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Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱<p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hannahritchie.substack.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hannahritchie.substack.com</span></a></span> "My overall takeaway is pretty consistent with the reports above: in many cases (but not all) second-hand <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> cars are now cheaper upfront than <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/petrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrol</span></a> [<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>] equivalents. At the very least, I think it’s fair to say that they're cost-competitive. I think public perception is probably the opposite: there is still a dominant narrative that electric cars are much more expensive. "</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/greentransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentransition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/used-electric-car-costs?r=4t3klr&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">used-electric-car-costs?r=4t3klr&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false</span></a></p>
Why We Went Extinct<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nl</span></a>, big energy companies stop their investments in offshore wind, effectively halting the green transition. </p><p>Due to big companies not moving away from fossil fuels, the demand for green energy is too low to guarantee that the increasing investments will be earned back. </p><p>For the Netherlands, investments in offshore wind are necessary to meet their climate goals. </p><p>(Dutch)<br><a href="https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2561688-energiebedrijven-haken-af-eneco-bouwt-geen-windmolens-meer-op-zee" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/25616</span><span class="invisible">88-energiebedrijven-haken-af-eneco-bouwt-geen-windmolens-meer-op-zee</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/breadcrumb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breadcrumb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greentransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/offshorewind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offshorewind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a></p>
Thom Baker<p>Hello hello!</p><p>Looking to connect with wonderful people interested in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Construction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Futurist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Futurist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RegenerativeBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a></p><p>So follow, suggest and have a good ol' chat about making this world a better place</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ff</span></a></p>
Global Threads<p>🇪🇺 EUROPE<br>🔴 “Chinese lithium must not be the new Russian gas,” says EU official</p><p>🔸 47 EU raw material projects to be approved in 15 months or less.<br>🔸 Targets: 10% extraction, 40% processing, 25% recycling by 2030.<br>🔸 €22.5B needed; €2B coming this year from EIB.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RawMaterials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawMaterials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergySecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecurity</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>If any part of the green transition depends on the global recycling of plastics, then we might s well give up right now.... nearly half of all plastics are dumped in landfill, while less than 10% are recycled. Around 20% or more (including some of the 'mismanaged') are incinerated, no doubt adding more pollution to our degrading atmosphere.</p><p>We need a better solution to the one we are currently practicing!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>Bank of Korea Governor warns of significant risks to financial institutions' soundness if climate change response is delayed, emphasizing the need for proactive measures and sustainable economic transformation.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialInstitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialInstitutions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BankOfKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BankOfKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RheeChangYong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RheeChangYong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=54550" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=54550</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>If at first you don't succeed try again:</p><p>Investors in the failed British battery maker BritishVolt are trying a second bite of the cherry this time in explicit partnership with a Chinese battery maker to develop a British-based 'gigafactory'...</p><p>Whether this second try does any better is anyone's guess, but like the UK's nuclear deterrence, its unlikely anyone is going to believe this is a 'home-grown' energy player.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1869591/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1869591/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK to Partner with Big Tech on Nuclear Powered Data Centers <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KierStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KierStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPower</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SmallModularReactors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallModularReactors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMR</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKEnergy</span></a></p>
Eric Maugendre<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/energyecon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>energyecon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/economics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>economics</span></a></span> 🧵</p><p>Assets owners "can push for the acknowledgement of systemic climate risks by asset managers, and influence managers to improve their climate practices. Reclaim Finance has analysed how asset owners engage asset managers, and offers an overview of best practices that can be replicated."<br><a href="https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/02/05/asset-managers-how-their-clients-encourage-them-to-take-action-for-the-climate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reclaimfinance.org/site/en/202</span><span class="invisible">5/02/05/asset-managers-how-their-clients-encourage-them-to-take-action-for-the-climate/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/funds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/assetManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assetManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenFinance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oilRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/strandedAssets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strandedAssets</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/footprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>footprint</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a></p>
Sustainable Communications<p>🚀 Our organization is now part of the EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform, a new digital hub designed to connect stakeholders, share knowledge, and support the transition to a greener and more inclusive economy. </p><p>Here’s why this matters and how it aligns with our mission. 🧵⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/circulareconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>circulareconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proximity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proximity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proximityeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proximityeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greentransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainabletransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainabletransition</span></a></p>
Eric Maugendre<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/energyecon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>energyecon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/economics-that-works" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>economics-that-works</span></a></span> 🧵</p><p>In November 2024, BNP Paribas AM became the first major asset manager in the world to end its purchases of bonds issued on the primary market by certain companies in the oil &amp; gas sector: <a href="https://reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025/01/28/the-impact-of-bnp-paribas-ams-revised-investment-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reclaimfinance.org/site/en/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/28/the-impact-of-bnp-paribas-ams-revised-investment-policy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/assetManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assetManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenFinance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/greenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/energyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oilRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/strandedAssets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strandedAssets</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a></p>
Asakiyume<p>Camelina, a friendly li'l brassica is a superhero!<br>1. It cleans contaminated soils, slurping up nickel--which can then be harvested (phytomining!) for use<br>2. It improves the soil's fertility<br>3. Its oil can be used in biofuels.</p><p>"We believe that there is currently enough nickel in the barren soil in the U.S. to supply us for 50 years of phytomining,” says [phytoremediation prof] Dhankher. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/phytoremediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phytoremediation</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/phytomining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phytomining</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/UMass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMass</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.umass.edu/news/article/scientists-umass-amherst-engineer-plant-based-method-precious-mineral-mining" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">umass.edu/news/article/scienti</span><span class="invisible">sts-umass-amherst-engineer-plant-based-method-precious-mineral-mining</span></a></p>
MJ Ray<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@thanetric" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thanetric</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> electric water heating is not a huge network storage problem because we can heat water when power is plentiful and then store it in the home, plus it's &gt;250% return. Electric home heating is a bigger challenge but less of a problem than home gas burners. Home gas burners are a total nonsense, running inefficiently and poisoning the air for the residents and their neighbours. Adding hydrogen will show up more burner flaws. Boom.<br><a href="https://masto.bike/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.bike/tags/greentransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentransition</span></a> <a href="https://masto.bike/tags/fossilfueis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfueis</span></a></p>
Peter Henry<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> Back in the 70s the transition from Town Gas to Methane (initially from the North Sea) meant a huge cost in upgrading every home appliance and the pipeline infrastructure - It would have been much cheaper to crack the gas at the coast and just use the aging and dangerous infrastructure!</p><p>We need not walk away from this massive investment as we move away from fossil fuels. We can enrich our gas supply (up to 20%) with hydrogen from renewable sources using the existing distributed storage</p><p>Electric boilers in homes is a wasteful nonsense that just puts more stress on network storage.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>While we are certainly seeing a shift to green energy in the UK, unfortunately because storage issues remain largely unresolved, we still contract for significant back-up capacity when normal (renewable) sources of power cannot meet peak demand.</p><p>And those 60% of those back up sources remain fossil fuel assets....</p><p>If you needed an argument why investment in network storage is required, this would be in it!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/28/uk-energy-bills-fossil-fuel-power-plants-capacity-market" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jan/28/uk-energy-bills-fossil-fuel-power-plants-capacity-market</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decommodify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decommodify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electricity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/governments-must-lead-electricity-decarbonization-by-jayati-ghosh-2025-01" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">project-syndicate.org/commenta</span><span class="invisible">ry/governments-must-lead-electricity-decarbonization-by-jayati-ghosh-2025-01</span></a> </p><p>Despite falling costs, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windpower</span></a> do not generate sufficient profits for private companies to spearhead the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greentransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greentransition</span></a>. Instead of acting as behind-the-scenes market facilitators, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policymakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policymakers</span></a> must take direct responsibility for producing and distributing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a>.</p>
BerlinFokus<p>Yep, the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> *could* ban <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/HydroCarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HydroCarbon</span></a> - <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Imports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imports</span></a> from the <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> based on the <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalImpact</span></a> from the new <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> "<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a>" <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a>.</p><p>We've done it before, we can do it any time again.</p><p>Be strong or be gone. 💁‍♀️</p><p>It would even benefit our <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> &amp; make us more competitive in the medium term.</p><p>Come on, spitting in Trumps face AND pushing our <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/EnergyIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyIndependence</span></a> .. who would say no to that. 😁</p><p><a href="https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/eu-bans-import-of-deforestation-linked-goods/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">icij.org/investigations/defore</span><span class="invisible">station-inc/eu-bans-import-of-deforestation-linked-goods/</span></a></p><p>.</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1783241/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1783241/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> bne IntelliNews – EBRD aims to ramp up investment in Romania to €1bn a year #<a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EBRD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EBRD</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romania</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stiri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stiri</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1780251/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1780251/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK Nuclear Power Ambitions Hampered by Delays and Soaring Costs <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDF</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HinkleyPointC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HinkleyPointC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NUCLEARENERGY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NUCLEARENERGY</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NuclearSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearSafety</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SellafieldLtd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SellafieldLtd</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SizewellC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SizewellC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKNuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKNuclearPower</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1776572/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1776572/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Norway’s Bold EV Leap: Leading the Charge Towards Zero Emissions by 2025 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/affordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateTargets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateTargets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EVAdoption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EVAdoption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FossilFuelPhaseOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuelPhaseOut</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HydrogenPowered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HydrogenPowered</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Noreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noreg</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Norge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norway</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nyheter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nyheter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/subsidies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subsidies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ZeroEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroEmissions</span></a></p>
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