Patrick Grauwinkel
@patrickgrauwinkel.bsky.social
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38% of the global land surface has experienced a record temperature this decade.
(From Nat Bullard’s awesome Decarbonization presentation)
(From Nat Bullard’s awesome Decarbonization presentation)
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
38% of the global land surface has experienced a record temperature this decade.
(From Nat Bullard’s awesome Decarbonization presentation)
(From Nat Bullard’s awesome Decarbonization presentation)
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This is the most thrilling podcast I’ve listened to in quite a while: we are in the threshold of something truly transformative (in a good way!)
Today on Volts: Swedish tech entrepreneur Jonas Birgersson was once known in his country as "broadband Jesus" for his efforts in spreading decentralized, low-cost broadband access. Now, he wants to bring the same decentralized, peer-to-peer revolution to the electricity grid.
Making the electricity grid work like the internet
Jonas Birgersson joins me to explain how "packet-switching" for electrons can lead to energy abundance and grid resilience.
www.volts.wtf
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is the most thrilling podcast I’ve listened to in quite a while: we are in the threshold of something truly transformative (in a good way!)
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Silvopastoral systems could cut emissions and restore degraded land in the Amazon, but high costs and limited know-how hold them back.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint?
In the rolling hills of Iñapari, a remote town in the Peruvian Amazon on the tri-border with Bolivia and Brazil, cattle ranchers are ditching grass monocultures, which have been shown to harm…
news.mongabay.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Silvopastoral systems could cut emissions and restore degraded land in the Amazon, but high costs and limited know-how hold them back.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
Experts say long-term incentives are key — and warn they shouldn’t distract from reducing meat consumption.
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Some 730 light-years away from Earth, a dead star lurks in the dark—ejecting material that, by all accounts, shouldn’t be present. https://scim.ag/3ZcEZWM
Scientists spot never-before-seen shock wave around dead star
Observation challenges understanding of how dead stars interact with their environments
scim.ag
January 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Some 730 light-years away from Earth, a dead star lurks in the dark—ejecting material that, by all accounts, shouldn’t be present. https://scim.ag/3ZcEZWM
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Potentially good kākāpō news
Berry nice to meet you: bumper fruit crop could lead to huge mating season for NZ’s endangered kākāpō
After a four-year wait, the abundant fruiting of the rimu tree could inspire the world’s heaviest parrots to boost their population
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Potentially good kākāpō news
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NEW RESEARCH: Large-scale heat pumps could supply up to 60% of Germany’s district heating by 2045.
New EWI Cologne analysis shows capacity rising sixfold by 2030, a shift to water and wastewater, and real-world costs still above many estimates.
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
New EWI Cologne analysis shows capacity rising sixfold by 2030, a shift to water and wastewater, and real-world costs still above many estimates.
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
NEW RESEARCH: Large-scale heat pumps could supply up to 60% of Germany’s district heating by 2045.
New EWI Cologne analysis shows capacity rising sixfold by 2030, a shift to water and wastewater, and real-world costs still above many estimates.
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
New EWI Cologne analysis shows capacity rising sixfold by 2030, a shift to water and wastewater, and real-world costs still above many estimates.
www.ewi.uni-koeln.de/de/publikati...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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Ontario power company calls N.S. solar program a 'win-win' for customers, province
PowerBank has one solar garden approved and two projects proposed across province #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
PowerBank has one solar garden approved and two projects proposed across province #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario power company calls N.S. solar program a 'win-win' for customers, province | CBC News
Toronto-based PowerBank says its solar garden projects will help Nova Scotia meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewable energy and reduce power bills for customers.
www.cbc.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Ontario power company calls N.S. solar program a 'win-win' for customers, province
PowerBank has one solar garden approved and two projects proposed across province #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
PowerBank has one solar garden approved and two projects proposed across province #NovaScotia
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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SOON | 2024 marked a RECORD year for the EU’s solar surge – where every country saw growth in solar generation ☀️
What records did 🇪🇺 smash in 2025? Ember’s upcoming European Electricity Review has the answers.
Register for the webinar: https://loom.ly/oz-kV_w
What records did 🇪🇺 smash in 2025? Ember’s upcoming European Electricity Review has the answers.
Register for the webinar: https://loom.ly/oz-kV_w
January 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM
SOON | 2024 marked a RECORD year for the EU’s solar surge – where every country saw growth in solar generation ☀️
What records did 🇪🇺 smash in 2025? Ember’s upcoming European Electricity Review has the answers.
Register for the webinar: https://loom.ly/oz-kV_w
What records did 🇪🇺 smash in 2025? Ember’s upcoming European Electricity Review has the answers.
Register for the webinar: https://loom.ly/oz-kV_w
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The geopolitics of energy moving way faster than many pundits in the US seem able to see or admit.
The US isn't winning and the GOP is doubling down on losing strategies.
Climate action has always been inevitable.
How fast it goes and who benefits the most are the questions.
The US isn't winning and the GOP is doubling down on losing strategies.
Climate action has always been inevitable.
How fast it goes and who benefits the most are the questions.
My sense is that China is using this oldie but goodie @rockymountviews.bsky.social playbook to destroy global oil demand. With subsidized EV technology, China can help 50+ emerging markets destroy 3-4 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
Winning the Oil Endgame - RMI
This independent, peer-reviewed synthesis for American business and military leaders charts a roadmap for getting the United States completely, attractively, and profitably off oil. Our strategy integ...
rmi.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The geopolitics of energy moving way faster than many pundits in the US seem able to see or admit.
The US isn't winning and the GOP is doubling down on losing strategies.
Climate action has always been inevitable.
How fast it goes and who benefits the most are the questions.
The US isn't winning and the GOP is doubling down on losing strategies.
Climate action has always been inevitable.
How fast it goes and who benefits the most are the questions.
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CO2 is plant food (CO2 fertilisation), but CO2 also causes climate change (temperature, precipitation changes), which forests tend not to like. Forests don't like being cut down either!
We are crossing a point where the climate change effects become noticeable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/5
We are crossing a point where the climate change effects become noticeable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/5
Emerging climate impact on carbon sinks in a consolidated carbon budget - Nature
A re-assessment of the global carbon budget shows the natural land sink is substantially smaller than previously estimated, indicating emerging impacts of climate change on the evolution of the carbon...
www.nature.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
CO2 is plant food (CO2 fertilisation), but CO2 also causes climate change (temperature, precipitation changes), which forests tend not to like. Forests don't like being cut down either!
We are crossing a point where the climate change effects become noticeable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/5
We are crossing a point where the climate change effects become noticeable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/5
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Whales sing, orcas squeal, and sea turtles croak. But sharks are more the strong, silent type. Last year, researchers reported the first evidence that sharks make sounds, too.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4pmJngP #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4pmJngP #ScienceMagArchives
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Whales sing, orcas squeal, and sea turtles croak. But sharks are more the strong, silent type. Last year, researchers reported the first evidence that sharks make sounds, too.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4pmJngP #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4pmJngP #ScienceMagArchives
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In news that should surprise no one…
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In news that should surprise no one…
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𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1961
Oil on canvas, 175.6 x 137.8 cm
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
Oil on canvas, 175.6 x 137.8 cm
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1961
Oil on canvas, 175.6 x 137.8 cm
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
Oil on canvas, 175.6 x 137.8 cm
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
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Beginning from mosques across Istanbul to the Galata Bridge, tens of thousands took to the streets on New Year’s Day, marching in solidarity with Palestine. 🇵🇸
January 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Beginning from mosques across Istanbul to the Galata Bridge, tens of thousands took to the streets on New Year’s Day, marching in solidarity with Palestine. 🇵🇸
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In every breath you take there is one molecule of air from the last exhale of Cleopatra.
September 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In every breath you take there is one molecule of air from the last exhale of Cleopatra.
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Constelação Lispector
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
Constelación Lispector
Aquello que estamos escribiendo, tal vez dará un día pruebas de que, justo cuando lo escribíamos, existíamos
elpais.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Constelação Lispector
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
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The European continent is teeming with EVs, and it’s never been easier to own and charge one. But everything is under China's shadow.
insideevs.com/features/783...
insideevs.com/features/783...
Europe’s EV Boom Was Real in 2025. The Real Fight Starts In 2026
The European continent is teeming with EVs, and it’s never been easier to own and charge one. But everything is under China's shadow.
insideevs.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The European continent is teeming with EVs, and it’s never been easier to own and charge one. But everything is under China's shadow.
insideevs.com/features/783...
insideevs.com/features/783...
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A Amazônia está entrando em um estado hipertropical nunca visto #revistafórum
A Amazônia está entrando em um estado hipertropical nunca visto
A maior floresta tropical do planeta está cruzando um limiar climático inédito. Dados reunidos ao longo de mais de três décadas indicam que a Amazônia começa a operar sob um regime mais quente, mais seco e mais instável do que qualquer outro observado na história recente da Terra. Os pesquisadores deram nome ao fenômeno. Hipertropical. […]
dlvr.it
December 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A Amazônia está entrando em um estado hipertropical nunca visto #revistafórum
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This was really good!
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This was really good!
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"The past is simple; the present is complex; the future is even simpler."
(M.R. 1952, quoted in David Anfam catalogue essay, Soethbys 2015)
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
(M.R. 1952, quoted in David Anfam catalogue essay, Soethbys 2015)
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The past is simple; the present is complex; the future is even simpler."
(M.R. 1952, quoted in David Anfam catalogue essay, Soethbys 2015)
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
(M.R. 1952, quoted in David Anfam catalogue essay, Soethbys 2015)
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, Untitled, 1969
© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christoper Rothko/ Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York
𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
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Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
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November 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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I’ve been writing an annual column for 20 years on the year in sports and politics. Here’s this year’s edition. Short version: 2025 was the fucking worst. But maybe 2026 sees a turnaround that’s already being glimpsed in unlikely places www.thenation.com/article/soci...
In a Year of Violent Tumult, the Sports World Was Silent
When the country needed them to speak out, most athletes kept mum—and a few openly embraced embraced Trumpism.
www.thenation.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’ve been writing an annual column for 20 years on the year in sports and politics. Here’s this year’s edition. Short version: 2025 was the fucking worst. But maybe 2026 sees a turnaround that’s already being glimpsed in unlikely places www.thenation.com/article/soci...