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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 20/09/2026
The way the world generates its electricity continues to evolve. Renewables are on track to become the world's largest source of electricity generation in 2026, overtaking coal after reaching near parity in 2025. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/IvAG7cp
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 14/09/2026
Three quarters of the world's population lives in countries that import fossil fuels, leaving them exposed to price and supply shocks. Our analysis last year showed how #electrotech is reducing this vulnerability. Find out what's next on 16 September. ember-energy.org/lat...
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
There’s “off the charts” and there’s France’s absolutely bonkers June & July 2026 temperatures (see black line below). Bad things are happening. Fast.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Rising seas are inundating US coastal wetlands, putting many on track to become open water phys.org/news/2026-07...
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Rising seas are inundating US coastal wetlands, putting many on track to become open water
Along the three coasts of the contiguous United States, a silent race unfolds. Fueled by climate change, sea levels rise faster than at any time in recent geologic history. Meanwhile, coastal wetlands...
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 C So sad In a matter of years this will be looked back upon as a cool day phys.org/news/2026-08...
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South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5 C
South Korea registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago on Sunday, as authorities warned people to "immediately" stop all outdoor activities in affected areas.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues. Widespread records allover the area. Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES: 38.5 Swiehan 36.8 Al Ain Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C. Absolutely brutal
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
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keven-pittsinger.bsky.social @keven-pittsinger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 26/06/2026
I struggled as a student with hidden disabilities, dismissed as "not trying hard enough." says Matthew Pugh. When a teacher provided targeted support, I finally began to bloom. Matthew Pugh calls for listening to children. #Neurodiversity
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Seeing the student: how special support brings school success
Education isn’t about memorising facts or gathering evidence, it’s about giving children the resources, time, and empathy they need to thrive
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 31/05/2026
Solar and farming don’t have to compete. France is raising solar panels above farmland so crops can still grow underneath. Some vineyards saw grape yields rise by 60% while water use fell by 40%.
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Constant renewable energy is beginning to look like a real possibility
We need an energy supply that is clean, independent and sustainable. And we are beginning to overcome the problems of renewables
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 17/04/2026
A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
20 Reasons Why Forests Are Important 1. Help Us Breathe 2. Home to Nearly Half of All Species 3. Benefit Millions of Humans 4. Keep Us Cool 5. Keep Earth Cool 6. Make It Rain 7. Prevent Flooding 8. Soak Up Runoff, Protecting Other Ecosystems www.treehugger.com/reasons-why-...
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20 Reasons Why Forests Are Important
In case you're missing the forest for the trees, here are a few reminders of why woodlands are important and altogether wonderful.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
📢NEW from me: facing Trump chaos, investors with $6.8 trillion in assets under management urge the EU to maintain green finance regulations. "Pursuing climate action and economic growth in tandem is not just possible, but necessary," Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of the IIGCC, tells me.
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Investors Urge EU To Keep Green Rules In Face Of Trump Turmoil
With $6.8 trillion in assets under management, financial actors tell the EU it must stand firm against the U.S. President's agenda.
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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
This is an important #BBC series exploring the idea of a 'polycrisis' of progress across the intertwined spheres of technology, economic expansion, climate and the global political order. Listen now. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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What Happened to Progress? - Forward Thinking - BBC Sounds
From technology to the climate to the global order, has human progress gone into reverse?
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 30/11/2025
The petition calling for an inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000. People shared it everywhere. Social media made this happen. eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
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Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 22/11/2025
COP30 BREAKING NEWS: The likely final text of the "global mutirão" has been published, ahead of the closing plenary Here's the snap analysis from the CB team…see last line unfccc.int/sites/def...
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Electrek: First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big electrek.co/2025/11/21/f...
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First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“One question that we are getting a lot at the moment is: ‘With the Trump administration in office, what does that mean for the green economy?,’” Kooroshy said. The answer is “this thing is now so big and so robust, it’s not going to implode just like that.” 🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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LSE Group Study Finds $1 Trillion Industry in Climate Adaptation
Companies responding to the physical risks associated with climate change are seeing a measurable financial benefit, according to a study by London Stock Exchange Group Plc.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
UK not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says
Plans to protect UK from extreme weather are inadequate, Climate Change Committee says in scathing assessment
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-sola...
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Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures
New study finds covering the world’s rooftops with solar panels could provide two thirds of global power consumption and almost completely replace fossil fuel power.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024
Exclusive: Almost 300,000 hours of raw effluent poured into waterways, figures show, up from 196,000 in 2023
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells New recycling method environmentally friendly way to deal with e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars www.independent.co.uk/tech/battery...
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Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells
New recycling method offers environmentally friendly way to deal with increasing e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Europe’s biggest battery storage project goes live in Scotland. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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Europe’s biggest battery storage project goes live in Scotland
Zenobe’s site at Blackhillock can store surplus generation for when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Electricity produced by onshore wind turbines is six times cheaper than gas. So why is power expensive ? Prices set by the most expensive power source that needs to be used at any given time. And that is usually gas. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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If wind energy is six times cheaper than gas, then 'show me the money'
The public needs to see hard evidence that renewable energy is driving down the cost of electricity
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 02/03/2025
Against the odds, Middlewick Ranges (Essex) has been saved from development! After 8 years of campaigning & surveying by local communities & ecologists, this biodiverse site should not become a housing estate. Glyn Evans reports #Middlewick
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Middlewick: people power and compelling evidence win landmark victory
Eight years of relentless campaigning have turned Middlewick Ranges from a doomed development site into a wildlife sanctuary
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/02/2025
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy contributed a record 10% of China’s GDP in 2024 | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social Qi Qin, Chengcheng Qiu Read here: buff.ly/413Y9i5
Clean energy contributed a record 10% of China's GDP in 2024: hare of China’s GDP contributed by clean-energy sectors, %. Source: CREA analysis for Carbon Brief.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/02/2025
NEW: Global EV sales grew 18% year-on-year in Jan 2025 Was this due to the "devastating collapse" of 21% growth in Europe? The "stalling" 12% growth in China? Maybe the "plunging" 22% rise in US/Canada? Or "faltering" 50% rest-of-world growth…? Data: Rho Motion 🤷‍♂️
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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
On this day 69 yrs ago (Feb 8, 1956), American scientist Roger Revelle told congressmen about C02 build up. " it might actually cause a warming up of the atmospheric temperature and it may, in fact, cause a remarkable change in climate. . . " allouryesterdays.info/2025/02/07/f...
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 06/02/2025
UK food security is in a precarious state, says new report. Food shortages could lead to civil unrest: see below.
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Urgent action needed to ensure UK food security, report warns
The UK’s food supply has been threatened by recent events, such as the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/02/2025
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: troll-free! "Scientists say the current period is likely to be the warmest the planet has been in 125,000 years." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs
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Thomas Reis @peakaustria.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A major windstorm will sweep through the outer regions of Europe. 🧐🌬️ In the coming hours, it will hit Iceland, where the highest warning level is in effect. Wind speeds will exceed 150 km/h / 93 mph. The figure shows the maximum gusts over the next 48 hours: www.ventusky.com?p=58;12;2&l=...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 05/02/2025
German investigators believe that a wave of car vandalism across Germany, initially blamed on radical climate activists, is actually part of a Russian-orchestrated sabotage campaign, according to a Spiegel report published today.
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Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says
A wave of car vandalism, initially blamed on climate activists, is now being linked to Moscow.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’. The new area will be equivalent to the size of the U.S. #climate www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth 'too hot for humans’
Unsurvivable heat thresholds would bring the risk of lethal heatstroke – even in the shade
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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Two C or more than Two C, that is the question. My answer (and also that of some chap called James Hansen) is quite a lot more than 2C, and sooner than you think.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree
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Roger Hallam @rogerhallam.com · 05/02/2025
1/2 "We could crash permanently through the 1.5C guardrail within the next five years, and shatter the 2C limit as soon as 2034. This will almost certainly result in the tipping points for collapse of the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets being crossed, committing us to the drowning of ...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The outcome of this case will affect every one of us but is barely getting a mention in UK media. Why? Peaceful protest is a fundemental democratic right. The decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s important case is due any time now. This is why I’m standing with them👇 youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
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Labour Government backs Tory power grab by appealing Liberty High court victory
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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🌳🌿Lover of Trees🌿🌳 @gwtreelover.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
For Nature, it's not great news. For those of us who care, we need to keep the faith that we can turn things around.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
"Over the past decade, coal power use in the European Union has fallen by 61%, according to @carbonbrief.org analysis of new figures from energy analysts @ember-energy.org." www.carbonbrief.org/eus-solar-an... via @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 🔌 💡
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EU’s solar and wind growth pushes fossil-fuel power to lowest level in 40 years - Carbon Brief
Coal power use in the European Union (EU) has fallen by 61%, according to Carbon Brief analysis of new figures from energy analysts Ember.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Renewable energy now makes up nearly half of EU energy generation, up from about a third in 2019, when the European Green Deal became law. Another 24% of its power comes from nuclear, meaning that nearly three-quarters of the EU’s power is now carbon-free!
Since the European Green Deal, wind and solar growth has driven a decline in EU coal and gas
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Globally, fossil fuel subsidies were $7 trillion or 7.1 percent of GDP in 2022, reflecting a $2 trillion increase since 2020 due to government support. Similar numbers now ... www.imf.org/en/Topics/cl...
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Subsidies have sizable fiscal costs (leading to higher taxes/borrowing or lower spending), promote inef...
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
These two things are both true. "Justin Trudeau has accomplished more on climate policy than any other Canadian Prime Minister so far," per Climate Action Network. AND Canada's CO2 emissions in the Trudeau era have remained largely flat instead of declining.
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Paul Maidowski @ppmv.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Monthly data 👇; another two months for NOAA’s annual data. 2024 will be the first year in which atmospheric CO2 increases by more than 3 ppm. Congrats on the histoic achievement everyone gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...
https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/gl_gr.html
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
@carbonbrief.org: "In total, fossil fuels made up just 29% of the UK’s electricity in 2024 – the lowest level on record – while renewables reached a record-high 45% and nuclear was another 13%." www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks... 🔌💡
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Analysis: UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024 - Carbon Brief
The UK’s electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, Carbon Brief analysis shows, with CO2 emissions per unit falling by 2/3 in a decade.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Increasing speed of sea level rise and storm surge. UK coastal nuclear will be at increasing risk of flooding. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Weatherwatch: The need to wake up to sea level rise in the UK
Policymakers and insurers act as if Britain’s coastlines are fixed, but the waters are advancing faster than before
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Carbon Tracker Initiative @carbontracker.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources 📈 - 🇬🇧 more than halved amount of electricity generated from #FossilFuels, but gas still had largest share at 28%
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UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources
UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 02/01/2025
The long-term average is not yet 1.50°C, using the 20-year average made from the actual temperatures from the previous 10 years and modeled data for the next 10 years. Even assuming accelerating warming, the 20 year long-term average for 2024 was just 1.40°C. But 1.50°C by 2027 seems baked in.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
The world is set to make abundant clean energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges—but there’ll still be an excess of planet-heating fossil fuels, www.theenergymix.com/iea-proclaim...
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IEA Proclaims ‘Age of Electricity’ as Batteries, Solar Surge—But Emissions Still Way Off Course
The world is set to make abundant clean energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges—but there'll still be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a...
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