@petercracknell.bsky.social
I tweet about the climate emergency & drug law reform.
BSc Geophysics
BA Psychology
BSc Geophysics
BA Psychology
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In September, 34.5% of cars sold in Germany were fully electric.
"Deutsche Hersteller profitierten von dem Boom allerdings kaum." (However, German manufacturers hardly benefited from the boom.)
As if it took them by surprise.
"Deutsche Hersteller profitierten von dem Boom allerdings kaum." (However, German manufacturers hardly benefited from the boom.)
As if it took them by surprise.
Die hohen Spritpreise zeigen Wirkung: 34,5 Prozent der im September bundesweit neu zugelassenen Autos waren reine Elektroautos. Damit übertrafen die Stromer den bisherigen Höchstwert.
Elektroauto kaufen: Batterie-Pkw erreichen Rekordstand bei Neuzulassungen – Verbrenner brechen ein
Die hohen Spritpreise zeigen Wirkung: 34,5 Prozent der im September bundesweit neu zugelassenen Autos waren reine Elektroautos. Damit übertrafen die Stromer den bisherigen Höchstwert.
www.spiegel.de
October 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
In September, 34.5% of cars sold in Germany were fully electric.
"Deutsche Hersteller profitierten von dem Boom allerdings kaum." (However, German manufacturers hardly benefited from the boom.)
As if it took them by surprise.
"Deutsche Hersteller profitierten von dem Boom allerdings kaum." (However, German manufacturers hardly benefited from the boom.)
As if it took them by surprise.
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 #Scotland #EV
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 #Scotland #EV
Highland Council has reached a major milestone in delivering a replacement #CorranFerry, with procurement now underway for a new electric vessel.
More information at buff.ly/FF0DhoK and via Public Contracts Scotland buff.ly/iUZ99tj
More information at buff.ly/FF0DhoK and via Public Contracts Scotland buff.ly/iUZ99tj
October 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
FedEx has ordered 2,000 electric box trucks, and
these Harbinger electric trucks will help #FedEx avoid more than 1.7 million tons of CO2 emissions over their projected operating lives, while reducing their fuel costs by an estimated $20,000 per truck per year.
#Goodnews #Climate #EV
these Harbinger electric trucks will help #FedEx avoid more than 1.7 million tons of CO2 emissions over their projected operating lives, while reducing their fuel costs by an estimated $20,000 per truck per year.
#Goodnews #Climate #EV
“FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel”
#alwaysbecharging
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electrek.co/2026/10/03/f...
#alwaysbecharging
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electrek.co/2026/10/03/f...
FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel
In a record-setting commercial truck deal, international shipping giant FedEx has placed an order for 2,000 all-electric box trucks from...
electrek.co
October 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
October 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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EVs are awesome.
I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles.
I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh)
Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.
I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles.
I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh)
Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.
September 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
EVs are awesome.
I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles.
I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh)
Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.
I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles.
I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh)
Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.
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Installing solar panels and a battery in a UK home saves £681 a year on average, the first study of its kind has found:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Solar panels and a battery cut energy bills by two thirds
Private installations reduce costs even during winter months and would pay for themselves in 17 years, researchers found after analysing data from bills
www.thetimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Installing solar panels and a battery in a UK home saves £681 a year on average, the first study of its kind has found:
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Also, In the electric economy of the future we won't need all the LNG & oil tankers and coal bulk carriers.
Electricity is 23% of global final energy but delivers 37% of useful energy and powers 46% of the global economy.
We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task.
Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this.
We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task.
Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this.
September 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Also, In the electric economy of the future we won't need all the LNG & oil tankers and coal bulk carriers.
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If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Minister Darragh O'Brien has announced a €2000 oil boiler scrappage scheme for older boilers, on top of grants up to €12,500 for heat pumps. I spoke on Morning Ireland about the latest incentive to get Irish homes off heating oil.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Govt to propose boiler scrappage scheme
Kieran McCarthy, Director of KMC Homes in Cork, and Hannah Daly, Professor of Sustainable Energy at University College Cork, discuss the decision by Energy minister Darragh O'Brien to bring a boiler s...
www.rte.ie
September 24, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The EU is looking to tighten up a loophole that allows a few thousand supersized US pickup trucks that don’t meet European safety standards to be sold each year, and US automakers are not happy www.ft.com/content/3eb7...
US carmakers accuse EU of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads
Brussels is proposing to tighten safety rules that apply to a small number of specialist imports
www.ft.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Those who polluted the most – and profited the most – must do far more to repair the damage they caused. Polluters must pay. And to the leaders, cities, civil society and citizens working to hold them accountable – you are on the right side of history. Keep going. #climate
If the UN Secretary-General can’t motivate world leaders to action on climate, who can? 🤷🏻♂️
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Those who polluted the most – and profited the most – must do far more to repair the damage they caused. Polluters must pay. And to the leaders, cities, civil society and citizens working to hold them accountable – you are on the right side of history. Keep going. #climate
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All the while we have the policies that we have, there is a tragic inevitability to headlines such as this:
‘The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder
Experts warn potent new substances are making an already deadly crisis more dangerous.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
All the while we have the policies that we have, there is a tragic inevitability to headlines such as this:
‘The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘The deadly new drugs making Scotland's fight against addiction even harder’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Wild House near #Lincoln is built to a Passivhaus Premium standard with 309 integrated solar PV roof panels which generate almost 8 times as much energy as the building uses. #goodnews #climate
www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/wild-...
www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/wild-...
September 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Wild House near #Lincoln is built to a Passivhaus Premium standard with 309 integrated solar PV roof panels which generate almost 8 times as much energy as the building uses. #goodnews #climate
www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/wild-...
www.doddingtonhall.com/wilder/wild-...
The Templehall Community Hub, in #Kirkcaldy, #Scotland has been built to a Passivhaus standard. #goodnews #climate
“Templehall is a brilliant community asset that will allow a wide number of people to experience Passivhaus first hand. Fife Council has been forward thinking in futureproofing the building.”
Paul Smith, Passivhaus Certifier
https://ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/templehall-passivhaus-community-centre/
Paul Smith, Passivhaus Certifier
https://ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/templehall-passivhaus-community-centre/
September 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Templehall Community Hub, in #Kirkcaldy, #Scotland has been built to a Passivhaus standard. #goodnews #climate
New public buildings should, where technically possible, be built to a Passivhaus standard, as the energy savings will easily pay for the additional construction costs, and because our #climate is breaking down.
Shouldn't all community centres be Passivhaus?
Radical energy bill savings for councils + comfortable & healthy environments for those that use them.
Well done Fife Council & team for the Templehall Community Hub in Kirkcaldy.
https://ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/templehall-passivhaus-community-centre/
Radical energy bill savings for councils + comfortable & healthy environments for those that use them.
Well done Fife Council & team for the Templehall Community Hub in Kirkcaldy.
https://ggbec.co.uk/portfolio/templehall-passivhaus-community-centre/
September 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
New public buildings should, where technically possible, be built to a Passivhaus standard, as the energy savings will easily pay for the additional construction costs, and because our #climate is breaking down.
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Benedict Cumberbatch presents How to Live on Earth.
“Living on Mars would be horrible. Let’s try to live on Earth.”
“Living on Mars would be horrible. Let’s try to live on Earth.”
How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Open Planet
youtu.be
September 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Benedict Cumberbatch presents How to Live on Earth.
“Living on Mars would be horrible. Let’s try to live on Earth.”
“Living on Mars would be horrible. Let’s try to live on Earth.”
At present, when there's enough wind/solar/nuclear to match Britain's demand, gas is still used, because some gas generators also supply steam for industrial processes. Also gas generators are still used to provide inertia services to the system.
www.electricalreview.co.uk/posts/could-...
www.electricalreview.co.uk/posts/could-...
September 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
At present, when there's enough wind/solar/nuclear to match Britain's demand, gas is still used, because some gas generators also supply steam for industrial processes. Also gas generators are still used to provide inertia services to the system.
www.electricalreview.co.uk/posts/could-...
www.electricalreview.co.uk/posts/could-...
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I've posted about how total cost of ownerships is lower for BEVs than fossil fuel cars. It's true for trucks, vans and school buses too. School districts are saving money by switching from diesel to electric school buses. Let's look at some examples... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.the74million.org/article/as-d...
As Diesel Prices Soared, Arkansas District Saved With Electric School Buses
Young: Federal funding paid for Little Rock to buy buses that cost 31 cents per mile to operate, versus 59 cents for diesel-powered vehicles.
www.the74million.org
September 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I've posted about how total cost of ownerships is lower for BEVs than fossil fuel cars. It's true for trucks, vans and school buses too. School districts are saving money by switching from diesel to electric school buses. Let's look at some examples... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.the74million.org/article/as-d...
A #UK tobacco-style blanket ban on gambling advertising, with carve-outs for the lottery and racecourses, would be the “most effective” way to reduce harms such as financial ruin, relationship breakdown and even suicide.
Peers call for UK to enact tobacco-style ban on gambling advertising
(the sooner this comes in, the better)
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
(the sooner this comes in, the better)
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Peers call for UK to enact tobacco-style ban on gambling advertising
Lords’ report faces criticism from lobby groups after suggesting ban would be ‘most effective’ way to reduce public harms
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A #UK tobacco-style blanket ban on gambling advertising, with carve-outs for the lottery and racecourses, would be the “most effective” way to reduce harms such as financial ruin, relationship breakdown and even suicide.
UK public support for electoral reform has now hit record highs. Some 60% of respondents in the 2024 British Social Attitudes survey favoured changing the system for Westminster elections.
For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
Electoral reform is back on the agenda – here’s why things could genuinely be different this time
For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
UK public support for electoral reform has now hit record highs. Some 60% of respondents in the 2024 British Social Attitudes survey favoured changing the system for Westminster elections.
From 2024 to 2026, clean energy met all of the 7% rise in #India ’s #electricity demand over the two years, adding 63TWh. #Solar grew by 44TWh, #wind 13TWh, nuclear 7TWh and hydro 8TWh.
#goodnews
#goodnews
"This is the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India’s coal power over a two-year period, even as electricity demand grew overall."
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-ind...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-ind...
Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge - Carbon Brief
A surge in clean energy has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across India’s power sector, with no growth from the first half of 2024 to the same period in 2026.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
From 2024 to 2026, clean energy met all of the 7% rise in #India ’s #electricity demand over the two years, adding 63TWh. #Solar grew by 44TWh, #wind 13TWh, nuclear 7TWh and hydro 8TWh.
#goodnews
#goodnews
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In this video, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and @marklynas.bsky.social go an adventure to watch bluefin tuna.
George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery
Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80
George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery
Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80
September 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM
In this video, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and @marklynas.bsky.social go an adventure to watch bluefin tuna.
George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery
Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80
George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery
Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80
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"Regenerative grazing" is a greenwashing scam, nothing more. Here's why. Please don't be taken in.
drawdown.org/insights/eig...
drawdown.org/insights/eig...
Eight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendly
An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits.
drawdown.org
September 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
"Regenerative grazing" is a greenwashing scam, nothing more. Here's why. Please don't be taken in.
drawdown.org/insights/eig...
drawdown.org/insights/eig...
If you can, consider helping Clean Ocean Sailing clear #plastic from #cornwall 's beaches.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cos-isles-...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cos-isles-...
September 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
If you can, consider helping Clean Ocean Sailing clear #plastic from #cornwall 's beaches.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cos-isles-...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/cos-isles-...
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For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is.
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
www.carbonbrief.org
September 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is.
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...