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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 6d

We are in the foothills of a solar-wind-battery civilisation. This is our best chance of avoiding catastrophe. But it threatens the profits of fossil fuel companies & nations - so these are pouring money into right-wing populism to stop the transition. This seems to me the biggest story in politics.

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Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 5d

Spain's wholesale electricity prices were 32% lower than the European average in the first half of 2025 -- thanks to wind and solar reducing the influence of costly fossil fuels on prices. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember

Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the elec...

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Corentin Sivy @csivy.bsky.social · 5d

De l'intérêt du déploiement des moyens de productions les moins chers au monde en plus d'être bons pour le climat et notre souveraineté : épisode 708472

Pat Simons @patsimons.bsky.social · 5d

Spain's wholesale electricity prices were 32% lower than the European average in the first half of 2025 -- thanks to wind and solar reducing the influence of costly fossil fuels on prices. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember

Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the elec...

ember-energy.org

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Paul Messad ⚡️ @paulmessad.bsky.social · 6d

www.latribune.fr/article/entr...

Comment la croisade anti-éolien du Cérémé électrise le débat sur les renouvelables

www.latribune.fr

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 8d

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 13d

Don't sleep on the good news. This quarter, China will sell more electric cars than the US will sell all cars of any kind (EVs or gas-guzzling pick-up trucks).

The rise of EVs in developing countries from Nepal to Costa Rica is an extraordinary story. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Extraordinary Rise of Electric Cars in Developing Countries

Colin McKerracher, head of transport for BloombergNEF, joins Zero to discuss the latest global trends in electric-vehicle sales.

www.bloomberg.com

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Grégoire Leménager @greglemenager.bsky.social · 13d

“Il est temps de prendre Poutine et Trump au sérieux et de considérer l’Europe comme un véritable projet politique, dont la décarbonation est le cœur.”

Dixit Pierre Charbonnier @reminoyon.bsky.social

Pierre Charbonnier, philosophe de l’écologie : « Il est possible de mener une vie moderne et épanouie sans détruire la planète »

Pour le philosophe, grâce aux progrès des renouvelables, la tension entre développement économique et soutenabilité écologique est relâchée. Mais la constitution d’une coalition carbone nécessite un é...

www.nouvelobs.com

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Corentin Sivy @csivy.bsky.social · 13d

Le #RN s’oppose à l’éolien et solaire:
Ce ne peut être en raison de leur coût car il n’y a pas de moyen de production neuf moins cher.
Pas non plus pour leur impact sur l’usage des sols car bénéfique à l’agriculture.

Alors à cause du paysage?
Mais alors pq sont-ils pour le gaz de schiste en🇫🇷?
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15d

Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to invest in wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables (unless on-site).

But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15d

It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 19d

China's ICE new car sales peaked in 2017.
Seven years later, they had fallen by 48%🤯

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Corentin Sivy @csivy.bsky.social · 16d

Exactement ce que certains préparent en France en bloquant les ENR:
Quand la demande va enfin décoller, nos factures feront de même si nous avons bloqué solaire éolien et stockage.
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Newnet @madoe2014.bsky.social · 16d

Trump has succeeded in making America great again when it comes to US electricity prices. Congratulations
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 20d

Blink and you'll miss it. The EV revolution is taking off. 🚗

Even high growth rates provide small increases early on. Then it happens all of a sudden, all at once.

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Bon Pote @bonpote.com · 21d

C'est LE sujet qui subit le plus de désinformation en France avec les voitures électriques. Pour y remédier, Nicolas Goldberg a rédigé un article qui revient sur les 10 fausses informations les plus fréquentes sur les ENR.
A lire et à partager massivement !
bonpote.com/les-10-fauss...

Les 10 fausses informations les plus fréquentes sur les énergies renouvelables

nous proposons de revenir sur 10 idées reçues trop entendues dans les débats sur les énergies renouvelables.

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Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot.bsky.social · 27d

"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."

Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run

Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the only power source that won’t fry the planet

www.newscientist.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 26d

"The darker agenda behind Trump’s obsession with wind turbines" | My #ScienceUnderSiege-themed op-ed for the @bostonglobe.com is now outside the paywall:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/o...

The darker agenda behind Trump’s obsession with wind turbines - The Boston Globe

Trump’s assault on wind is a quid pro quo to the fossil fuel interests, plutocrats, and petrostate actors who helped return him to power.

www.bostonglobe.com

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 27d

China’s NEV surge is dismantling the old guard. Aug: 1.08M retail, 1.3M wholesale. By Dec, 2M in a single month is in sight. This isn’t incremental—it’s a #lithium-fueled supercycle that’s crushing ICE economics, rewriting auto history & powering the fastest energy shift humanity’s ever seen. #EVs

China NEV sales rise to nearly 1.4 million in Aug as exports double, CAAM data show

BEV sales in August rose 40.5 percent year-on-year, while PHEV sales grew 7.5 percent.

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Corentin Sivy @csivy.bsky.social · 28d

Nous en sommes toujours au débat esthétique sur les ENR et au débat sur à quel point le VE ou la pompe à chaleur sont mieux que le reste..

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Corentin Sivy @csivy.bsky.social · 28d

Également avec l'essor massif du stockage sous toutes ses formes chez eux aussi : bsky.app/profile/embe...

Ember @ember-energy.org · 28d

China is scaling energy storage capacity faster than the rest of the world.

In just three years, 🇨🇳 TRIPLED energy storage to 135 GW—supercharged by the growth in lithium-ion batteries which overtook pumped hydro in 2024🔋

https://loom.ly/psjqvhE

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 28d

China is scaling energy storage capacity faster than the rest of the world.

In just three years, 🇨🇳 TRIPLED energy storage to 135 GW—supercharged by the growth in lithium-ion batteries which overtook pumped hydro in 2024🔋

https://loom.ly/psjqvhE

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François Gemenne @gemenne.bsky.social · 28d

Entre janvier et juin, la Chine a installé plus du double de la capacité en énergie solaire que l’ensemble des autres pays du monde. Et je ne suis pas sûr qu’on prenne la mesure de ce qui est en train de se jouer. 1/..

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 29d

Good morning with good news: China's wind & solar generation combined was 27% higher in H1 2025 than H1 2024, with wind up 16% & solar 43%.

Battery capacity rose 69% in H1 2025 to 95 GW.

Fossil fuel generation fell 2% from H1 2024 to H1 2025.
#energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Sep 5

Good morning with good news: Global costs of new wind, solar and battery storage will fall 22%-49% by 2035 and 2%-11% this year!

Battery costs will fall 49% by 2035.

Cheap batteries are game changers for solar & wind!

Data is for unsubsidized costs.
#energysky about.bnef.com/insights/cle...

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Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 1

Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows reut.rs/3UVp11o

Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows

Euro zone manufacturing activity expanded in August for the first time since mid-2022 due to a surge in domestic demand and output, raising optimism around future production, a survey showed.

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