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Battery electric is taking over Cars and vans, and slowly starting to eat into heavy goods (lorries), shipping (ferries) and short-haul flight. #electricfuture #netzero @myzerocarbon.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2AD...

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

I have refused many invitations to be interviewed by Piers Morgan over the years. This time I made an exception, on the condition that it be one-on-one, not a scream fest, and that it actually be about the book Astra and I wrote. It was... an experience. youtu.be/SMFQBQx-qSU

Heat pumps and EVs cut emissions, even on a gas-only grid janrosenow.substack.com/p/heat-pumps...

Fact #8. Even Trump voters know something’s up. Most Floridians, including nearly half of Florida Trump voters, blame the home insurance crisis on “climate change making storms and hurricanes worse.” And they’re right. That’s the problem causing this.

What most people don't know: when you fill up a petrol car most of the energy never moves it. Petrol car: 13–21% of the crude oil's energy reaches wheels. Electric car on today's UK grid: 43–45%. Electric car on wind+solar: 77–80%. That's why we don't need to replace fossil energy one for one.

After many years of slow market penetration, EVs are finally hitting their stride in 2026 thanks to soaring oil prices, a more robust selection of affordable options, and favorable policies, reports @chrisnelder.bsky.social: www.transitiontimes.net/tt-18-evs-ar... via @transitiontimes.bsky.social 🔌💡

Formula-E currently uses 600kW chargers mid-race that can deliver a 10% charge during a ~30 second pit stop. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.bbc.com/sport/motors...

The future of mining will be electric. The giant, 264 short ton Fortescue T264E haul truck can charge its 3.2MWh battery in 30 minutes using a 6MW charger system deployed by repurposed automobile building robots. 🧪💡🔌 ☀️💨💧🔋 electrek.co/2026/10/22/f...

#goodnews #climate #Belgium #Ghent

#Australian metals giant #Fortescue aims to eliminate fossil fuels at its iron ore mining operations in #Pilbara, by replacing its diesel-fuelled haul trucks & other mining equipment with electric equivalents. #Goodnews #Climate thedriven.io/2026/10/20/f...

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#Goodnews #climate #Wind power

I am still astonished that I can fill up my car with sunshine

NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Industrial overcapacity is usually treated as waste. But what if it's a hidden grid asset? E.g. aluminium smelters that pause every winter to give grids the seasonal flexibility they lack. I'm not sold yet. But it's worth a look. janrosenow.substack.com/p/could-indu...

On 16 November, members of the UK Parliament will debate a petition on "holding a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks". It's still possible to sign the petition, so please do if you haven't yet! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

So you could reasonably argue that an *outcome* of Zionism is racism. But that is not the same as stating “Zionism is racism”. Racism is not where it came from. It is not what motivated the deep yearning for safety, for a refuge, whether 80 years ago or 800.

Call me a masochist, but I'm returning to this issue, as I feel it has been poorly understood. Please read the whole thread before responding. First, I hope we can agree that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza and horrific crimes in the West Bank and the wider region.

More than a dozen #UK councils including #Sheffield and #Edinburgh have adopted some form of restriction on high-carbon advertising, covering products and services such as fossil fuels, flights and non-electric cars. #Goodnews #climate

A school in Cape Cod, #Massachusetts, now has a 625 kW #solar parking lot canopy for charging #electric school buses, which is expected to result in $2.33 million of savings over 25 years. #goodnews #climate #EV eu.capecodtimes.com/story/news/l...

“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis” Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

. Fine particulate pollution in lower Manhattan dropped 13% after first year of congestion pricing policy We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! More: goodgreen.news/fine-particu... .

In the summer of 2025, #solar became #Pakistan’ s single largest source of electricity, generating around a quarter of the country’s power during peak months. A decade earlier, solar was contributing less than 1 percent to electricity generation in Pakistan. #goodnews #climate

I told @theguardian.com “Every home constructed today that runs on fossil fuels is a liability for the occupants.” They also made part of my statement the headline: “We need less political point scoring.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Wind and solar helped the UK avoid US$7.8 BILLION in gas imports during the Hormuz crisis. That’s what breaking fossil fuel dependence looks like. Governments backing more oil and gas owe people an explanation. SCALE UP RENEWABLES.

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History will judge this moment. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

On Ross Island, #Antarctica , #wind energy has reduced annual diesel consumption by approximately 463,000 litres. #goodnews #climate www.meridianenergy.co.nz/power-statio...

Battery boom brings round-the-clock solar closer, Ember says" at www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/27/b...

What we face. I talk to Oli Dugmore for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast about extreme weather, tipping points and the potential for systemic collapse of the global food system. Then: how we confront these threats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPz...

Where might we make the most progress on climate change? Where positive "tipping points" could happen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Japan follows Spain, Wales, Greece and Norway in setting a national urban/village default of 30km/h. Road Safety professionals argue for nations to either set 30km/h as a national urban/village default or allow cities/administrations to set it themselves.

#Indonesia surpassed 1 GW of solar capacity in 2025, but now is aiming to develop 100 GW of solar within three years. #goodnews #climate

The combination of #solar generation and #battery storage enables the supply of 30MW or more in dispatchable baseload power to the Kamoa Copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. #Goodnews #Climate

In primary school (1960s), we learned that mountain areas above 3,000 m altitude in the Alps had eternal snow. I'm afraid we're seeing the end of that. Matterhorn, 4,478 m high, last week.

With the help of our Rewilding Fund, 12 rare Droimeann cattle have arrived at our Loch Abar Mòr partner site Ardtornish to help restore west coast rainforest. The first of this ancient Irish breed to be established in Scotland in centuries. 👉 Full story: https://lochabarmor.pulse.ly/o0rpwejums

I knew gas cooking released pollutants that increase risks of cardiovascular diseases and cancers, but this was new to me: In a new study, 68% of gas-fired commercial kitchens exposed cooks to unsafe temperatures >90 °F, and 53% to temps >100 °F. All electric kitchens studied stayed at safe temps.

#Restaurant induction hobs are cheaper to run, they don't pollute the kitchen air, electric kitchens are cooler, induction hobs are quicker and easier to clean, and they have better temperature control [compared to gas]. #Electricity thesra.org/news-insight...

#goodnews #solar #climate #Ghana

#Australia ’s first grid-connected sodium-sulfur #battery system has commenced operations in #Queensland, helping power a critical minerals processing facility and providing a real-world demonstration of the long-duration energy storage technology. #Goodnews #Climate

About 1,163,000 residential heat pump units were sold, in the first six months of 2026, in #Austria, #Belgium, #Switzerland, #Denmark, #Finland, #France, #Germany, #Italy, #Netherlands, #Norway, #Portugal and #Sweden, a 11% increase, compared with Jan-Jun 2025. #Goodnews #Climate #Electricity

The Corran Ferry service is one of #Scotland 's busiest single-vessel crossings, but is currently served by ageing boats. Highland Council hopes to award a contract for a new electric ferry in March next year, with the replacement anticipated to enter service in early 2029. #goodnews #EV #Climate