Paul Allen
@marsflyerpaul.bsky.social
Cycling, Energy and Space are my interests.
NW London.
NW London.
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
I don't understand why many junctions have single yellow lines.
Could we have a borough wide change to double yellow, without needing individual consultations and traffic orders?
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@camdencyclists.bsky.social
Could we have a borough wide change to double yellow, without needing individual consultations and traffic orders?
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@camdencyclists.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't understand why many junctions have single yellow lines.
Could we have a borough wide change to double yellow, without needing individual consultations and traffic orders?
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@camdencyclists.bsky.social
Could we have a borough wide change to double yellow, without needing individual consultations and traffic orders?
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
@camdencyclists.bsky.social
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1 billion people in Africa still cook with basic fuels like wood, charcoal & dung, contributing to over 800,000 premature deaths a year – mostly women & children.
Solving this major injustice would cost less than 0.1% of global energy investment.
More 👉 iea.li/4nW9z1Y
Solving this major injustice would cost less than 0.1% of global energy investment.
More 👉 iea.li/4nW9z1Y
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1 billion people in Africa still cook with basic fuels like wood, charcoal & dung, contributing to over 800,000 premature deaths a year – mostly women & children.
Solving this major injustice would cost less than 0.1% of global energy investment.
More 👉 iea.li/4nW9z1Y
Solving this major injustice would cost less than 0.1% of global energy investment.
More 👉 iea.li/4nW9z1Y
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When you switch from fossil to clean you only use like 30-40% of the energy to do the same stuff, bc most energy from fossil fuels is lost as waste heat
What's I'm trying to say is that all climate action is degrowth
WELCOME TO DEGROWTH EVERYONE
What's I'm trying to say is that all climate action is degrowth
WELCOME TO DEGROWTH EVERYONE
From my file on the IEA's world energy outlook.
"Primary energy" = what goes in
"Final energy" = what comes out
a
The space in between: mostly lost energy bc burning fossil fuels is absurdly wasteful.
So in the net zero scenario, that gaps closes to zero --->>
"Primary energy" = what goes in
"Final energy" = what comes out
a
The space in between: mostly lost energy bc burning fossil fuels is absurdly wasteful.
So in the net zero scenario, that gaps closes to zero --->>
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
When you switch from fossil to clean you only use like 30-40% of the energy to do the same stuff, bc most energy from fossil fuels is lost as waste heat
What's I'm trying to say is that all climate action is degrowth
WELCOME TO DEGROWTH EVERYONE
What's I'm trying to say is that all climate action is degrowth
WELCOME TO DEGROWTH EVERYONE
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buff.ly/hAYRYZf With the COP30 climate talks about to open in Brazil, why are the UK's advertising and PR agencies failing to reckon with their role in the crisis? Victoria Harvey unpacks the interplay of vested interests and institutional capture in a guest essay for DeSmog.
Why the UK Advertising Industry Remains in Climate Denial
With the COP30 climate talks about to open in Brazil, advertising agencies are failing to reckon with their role in the climate crisis.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
buff.ly/hAYRYZf With the COP30 climate talks about to open in Brazil, why are the UK's advertising and PR agencies failing to reckon with their role in the crisis? Victoria Harvey unpacks the interplay of vested interests and institutional capture in a guest essay for DeSmog.
I've waited a lifetime for a safe, separated cycle lane on Theobalds Road to protect me from impatient drivers. Cyclists outnumber motorised vehicles on this stretch of road, so it's only fair that the balance shifts toward more efficient modes of transport. Well done, Camden Council
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Professor Kevin Anderson telling Radio 4 how it really is - I loved his framing of the climate crisis being about equitable sharing.
(University of Manchester Professor of Energy and Climate Change) at 08:41 am.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(University of Manchester Professor of Energy and Climate Change) at 08:41 am.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Professor Kevin Anderson telling Radio 4 how it really is - I loved his framing of the climate crisis being about equitable sharing.
(University of Manchester Professor of Energy and Climate Change) at 08:41 am.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(University of Manchester Professor of Energy and Climate Change) at 08:41 am.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to do wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables unless onsite.
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to do wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables unless onsite.
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
Kier and Labour are such a disappointment. They arr wasting the opportunity of a good majority.
See also Albanese in Australia.
See also Albanese in Australia.
I spent a really long time amassing everything you need to know about Labour's vast deals with fossil gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants out to pepper the world with climate-wrecking data centres...so you don't have to!
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
My reporting for @desmog.com 📖👇
The sheer scale of Labour's deals with Trump-donating Big Tech firms has been seriously under-reported.
Not only are they being allowed to build climate-wrecking data centres, they've also been given permission to embed their tech within Whitehall, the NHS, and defence 👇👇
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
Not only are they being allowed to build climate-wrecking data centres, they've also been given permission to embed their tech within Whitehall, the NHS, and defence 👇👇
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Kier and Labour are such a disappointment. They arr wasting the opportunity of a good majority.
See also Albanese in Australia.
See also Albanese in Australia.
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The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
More of this sort of thing.
Seen today in "Woke" North London
Seen today in "Woke" North London
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
More of this sort of thing.
Seen today in "Woke" North London
Seen today in "Woke" North London
Good: "The judge said any breach of the new 18-month driving ban… “At the end of the disqualification you cannot drive until you pass an extended driving test and if you drive as a disqualified driver you will almost certainly be sent to prison… career-ending,”"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana gets driving ban for speeding on hard shoulder
Footballer pleads guilty to one count of driving dangerously after his offence was caught on camera
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Good: "The judge said any breach of the new 18-month driving ban… “At the end of the disqualification you cannot drive until you pass an extended driving test and if you drive as a disqualified driver you will almost certainly be sent to prison… career-ending,”"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
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Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Great read from @iandunt.bsky.social on whether Starmer should stay or go, including the mystery of how, if you’re launching a popular climate, energy, and growth strategy, why wouldn’t you stage a press conference on it?
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
A great example of designing a vehicle for sunny equatorial regions, rather than Northern Europe.
Bako Motors builds solar-powered tiny electric cars that sip sunshine
Bako Motors builds solar-powered tiny electric cars that sip sunshine
Electric vehicles are known for plugging in – but one startup wants them to simply soak up the sun instead....
electrek.co
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A great example of designing a vehicle for sunny equatorial regions, rather than Northern Europe.
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Fab study, delivers truth to the lies of the right wing. Its fossil fuels driving bills up and green drives them down, you paying attention Tony, Nigel, Kemi.....?
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buff.ly/uvJ952M
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Fab study, delivers truth to the lies of the right wing. Its fossil fuels driving bills up and green drives them down, you paying attention Tony, Nigel, Kemi.....?
buff.ly/uvJ952M
buff.ly/uvJ952M
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Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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there is nobody viable to take over from him so the nec is gonna force wes streeting on the country and then express bemusement when their polling continues to tank.
the problem isn't keir starmer. the problem is 'centrism' is just right wing tory shite and nobody actually voted for that.
the problem isn't keir starmer. the problem is 'centrism' is just right wing tory shite and nobody actually voted for that.
👀 NEW: Labour MPs are considering launching a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer in a matter of weeks
🤫 A party source said there are some MPs who "think moving against Keir after the Budget is feasible rather than waiting until after May"
🤫 A party source said there are some MPs who "think moving against Keir after the Budget is feasible rather than waiting until after May"
Starmer warned of leadership challenge as Budget anxiety grows
A Labour insider said the party's recent by-election defeat in Wales will 'only make MPs panic more'
inews.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
there is nobody viable to take over from him so the nec is gonna force wes streeting on the country and then express bemusement when their polling continues to tank.
the problem isn't keir starmer. the problem is 'centrism' is just right wing tory shite and nobody actually voted for that.
the problem isn't keir starmer. the problem is 'centrism' is just right wing tory shite and nobody actually voted for that.
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The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
Hypocrisy writ (SUV) large
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hypocrisy writ (SUV) large
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The Top 5 Tricks of Populists.
March 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The Top 5 Tricks of Populists.
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.