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Dr Paul Dorfman
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Bennett Scholar, Bennett Inst. Sussex University; Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group; Member, Irish Govt. Radiation Protection Advisory Committee; served as Secretary to UK Govt. scientific advisory Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters. .. more

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
#Renewables deliver ‘hidden saving’ by cutting electricity prices by up to 1/4.
#climate
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Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
US: This is why your energy bills are going up - #Trump anti-renewables policies.
#solar and #wind cheaper than fossil fuels and help prevent the US having to import as much oil from ”hostile” nations.
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Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
IEA: #Renewables have cut #fossilfuel imports for more than 100 countries
#climate
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...
IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries - Carbon Brief
More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables
www.carbonbrief.org
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C #climate goal ‘from above’ www.carbonbrief.org/overshoot-ex...
Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief
The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
Plastic recycling industry potentially worth £2bn.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste
Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity,.
#PV “now the key driver of the world’s transition to clean, #renewable power”.
“UK, 50 degrees north of the equator, solar is the cheapest option for large-scale energy generation.”
www.pv-tech.org/solar-is-the...
Solar is the world’s cheapest source of electricity, research shows
Solar PV is the world’s cheapest technology to generate electricity, according to a study from the University of Surrey, in the UK.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3h
Most MPs ignorant of the #climate urgency.
Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?
Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 4h
A House of Dynamite: Bigelow’s latest thriller shows why #nuclear bombs are only part of the danger thebulletin.org/2025/10/a-ho...
A House of Dynamite: Bigelow’s latest thriller shows why nuclear bombs are only part of the danger
Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, examines how the US government would respond to a nuclear attack in real-time.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 5h
Nuclear waste - the forever problem.
Holtec abandons #nuclear waste project in New Mexico
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Holtec abandons nuclear waste project in New Mexico
Holtec, a private nuclear power company, announced this week that it was abandoning a plan to store radioactive waste in New Mexico despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June which gave some hope f...
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Zero Hour for the Climate & Nature Bill @zero-hour.bsky.social · 22h
🗓️ On 27 November, top UK experts will brief MPs and leaders from business, culture, faith and the media on the escalating climate and nature crisis.

📍 Is your MP attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social? Use the postcode checker at www.nebriefing.org to check—and if not, email them to ask.
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d
Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather bites
#climate
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Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather…
New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
#renewables #climate #elctricity
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
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