Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
@profejzrobinson.bsky.social
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Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics | Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment (currently on sabbatical) | Repost ≠ endorsement Born @ 321 ppm CO2
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Good morning with good news: An historic energy milestone is reached. Renewables globally produced more electricity than coal for the first time on record in the first half of 2025!

How?

Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%

Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
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Sounds very painful. Hope you are starting to heal.
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One of my favourite places when I lived in the Bay Area in the '90s. Would drive my '81 Fiat Spider up (now I drive a Renault Zoe EV!). Youngest daughter living there now. Introduced her. Definitely now one of her favourite spots.
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Always good to be reminded and to remind.
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“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”
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7. Renewable energy investment dominates globally with $2.2 trillion, while fossil fuel investment flounders.

The days of fossil fuels are over:
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ICYMI
Global investment in energy likely to hit about $3.3 trillion (£2.4tn) this year

More than $1tn of the total is still likely to flow into fossil fuels

But double that amount – about $2.2tn – expected for low-carbon energy

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
www.theguardian.com
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jrfhanger.bsky.social
Good morning with good news: EVs have ~11% energy loss, so "most of the energy that goes into the car ends up turning the wheels."

Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."

Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky
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A summary of our 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 report has been translated into Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese.

Download the translated versions here ⬇️
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2025 snapshot - translations - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Translations in several languages of our 2025 flagship litigation report summary: currently available in Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese.
www.lse.ac.uk
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Excellent news indeed. And for India's public health also. Less air pollution = fewer respiratory and other health problems associated with breathing polluted air. Check out @lancetcountdown.bsky.social work on air pollution and health co-benefits. lancetcountdown.org/explore-our-...
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My wonderful LSE colleague @gangashreedhar.bsky.social has joined #bluesky. Welcome!
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"SUV loophole" allows heavier and more polluting cars, which cause disproportionate damage to roads & increased safety risk to pedestrians and cyclists, to escape with 20x less tax than other European countries

This partly explains the surge in SUV sales in UK

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
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My number two has gone but number one has boomeranged back!
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"[Agrivoltaics] reduces irrigation needs, shields crops from heat stress, and stabilizes incomes by diversifying revenue streams for farmers. ... agrivoltaics can play a vital role in climate adaptation, making agriculture more resilient to unpredictable weather patterns"
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Agrivoltaics comes to India & goes global

Farmer grows turmeric under PV.

"My income has tripled, and I sleep peacefully without the stress of climate or crop failure"

Sun Master pays him ~$1,200 annually per acre & $170/month to maintain the solar panels.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #energysky
Will farming under solar panels take off?
Farming under solar panels is still in the early stages in India, but will it catch on?
www.bbc.com
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Thank you Fondazione CMCC & @shourodasgupta.bsky.social for hosting first part of my sabbatical in Venice; @gsos-lse.bsky.social, @granthamlse.bsky.social for giving me this research time; & @eurostarnews.bsky.social & trenitalia for getting me there! Much loved cat could not come. #planesnottrains
View of Gare de Lyon around 6:45am this morning as I was heading to the station for the second leg of my London-Venice trip. There's a tree in the foreground, a clock tower in the distance. Place is waiting for the sun to rise. My much loved calico/tortoiseshell cat, sitting in a black duffle bag, looking up towards the camera, hoping to come too. Plenty of people back home who love and care for her!
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📸 A milestone moment in Beijing: LSE’s Larry Kramer and @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social’s Li Luming launch the LSE–Tsinghua Research Sustainability Fund.

🔗 More info: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...

#Sustainability #LSE #Tsinghua #GlobalResearch #AcademicPartnerships
LSE visit to Tsinghua University LSE visit to Tsinghua University LSE President and Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer and Tsinghua University President Li Luming LSE President and Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer and Tsinghua University President Li Luming
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I was lucky to spend time in Mongolia in 2015. Incredible place.
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"Those living in the worst 10% of areas for PM2.5 pollution had a 27% higher risk of developing heart failure, compared with people in the least worst 10%.

"The risk of having a stroke was 7% higher for people in the areas with the dirtiest air"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests
Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows
www.theguardian.com
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Always good to be reminded and to put things in perspective …
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Our civilization, slamming into a wall.
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📢 The LSE Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is hiring for an Assistant Professor with a focus on sustainability, and close collaboration with us! ⬇️
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‼️ Join #LSEPhilosophy!

We are hiring an Assistant Professor of #Philosophy with focus on #Sustainability

Application deadline: 3 November 2025

More information: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

#London #PartOfLSE #hiring #jobs
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Moving gas plants - which set the price of electricity- out of the market and into a nationally controlled reserve, would take £5bn off the UK’s energy bills

“Renewable energy is cheaper than gas but we’re not reaping all of the benefits clean power brings”

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Energy users ‘could save £5bn a year’ if gas plants are removed from market
Former energy tsar suggests the ‘radical step’ as one of the few options the government has for cutting bills
www.theguardian.com
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@shourodasgupta.bsky.social & I wrote an @lseblogs.bsky.social on heat & the UK workforce.
Links to our @granthamlse.bsky.social working paper
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

We are not used to heatwaves in the UK, insufficient adaptation, insufficient cooling, and worker health is being harmed.