Ben ‘www.boldvoodoo.com’ Kilbey
@trendisourfriend.bsky.social
Award winning communications expert. An energy transition enthusiast, with an extensive industry and media network; author of the ‘Trend is Your Friend’ newsletter. Fixer. Lobbyist. Dad. 🔋❤️🔋
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It’s been a minute; #socialmedia not my strength - however - think this deserves some air -
P.S #tesla I still love you - but change is needed and kindness
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P.S #tesla I still love you - but change is needed and kindness
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Tesla's challenges run deeper than controversy around Elon Musk | Ben Kilbey
Being on the other side, the one being interviewed in this BBC News deep dive on Tesla woes, was a little daunting … and made me realise how the uninitiated…
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March 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It’s been a minute; #socialmedia not my strength - however - think this deserves some air -
P.S #tesla I still love you - but change is needed and kindness
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P.S #tesla I still love you - but change is needed and kindness
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ki...
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No foreign power has ever posed as massive and immediate a threat to the United States as the current administration.
January 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
No foreign power has ever posed as massive and immediate a threat to the United States as the current administration.
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I answered a reporter's question: "The long-term well-being of our climate system is incompatible with the short-term gains of shareholders." I stand by that statement.
January 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I answered a reporter's question: "The long-term well-being of our climate system is incompatible with the short-term gains of shareholders." I stand by that statement.
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You know who understands risk? Actuaries. And guess what they're saying: "... the plausible worst-case hit to global economies would be 50% in the two decades before 2090."
I'm bad at budgeting, can someone tell me whether 50% is a lot?
I'm bad at budgeting, can someone tell me whether 50% is a lot?
Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You know who understands risk? Actuaries. And guess what they're saying: "... the plausible worst-case hit to global economies would be 50% in the two decades before 2090."
I'm bad at budgeting, can someone tell me whether 50% is a lot?
I'm bad at budgeting, can someone tell me whether 50% is a lot?
#potholes - screw that - Roads that Last, please 🙏🏼
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@linkedin.com article here from @quentinwillson.bsky.social
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@telegraphnews.bsky.social article here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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@linkedin.com article here from @quentinwillson.bsky.social
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@telegraphnews.bsky.social article here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
Ben Kilbey on LinkedIn: #opinion #potholes
An excellent #opinion piece in The Telegraph by 'Friend of the Trend' and founder of FairCharge, Quentin Willson - looking at the scourge of #potholes and why…
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January 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#potholes - screw that - Roads that Last, please 🙏🏼
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@linkedin.com article here from @quentinwillson.bsky.social
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@telegraphnews.bsky.social article here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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@linkedin.com article here from @quentinwillson.bsky.social
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@telegraphnews.bsky.social article here: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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As tech barons dial up the spreading of lies, why is the BBC dialling down the reporting of truth? | John Harris
As tech barons dial up the spreading of lies, why is the BBC dialling down the reporting of truth? | John Harris
A damning report shows how local news cuts stymied coverage of the riots in Plymouth. What fills the vacuum? Misinformation
On 4 August 2024, the riots and disturbances that followed the killing of three children in Southport, on Merseyside, spread even…
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
As tech barons dial up the spreading of lies, why is the BBC dialling down the reporting of truth? | John Harris
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
The Trend is 🫵 Friend
Come get some #energytransition goodness
“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”
Simone de Beauvoir
"Drill, baby, drill"
Donald Trump
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Come get some #energytransition goodness
“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”
Simone de Beauvoir
"Drill, baby, drill"
Donald Trump
⛽️🥊🎳🔋
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Ben Kilbey on LinkedIn: #hybrids #lithium #zevmandate #electricvehicles #energytransition
"But remember this
We're not invincible, we're not invincible, no
We're only people, we're only people
Hey we're not invincible, we're not invincible…
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January 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trend is 🫵 Friend
Come get some #energytransition goodness
“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”
Simone de Beauvoir
"Drill, baby, drill"
Donald Trump
⛽️🥊🎳🔋
www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ki...
Come get some #energytransition goodness
“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”
Simone de Beauvoir
"Drill, baby, drill"
Donald Trump
⛽️🥊🎳🔋
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Love a cup of Worm Dirt to fire up the grey matter …
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Coffee drinkers reap health boost – but only if they do it in the morning
Coffee drinkers reap health boost – but only if they do it in the morning
Pre-lunch brewers enjoy lower risk of death, analysis finds, but benefit vanishes among all-day drinkers
People who get their coffee hit in the morning reap benefits that are not seen in those who have shots later in the day, according to the first major…
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Love a cup of Worm Dirt to fire up the grey matter …
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Los Angeles from the air 😳💔
January 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Los Angeles from the air 😳💔
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The start of 2025 means it is precisely 25 years until net zero targets in the UK, EU, US, etc fall due. Every quarter now represents one per cent of the available time to fully decarbonise industrialised economies. Happy New Year! www.businessgreen.com/news/4392880...
January 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The start of 2025 means it is precisely 25 years until net zero targets in the UK, EU, US, etc fall due. Every quarter now represents one per cent of the available time to fully decarbonise industrialised economies. Happy New Year! www.businessgreen.com/news/4392880...
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The emissions don't lie, Trudeau edition www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
January 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The emissions don't lie, Trudeau edition www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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As @janrosenow.bsky.social has shown, Britain's reliance on gas for heating shackles us to the fossil past and to higher bills. Getting gas out of our homes is a win-win-win and a no-brainer - but it requires robust government support.
This is a mistake. New homes should be built using heatpumps and expired boilers in older homes replaced by them certainly from 2035 if not before. (The deadline is set by the climate system and basic physics) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035
‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
As @janrosenow.bsky.social has shown, Britain's reliance on gas for heating shackles us to the fossil past and to higher bills. Getting gas out of our homes is a win-win-win and a no-brainer - but it requires robust government support.
January 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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EVs were the most popular fuel type in the UK for the first time in December, marking the end to a year in which sales of clean cars returned to very strong growth.
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January 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
EVs were the most popular fuel type in the UK for the first time in December, marking the end to a year in which sales of clean cars returned to very strong growth.
Our full update will be in your inboxes on Monday - sign up here to make sure you get it: newautomotive.org/ecc
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I'd like to sing about all the things
Your 👀 and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh, step into TiYF with me, yeah
… keep smilin' through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh, we will find the ways …
Step into TiYF with meeeee …
🎄🔋🎄
#BattChat 🎄🔋
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Your 👀 and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh, step into TiYF with me, yeah
… keep smilin' through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh, we will find the ways …
Step into TiYF with meeeee …
🎄🔋🎄
#BattChat 🎄🔋
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December 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I'd like to sing about all the things
Your 👀 and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh, step into TiYF with me, yeah
… keep smilin' through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh, we will find the ways …
Step into TiYF with meeeee …
🎄🔋🎄
#BattChat 🎄🔋
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Your 👀 and mind can see
So hop aboard the turntable
Oh, step into TiYF with me, yeah
… keep smilin' through the days
If we can help to entertain you
Oh, we will find the ways …
Step into TiYF with meeeee …
🎄🔋🎄
#BattChat 🎄🔋
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Lots of fun and forceful insights on why hydrogen ships are as stupid an idea as hydrogen cars
Some great data too
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
#hydrogen #EV #shipping
Some great data too
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
#hydrogen #EV #shipping
Hydrogen Ships Are Seeing Same Pattern As All Hydrogen Fleets - CleanTechnica
Just as hydrogen is like square wheels on ground vehicles, it's like using a colander as a hull on the water.
cleantechnica.com
December 14, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Lots of fun and forceful insights on why hydrogen ships are as stupid an idea as hydrogen cars
Some great data too
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
#hydrogen #EV #shipping
Some great data too
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
#hydrogen #EV #shipping
‘Mr Jackson remains motivated to use clean energy and technology to solve problems here on Earth…’
What a sentence to end a great piece on … 😍
The battles of @gjuk.bsky.social, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter - The Economist apple.news/A0gkcnnNfSkK...
What a sentence to end a great piece on … 😍
The battles of @gjuk.bsky.social, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter - The Economist apple.news/A0gkcnnNfSkK...
The battles of Greg Jackson, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter — The Economist
The boss of Octopus Energy wants to change the way the world uses electricity
apple.news
December 15, 2024 at 8:39 AM
‘Mr Jackson remains motivated to use clean energy and technology to solve problems here on Earth…’
What a sentence to end a great piece on … 😍
The battles of @gjuk.bsky.social, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter - The Economist apple.news/A0gkcnnNfSkK...
What a sentence to end a great piece on … 😍
The battles of @gjuk.bsky.social, Britain’s clean-energy disrupter - The Economist apple.news/A0gkcnnNfSkK...
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For anyone who missed this prescient piece by Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke
when it came out, it’s a MUST read for understanding the social instability that’s coming as our world warms and we weather the social consequences of it.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
when it came out, it’s a MUST read for understanding the social instability that’s coming as our world warms and we weather the social consequences of it.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.
theconversation.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
For anyone who missed this prescient piece by Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke
when it came out, it’s a MUST read for understanding the social instability that’s coming as our world warms and we weather the social consequences of it.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
when it came out, it’s a MUST read for understanding the social instability that’s coming as our world warms and we weather the social consequences of it.
theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
Not long now … TiYF is coming … and it’s a 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼 cracker of an edition …
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Ben Kilbey on LinkedIn: #energytransition #electric #secondhand #electricvehicles #challenging
In just a few hours you'll get your fortnightly dose of #energytransition market magic, education and information ...
It's a 🎅 🎄 cracker of an edition…
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December 13, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Not long now … TiYF is coming … and it’s a 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼 cracker of an edition …
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Britain’s biggest energy firms have warned that relaxing rules on electric vehicle targets could hit household budgets through higher energy bills and fuel costs:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Weakening electric car rules could cost consumers, energy firms warn
An industry body with members including British Gas, EDF and Octopus Energy said watering down the zero-emissions vehicle mandate could backfire
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Britain’s biggest energy firms have warned that relaxing rules on electric vehicle targets could hit household budgets through higher energy bills and fuel costs:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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40% of the mass of everything transported by a ship in 2023 was a fossil fuel.
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
UW study finds leading cause of whale deaths
New research shows that the top threat to whales around the globe has changed. But it wouldn't take much to reduce the risk, researchers say.
www.seattletimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:32 PM
40% of the mass of everything transported by a ship in 2023 was a fossil fuel.
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
That stat paired with this new study shines a pretty harsh spotlight on how obscenely bad-faith the right-wing concern trolling around offshore wind + whales is
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Climate change and El Nino were the two key reasons 2023 was so record-breakingly hot.
But scientists struggled to explain about 0.2C of the warming last year.
A new study suggests fewer clouds may explain the puzzle.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/article/fc28...
But scientists struggled to explain about 0.2C of the warming last year.
A new study suggests fewer clouds may explain the puzzle.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/article/fc28...
Fewer clouds could be to blame for 2023’s record heat
Low clouds reflect the sun’s rays back into space — without them, scientists fear climate change will worsen quicker than predicted
www.thetimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Climate change and El Nino were the two key reasons 2023 was so record-breakingly hot.
But scientists struggled to explain about 0.2C of the warming last year.
A new study suggests fewer clouds may explain the puzzle.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/article/fc28...
But scientists struggled to explain about 0.2C of the warming last year.
A new study suggests fewer clouds may explain the puzzle.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/article/fc28...
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@edconway.bsky.social does it again …
A solid report, unbiased, based on facts. 💪🏻🔋💪🏻
You’ve heard of them, facts.
They just seem to get trampled on a lot for the sake of #clickbait …
Ed, my mate, thank you.
#batteries firmly included
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@edconway.bsky.social does it again …
A solid report, unbiased, based on facts. 💪🏻🔋💪🏻
You’ve heard of them, facts.
They just seem to get trampled on a lot for the sake of #clickbait …
Ed, my mate, thank you.
#batteries firmly included
🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼
news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...
The electric shock behind Europe's stuttering EV future - and how China has leapfrogged major car-exporting nations
Sky's Ed Conway explains how the rest of the world was caught napping in the electric vehicle race, which means our car prices and auto industry jobs are within China's grip.
news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 6, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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@edconway.bsky.social does it again …
A solid report, unbiased, based on facts. 💪🏻🔋💪🏻
You’ve heard of them, facts.
They just seem to get trampled on a lot for the sake of #clickbait …
Ed, my mate, thank you.
#batteries firmly included
🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼
news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...
@edconway.bsky.social does it again …
A solid report, unbiased, based on facts. 💪🏻🔋💪🏻
You’ve heard of them, facts.
They just seem to get trampled on a lot for the sake of #clickbait …
Ed, my mate, thank you.
#batteries firmly included
🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼🔋🫶🏼
news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/news.sky...