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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 8m

Yes, obviously this is old tech and shouldn't be difficult. The point here is that even when people argue that it's the most reliable generation source, you can get these problems.

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Knut Einar Rosendahl @rosendahlke.bsky.social · 1h

Forrige torsdag hadde Asbjørn Torvanger og @oysteinsjolie.bsky.social en kronikk i Aftenposten. @angelsen.bsky.social, Ståle Navrud og jeg sendte et svarinnlegg til Aftenposten, men avisen fant ikke plass til det. Så da har vi postet det på LinkedIn i stedet ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/posts/knut-e...

Klimakostnader: Seriøse spørsmål krever seriøse svar Forrige torsdag hadde Asbjorn Torvanger og Øystein Sjølie en kronikk i Aftenposten kalt «Klimaendringer er et alvorlig problem som krever seriøs… |...

Klimakostnader: Seriøse spørsmål krever seriøse svar Forrige torsdag hadde Asbjorn Torvanger og Øystein Sjølie en kronikk i Aftenposten kalt «Klimaendringer er et alvorlig problem som krever seriøs po...

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 2h

Even the newest coal plant in the US has been taken offline for two years to fix problems. That's 932 GW taken off the grid all at once, for two years.

Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027

The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.

ieefa.org

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 3h

"lenke i kommentarfeltet"???

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 3h

Coal is a fuel of the past.
🎁🔗

Opinion | Trump’s Coal Plan Is Doomed

www.nytimes.com

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 19h

Today I have updated the global cement CO₂ emissions dataset. This is the second release this year, adding a lot of data updates since the February release, and including new data sources.

Global CO2 emissions from cement production

GCP-CEM: The Global Carbon Project CEMent-process emissions dataset This is an update of the dataset documented in: Andrew, R.M., 2019. Global CO2 emissions from cement production, 1928–2018. Earth Sy...

zenodo.org

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

A little history:
▸Norway's statistics agency (SSB) made their first estimate in 2021: www.ssb.no/natur-og-mil...
▸I started making my estimates in mid-2023.
▸SSB updated their methods in late 2024: www.ssb.no/natur-og-mil...

Transportutslipp påvirkes av korona, elbiler og biodrivstoff

Klimagassutslipp fra transport stod for nesten en tredel av utslippene i Norge i 2020. Koronapandemien, kjøring med elbiler og innblanding av biodrivstoff reduserer utslippet.

www.ssb.no

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Nettopp.

Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

And down under:

Tesla Model Y sales boom in September

The Tesla Model Y more than doubled its monthly sales in September, and returned into the green for its yearly sales tally.

www.carexpert.com.au

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Nå at jeg leser den jeg skrev på den siden igjen, er jeg ikke sikker på at det er så tydelig forklart. Si meg om du fortstår. Poenget er forskjellen mellom rapporterte utslipp og faktiske utslipp.

Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

På min side (robbieandrew.github.io/norway/norwa...) ser du at det er en svensk effekt inn i saken som er ganske viktig og interessant: "The third piece of the puzzle..."

Norway's greenhouse gas emissions in 2024

A detailed look at Norway's greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.

robbieandrew.github.io

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Du kan se nøye på tallene enten på min side for 2024 her: robbieandrew.github.io/norway/norwa... eller fra SSB her: www.ssb.no/statbank/tab...

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting. In Norway we have estimates of how far cars of different fuel types travel. And they show a different story. People certainly do drive their EVs here.
robbieandrew.github.io/EV/

Graph showing: Average distance travelled per passenger car in Norway

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

I read somewhere that they have business (rental) sales a couple of times a year, while private sales are more spread out. There are also weird spikey effects in both the UK and Ireland, but those are about new models/licence plates.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Enklere sagt: Utslipp var i 2024 >2Mt lavere enn de hadde vært uten elbiler, ladbare hybrider, og biodrivstoff.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Jeg sammenligner med det som hadde vært uten disse tre faktorene. Det er altså kumulativ: ikke >2 Mt ekstra reduksjon i 2024 i forhold til 2023, men heller >2Mt reduksjon sammenlignet med "hvis ingen av disse fakorene hadde skjedd".

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Because the emissions numbers also include other factors, not just electrification of the fleet.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. Some countries do actually publish stock (fleet) data as well, which could make the comparison more direct.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

"My" not "By"!

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

But it depends on how you rank. Singapore actually has a higher share of BEVs in 2025 so far (42%) than Iceland (35%). By "BEV share" ranking is based on the last three months.

Graph showing: Singaporean new passenger car sales by type: Monthly

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the top three countries in Europe (and in the world, as far as I have data) for sales of battery-electric cars (sorted by "BEV share"):
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/

Screenshot of https://robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/ showing the top three: Norway, Denmark, Iceland.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Hva betyr egentlig "lenke i kommentarfeltet" her? Hvor skal lenken ligge?

Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 2d

No, these are just emissions within Norway's territory.

Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 2d

And now I have a new page on my website dedicated to cement. 🥳

Cement production and emissions

Collection of data on the production of cement and the emissions associated with its production.

robbieandrew.github.io

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 2d

We need good estimates of global emissions. I do a lot of work to improve them.

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