ion batteries, giving up to 16 hours. There’s another battery technology (vanadium, I think) and something else…

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Big Tech is saying out loud "You can have a habitable planet or machine generated slop, but you can't have both."

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It may have implications for the climate models, if this effect isn’t already included. But GCMs struggle with clouds anyway because of their resolution.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Cloud cover is both a positive and negative feedback, since it increases planetary albedo (negative) and also absorbs OLR (positive). My understanding is that which one is bigger depends on the type and altitude of the cloud.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Is this current trajectory of having solar panels installed on all 🇬🇧schools in about 100 years time an example of what Tony Blair describes as “Net Zero zealotry”?

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Is this current trajectory of having solar panels installed on all 🇬🇧schools in about 100 years time an example of what Tony Blair describes as “Net Zero zealotry”?

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 23/06/2026

Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C. If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C. And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.

The summer of 1976 translated into a warmer climate.

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

There’s speculation that Ed Miliband will become chancellor of the exchequer in a Burnham Government. I realise it’s jumping the gun somewhat, but do you have any idea what that might mean for the net zero agenda?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Nigel Farage. A proper football fan who hasn't moved an inch in almost two years.

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MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

1/3 Fishing gear kills more marine life than any other form of ocean plastic. Lost nets alone threaten 66% of marine species, every sea turtle species, 50% of seabirds, whales, sharks, dolphins. The fishing industry’s deadliest hidden legacy. 🌊

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Re: nuclear. Sizewell is not producing power and hasn’t been for a number of weeks. Routine maintenance, I’d guess renewables-map.robinhawkes.com?date=2026-06...

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Phil Cope @phil-cope.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

No, virtually all clearance is done by batteries on the GB grid, see chart attached taken from the NESO website www.neso.energy/data-portal/...

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