Nu de olie- en gasprijzen omhoogschieten, klinkt de roep om compensatie weer. Maar Marike Stellinga zou liever zien dat het belastinggeld wordt gebruikt om royaal hernieuwbare energie te subsidiëren. buff.ly/cZsGn1k
Solar does not care about the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil flows through chokepoints. Solar follows a learning curve.
Great piece @azeem.bsky.social
www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe...
Another day, another stupid Excel chart.
"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."
Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.
They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.
That energy is all around us. It does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz or any other geopolitical chokepoint.
Nieuw schilderij Mondriaan opgedoken - 'Grote Smurf aan zee' gedoneerd aan het Kunstmuseum in Den Haag
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"Yes, building less dangerous cars and more forgiving roads would help address the US’s sky-high tally of roadway fatalities. But another way to save lives deserves far more attention than it gets: Stop forcing Americans to drive so much." @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Figure with decreasing hours where fossils influence electricity price and increase in average wholesale electricity price.
Aus gegebenem Anlass: In Spanien ist der Strompreis durch hohen Anteil an Erneuerbaren vom Gaspreis unabhängiger und am niedrigsten in Europa
(EMBER Studie vom Oktober)
That is why we must continue improving the functioning of our energy market, attracting more investment in clean tech and moving forward with the transition towards clean, homegrown energy.
This is crucial for our energy security, affordability & independence and, equally, for our competitiveness.
🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
“U.S. pressure on Ukraine is encouraging Putin to keep fighting and refrain from making compromises necessary for an enduring peace….The way to end this war is not to rescue Putin from a failing campaign, but to help Ukraine make it fail faster.”
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Hoe volgens deze politicoloog een systeem met vijf grootmachten de wereld stabiel kan houden
The Middle East conflict is stress testing global energy. Bloomberg sees oil at $108 in a severe escalation.
We have seen this before. The difference now is that solar and batteries are more cost competitive. Every fossil fuel spike strengthens the case for renewables on energy security alone.
Stemming over de motie van Laurens Dassen (Volt) over een actieplan om het parlement te laten overstappen op Europese digitale initiatieven. Voor: GroenLinks-PvdA, PVV, CDA, FVD, DENK, PvdD, ChristenUnie, SP, 50PLUS, Volt (79 stemmen). Tegen: D66, VVD, JA21, Groep Markuszower, SGP, BBB, Keijzer (71 stemmen). Aangenomen.
De motie van Laurens Dassen (#Volt) over een actieplan om het parlement te laten overstappen op Europese digitale initiatieven, is aangenomen. (26643-1481) #TweedeKamer
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Stemming over de motie van Ismail el Abassi (DENK) over een verplichte geopolitieke risicoanalyse bij aanbestedingen van vitale digitale infrastructuur. Voor: D66, VVD, GroenLinks-PvdA, CDA, FVD, Groep Markuszower, DENK, PvdD, ChristenUnie, SP, 50PLUS, Volt (115 stemmen). Tegen: PVV, JA21, SGP, BBB, Keijzer (35 stemmen). Aangenomen.
De motie van Ismail el Abassi (#DENK) over een verplichte geopolitieke risicoanalyse bij aanbestedingen van vitale digitale infrastructuur, is aangenomen. (26643-1489) #TweedeKamer
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"Militarily closing the Strait of Hormuz—i.e. preventing US Navy access to it—would be hard, but Iran doesn’t need that for an economic impact. Hostilities make ships afraid to sail, and insurance companies refuse to cover the risk."
Looks like the White House really didn't think this through.
Als vis vermomde Russische onderzeeër binnengelaten in Utrechtse wateren
Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility.
The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.
China’s latest energy data offers a signal worth paying attention to. In 2025, emissions from energy and industry fell by 0.3%, modest, but notable, even as total energy consumption rose by 3.5%.
The key driver? A continued surge in solar power capacity.
Prof. Robert Pape:
"I have studied every air campaign since WWI... I've modelled the bombing of Fordow and regime change in Iran for 20 years... We are now in the grip of the escalation trap... This has never worked in over 100 years... Trump is up against the weight of history".
Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social
De geschiedenis beukt op Europa's deur. Caroline @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social in #BetrouwbareBronnen over zondagskinderen in een ruige wereld. 📚 omny.fm/shows/betrou...
Putin hat keinerlei Absicht seine Angriffe einzustellen und die Ukraine keine Option, den Krieg zu beenden. Beide Seiten können weiterkämpfen, ohne sich durchzusetzen. Wenn Europa so weitermacht wie bisher, zieht sich dieser Krieg über weitere Jahre. 1/
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Elk jaar weer is de Japanse stad #Kawazu in de prefectuur #Shizuoka het vroegst in de lentesfeer. Dankzij de vroegbloeiende kersenbomen, ongeveer 8000 totaal. Prachtige roze bloesem kleurt de oevers van het riviertje dat door het stadje kronkelt.
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Kabinet Patronage is geïnstalleerd.
‘Met belastingkortingen en speciale regelingen bedienen partijen hun achterban,’ zegt Bas Jacobs, hoogleraar economie en overheidsfinanciën aan de VU. ‘Het is politiek cliëntelisme.’
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
