Adam Hearn
@adamhearn.bsky.social
He/him 🇪🇺🇩🇪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🦆🐱🐝 🥁🎸#socialsciences #postdoc #energy #energytransition #climatechange #sustainability researcher #theology- Also #beekeeping #cat and #ducks #drum-maker #mycology and #flamenco #guitar!
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Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Fact check: Do renewables really make electricity grids less reliable?
In Germany, power availability to homes and businesses has increased over the years – even as the share of renewables has climbed.
theprogressplaybook.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Critics of renewable energy often claim that these technologies are making the world’s electricity grids more vulnerable to power outages.
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
Hard data suggests otherwise.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/13/f...
This throws a spanner into the delayers warbling plaint of "What about Chai-na??" #decarbonisation #climatechange #GHGemissions In Europe we need to step up our game in order to lead the #energytransition ! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This throws a spanner into the delayers warbling plaint of "What about Chai-na??" #decarbonisation #climatechange #GHGemissions In Europe we need to step up our game in order to lead the #energytransition ! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Awesome blue plaque for a big loser.
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Awesome blue plaque for a big loser.
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In yet more 'why is Britain pursuing net zero when no one else is', India's electricity capacity is now over 50 per cent low carbon and it just saw peak renewables generation deliver half the country's power. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521481...
'Historic milestone': India's renewables generation peaks to cover over half of power demand
India's Ministry of Power confirms July 29th record, which underscores the 'steady progress' nation is making towards its clean energy and climate goals
www.businessgreen.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In yet more 'why is Britain pursuing net zero when no one else is', India's electricity capacity is now over 50 per cent low carbon and it just saw peak renewables generation deliver half the country's power. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521481...
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Better to farm solar for energy
than to farm crops to use for biofuels
1ha solar array ~600kW
1000-1500 MWh/year (varies with location)
>100x more energy than
1ha planted crop for biofuels
- Soybean: ~8.3 MWh/yr
(updated graphic with revised numbers including corn and sugar cane)
than to farm crops to use for biofuels
1ha solar array ~600kW
1000-1500 MWh/year (varies with location)
>100x more energy than
1ha planted crop for biofuels
- Soybean: ~8.3 MWh/yr
(updated graphic with revised numbers including corn and sugar cane)
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Better to farm solar for energy
than to farm crops to use for biofuels
1ha solar array ~600kW
1000-1500 MWh/year (varies with location)
>100x more energy than
1ha planted crop for biofuels
- Soybean: ~8.3 MWh/yr
(updated graphic with revised numbers including corn and sugar cane)
than to farm crops to use for biofuels
1ha solar array ~600kW
1000-1500 MWh/year (varies with location)
>100x more energy than
1ha planted crop for biofuels
- Soybean: ~8.3 MWh/yr
(updated graphic with revised numbers including corn and sugar cane)
The latest Doctor I’ve had to visit was a delight- she realised my German wasn’t completely fluent and so we switched to French as her Spanish wasn’t great- a smattering of English, quick return to German at the end and then an Arabic farewell! And hopefully a full treatment plan!
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The latest Doctor I’ve had to visit was a delight- she realised my German wasn’t completely fluent and so we switched to French as her Spanish wasn’t great- a smattering of English, quick return to German at the end and then an Arabic farewell! And hopefully a full treatment plan!
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Public understanding doesn't get to be this wrong just by accident !
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
😢
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Public understanding doesn't get to be this wrong just by accident !
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
Here's looking at you Tufton Street -Fleet street nexus 🤨
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To think of this man
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
To think of this man
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
In his hospital bed,
Watching the hate-filled racism oozing across the media,
Talk of 'Britishness', and panning 'immigrants', demanding the race of the attacker be revealed,
Never once demanding the ethnicity of the brave man who saved dozens of lives
#SamirZitouni
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’
‘I worry about the future of my daughter’: the ‘silent majority’ who care about the climate crisis
Readers who are part of the 80-89% of the population who want to see climate action tell us their ideas on how to make their voices heard
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
Awesome, congratulations! Cool paper!
Delighted that the article: "Factors influencing the adoption of #carpooling in #Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues" is now out and available to read! #mobility #Pro-environmentalbehavior
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling in Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues
Particularly in developed countries, passenger car occupancy rates are low. Increasing car occupancy rate would reduce the number of vehicles on the r…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Awesome, congratulations! Cool paper!
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Delighted that the article: "Factors influencing the adoption of #carpooling in #Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues" is now out and available to read! #mobility #Pro-environmentalbehavior
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling in Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues
Particularly in developed countries, passenger car occupancy rates are low. Increasing car occupancy rate would reduce the number of vehicles on the r…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Delighted that the article: "Factors influencing the adoption of #carpooling in #Switzerland: A differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues" is now out and available to read! #mobility #Pro-environmentalbehavior
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time?
theconversation.com/just-1-of-co...
theconversation.com/just-1-of-co...
Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time?
Offshore wind and solar have tremendous potential but still face many challenges – new study.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time?
theconversation.com/just-1-of-co...
theconversation.com/just-1-of-co...
Expanding airports at this current time verges on criminal.
The Environmental Audit Committee reaches the blindingly obvious conclusion on airport expansion. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520884...
MPs warn government's airport expansion drive puts net zero in 'serious jeopardy'
Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee urges government to introduce further safeguards to prevent additional runways at Heathrow undermining UK climate targets
www.businessgreen.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Expanding airports at this current time verges on criminal.
As a researcher of #SAF I have to say they are a wonderful dream but are a long way from having any major impact- We really need to be reducing our flying, replacing short flights with train journeys
Sustainable aviation fuels are sold as a climate solution.
But the truth is: they’re costly, unscalable, and not ready for widespread use.
Instead of cutting emissions, they risk becoming a greenwashing excuse for dangerous airport expansion.
But the truth is: they’re costly, unscalable, and not ready for widespread use.
Instead of cutting emissions, they risk becoming a greenwashing excuse for dangerous airport expansion.
October 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
As a researcher of #SAF I have to say they are a wonderful dream but are a long way from having any major impact- We really need to be reducing our flying, replacing short flights with train journeys
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This is HUGE
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
Historic win against greenwashing as Court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers on net zero
View the press release
www.clientearth.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is HUGE
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
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I sat in the British Library reading League of Empire Loyalists, BNP & National Front literature for my book and even they claimed to promote *voluntary* repatriation. Forcible deportation was always the ghost behind those ideas, but it’s amazing that UK politicians don’t even bother to hide it.
To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I sat in the British Library reading League of Empire Loyalists, BNP & National Front literature for my book and even they claimed to promote *voluntary* repatriation. Forcible deportation was always the ghost behind those ideas, but it’s amazing that UK politicians don’t even bother to hide it.
The aberrant nature of Tiny Hands is revealed yet again in all its pathetic glory.
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The aberrant nature of Tiny Hands is revealed yet again in all its pathetic glory.
Just wish the meteoric rise of the Greens was given the attention it deserves in the press!
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just wish the meteoric rise of the Greens was given the attention it deserves in the press!
URGENT- action required TODAY! #Climateaction #climatechange #EU
Please read the Open letter by #Scientists: #Climateneutrality is #Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity and join as a signatory:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please read the Open letter by #Scientists: #Climateneutrality is #Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity and join as a signatory:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Scientists: Climate Neutrality is Europe’s Greatest Economic Chance
NOW DOWNLOADED, Editing offline Open letter by Scientists: Climate Neutrality is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity Addressees: Heads of states and governments Reasoning: ahead of the voting on 2...
docs.google.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
URGENT- action required TODAY! #Climateaction #climatechange #EU
Please read the Open letter by #Scientists: #Climateneutrality is #Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity and join as a signatory:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please read the Open letter by #Scientists: #Climateneutrality is #Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity and join as a signatory:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Statue of the Goddess Helvetia gazing over the Rhine in the early morning mist, Basel.
October 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Statue of the Goddess Helvetia gazing over the Rhine in the early morning mist, Basel.