Ben Abraham
@afterclimate.com.au
I research games + sustainability, currently working for the Sustainable Games Alliance to produce a methodological standard for measuring games emissions.
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
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Ben Abraham
@afterclimate.com.au
· Nov 11
European Gaming Emissions, and how we address them
I was asked earlier this week by Joost Raessens (Utrecht University Professor, and coordinator of STRATEGIES: Sustainable Transition for Europe’s Game Industries a major Horizon-funded research projec...
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I have done almost zero promo/sharing of the work I've done this year, so let's correct that with a thread of stuff I've written, worked on, helped with, etc.
I started the year with a post about European gaming emissions & what we can do about them.
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I started the year with a post about European gaming emissions & what we can do about them.
gtg.benabraham.net/european-gam...
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NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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I made a Python script to selectively delete your Bluesky posts based on certain criteria (age of posts, number of likes, images or not, etc.). Check it out! github.com/samplerealit...
GitHub - samplereality/bsky-deleter: Python tool to selectively delete old Bluesky posts based on age and engagement
Python tool to selectively delete old Bluesky posts based on age and engagement - samplereality/bsky-deleter
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I made a Python script to selectively delete your Bluesky posts based on certain criteria (age of posts, number of likes, images or not, etc.). Check it out! github.com/samplerealit...
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Weird and funny story about (probably?) tortured translations in published papers.
🧪 Here's a science mystery to start the year.
Why are species names for fish and plants appearing in the scientific literature in papers about firefighter injuries, hearing loss and heart attack?
Is it AI? Translation tools? Something else?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/is-this-fi...
Why are species names for fish and plants appearing in the scientific literature in papers about firefighter injuries, hearing loss and heart attack?
Is it AI? Translation tools? Something else?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/is-this-fi...
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Weird and funny story about (probably?) tortured translations in published papers.
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I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
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not for the first time I note these guys pulling shit that would have gotten you extremely killed in any actual insurgency situation
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
not for the first time I note these guys pulling shit that would have gotten you extremely killed in any actual insurgency situation
Proudly remembering the time a very senior academic on twitter scolded me for being critical of Paul Krugman… ahhh those were the days.
January 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Proudly remembering the time a very senior academic on twitter scolded me for being critical of Paul Krugman… ahhh those were the days.
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Hua Bin got there before me, and it's magnificient
January 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Hua Bin got there before me, and it's magnificient
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"military junta violently attacks teenagers demanding freedom from repressive regime"
#NewsIfUSAWasAForeignCountry
African officials warn of imminent human rights abuses in USA which has abundant natural resources but is plagued by ethnic animosities
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
#NewsIfUSAWasAForeignCountry
African officials warn of imminent human rights abuses in USA which has abundant natural resources but is plagued by ethnic animosities
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"military junta violently attacks teenagers demanding freedom from repressive regime"
#NewsIfUSAWasAForeignCountry
African officials warn of imminent human rights abuses in USA which has abundant natural resources but is plagued by ethnic animosities
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
#NewsIfUSAWasAForeignCountry
African officials warn of imminent human rights abuses in USA which has abundant natural resources but is plagued by ethnic animosities
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
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Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk's deepfake porn factory, X
A spokesperson for the prime minister says the government is committed to protecting Australians from online harms. Tell that to the Australian victims of X-produced image-based abuse.
www.crikey.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Elon Musk's X is currently mass-producing deepfake images of women and children.
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
The federal government — which says it's "committed to restricting access to nudify tools" — has no plans to stop its 7 figure X annual advertising spend or using it as a major comms platform
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First withdrawal from the Adelaide Festival proper, DJ Haram www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
Writers’ Week controversy contagion spreads as music program headliner drops out - CityMag | InDaily, Inside South Australia
A major headliner of Adelaide Festival’s music program has withdrawn in the wake of the festival board’s decision to axe a Palestinian author from Writers’ Week.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 AM
First withdrawal from the Adelaide Festival proper, DJ Haram www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
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With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
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What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
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Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
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Absolutely disgraceful from the Adelaide Festival.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Absolutely disgraceful from the Adelaide Festival.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Once again, the first thing that comes to mind is that is the same mo under Israeli occupation in Palestine.
Shoot, block ambulances until the victim bleeds out, deny wrong doing. Repeat because no one will stop you.
Shoot, block ambulances until the victim bleeds out, deny wrong doing. Repeat because no one will stop you.
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Once again, the first thing that comes to mind is that is the same mo under Israeli occupation in Palestine.
Shoot, block ambulances until the victim bleeds out, deny wrong doing. Repeat because no one will stop you.
Shoot, block ambulances until the victim bleeds out, deny wrong doing. Repeat because no one will stop you.
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
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the front passenger's seat and glove compartment are filled with a little kid's stuffed animals. i am shaking with anger
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
minnesotareformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
the front passenger's seat and glove compartment are filled with a little kid's stuffed animals. i am shaking with anger
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"Mass protests must be expected if President Herzog arrives in Australia. Protests will include a very large contingent of Jewish participants, reflecting moral opposition to ongoing atrocities."
From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
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From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
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January 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
"Mass protests must be expected if President Herzog arrives in Australia. Protests will include a very large contingent of Jewish participants, reflecting moral opposition to ongoing atrocities."
From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
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From the letter signed by eleven Jewish groups. #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/wp-content/u...
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Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
Extreme heat is the most common cause of weather-related hospitalisations and deaths in Australia – here’s what you need to know
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Australia’s southern states are baking in the most significant heatwave since the 2019-20 black summer. Temperatures surpassing 40C have been recorded in many parts of the country, including Melbourne and Adelaide.
But experts warn that the heat people actually experience could far exceed what is forecast – because the Bureau of Meteorology measures air temperature in the shade. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for