Ketan Joshi
@ketanjoshi.co
Hey, I'm a climate and energy writer / data analyst who focuses on corporate + govt accountability
Creator + curator of the Greensky feed: https://ketanjoshi.co/greensky/
Based in Oslo but write about US, Europe, Aus too - [email protected]
Creator + curator of the Greensky feed: https://ketanjoshi.co/greensky/
Based in Oslo but write about US, Europe, Aus too - [email protected]
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Part 2 of my series on CCS for @thepointau.bsky.social - about the amazingly-named Gorgon project, owned by Chevron, in Western Australia
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Part 2 of my series on CCS for @thepointau.bsky.social - about the amazingly-named Gorgon project, owned by Chevron, in Western Australia
thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Omg, hector is reborn
Seriously hector must've been in the slop engine training data for this thing
share.google/qeSMOJ13pRYG...
Seriously hector must've been in the slop engine training data for this thing
share.google/qeSMOJ13pRYG...
January 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Omg, hector is reborn
Seriously hector must've been in the slop engine training data for this thing
share.google/qeSMOJ13pRYG...
Seriously hector must've been in the slop engine training data for this thing
share.google/qeSMOJ13pRYG...
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We’re hiring! 💼 We’re looking for a Climate Organizer to play a key role in securing a commitment from the Canadian federal government to phasing out thermal coal exports.
We encourage applicants to apply by February 8. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4pK2HEV
We encourage applicants to apply by February 8. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4pK2HEV
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
We’re hiring! 💼 We’re looking for a Climate Organizer to play a key role in securing a commitment from the Canadian federal government to phasing out thermal coal exports.
We encourage applicants to apply by February 8. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4pK2HEV
We encourage applicants to apply by February 8. Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4pK2HEV
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... of picture, they say (same as India's stand), but it's going to be significantly less than their green capacity.
This and a lot of cool details about how robots are cleaning solar panels and wind turbines are erected in marshy land here in this dispatch.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
This and a lot of cool details about how robots are cleaning solar panels and wind turbines are erected in marshy land here in this dispatch.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Inside world’s largest renewable energy park – proof the green transition isn’t dead
Stuti Mishra reports from a site in western India that’s roughly seven times larger than the city of Paris and combines solar and wind power to produce energy around the clock. Nothing on this scale e...
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
... of picture, they say (same as India's stand), but it's going to be significantly less than their green capacity.
This and a lot of cool details about how robots are cleaning solar panels and wind turbines are erected in marshy land here in this dispatch.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
This and a lot of cool details about how robots are cleaning solar panels and wind turbines are erected in marshy land here in this dispatch.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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I interviewed several people from Adani greens, the company that's building the park. While the brand Adani has been associated with coal in India and elsewhere, what stood out was how bullish they were on renewables. The company is planning 50GW of renewable energy by 2030. Coal isn't going out...
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I interviewed several people from Adani greens, the company that's building the park. While the brand Adani has been associated with coal in India and elsewhere, what stood out was how bullish they were on renewables. The company is planning 50GW of renewable energy by 2030. Coal isn't going out...
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I visited Khavda recently, where India is building the world's largest renewable energy park, using an arid land 5 times the size of Paris for a combination of solar and wind energy. Once operational the park would produce 30GW of energy. But that wasn't the biggest takeaway for me.
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I visited Khavda recently, where India is building the world's largest renewable energy park, using an arid land 5 times the size of Paris for a combination of solar and wind energy. Once operational the park would produce 30GW of energy. But that wasn't the biggest takeaway for me.
"As affordability remains at the forefront of voter concerns, data centers have become a target, with new candidates and longtime lawmakers from both parties raising concerns about the unrestricted growth of these facilities"
www.notus.org/technology/d...
www.notus.org/technology/d...
Data Center Lobbying Is Booming as Tech and Energy Giants Face ‘Affordability’ Backlash
Rising utility prices are in part driven by AI-driven energy demands.
www.notus.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"As affordability remains at the forefront of voter concerns, data centers have become a target, with new candidates and longtime lawmakers from both parties raising concerns about the unrestricted growth of these facilities"
www.notus.org/technology/d...
www.notus.org/technology/d...
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New: It's a great time to be a data center lobbyist in Washington.
"Data centers," "grid modernization" and "energy permitting reform" dominated last quarter's lobbying disclosures as the issue becomes central to the midterms.
www.notus.org/technology/d...
"Data centers," "grid modernization" and "energy permitting reform" dominated last quarter's lobbying disclosures as the issue becomes central to the midterms.
www.notus.org/technology/d...
Data Center Lobbying Is Booming as Tech and Energy Giants Face ‘Affordability’ Backlash
Rising utility prices are in part driven by AI-driven energy demands.
www.notus.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
New: It's a great time to be a data center lobbyist in Washington.
"Data centers," "grid modernization" and "energy permitting reform" dominated last quarter's lobbying disclosures as the issue becomes central to the midterms.
www.notus.org/technology/d...
"Data centers," "grid modernization" and "energy permitting reform" dominated last quarter's lobbying disclosures as the issue becomes central to the midterms.
www.notus.org/technology/d...
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For context, this "base case" estimate (left) is somewhat above the top of the range from the 2024 LBNL report (middle).
escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
It is also well above McKinsey's estimate from that time (right).
www.mckinsey.com/industries/p...
escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
It is also well above McKinsey's estimate from that time (right).
www.mckinsey.com/industries/p...
January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
For context, this "base case" estimate (left) is somewhat above the top of the range from the 2024 LBNL report (middle).
escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
It is also well above McKinsey's estimate from that time (right).
www.mckinsey.com/industries/p...
escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
It is also well above McKinsey's estimate from that time (right).
www.mckinsey.com/industries/p...
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S&P's forecast of US data center electricity demand by 2028 has been updated. It's now 600 TWh, up from 530 a year ago. It also forecasts increased co-location of data centers with existing fossil power plants and more behind-the-meter projects to get around the lengthy interconnection queues.
pages.marketintelligence.spglobal.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
S&P's forecast of US data center electricity demand by 2028 has been updated. It's now 600 TWh, up from 530 a year ago. It also forecasts increased co-location of data centers with existing fossil power plants and more behind-the-meter projects to get around the lengthy interconnection queues.
23,000
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
23,000
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Musk’s participation in the bikini trend opened the floodgates. Grok went from making 300k images a week to 4.4 million. Read more from me, @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com and @stuartathompson.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Musk’s participation in the bikini trend opened the floodgates. Grok went from making 300k images a week to 4.4 million. Read more from me, @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com and @stuartathompson.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
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We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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"I think self-driving cars is essentially a solved problem at this point," says Elon Musk, CEO of a company that has not solved self-driving cars
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"I think self-driving cars is essentially a solved problem at this point," says Elon Musk, CEO of a company that has not solved self-driving cars
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Larry Fink just had to "please clap" the crowd because they didn't celebrate Elon Musk enough at Davos
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Larry Fink just had to "please clap" the crowd because they didn't celebrate Elon Musk enough at Davos
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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They're not even trying to come up with a plausible non-racist reason for specifically targeting Somali communities. Just a straight up, uninhibited, white supremacist ethnic cleansing operation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
They're not even trying to come up with a plausible non-racist reason for specifically targeting Somali communities. Just a straight up, uninhibited, white supremacist ethnic cleansing operation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Creeps are using the product the way it was intended to be used.
Meta Ray-Ban glasses make it easy to film (and harass) strangers
We regret to inform you that the pickup artists have discovered Meta Ray-Bans.
mashable.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Creeps are using the product the way it was intended to be used.
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Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question." Meanwhile, the German military has filled its ranks to the highest levels in over a decade.
www.dw.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
"I also find automatic transcription tools useful, but if I were banking on general purpose LLMs being as revolutionary as personal computers and the internet, I'd find it worrying how many applications boil down to transcribing audio, summarizing text, and fetching code snippets"
Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it
Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella.
www.pcgamer.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"I also find automatic transcription tools useful, but if I were banking on general purpose LLMs being as revolutionary as personal computers and the internet, I'd find it worrying how many applications boil down to transcribing audio, summarizing text, and fetching code snippets"
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
OpenAI following close behind Microsoft with a "please stop yelling at us" program re community engagement and local electricity price impacts for data centres
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
OpenAI following close behind Microsoft with a "please stop yelling at us" program re community engagement and local electricity price impacts for data centres
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
"The Line’s reflective surface and wind-turbine farm basically created a bird-slaughtering machine along one of the world’s most important migratory route"
Such a good piece on the NEOM nightmare -->>>
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Such a good piece on the NEOM nightmare -->>>
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"The Line’s reflective surface and wind-turbine farm basically created a bird-slaughtering machine along one of the world’s most important migratory route"
Such a good piece on the NEOM nightmare -->>>
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Such a good piece on the NEOM nightmare -->>>
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead
It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.
www.thenation.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...