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@stringofnumbers.bsky.social
Renewable energy engineer. Offshore wind, onshore wind, green hydrogen. MSc renewable energy. Saving the world one project at a time. Militant vegetarian trying to kick the cheese habit. CCS and blue hydrogen are pure greenwash bullshit.
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Incidentally, we already have access to a fusion reactor. It's about 93 million miles away and the power can be harvested by anyone on the planet. Doesn't even need maintenance. You can tap in for a ridiculously low cost; no utility company required.
Solar power is really fusion power.
Solar power is really fusion power.
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Incidentally, we already have access to a fusion reactor. It's about 93 million miles away and the power can be harvested by anyone on the planet. Doesn't even need maintenance. You can tap in for a ridiculously low cost; no utility company required.
Solar power is really fusion power.
Solar power is really fusion power.
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Unpopular opinion this might be on Bluesky, but while the government does bear some responsibility for any potential deaths here (they are, after all, managing the prison system), the greater responsibility lies with journalists and commentators who have egged the hunger strikers along
This is an extraordinary human failure from a supposedly progressive government. Jaw dropping www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Unpopular opinion this might be on Bluesky, but while the government does bear some responsibility for any potential deaths here (they are, after all, managing the prison system), the greater responsibility lies with journalists and commentators who have egged the hunger strikers along
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The clean energy transition is turning into a power struggle. Countries built on fossil fuels are pushing back, while others are racing ahead on renewables.
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#climatesky
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#climatesky
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026
While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for Germany explains what’s coming and the countries to watch.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The clean energy transition is turning into a power struggle. Countries built on fossil fuels are pushing back, while others are racing ahead on renewables.
buff.ly/xjJ8AmU
#climatesky
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#climatesky
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Boosting Venezuela’s oil output by 500,000 barrels a day would cost $10bn and take 2 yrs
Raising production to 1.5mn barrels of oil a day (from current 1mn) would produce 550mn tons of CO2 a year
That's more CO2 than is emitted by countries like UK & Brazil
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Raising production to 1.5mn barrels of oil a day (from current 1mn) would produce 550mn tons of CO2 a year
That's more CO2 than is emitted by countries like UK & Brazil
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Boosting Venezuela’s oil output by 500,000 barrels a day would cost $10bn and take 2 yrs
Raising production to 1.5mn barrels of oil a day (from current 1mn) would produce 550mn tons of CO2 a year
That's more CO2 than is emitted by countries like UK & Brazil
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Raising production to 1.5mn barrels of oil a day (from current 1mn) would produce 550mn tons of CO2 a year
That's more CO2 than is emitted by countries like UK & Brazil
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Why are the media (uk) talking about US companies developing oil fields in Venezuela instead of why this is not a good idea.
The world needs less fossil fuel exploitation and more renewable & environment friendly energy investment.
Also, the oil in Venezuela still belongs to Venezuela not the US.
The world needs less fossil fuel exploitation and more renewable & environment friendly energy investment.
Also, the oil in Venezuela still belongs to Venezuela not the US.
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Why are the media (uk) talking about US companies developing oil fields in Venezuela instead of why this is not a good idea.
The world needs less fossil fuel exploitation and more renewable & environment friendly energy investment.
Also, the oil in Venezuela still belongs to Venezuela not the US.
The world needs less fossil fuel exploitation and more renewable & environment friendly energy investment.
Also, the oil in Venezuela still belongs to Venezuela not the US.
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This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation
www.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
This explains so much.
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity.
If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Very cool work alert! It’s concerning that the most influential comms strategies did not nudge proenv beh, when we have found climate disinfo *decreases* proenv beh, even against some of the “successful” comms strategies www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We still have room & need for improvement!
We still have room & need for improvement!
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Very cool work alert! It’s concerning that the most influential comms strategies did not nudge proenv beh, when we have found climate disinfo *decreases* proenv beh, even against some of the “successful” comms strategies www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We still have room & need for improvement!
We still have room & need for improvement!
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@leahc.bsky.social @chelswhyte.bsky.social Can we hope for a new series of Dead Planets Society???
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
@leahc.bsky.social @chelswhyte.bsky.social Can we hope for a new series of Dead Planets Society???
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What if instead of killing people for oil we just put up some solar panels and some wind turbines. You know, the cheapest form of energy
January 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
What if instead of killing people for oil we just put up some solar panels and some wind turbines. You know, the cheapest form of energy
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Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure
Image ChatGPT Professor John Robertson OBA From BBC Climate yesterday: Renewables can generate significant amounts of electricity when conditions are right. On roughly a third of days in 2025, at l…
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January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Up to 250 days in the year Scotland’s renewables could have powered 100% of our electricity needs so TWICE the UK figure talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/03/u...
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When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
When people argue that renewable energy sources are too expensive, remember that we don’t invade countries to seize wind farms and there are no solar cartels. Fossil fuels have enormous geopolitical, public health, and climate externalities.
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Many Venezuelans may be delighted to see back of Maduro, but still resent US plan to take over their country and exploit its assets. Resistance will grow and chaos ensue if US fails to draw back, or create stable space for the democratic opposition/Venezuelan people to determine their own future.
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Many Venezuelans may be delighted to see back of Maduro, but still resent US plan to take over their country and exploit its assets. Resistance will grow and chaos ensue if US fails to draw back, or create stable space for the democratic opposition/Venezuelan people to determine their own future.
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Innovation of the oil industry in the United States. #generalstrike
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Innovation of the oil industry in the United States. #generalstrike
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now, it might seem odd that political commentators who advocated for the uk to leave the eu because of their belief in “the nation state” to be supportive of america’s annexation of venezuela, but what you have to remember is that those people didn’t actually think that, they were lying for money
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
now, it might seem odd that political commentators who advocated for the uk to leave the eu because of their belief in “the nation state” to be supportive of america’s annexation of venezuela, but what you have to remember is that those people didn’t actually think that, they were lying for money
Fuck the USA
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Fuck the USA
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"Whatever messes can sometimes be thrown up in a world based on democratic self-determination, it is better, surely, than returning to the time when borders can be changed by force. If the world we’ve built since 1945 truly is passing, we will miss it when it’s gone."
Feels relevant this morning.
Feels relevant this morning.
Some thoughts on the border conflicts of 2025
A bit written specially for the Spanish edition of the book.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
"Whatever messes can sometimes be thrown up in a world based on democratic self-determination, it is better, surely, than returning to the time when borders can be changed by force. If the world we’ve built since 1945 truly is passing, we will miss it when it’s gone."
Feels relevant this morning.
Feels relevant this morning.
Fuck the USA
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Fuck the USA
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Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
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On the plus side...
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Great Britain sets new record for renewable energy planning approvals - theenergyst.com
Planning approvals for battery, wind, and solar projects in Great Britain (GB) have almost doubled over the past year, with more than 45GW of capacity approved in 20251. This is 96% higher than last y...
theenergyst.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
On the plus side...
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And we’re only going from strength to strength
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
And we’re only going from strength to strength
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quantitative analysis of bias in BBC News proves that Question Time, the flagship politics programme, promises far right journalists and viewpoints. To the surprise of absolutely no one
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Quantitative analysis of bias in BBC News proves that Question Time, the flagship politics programme, promises far right journalists and viewpoints. To the surprise of absolutely no one
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
A huge improvement on the current practice of dodgy accounting where the emissions from things I sell abroad don’t count as mine & neither do the emissions from anything I import.
The climate is a physical system, it’s impossible to get it to do what you want by playing stupid games
The climate is a physical system, it’s impossible to get it to do what you want by playing stupid games
"The biggest shake-up of green trade rules for decades comes into force today, as companies selling steel, cement and other high-carbon goods into the EU will have to prove they comply with low-carbon regulations or face fines."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force
The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
A huge improvement on the current practice of dodgy accounting where the emissions from things I sell abroad don’t count as mine & neither do the emissions from anything I import.
The climate is a physical system, it’s impossible to get it to do what you want by playing stupid games
The climate is a physical system, it’s impossible to get it to do what you want by playing stupid games
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"The biggest shake-up of green trade rules for decades comes into force today, as companies selling steel, cement and other high-carbon goods into the EU will have to prove they comply with low-carbon regulations or face fines."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force
The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
"The biggest shake-up of green trade rules for decades comes into force today, as companies selling steel, cement and other high-carbon goods into the EU will have to prove they comply with low-carbon regulations or face fines."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@jonnelledge.bsky.social Are you ready? I wonder what this series twist will be…
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
@jonnelledge.bsky.social Are you ready? I wonder what this series twist will be…