Paul Hodson
@paulhhodson.bsky.social
Interested in decarbonisation, cities and how politics and the economy work. Also board games. Blog (travel, games,life): [email protected]. Living in London again after 30 years.
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London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
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Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE)
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE)
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
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Gisteren een nieuw NL record wind-op-zee: 105 GWh.
Daarvoor moet alles kloppen: (1) de hele dag veel wind, (2) van de Zeeuwse kust (Borssele) tot boven de Wadden (Gemini) en (3) beperkte productie uit zon en wind op land, zodat niet afgeschakeld hoeft te worden.
#grafiekvandedag
Daarvoor moet alles kloppen: (1) de hele dag veel wind, (2) van de Zeeuwse kust (Borssele) tot boven de Wadden (Gemini) en (3) beperkte productie uit zon en wind op land, zodat niet afgeschakeld hoeft te worden.
#grafiekvandedag
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Gisteren een nieuw NL record wind-op-zee: 105 GWh.
Daarvoor moet alles kloppen: (1) de hele dag veel wind, (2) van de Zeeuwse kust (Borssele) tot boven de Wadden (Gemini) en (3) beperkte productie uit zon en wind op land, zodat niet afgeschakeld hoeft te worden.
#grafiekvandedag
Daarvoor moet alles kloppen: (1) de hele dag veel wind, (2) van de Zeeuwse kust (Borssele) tot boven de Wadden (Gemini) en (3) beperkte productie uit zon en wind op land, zodat niet afgeschakeld hoeft te worden.
#grafiekvandedag
Women, dogs and scooters on the riverside cycle path - Yilan, Taiwan last week
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Women, dogs and scooters on the riverside cycle path - Yilan, Taiwan last week
I hate to fly because there's no solution to planes' global warming and none forthcoming.
But if you have family who live across the sea what do you do?
To see them I fly. I will at least take pictures out of the window. This shows in the distance the power grid near Incheon and Seoul, Korea.
But if you have family who live across the sea what do you do?
To see them I fly. I will at least take pictures out of the window. This shows in the distance the power grid near Incheon and Seoul, Korea.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I hate to fly because there's no solution to planes' global warming and none forthcoming.
But if you have family who live across the sea what do you do?
To see them I fly. I will at least take pictures out of the window. This shows in the distance the power grid near Incheon and Seoul, Korea.
But if you have family who live across the sea what do you do?
To see them I fly. I will at least take pictures out of the window. This shows in the distance the power grid near Incheon and Seoul, Korea.
This footbridge crosses a main road in central Taipei. The alternative is zebras at street level, waiting nearly two minutes for the lights. Out of a crowd, only two took the footbridge. I know why they built them (in Richmond too, where I live), but why do we hate them, and why didn't they know?
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This footbridge crosses a main road in central Taipei. The alternative is zebras at street level, waiting nearly two minutes for the lights. Out of a crowd, only two took the footbridge. I know why they built them (in Richmond too, where I live), but why do we hate them, and why didn't they know?
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
September 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
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"Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No wonder airports are being expanded.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No wonder airports are being expanded.
Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry
Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No wonder airports are being expanded.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No wonder airports are being expanded.
Running on the beach after sunset last night at Châtelaillon-Plage, France
September 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Running on the beach after sunset last night at Châtelaillon-Plage, France
Woman with a cigarette this morning at a café table in Châtelaillon-Plage France (smoking away from her companions at the table)
September 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Woman with a cigarette this morning at a café table in Châtelaillon-Plage France (smoking away from her companions at the table)
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Seascape #Scape
#Focus #SensoryArt
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
(pano so looks better if you click)
#Focus #SensoryArt
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
(pano so looks better if you click)
September 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Seascape #Scape
#Focus #SensoryArt
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
(pano so looks better if you click)
#Focus #SensoryArt
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
(pano so looks better if you click)
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Expanding airports should not be a priority. More people want to see investment in rail. Help us tell the government not to expand airports!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We have until 24th Sept to reach 10k sigs. Pls sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We have until 24th Sept to reach 10k sigs. Pls sign and share!
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Expanding airports should not be a priority. More people want to see investment in rail. Help us tell the government not to expand airports!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We have until 24th Sept to reach 10k sigs. Pls sign and share!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We have until 24th Sept to reach 10k sigs. Pls sign and share!
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It’s #FlowerFriday! Enjoy this amazing dahlia I photographed on a recent trip
#bloomscrolling #macrophotography #flowers #florals #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin
#bloomscrolling #macrophotography #flowers #florals #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin
September 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It’s #FlowerFriday! Enjoy this amazing dahlia I photographed on a recent trip
#bloomscrolling #macrophotography #flowers #florals #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin
#bloomscrolling #macrophotography #flowers #florals #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin
Port du Loiron, Angoulins, France, yesterday afternoon. A dozen cabins facing a little harbour, an umbrella pine.
September 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Port du Loiron, Angoulins, France, yesterday afternoon. A dozen cabins facing a little harbour, an umbrella pine.
I love France but... a charge of €49 to change your internet provider, apparently applicable to everyone, does not seem compatible with the idea of promoting competition.
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I love France but... a charge of €49 to change your internet provider, apparently applicable to everyone, does not seem compatible with the idea of promoting competition.
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If EU is not willing to abdicate its energy sovereignty, and keeps pushing for…
There are still 5 hard energy policy constraints that cannot be bypassed.
Ronnie and I remind you that core reality
~ Just there 👇~
www.polito.it/sites/defaul...
There are still 5 hard energy policy constraints that cannot be bypassed.
Ronnie and I remind you that core reality
~ Just there 👇~
www.polito.it/sites/defaul...
www.polito.it
July 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If EU is not willing to abdicate its energy sovereignty, and keeps pushing for…
There are still 5 hard energy policy constraints that cannot be bypassed.
Ronnie and I remind you that core reality
~ Just there 👇~
www.polito.it/sites/defaul...
There are still 5 hard energy policy constraints that cannot be bypassed.
Ronnie and I remind you that core reality
~ Just there 👇~
www.polito.it/sites/defaul...
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Opmerkelijk weinig uren met negatieve (en zeer lage) stroomprijzen in juli.
Nauwelijks zomerse dagen en weinig (zee)wind speelt parten.
Het leidt tot een gemiddelde stroomprijs deze maand, maar liefst 30% hoger dan in juni (en in juli '24).
#grafiekvandedag
Nauwelijks zomerse dagen en weinig (zee)wind speelt parten.
Het leidt tot een gemiddelde stroomprijs deze maand, maar liefst 30% hoger dan in juni (en in juli '24).
#grafiekvandedag
July 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Opmerkelijk weinig uren met negatieve (en zeer lage) stroomprijzen in juli.
Nauwelijks zomerse dagen en weinig (zee)wind speelt parten.
Het leidt tot een gemiddelde stroomprijs deze maand, maar liefst 30% hoger dan in juni (en in juli '24).
#grafiekvandedag
Nauwelijks zomerse dagen en weinig (zee)wind speelt parten.
Het leidt tot een gemiddelde stroomprijs deze maand, maar liefst 30% hoger dan in juni (en in juli '24).
#grafiekvandedag
former aluminium works at Portovesme (Sardinia), from the ferry from Carloforte, last month.
July 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
former aluminium works at Portovesme (Sardinia), from the ferry from Carloforte, last month.
Cafe tables in Cagliari, earlier this month
June 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Cafe tables in Cagliari, earlier this month
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We are ending the era of Russian fossil fuels in Europe for good!
We propose a gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports, to be completed by the end of 2027.
This will end energy and economic risks, while ensuring stable, cleaner, and secure energy for all EU countries ↓
europa.eu/!CrrR3m
We propose a gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports, to be completed by the end of 2027.
This will end energy and economic risks, while ensuring stable, cleaner, and secure energy for all EU countries ↓
europa.eu/!CrrR3m
June 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
We are ending the era of Russian fossil fuels in Europe for good!
We propose a gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports, to be completed by the end of 2027.
This will end energy and economic risks, while ensuring stable, cleaner, and secure energy for all EU countries ↓
europa.eu/!CrrR3m
We propose a gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports, to be completed by the end of 2027.
This will end energy and economic risks, while ensuring stable, cleaner, and secure energy for all EU countries ↓
europa.eu/!CrrR3m
Why, Jan, do firms not do these cost effective things?
EU industry could cut energy use by 24%—saving 67 MTOE—by 2030, all cost-effectively. The potential is huge and the business case is clear.
Decarbonisation and energy security aren’t just possible—they’re smart moves for competitiveness.
Next step: turning this potential into real-world action.
Decarbonisation and energy security aren’t just possible—they’re smart moves for competitiveness.
Next step: turning this potential into real-world action.
June 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Why, Jan, do firms not do these cost effective things?