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NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
NEW: Official advisers CCC say UK shld cut emissions 87% by 2040
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
⚖️Net cost of net-zero 73% less than thought
💷Total cost to 2050 = £108bn (~£4bn/yr, 0.2% GDP)
🏡🚗H’hold energy/fuel bills to fall £1,400
🔌Electrification is key
THREAD + charts
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/10
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The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have today fully decoupled their energy grid from Russia. At the moment they are running in an island mode, but starting tomorrow the energy grid will be reconnected with the European Union.
February 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have today fully decoupled their energy grid from Russia. At the moment they are running in an island mode, but starting tomorrow the energy grid will be reconnected with the European Union.
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The past two days we seen something interesting in the European power market: continent wide balancing that is providing security of supply at the lowest prices driven by commercial incentives…
January 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The past two days we seen something interesting in the European power market: continent wide balancing that is providing security of supply at the lowest prices driven by commercial incentives…
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Which is worse - a couple of days of headlines in the Telegraph/Mail?
Or actually failing to build houses and grow the economy?
Tough choices.. 😉
Or actually failing to build houses and grow the economy?
Tough choices.. 😉
January 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Which is worse - a couple of days of headlines in the Telegraph/Mail?
Or actually failing to build houses and grow the economy?
Tough choices.. 😉
Or actually failing to build houses and grow the economy?
Tough choices.. 😉
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Reeves has to say there may be deeper spending cuts to calm the markets. But again, looks like continuation of what came before. True across whole swathes of economic and foreign policy. More competence and smiles, few new prescriptions. And markets respond. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reeves mulls deeper cuts to public services as borrowing costs soar
Chancellor could slash departmental spending in spring after ruling out tax increase, officials reveal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Reeves has to say there may be deeper spending cuts to calm the markets. But again, looks like continuation of what came before. True across whole swathes of economic and foreign policy. More competence and smiles, few new prescriptions. And markets respond. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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My personal opinion is this is at least partly fuelled by a fundamental error in the approach in the counter-disinformation on focusing on foreign actors rather than treating information disorder as a societal issue. An extensive piece on that to come.
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My personal opinion is this is at least partly fuelled by a fundamental error in the approach in the counter-disinformation on focusing on foreign actors rather than treating information disorder as a societal issue. An extensive piece on that to come.
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Shameful comments from Ireland’s president, detached from reality. “important…we respond to this … rhetoric that calls for war as a state of mind, including the recent appalling comments from Nato calling for ever more armaments spending” www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
President criticises Nato’s ‘appalling’ call for increased military spending
Michael D Higgins implores young scientists to commit to welfare of all global citizens and counter war rhetoric
www.irishtimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Shameful comments from Ireland’s president, detached from reality. “important…we respond to this … rhetoric that calls for war as a state of mind, including the recent appalling comments from Nato calling for ever more armaments spending” www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
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www.ft.com/content/9258... - it is possible to overstate some of this but there is a lot of frowning and concern among school folks who had high hopes and *really* wanted shot of the last government
Education cuts and controversies to watch this year
From private schools to academies, here are some of the groups Labour faces alienating or allying with in 2025
www.ft.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.ft.com/content/9258... - it is possible to overstate some of this but there is a lot of frowning and concern among school folks who had high hopes and *really* wanted shot of the last government
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Russian sanctions were SUPPOSED to be a deterrent to China:
Look! Invade Taiwan & here's the likely consequences.
But what if, instead, we've provided a template of how to get around sanctions?
Not painless. But doable.
A thought I've pondered in today's @thetimes👇 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Look! Invade Taiwan & here's the likely consequences.
But what if, instead, we've provided a template of how to get around sanctions?
Not painless. But doable.
A thought I've pondered in today's @thetimes👇 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
I’ve watched Range Rovers roll into Russia. Sanctions are not working
Western luxury goods are still easily reaching Moscow, and it’s sending a dangerous message to China
www.thetimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Russian sanctions were SUPPOSED to be a deterrent to China:
Look! Invade Taiwan & here's the likely consequences.
But what if, instead, we've provided a template of how to get around sanctions?
Not painless. But doable.
A thought I've pondered in today's @thetimes👇 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Look! Invade Taiwan & here's the likely consequences.
But what if, instead, we've provided a template of how to get around sanctions?
Not painless. But doable.
A thought I've pondered in today's @thetimes👇 www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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🇫🇮 The Finnish Coast Guard has taken the Russian shadow fleet vessel ”Eagle S” to Finnish waters and boarded it.
The vessel’s captain is the main suspect of yesterday’s attack on Estlink 2.
The vessel’s captain is the main suspect of yesterday’s attack on Estlink 2.
December 26, 2024 at 2:22 PM
🇫🇮 The Finnish Coast Guard has taken the Russian shadow fleet vessel ”Eagle S” to Finnish waters and boarded it.
The vessel’s captain is the main suspect of yesterday’s attack on Estlink 2.
The vessel’s captain is the main suspect of yesterday’s attack on Estlink 2.
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Syrians just opened up Assad’s presidential garage. This is what the Ba’ath Party’s Arab Socialism looks like.
December 8, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Syrians just opened up Assad’s presidential garage. This is what the Ba’ath Party’s Arab Socialism looks like.
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got a handy TL;DR on the political situation in France here, if you need one
December 2, 2024 at 3:53 PM
got a handy TL;DR on the political situation in France here, if you need one