Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK.
Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Induction cook tops selling out in India.
More options during this fossil fuel crisis.
Now that you’re freelancing Rick, I hope that you are sharpening that lance for a final tilt at this…
Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.
That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.
The dealer needs to keep you addicted.
Very few consumers in the world, maybe 1 in 8, are shielded from the rise in gasoline&diesel prices (in that their government subsidizes fuel prices). A common mistake is thinking that being an oil exporter will shield consumers. Only switching to clean transport&energy does.
FYI the 1970s oil crisis was the impetus for Copenhagen turning into a cycling city
The WSJ calls it “the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.” ⛽️
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Somebody, please ask all these Trump-fluffing British politicians exactly what their policy will be regarding the Iranian refugee crisis they are so desperate to create.
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaking during a congressional hearing
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon: “So he is using YOUR Tax Dollars to protect oil tankers from attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, which will cause gas prices to go up — because he started a war using YOUR Tax Dollars”
"What has changed compared to previous oil crises and oil price scares - even the 2021-22 one - is how affordable the clean energy solutions needed to replace oil and gas imports are."
This is the KEY point made by @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
There are Alternatives now. bsky.app/profile/70sb...
They're going to write books about all the big brain moves of this gang of imbeciles and among them will be "Spending a year trying to kill renewable energy and then launching a war that sends oil prices soaring"
How does the U.S.-Israel-Iran war and disruption of oil&gas shipments affect China’s energy strategy? It validates the emphasis on energy security and reducing reliance on oil&gas imports, with clean energy, electrification and green fuels playing a growing role in that strategy.
The article is mostly about plug-in solar, and how 25+ states are changing regs to allow it, so it’s a little less dramatic than the headline
Past fossil-fuel price spikes left import-dependent countries with two options: pay up or cut fuel use. Now there is an alternative in solar and batteries.
I looked at recent examples in Europe, Pakistan, Cuba to glean what might happen with the war on Iran.
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Good news: Scientists were wrong about how bad sea level rise is.
Bad news: It’s even worse than we thought.
Somewhere in the people I follow is the fine fellow who has a site with loads of amazing country-level trend charts on EV market shares, including ASEAN countries. But for the life of me I can't find it right now.
Does anyone know who I'm talking about? Maybe it is you and you're reading this? :)
I’d watch that, ideally in a double feature with the Wachowskis’ Middlemarch
My latest for @law360.bsky.social: Oil and gas dealmakers believe they can ride out immediate #energysky market volatility caused by the U.S. and Israel-Iran war, but chances decrease if the conflict drags on, or continues to provoke Middle East neighbors.
www.law360.com/articles/244...
Retired: the terawatt hour (TWh)
Wired: Strait Of Hormuz (SOh)
Usage:
“Last year the world added an entire Strait of Hormuz worth of new solar power generation.”
#energysky
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.
Anyone with a battery on a grid with a decent amount of LNG-linked gas is going to make truly indecent sums the next few months. #EnergySky
Iran attack shuts down Qatar gas production. That leaves the US as the main purveyor of LNG, with exports led by a few firms including Venture Global.
Strait of Hormuz has been an exposed jugular of the global economy for 50 years. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a technology that could remove that vulnerability completely?
Microsoft bought 93% of all the carbon removal credits globally last year. This is absurd, and no way to determine which method might actually work and scale. Carbon dioxide removal research and development should be government-funded and government-led.
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
1/7 BREAKING: A US court has just sided with fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US to pay them US$ 345 million.
This is a billionaire-backed attack on the right to protest. A thread ⤵️🧵
Labour and Greens had a combined 65% of the vote.
Only due to the UK’s archaic FPTP voting system were Reform and right wing parties in with a sniff of a chance in Manchester yesterday.
Plug‑in solar is emerging as one of the simplest, lowest‑cost ways for households to cut energy bills—yet U.S. regulations haven’t kept pace. In my new co-authored article for @WRI Energy Program, I break down what needs to change and how Europe is showing what’s possible
www.wri.org/insights/ena...
How Southeast Asia’s Low-Emission Chemicals Sector Can Expand #energysky -- via RMI
Just 20 years ago, coal produced over half the electricity in the United States while wind and solar produced only 1%. Last year, coal was only 16% of the mix with renewables at 24% and growing.
Never let anyone convince you that huge change can’t come quickly.
