Rachel Kirichu
@globalenergy.bsky.social
Energy Analyst | Electrical Engineer| Passionate about energy solutions and innovations in the energy sector | Sharing insights, trends, and discussions.
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Rachel Kirichu
About Rachel Kirichu. Discover her experience, skills, and writing.
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Happy New Year!
I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
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I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
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Antarctica is experiencing abrupt changes, suggesting regime shifts in a number of critical systems. A recent review paper lays out the evidence and the likely implications for these changes.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/antarctica...
#Antarctica #climatechange #sealevelrise #icesheet #penguins
drtomharris.substack.com/p/antarctica...
#Antarctica #climatechange #sealevelrise #icesheet #penguins
Antarctica - a continent on the brink
From sea ice to ocean currents and from ice shelves to krill, Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes – and they will affect us all.
drtomharris.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Antarctica is experiencing abrupt changes, suggesting regime shifts in a number of critical systems. A recent review paper lays out the evidence and the likely implications for these changes.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/antarctica...
#Antarctica #climatechange #sealevelrise #icesheet #penguins
drtomharris.substack.com/p/antarctica...
#Antarctica #climatechange #sealevelrise #icesheet #penguins
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"Aren’t researchers supposed to be perfectly objective, unemotional, and neutral about the world we study? I can’t be. I need to declare a conflict of interest regarding Earth:
Everyone I love lives here."
In her new book, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social explores what it means to be a climate scientist:
Everyone I love lives here."
In her new book, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social explores what it means to be a climate scientist:
The Emotional Whiplash of a Climate Scientist | Atmos
Dr. Kate Marvel explores the grief, anger, wonder, and love she feels studying climate change in an excerpt from her new book, Human Nature.
atmos.earth
June 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Aren’t researchers supposed to be perfectly objective, unemotional, and neutral about the world we study? I can’t be. I need to declare a conflict of interest regarding Earth:
Everyone I love lives here."
In her new book, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social explores what it means to be a climate scientist:
Everyone I love lives here."
In her new book, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social explores what it means to be a climate scientist:
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Growth in global oil demand slowed markedly in 2024
This was driven by lower consumption from global road transport, in part due to the rising impact of EVs
As a result, oil’s share of total energy demand fell below 30% for the first time ➡️ iea.li/3RsbZX8
This was driven by lower consumption from global road transport, in part due to the rising impact of EVs
As a result, oil’s share of total energy demand fell below 30% for the first time ➡️ iea.li/3RsbZX8
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Growth in global oil demand slowed markedly in 2024
This was driven by lower consumption from global road transport, in part due to the rising impact of EVs
As a result, oil’s share of total energy demand fell below 30% for the first time ➡️ iea.li/3RsbZX8
This was driven by lower consumption from global road transport, in part due to the rising impact of EVs
As a result, oil’s share of total energy demand fell below 30% for the first time ➡️ iea.li/3RsbZX8
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For first time in many years the @iea.org expects electricity demand per capita in advanced economies to start to rise - a reversal of the trend over the past 15 years.
Graphic is interesting also because it shows huge differences in electricity demand per person with US by far consuming the most.
Graphic is interesting also because it shows huge differences in electricity demand per person with US by far consuming the most.
February 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
For first time in many years the @iea.org expects electricity demand per capita in advanced economies to start to rise - a reversal of the trend over the past 15 years.
Graphic is interesting also because it shows huge differences in electricity demand per person with US by far consuming the most.
Graphic is interesting also because it shows huge differences in electricity demand per person with US by far consuming the most.
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Amid stormy seas, #LNG exporter #Trinidad & Tobago is gripping the mast of oil and gas. Will it hold?
gasoutlook.com/analysis/geo...
gasoutlook.com/analysis/geo...
Geopolitical tensions buffet Trinidad’s vaunted gas revival - Gas Outlook
LNG exporter Trinidad and Tobago is taking a bet on deepwater drilling and reserves in Venezuela to close a chronic gap in gas feedstock.
gasoutlook.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Amid stormy seas, #LNG exporter #Trinidad & Tobago is gripping the mast of oil and gas. Will it hold?
gasoutlook.com/analysis/geo...
gasoutlook.com/analysis/geo...
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BP at risk of takeover without renewed oil and gas focus success
BP at risk of takeover without renewed oil and gas focus success
It is nearly five years to the day since Bernard Looney, the then new chief executive of BP, set out a radical strategy for the oil major to go net zero by 2050.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
BP at risk of takeover without renewed oil and gas focus success
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The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
Chinese counter-tariffs to kick in as Trump threatens more to come
The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
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UK gas prices hit 2-year high
@eciu.net say
"Gas prices will always be volatile....The UK’s dependence on gas drives up the cost of living
"Building more renewables, insulating homes and transitioning away from boilers [will] shield households from volatility"
news.sky.com/story/gas-pr...
@eciu.net say
"Gas prices will always be volatile....The UK’s dependence on gas drives up the cost of living
"Building more renewables, insulating homes and transitioning away from boilers [will] shield households from volatility"
news.sky.com/story/gas-pr...
Gas prices at a two-year high, putting pressure on already expensive energy bills
Low rates of gas storage in Britain and across Europe, combined with cold weather, have increased demand for gas to heat homes.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
UK gas prices hit 2-year high
@eciu.net say
"Gas prices will always be volatile....The UK’s dependence on gas drives up the cost of living
"Building more renewables, insulating homes and transitioning away from boilers [will] shield households from volatility"
news.sky.com/story/gas-pr...
@eciu.net say
"Gas prices will always be volatile....The UK’s dependence on gas drives up the cost of living
"Building more renewables, insulating homes and transitioning away from boilers [will] shield households from volatility"
news.sky.com/story/gas-pr...
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“Govts haven't lived up to their promises made 10 years ago — to bring the world closer to a pathway consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C at the speed needed. The deadline they themselves set needs to mark the beginning of a year that sees a turning point in govt action."
@billhare.bsky.social
@billhare.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“Govts haven't lived up to their promises made 10 years ago — to bring the world closer to a pathway consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C at the speed needed. The deadline they themselves set needs to mark the beginning of a year that sees a turning point in govt action."
@billhare.bsky.social
@billhare.bsky.social
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Today is the day 198 governments were supposed to have submitted a strong 2035 #climate target. How many have done so? Of the countries we analyse: six.
The UK is the only country to have submitted a 1.5˚C compatible target.
Read our press release here bit.ly/CAT_Feb10
The UK is the only country to have submitted a 1.5˚C compatible target.
Read our press release here bit.ly/CAT_Feb10
February 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Today is the day 198 governments were supposed to have submitted a strong 2035 #climate target. How many have done so? Of the countries we analyse: six.
The UK is the only country to have submitted a 1.5˚C compatible target.
Read our press release here bit.ly/CAT_Feb10
The UK is the only country to have submitted a 1.5˚C compatible target.
Read our press release here bit.ly/CAT_Feb10
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In just one year (2024), China has newly installed more solar power capacity than the entire existing solar power capacity of the United States.
China's solar, wind power installed capacity soars in 2024
China's installed capacity of solar power and wind power climbed by 45.2% and 18%, respectively, in 2024, the National Energy Administration said on Tuesday, as the country seeks to ramp up renewable energy use and upgrade its power system.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In just one year (2024), China has newly installed more solar power capacity than the entire existing solar power capacity of the United States.
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What’s going on with Germany’s energy transition and should the country go back to nuclear?
I was interviewed by @deutschewelle.bsky.social to discuss this and many other issues.
youtu.be/qpY8mM2likg?...
I was interviewed by @deutschewelle.bsky.social to discuss this and many other issues.
youtu.be/qpY8mM2likg?...
Germany faces energy dilemma | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
youtu.be
January 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What’s going on with Germany’s energy transition and should the country go back to nuclear?
I was interviewed by @deutschewelle.bsky.social to discuss this and many other issues.
youtu.be/qpY8mM2likg?...
I was interviewed by @deutschewelle.bsky.social to discuss this and many other issues.
youtu.be/qpY8mM2likg?...
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I completely agree, Jan. The dynamics of the transition are still underestimated by many people in energy industry, science, and politics.
And my own experience of 30 yrs working in renewables confirms: The development always went faster than expected (with only a few setbacks).
(Edited 16:18)
And my own experience of 30 yrs working in renewables confirms: The development always went faster than expected (with only a few setbacks).
(Edited 16:18)
Need some optimism in the new year?
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Why am I an energy transition optimist?
YouTube video by Jan Rosenow
youtu.be
January 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I completely agree, Jan. The dynamics of the transition are still underestimated by many people in energy industry, science, and politics.
And my own experience of 30 yrs working in renewables confirms: The development always went faster than expected (with only a few setbacks).
(Edited 16:18)
And my own experience of 30 yrs working in renewables confirms: The development always went faster than expected (with only a few setbacks).
(Edited 16:18)
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Need some optimism in the new year?
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Why am I an energy transition optimist?
YouTube video by Jan Rosenow
youtu.be
January 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Need some optimism in the new year?
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Here’s why I’m an energy transition optimist.
youtu.be/d2oiBcfUUIo?...
Happy New Year!
I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
rachelkirichu.wordpress.com
I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
rachelkirichu.wordpress.com
Rachel Kirichu
About Rachel Kirichu. Discover her experience, skills, and writing.
rachelkirichu.wordpress.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy New Year!
I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
rachelkirichu.wordpress.com
I just launched my new website! Explore my portfolio and reach out if you're looking for a Europe-based analyst with sustainability and consulting background. I'm open for work.
rachelkirichu.wordpress.com
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Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments remain uncertain as oil majors double down on natural gas reut.rs/4fttwYy
AI's energy hunger fuels geothermal startups but natgas rivalry clouds future
Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments remain uncertain as oil majors double down on natural gas.
reut.rs
December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments remain uncertain as oil majors double down on natural gas reut.rs/4fttwYy
Is the solar market in a bubble ready to burst?
Just like many others, I was surprised with the overwhelming rise in clean energy by 2024, overtaking predictions in its development.
But will this good news last to the end of the decade?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Price bubbles and Co-bubbles in the green economy market
In light of growing concerns about climate change and environmental issues, investor interest has surged in the new green economy market. However, the…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Is the solar market in a bubble ready to burst?
Just like many others, I was surprised with the overwhelming rise in clean energy by 2024, overtaking predictions in its development.
But will this good news last to the end of the decade?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
December 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
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2013: Wind power couldn't "pull the skin off a rice pudding" according to Boris Johnson.
2024: "Wind generation has exceeded gas generation for three consecutive quarters."
Government stats out today:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f423...
2024: "Wind generation has exceeded gas generation for three consecutive quarters."
Government stats out today:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f423...
December 12, 2024 at 10:24 AM
2013: Wind power couldn't "pull the skin off a rice pudding" according to Boris Johnson.
2024: "Wind generation has exceeded gas generation for three consecutive quarters."
Government stats out today:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f423...
2024: "Wind generation has exceeded gas generation for three consecutive quarters."
Government stats out today:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66f423...
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Low-carbon renewables (i.e., excluding bioenergy) overtake fossil fuels in the UK — for good
And wind is about to become the UK's single-largest source of electricity
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/12/11/l...
And wind is about to become the UK's single-largest source of electricity
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/12/11/l...
Low-carbon renewables overtake fossil fuels in the UK — for good
Wind, solar and hydropower are set to generate a combined 37% of the UK's electricity in 2024, compared to 35% from fossil fuels.
theprogressplaybook.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Low-carbon renewables (i.e., excluding bioenergy) overtake fossil fuels in the UK — for good
And wind is about to become the UK's single-largest source of electricity
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/12/11/l...
And wind is about to become the UK's single-largest source of electricity
theprogressplaybook.com/2024/12/11/l...
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U.S. LNG projects receive more than $21bn in tax exemptions: report
gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...
gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...
U.S. LNG projects receive more than $21bn in tax exemptions: report - Gas Outlook
Gulf Coast communities are dealing with increasing storms from climate change and higher levels of pollution from U.S. LNG terminals.
gasoutlook.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:19 PM
U.S. LNG projects receive more than $21bn in tax exemptions: report
gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...
gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...
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Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money
Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money
Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis.
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money