Jaakko Haikonen
@jaakkoha.bsky.social
Climate, energy and all things interesting. Just transition and what it means for workers.
Living in Puotila, Helsinki with wife and three kids. 🇫🇮🇩🇪🇪🇺(🇺🇸 😢)
Working: www.sttk.fi/en
Living in Puotila, Helsinki with wife and three kids. 🇫🇮🇩🇪🇪🇺(🇺🇸 😢)
Working: www.sttk.fi/en
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Russian massive attack on Kyiv last night killed three people and injured 26 more.
The rescuers cannot get the bodies out of the rubble yet, so the death toll might grow.
Among the injured are two kids and a pregnant woman.
The rescuers cannot get the bodies out of the rubble yet, so the death toll might grow.
Among the injured are two kids and a pregnant woman.
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Russian massive attack on Kyiv last night killed three people and injured 26 more.
The rescuers cannot get the bodies out of the rubble yet, so the death toll might grow.
Among the injured are two kids and a pregnant woman.
The rescuers cannot get the bodies out of the rubble yet, so the death toll might grow.
Among the injured are two kids and a pregnant woman.
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Ilmasto- ja energiapolitiikan superviikko näyttää vihreän siirtymän kaksijakoisuuden: kansainvälinen yhteistyö on vaikeuksissa, kun taas vihreä teknologia kasvaa Kiinan johdolla.
– Suomessa vihreän siirtymän investointeja odotetaan edelleen, sanoo @jaakkoha.bsky.social
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/13/v...
– Suomessa vihreän siirtymän investointeja odotetaan edelleen, sanoo @jaakkoha.bsky.social
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/13/v...
Vihreän siirtymän investointeja odotetaan edelleen - STTK
Kansainvälisellä tasolla ilmastopolitiikka kohtaa vastatuulta, kun taas Kiinassa vihreä teknologia kasvaa nopeasti.
www.sttk.fi
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ilmasto- ja energiapolitiikan superviikko näyttää vihreän siirtymän kaksijakoisuuden: kansainvälinen yhteistyö on vaikeuksissa, kun taas vihreä teknologia kasvaa Kiinan johdolla.
– Suomessa vihreän siirtymän investointeja odotetaan edelleen, sanoo @jaakkoha.bsky.social
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/13/v...
– Suomessa vihreän siirtymän investointeja odotetaan edelleen, sanoo @jaakkoha.bsky.social
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/13/v...
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The @IEA is repeating its abject failure to account for the solar boom, now with EVs, to create an alternative reality for Trump where oil-burning vehicles will dominate transportation and oil demand will keep growing.
This is really quite scandalous... the key assumption that means rising oil demand is that EV sales share will be the same in 2050 as in 2024 in EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD (except China+EU) 🤷♂️
🤡OIL DEMAND WILL KEEP RISING🤡
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
What are the IEA assumptions that make rising oil demand so improbable?
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The @IEA is repeating its abject failure to account for the solar boom, now with EVs, to create an alternative reality for Trump where oil-burning vehicles will dominate transportation and oil demand will keep growing.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
Tämän kirjan ennusteet ovat monelta osin pitkälti jo toteutumassa vihreän siirtymän teknologian suhteen.
Ja vähän on sellainen tunne, että politiikan puolella monikaan ei ole kehitystä seurannut.
Ja vähän on sellainen tunne, että politiikan puolella monikaan ei ole kehitystä seurannut.
#Syyslukemista | 🌦️
"Kirjan soisi päätyvän myös poliittisten päättäjien lukulistalle ja julkiseen keskusteluun", toteaa @jaakkoha.bsky.social kirjasta "Not the End of the World", Chatto & Windus 2024. Lue tai kuuntele #TYlehti kirja-arvio ja löydä lisää luettavaa 👉 labore.fi/t&y/ekologis...
"Kirjan soisi päätyvän myös poliittisten päättäjien lukulistalle ja julkiseen keskusteluun", toteaa @jaakkoha.bsky.social kirjasta "Not the End of the World", Chatto & Windus 2024. Lue tai kuuntele #TYlehti kirja-arvio ja löydä lisää luettavaa 👉 labore.fi/t&y/ekologis...
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Tämän kirjan ennusteet ovat monelta osin pitkälti jo toteutumassa vihreän siirtymän teknologian suhteen.
Ja vähän on sellainen tunne, että politiikan puolella monikaan ei ole kehitystä seurannut.
Ja vähän on sellainen tunne, että politiikan puolella monikaan ei ole kehitystä seurannut.
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World Energy Outlook 2025 is out now! 🚨
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
World Energy Outlook 2025 is out now! 🚨
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
It shows that as risks multiply in a world thirsty for energy, diversification & cooperation are more urgent than ever.
#WEO25 identifies key choices, opportunities & trade-offs for governments ahead.
Read more 👉 iea.li/3JrSvlq
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As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
As the United States torpedoes climate action and Europe struggles to realize its green ambitions, a surprising shift is taking hold in many large, fast-growing economies where a majority of the world’s people live. #cop30
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
”China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
”China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Russian oil and gas revenues in October 2025 were 888.6 billion rubles ($10.9 billion), or 27% below October 2024.
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Dear Bill Gates,
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dear Bill Gates,
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
If Trump loves your climate statement and you say he misunderstood it, and if climate scientists don't like your climate statement and you say they also misunderstood it, maybe the problem is your #climate statement.
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“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by Rei Takver for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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It was a very good election for the climate.
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
It was a very good election for the climate
In the first election of President Trump's second term, voters make it abundantly clear that they still care about climate action.
grist.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It was a very good election for the climate.
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.
grist.org/politics/it-...
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Independents
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In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
1/3 🧵🧵
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
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Onko Suomella tulevaisuudessa edelleen edellytykset tarjota kilpailukykyistä sähköä? @jaakkoha.bsky.social huolissaan esimerkiksi aurinkosähkön globaalista esiinnoususta, missä Suomi ei ole vahva. Pelkää myös, että vedystä ei tule odotetun kokoista alaa Suomessa.
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Onko Suomella tulevaisuudessa edelleen edellytykset tarjota kilpailukykyistä sähköä? @jaakkoha.bsky.social huolissaan esimerkiksi aurinkosähkön globaalista esiinnoususta, missä Suomi ei ole vahva. Pelkää myös, että vedystä ei tule odotetun kokoista alaa Suomessa.
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43. Data centers are increasing power demand, but let's keep a sense of proportion. BNEF estimates total electricity demand from data centers of 373TWh in 2024 (1.2% of global generation) and expects this to increase to 1,596TWh (4.4% of global) in 2035. (www.bnef.com/themes/t0hlz... )
AI Data Centers Fuel Quicker Growth In Power Demand
www.bnef.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
43. Data centers are increasing power demand, but let's keep a sense of proportion. BNEF estimates total electricity demand from data centers of 373TWh in 2024 (1.2% of global generation) and expects this to increase to 1,596TWh (4.4% of global) in 2035. (www.bnef.com/themes/t0hlz... )
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38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
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1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
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Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
This Zadie Smith interview was excellent.
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Uutiskommentaarit Podcast · Kahdesti viikossa · Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
podcasts.apple.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This Zadie Smith interview was excellent.
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
Specially what she says about the limited imagination of US politics.
podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/t...
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Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
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The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
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"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
As dreams of 1.5°C melt away, net zero’s reckoning is overdue
People’s inability to see past net zero shows it is no longer fit for purpose
www.technosphere.earth
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
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Contrast and compare. This is street light charging solutions in two different European capitals, but by the same company.
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Contrast and compare. This is street light charging solutions in two different European capitals, but by the same company.
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
Weird, why such a massive box in one, and just a plug in the other?
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The visible hand
Exclusive: Several quantum-computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding.
Exclusive | Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms
The discussions signal Washington’s wider involvement in critical parts of the economy.
on.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The visible hand