Childless Cat
@childlesscat82.bsky.social
🗳Avid US politics observer from across the pond.
(Trying to restrain myself from screaming)
🏳️🌈 Musk, Trump and Farage hater
🌳Climate Pragmatic Optimist⛅️
😼Will share cat pics
Mainly reposts.
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(Trying to restrain myself from screaming)
🏳️🌈 Musk, Trump and Farage hater
🌳Climate Pragmatic Optimist⛅️
😼Will share cat pics
Mainly reposts.
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Data centres are energy-hungry, and much of that ends up as waste heat. In Europe it's set to nearly triple by 2050.
Good news: it can be recovered and used or heating.
More on this in the next edition of Bright Spots. Sign up here: janrosenow.substack.com
Good news: it can be recovered and used or heating.
More on this in the next edition of Bright Spots. Sign up here: janrosenow.substack.com
September 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Data centres are energy-hungry, and much of that ends up as waste heat. In Europe it's set to nearly triple by 2050.
Good news: it can be recovered and used or heating.
More on this in the next edition of Bright Spots. Sign up here: janrosenow.substack.com
Good news: it can be recovered and used or heating.
More on this in the next edition of Bright Spots. Sign up here: janrosenow.substack.com
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#Florida couple buys 45A swamp to protect it and now it's home to 275 wood storks. people.com/florida-coup... h/t @taralush.bsky.social
A Florida Couple Buys a 45-Acre Swamp to Protect the Land. Now, 275 Wood Storks Live There, and the Species Is No Longer Endangered
Jim Stevenson and Tara Tanaka bought a 45-acre swamp to save it from development, and now it is a flourishing conservation area with 275 nesting wood storks.
people.com
August 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
#Florida couple buys 45A swamp to protect it and now it's home to 275 wood storks. people.com/florida-coup... h/t @taralush.bsky.social
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Europe led major markets on EV sales in H1 2026, up 30% year on year. EVs are now 30%+ of EU sales, 38% in the UK.
But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%.
The centre of gravity is shifting.
Chart: IEA
But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%.
The centre of gravity is shifting.
Chart: IEA
August 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Europe led major markets on EV sales in H1 2026, up 30% year on year. EVs are now 30%+ of EU sales, 38% in the UK.
But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%.
The centre of gravity is shifting.
Chart: IEA
But the real story is global. Outside the major markets, sales rose ~75%. Latin America more than doubled. India +90%. Colombia +300%.
The centre of gravity is shifting.
Chart: IEA
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California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
@blancabegert.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
@blancabegert.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.
www.latimes.com
July 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
@blancabegert.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
@blancabegert.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Today is the 1st day of August!
August 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Today is the 1st day of August!
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For anyone who thinks increasing oil & gas production is the path to energy independence, you're dead wrong. While we continue to rely on fossil fuels, we're held hostage to global pricing. The real path to energy security is local production of renewables and grid-scale storage. #EnergyTransition
July 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
For anyone who thinks increasing oil & gas production is the path to energy independence, you're dead wrong. While we continue to rely on fossil fuels, we're held hostage to global pricing. The real path to energy security is local production of renewables and grid-scale storage. #EnergyTransition
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Every data center should be required to have solar panels cover their rooftops.
July 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Every data center should be required to have solar panels cover their rooftops.
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The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has been an accelerator for the energy transition I told @npr.org.
In an uncertain world, many countries found that investing in renewables and EVs give them energy security – and makes economic sense. And that's not going away.
www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...
In an uncertain world, many countries found that investing in renewables and EVs give them energy security – and makes economic sense. And that's not going away.
www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar, and batteries, experts say.
www.npr.org
July 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has been an accelerator for the energy transition I told @npr.org.
In an uncertain world, many countries found that investing in renewables and EVs give them energy security – and makes economic sense. And that's not going away.
www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...
In an uncertain world, many countries found that investing in renewables and EVs give them energy security – and makes economic sense. And that's not going away.
www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...
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Wait… was that a…?
It was! 🐅
What you spotted was a Sumatran Tiger living in Hutan Harapan, Sumatra. Alongside our work in the UK, we’re supporting partners and local communities to restore native forest and protect this extraordinary ecosystem for generations to come.
#WorldRainforestDay
It was! 🐅
What you spotted was a Sumatran Tiger living in Hutan Harapan, Sumatra. Alongside our work in the UK, we’re supporting partners and local communities to restore native forest and protect this extraordinary ecosystem for generations to come.
#WorldRainforestDay
June 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Wait… was that a…?
It was! 🐅
What you spotted was a Sumatran Tiger living in Hutan Harapan, Sumatra. Alongside our work in the UK, we’re supporting partners and local communities to restore native forest and protect this extraordinary ecosystem for generations to come.
#WorldRainforestDay
It was! 🐅
What you spotted was a Sumatran Tiger living in Hutan Harapan, Sumatra. Alongside our work in the UK, we’re supporting partners and local communities to restore native forest and protect this extraordinary ecosystem for generations to come.
#WorldRainforestDay
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Checking in from Fort Floof
June 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Checking in from Fort Floof
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exactly the right response
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
June 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
exactly the right response
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Thanks to SOMEBODY taking Waffles to the vet a couple days ago (we're all trying to find the guy who did this!), he's feeling extra judgy on this Caturday morning!
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #tripawed #threeleggedcat #caturday
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #tripawed #threeleggedcat #caturday
May 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Thanks to SOMEBODY taking Waffles to the vet a couple days ago (we're all trying to find the guy who did this!), he's feeling extra judgy on this Caturday morning!
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #tripawed #threeleggedcat #caturday
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catsky #tripawed #threeleggedcat #caturday
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Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
May 28, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
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May 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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A new New York Times piece shows:
The Iran war is accelerating something that was already underway: Europeans turn to solar, heat pumps & EVs in large numbers. E.ON reports solar interest in the UK up 63%. Enpal in Germany: inquiries for panels & heat pumps rise 30%. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...
The Iran war is accelerating something that was already underway: Europeans turn to solar, heat pumps & EVs in large numbers. E.ON reports solar interest in the UK up 63%. Enpal in Germany: inquiries for panels & heat pumps rise 30%. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...
How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A new New York Times piece shows:
The Iran war is accelerating something that was already underway: Europeans turn to solar, heat pumps & EVs in large numbers. E.ON reports solar interest in the UK up 63%. Enpal in Germany: inquiries for panels & heat pumps rise 30%. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...
The Iran war is accelerating something that was already underway: Europeans turn to solar, heat pumps & EVs in large numbers. E.ON reports solar interest in the UK up 63%. Enpal in Germany: inquiries for panels & heat pumps rise 30%. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...
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WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE!
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
High-strength, multi-mode processable bamboo molecular bioplastic enabled by solvent-shaping regulation - Nature Communications
Bioplastics derived from biomass show promise as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics, but their adoption is hindered by their inferior mechanical properties and processability. Here, th...
www.nature.com
May 11, 2026 at 4:10 AM
WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE!
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
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The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
Iran War Is ‘Supercharging’ the Energy Transition, UNFCCC Says
The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
bloom.bg
April 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
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It’s so cool that the pope can’t stop tweeting about how much God hates the American government
April 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It’s so cool that the pope can’t stop tweeting about how much God hates the American government
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An Easter Loaf 🍞🐣🍞 Happy #KittyLoafMonday 😻 #Hedgewatch
April 6, 2026 at 8:51 AM
An Easter Loaf 🍞🐣🍞 Happy #KittyLoafMonday 😻 #Hedgewatch
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this (onion) article is nearly 12 years old
"At press time, representatives from the world’s leading economies had signaled that they would continue to heavily rely on fossil fuels until they had something more than an overwhelming scientific consensus to go on."
"At press time, representatives from the world’s leading economies had signaled that they would continue to heavily rely on fossil fuels until they had something more than an overwhelming scientific consensus to go on."
Scientists Politely Remind World That Clean Energy Technology Ready To Go Whenever
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Stating that they just want to make sure it’s something everyone keeps in mind going forward, an international consortium of scientists gently reminded the world Wednesday that clean ene...
theonion.com
March 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
this (onion) article is nearly 12 years old
"At press time, representatives from the world’s leading economies had signaled that they would continue to heavily rely on fossil fuels until they had something more than an overwhelming scientific consensus to go on."
"At press time, representatives from the world’s leading economies had signaled that they would continue to heavily rely on fossil fuels until they had something more than an overwhelming scientific consensus to go on."
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Climate has almost disappeared from our conversation.
But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times.
Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.”
Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.
But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times.
Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.”
Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.
March 29, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Climate has almost disappeared from our conversation.
But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times.
Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.”
Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.
But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times.
Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.”
Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.
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Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East once again shows that reliance on volatile oil and gas exposes economies to price shocks.
Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.
Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.
March 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East once again shows that reliance on volatile oil and gas exposes economies to price shocks.
Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.
Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.