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Iain Soutar

@isoutar.bsky.social

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Senior Lecturer in Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK. Researching change, inertia and public engagement in energy transitions. https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/19656-iain-soutar

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · Feb 23

There's a really healthy community of sustainable energy posters on here now. If you're still on the hunt for new posters to follow, here are some starter packs...🧵

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 3h

Pfft

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 16h

I’m not saying the clean tech transition is at the root of everything, but…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports

President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’

www.theguardian.com

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ECIU @eciu.net · 14h

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

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Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social · 16h

Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t
theconversation.com/why-some-peo...
@cast-centre.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social

Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t

Knowing about the environmental cost of using energy does not drive people to use less, according to a new study.

theconversation.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions @c2es.bsky.social · 4d

Hello Bluesky! 👋

We're the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) — an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to forge practical solutions to climate change.

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 3d

During Trump’s (second) state visit, I agreed to do a pre-recorded interview with CNN about why we had decided not to fly any Trump Baby blimp again while he was here.

The answer was that…

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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ECIU @eciu.net · 3d

Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

heatmap.news

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Energy Systems Catapult @energysyscat.bsky.social · 4d

For almost three decades, the UK energy sector has chased the promise of open data, yet we’re still stuck in pilot mode.

In her guest blog, Dr Ola Michalec, Lecturer at the University of Bristol, explores why progress has stalled, and what it will take to move forward.

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh, I lost mine in Lac Léman this summer. Might be time to try the detectorists...

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 4d

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 6d

"Polarisation may be an unhelpful term .... It implies that both sides are becoming equally extreme. Arguably the real dynamic is that elements of the right have hardened, embracing positions that would have been unacceptable a decade ago" on.ft.com/46TGRHs by @henrymance.ft.com 1/

How polarised is Britain?

Behind media perceptions of a sharpening political divide is a more complicated picture

on.ft.com

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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 7d

Spot the North-American anomaly: only region where social media use is still growing.
Great work by the FT’s @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/a072... “Have we passed peak social media?”

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 7d

Hay, look

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 7d

It is interesting to see how horse fodder and food was as much a part of our energy mix (20%) in 1820 as coal is today. In 1920 coal was up at 70%. Note these are percentages not quantities.
visualizingenergy.org/americas-ene...

Chart showing United States energy transitions over 200+ years per energy source.

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National Energy Action @nea.org.uk · 7d

Our ‘Introduction to Domestic Energy Efficiency’ course is aimed at frontline staff who give advice or offer support on fuel poverty and energy efficiency: www.nea.org.uk/training/cou...

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 8d

Electricity bills would be higher without wind power.

While electricity costs are largely determined by wholesale gas prices, wind is increasingly driving costs down.

Figure from @eciu.net

Estimated day-ahead prices with different levels of transmission-
connected wind capacity, ranging from 100% to 0% of actual capacity in 2024

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 7d

Support for renewables in the uk are funded through consumer bills, rather than taxation.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 7d

CCC raises alarm over changes to ZEV mandate

Climate Change Committee warns changes to policy could incentivise carmakers to sell more hybrids and PHEVs at the expense of BEV sales, leading to higher emissions.

CCC raises alarm over changes to ZEV mandate

In response to government's request for advice, CCC warns changes to policy could incentivise carmakers to sell more hybrids and PHEVs at the expense of BEV sales, leading to higher emissions

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 7d

There may be some progress in using SAFs, but this story is more about admitting defeat than moving forward.

‘This is real progress’: airlines on sustainable aviation fuels and the chances of net zero flying

The EU and UK have imposed mandates, and investors see its value – but the industry has mixed views

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

"We murdered four guys in international waters, but it's OK* because they definitely absolutely were 'narco-terrorists'"

* Even then, it's not OK. It's a crime.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t believe anyone who tells you that intelligence shows anything “without a doubt,” but even if the intelligence was water-tight, this strike was still murder. No law permits the deliberate, premeditated killing of civilians.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 8d

Measure Twice, Cut Once

xkcd.com/3149/

Comic. “Measure [Twice], cut [Once]” -Carpenty Proverb. [Scatter plot with number of measurements on y axis and number of cuts on x axis. Points in a descending line on graph: surveyor, surgeon, good carpenter, careless carpenter, really bad carpenter, serial killer]

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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 8d

Electricity bills would be higher without wind power.

While electricity costs are largely determined by wholesale gas prices, wind is increasingly driving costs down.

Figure from @eciu.net

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ECIU @eciu.net · 8d

Conservatives announce plans to replace Climate Change Act: comment

“Being a net zero sceptic essentially means you don’t believe in solving climate change."

Conservatives announce plans to replace Climate Change Act: comment

Spokespeople are available for additional comment or interview

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