It's here folks. Part II of the Pragmatic Climate Reset. Prepare to be provoked! about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
12.09.2025 06:00
👍 87
🔁 34
💬 12
📌 19
It's here folks. Part II of the Pragmatic Climate Reset. Prepare to be provoked! about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
These solar panels will provide a lot of electricity.
The solar panels imported into Sierra Leone in the last 12 months, if installed, would generate electricity equivalent to 61% of the total reported 2023 electricity generation, significantly adding to electricity supply🤯
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
🧵
CATL says 50% of China’s heavy trucks will be EVs by 2028—up from 10% in 2024. This isn’t just a sales stat—it’s a total transformation of road freight. Diesel is dying. Battery swapping, LFP, & giga-scale supply chains are rewriting logistics. Oil’s grip on transport is slipping fast. #EV #China
Energy sector pricing reform needed in Belgium to accelerate electrification.
The decline in child mortality in many low- to middle-income countries in the last 30 years has been quite remarkable.
Ethiopia's rate fell from 20% to 5%.
Improvements in child mortality in rich countries look pretty meagre by comparison. But that's only when looking at it in absolute terms.
1/
Ceci est actuellement un impensé à Bruxelles.
⚠️ The gas grid death spiral in action.
As more homes electrify, gas demand falls. Prices rise. Disconnect fees go up. Fewer customers = higher costs for those left behind.
Frank Energy just quit NZ’s residential gas market — a textbook case.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Bravo Laurent....fun to see this idea resonating....
Phasing out Russian gas in the EU is already technically feasible.
EU gas demand is expected to stay flat until 2030 and even Member States with the highest Russian gas reliance have alternative supply solutions readily available, thanks to EU-funded grid upgrades 🧵1/3
Hi, I recently bounced into Hanna Ritchie & Rob Steward's new podcast. A great place to learn about climate & energy data & the scottish accent. Give it a try! open.spotify.com/episode/55Wu... 💡
Hi David. Sorry this is too late for me. Next time!
Hi David. Why not? When will you be around?
Is your next flight going to be using any sustainable aviation fuel?
Our SAF Observatory tracks SAF offtake agreements from airlines across the globe.
Explore the tool and see which airlines are taking real steps to transition to green fuels ➡️ https://bit.ly/4g7rNsS
Brussels folks and Brussels lovers, sign the petition for a better management of trash and garbage collection in Brussels (you can sign with itsme) . 865 signatures more and it will be discussed by our elected representatives democratie.brussels/suggestions/... (please share)
"As of January 2025, all contractors providing work to Oslo’s government have to use clean and quiet concrete trucks, excavators, and other machinery." theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/05/i... via @nickhedley.bsky.social 🔌💡
Welcome in Belgium
I am surprised that the difgerence has increased over the last few years between the two regions, and I am amazed by the gender difference.
Higher education & Belgium. The growing difference between Flanders & Wallonia and Man & Woman is a real surprise to me. Source : bureau du plan
Industrial energy use in Europe reduced by 21% since 2000.
Most of this is because of energy efficiency: Without it industry energy consumption would be 37% higher today compared to 2000.
It's not because of deindustrialisation: Industrial activity in 2023 was much higher than in 2000.
@solarchase.bsky.social
Your Ted talk is on youtube!
Great Job!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsVh...
How did the EU's electricity mix change in the last year?
☀️ Big growth in solar
☢️ 🌊 Rebound in nuclear & hydro
💨 Not so much growth in wind
🏭 Large drop in fossil fuels (both coal and gas)
🔌 Demand up
From @ember-energy.org's new European Electricity Review: ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
What do we do with the gas grid when gas demand declines?
I partnered with @richardlowes.bsky.social @regassistproj.bsky.social & @ckemfert.bsky.social @diw.de to explore this question.
We propose 5 steps for dealing with this challenge.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So let me repeat some optimism in my field of expertise:
Solar, wind, batteries, heat pumps, EVs, smart grids and nodal pricing, can largely cure our addiction to fossil fuels while lowering energy costs.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So, let's quit the doomism and get to work.
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
This chart is on a log scale. This year there have been just 7 cases of guinea worm.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/numb...
📌
Dutch parliament just voted in favour of a legislative amendment allowing municipalities to phase out the gas network (after a heat transition vision has been adopted for a neighbourhood, and with at least eight years lead time). An important tool.
I'm reposting here since I'm no longer on X: Massive commitment to EV trucks by one of the world’s largest miners, Fortescue back in Sept 2024. $4B deal for 360 EV trucks & more. Proof is in the pudding—EVs can power even the toughest industries. 🌱⚡ #Decarbonization #Mining #EVs #Lithium
Which European cities have announced to decommission the gas grid or parts of it?
Wien, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Mannheim, München, Basel, Zurich, Winterthur - the list goes on.
Much more of this to come.
A summary of our research: gasoutlook.com/analysis/eur...