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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

jrfhanger.bsky.social
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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
And who is surprised ... ?

by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
Sounds very painful. Hope you are starting to heal.
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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
Always good to be reminded and to remind.
climatedad.bsky.social
Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 2d
“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”
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climatedad.bsky.social
“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”
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by Du Toit — Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

peterdutoit.com
"Two million people evacuated"

Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC

425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)

www.theguardian.com/...

#Ragasa
Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
Schools and businesses closed in Hong Kong and Guangdong as powerful winds and rain set to hit after destruction across Taiwan and Philippines
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

dougparr.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

granthamlse.bsky.social
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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson, Stacy D. VanDeveer

davidho.bsky.social
It’s not offshore wind that’s killing whales.
Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast
‘Heartbreaking’ drone footage has captured the moment a mother and calf became trapped. Four humpbacks have been snared in recent days
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

granthamlse.bsky.social
🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.
LSE Green Skills Lab: Launch Event - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Join us to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab, a new interdisciplinary initiative supported by the LSE Global School of Sustainability that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition, the identification of skill gaps in the green transition, and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.
www.lse.ac.uk
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by Elizabeth Robinson — Reposted by: Elizabeth Stokoe

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
My wonderful LSE colleague @gangashreedhar.bsky.social has joined #bluesky. Welcome!
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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
My number two has gone but number one has boomeranged back!
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

dougparr.bsky.social
"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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
"[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"
jrfhanger.bsky.social
John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 24d
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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

jrfhanger.bsky.social
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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

gsos-lse.bsky.social
📸 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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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson, Juliet Lodge, Erin O’Donnell , and 1 more

georgemonbiot.bsky.social
This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
www.theguardian.com
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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
I was lucky to spend time in Mongolia in 2015. Incredible place.
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

dougparr.bsky.social
"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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
Always good to be reminded and to put things in perspective …
climatedad.bsky.social
Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Sep 5
Our civilization, slamming into a wall.
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

climatedad.bsky.social
Our civilization, slamming into a wall.
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

dougparr.bsky.social
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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by Elizabeth Robinson

profejzrobinson.bsky.social
@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.
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson, Rosie A. Fisher, Stacy D. VanDeveer

davidrvetter.bsky.social
On the overwhelming public support for climate action: Great to see Ximeng Fang and Stefania Innocenti quoted on their research that sparked the 89% Project. (And globally, 69% of people are willing to give 1% of their income to help fix climate change.) @coveringclimatenow.org
Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says
Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

sioldridge.bsky.social
The Government's expert adviser says that investing to upgrade from fossil fuels will save the UK nearly £40 billion a year, and rising. Electrifying everything avoids all that heat lost burning gas and oil.

Electrification isn’t a cost. It’s the smartest investment we can make.

🧵1️⃣ of 3️⃣
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Reposted by: Elizabeth Robinson

gsos-lse.bsky.social
🎉 We are delighted to welcome Professor Christian Kroll, leading scholar and advisor on sustainability and management strategy, to GSoS as a Visiting Professor in partnership with @granthamlse.bsky.social.
GSoS welcomes Professor Christian Kroll as Visiting Professor
www.lse.ac.uk
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