Chris Nelder
@chrisnelder.bsky.social
Creator and Host of the Energy Transition Show @TransitionShow.bsky.social and energy futurist/analyst/writer/speaker. Peripatetic podcaster. More often on Mastodon at @chrisnelder.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy
"we should not fear that running on a platform of seismic economic scale will cost us a general election. We’ve already lost enough of them by being afraid to try. The era of half-baked political policy is over.
If you’re a student of history, the French Revolution is in the American wind."
If you’re a student of history, the French Revolution is in the American wind."
I often disagree with Carville, but I think he nails it here. 🎯https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opinion/democrats-platform-economic-rage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.308.pyNw.LEIZRTDElS_g&smid=url-share
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"we should not fear that running on a platform of seismic economic scale will cost us a general election. We’ve already lost enough of them by being afraid to try. The era of half-baked political policy is over.
If you’re a student of history, the French Revolution is in the American wind."
If you’re a student of history, the French Revolution is in the American wind."
I often disagree with Carville, but I think he nails it here. 🎯https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opinion/democrats-platform-economic-rage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.308.pyNw.LEIZRTDElS_g&smid=url-share
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I often disagree with Carville, but I think he nails it here. 🎯https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/opinion/democrats-platform-economic-rage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.308.pyNw.LEIZRTDElS_g&smid=url-share
Very glad to see @apnews.com standing up to Trump's bullying and not backing down. Because if they didn't, it wouldn't be journalism anymore. I hope that stiffens the spines of the rest of the craven media.
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Very glad to see @apnews.com standing up to Trump's bullying and not backing down. Because if they didn't, it wouldn't be journalism anymore. I hope that stiffens the spines of the rest of the craven media.
apnews.com/article/asso...
apnews.com/article/asso...
Yes it's a bit in the weeds (you expected something else from us?) but it's an increasingly important question: Should we rebuild the grid from the bottom up (leveraging customer assets) or the middle out (leveraging distribution utility investment)?
In Ep. 263, @chrisnelder.bsky.social debates the CEO of Australian distribution utility Ausgrid about when and whether it’s best for customers or distribution utilities to own and operate grid assets like battery storage systems. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
[Episode #263] – The Role of Distribution Utilities | The Energy Transition Show
What is the role of distribution utilities in the energy transition?
xenetwork.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yes it's a bit in the weeds (you expected something else from us?) but it's an increasingly important question: Should we rebuild the grid from the bottom up (leveraging customer assets) or the middle out (leveraging distribution utility investment)?
Good god
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Good god
We’re at another moment when the media’s ignorance about energy meets the political manipulation of narratives, and consumers wind up screwed and more confused than ever. Blaming AI is easy (and it *will* increase utility costs) but that’s not why bills are high NOW. 1/2
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We’re at another moment when the media’s ignorance about energy meets the political manipulation of narratives, and consumers wind up screwed and more confused than ever. Blaming AI is easy (and it *will* increase utility costs) but that’s not why bills are high NOW. 1/2
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Nice work by @bradplumer.bsky.social and @sominisengupta.bsky.social here, hitting all the important points. For deep dives on this subject, check out @transitionshow.bsky.social Ep. 259 & 260. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nice work by @bradplumer.bsky.social and @sominisengupta.bsky.social here, hitting all the important points. For deep dives on this subject, check out @transitionshow.bsky.social Ep. 259 & 260. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
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German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Wasserstoff-Autos: BMW erhält staatliche Förderung zur Entwicklung
Hat der Einsatz von Wasserstoff eine Zukunft bei der Autoentwicklung? BMW glaubt nach wie vor daran. Jetzt erhält der Konzern eine staatliche Förderung für die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.
www.spiegel.de
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
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📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.
The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Study by @hausfath.bsky.social et al. for @carbonbrief.org finds that emissions in China and India are projected to grow much less in 2025 compared to the past decade, while emissions in the US and EU are projected to grow this year after years of decline. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-fos...
Analysis: Fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to set new record in 2025, as land sink ‘recovers’ - Carbon Brief
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025,...
www.carbonbrief.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Study by @hausfath.bsky.social et al. for @carbonbrief.org finds that emissions in China and India are projected to grow much less in 2025 compared to the past decade, while emissions in the US and EU are projected to grow this year after years of decline. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-fos...
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Nice to see @governor.ca.gov speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cw...
FULL PRESSER: Newsom Slams Trump at COP30, ‘Polluted Heart of Climate Crisis is Donald Trump’ | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Nice to see @governor.ca.gov speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cw...
Nice to see @governor.ca.gov speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cw...
FULL PRESSER: Newsom Slams Trump at COP30, ‘Polluted Heart of Climate Crisis is Donald Trump’ | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Nice to see @governor.ca.gov speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cw...
Craven, Cavin' Chuck.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Craven, Cavin' Chuck.
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My dad sings in an incredible semi-professional choir in Portland and I’ve heard them sing this so many times and I cannot tell you how jealous I am that I don’t get to be one of the voices you never hear but you couldn’t live without who makes this sound possible
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
My dad sings in an incredible semi-professional choir in Portland and I’ve heard them sing this so many times and I cannot tell you how jealous I am that I don’t get to be one of the voices you never hear but you couldn’t live without who makes this sound possible
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Read all about it!! theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
SUV ads 'must go down the tube'
Call to stop promoting pollution on London’s transport system.
theecologist.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Read all about it!! theecologist.org/2025/nov/06/...
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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
China is making friends and extending its influence while the US is alienating its friends and withdrawing from the world, retreating behind a wall of hostile policies and trade barriers
In the past 20 yrs, China extended >$800 billion in loans to emerging market and developing country economies to finance infrastructure, energy etc. China’s loan portfolio surpassed those of the World Bank, the IMF, and all 22 Paris Club creditor governments combined.
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
China is making friends and extending its influence while the US is alienating its friends and withdrawing from the world, retreating behind a wall of hostile policies and trade barriers
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In Ep. 262, @nadiabahmad.bsky.social explains how creating a successful energy transition project depends on community engagement and the specific legal and regulatory frameworks of a place. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
[Episode #262] – All Transitions are Local | The Energy Transition Show
What are the key elements to a successful energy transition project where you live?
xenetwork.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In Ep. 262, @nadiabahmad.bsky.social explains how creating a successful energy transition project depends on community engagement and the specific legal and regulatory frameworks of a place. xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
Ah.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ah.
We are throwing the climate under the bus in exchange for tech of dubious value. At the end of the day, after all the hype, that’s the actual trade here.
Extremely telling clip with Crusoe Energy's CEO talking about data centre development.
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We are throwing the climate under the bus in exchange for tech of dubious value. At the end of the day, after all the hype, that’s the actual trade here.
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this is a very impressive analysis of some of the statistical "oddities" in Pielke Jr's analysis that normalized climate impacts are declining. Everyone should read this.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly Bad Analysis of Billion Dollar Disasters – Economics from the Top Down
In a recent paper called Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters”, Roger Pielke Jr. published a chart that's so bad I've devoted a whole essay to debunking it.
economicsfromthetopdown.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
this is a very impressive analysis of some of the statistical "oddities" in Pielke Jr's analysis that normalized climate impacts are declining. Everyone should read this.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
😱 “Rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085 millimeters (42 inches) in 24 hours by late Monday, the highest volume ever recorded in Vietnam”
apnews.com/article/viet...
apnews.com/article/viet...
Vietnam's tourist sites submerged as record rainfall causes major flooding
Heavy rains have caused major flooding in central Vietnam, submerging homes, farmland, and tourist spots like Hue and Hoi An.
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
😱 “Rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085 millimeters (42 inches) in 24 hours by late Monday, the highest volume ever recorded in Vietnam”
apnews.com/article/viet...
apnews.com/article/viet...
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Articles on grid problems with solar and wind increasingly fall into two categories:
1) Those that prophesy doom, talk about inertia, and ignore or misunderstand batteries and inverters.
2) Those that show you get a more resilient system with solar, wind, batteries, and grid forming inverters.
1) Those that prophesy doom, talk about inertia, and ignore or misunderstand batteries and inverters.
2) Those that show you get a more resilient system with solar, wind, batteries, and grid forming inverters.
Re: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... 🎁🔗 we already have the technology to modify inverter settings dynamically to help stabilize grid voltage, provide synthetic inertia, etc. It's being used *now* in South Australia. See @TransitionShow Ep. 251 for all the details: xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
Europe’s Solar Boom Is Pushing Power Grids to The Limit
Solar is set to become the largest green energy source globally, the question now for Europe is whether it can revamp its grid fast enough to prevent another dramatic blackout.
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Articles on grid problems with solar and wind increasingly fall into two categories:
1) Those that prophesy doom, talk about inertia, and ignore or misunderstand batteries and inverters.
2) Those that show you get a more resilient system with solar, wind, batteries, and grid forming inverters.
1) Those that prophesy doom, talk about inertia, and ignore or misunderstand batteries and inverters.
2) Those that show you get a more resilient system with solar, wind, batteries, and grid forming inverters.