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I guess also because they tried to position it against the Mini Cooper and other yuppie wagons in the mini premium category instead of going for the "beloved folk wagon" positioning of the old version

dunno why it was a flop but it could be a hit as an EV

why can't they just make an electric beetle at this price point? the last design is still timeless and the brand is widely known around the world

Not at all :)

(Reminds me I should turn on BlueSky notifications)

My response to the oil industry's usual "we are just satisfying demand" argument is that I'll believe this when they fire their sales team, dismantle their marketing department and political lobby apparatus, stop their advertising campaigns and sponsorship agreements and set aggressively shrinking sales targets. And even then, our collective muscle memory and sheer inertia would still keep our economy biased towards their planet-killer value chain.

Hopefully @adamsch.bsky.social doesn't mind me sharing this v good comment he left

Companies that supply dangerous products love to fabricate their own moral neutrality - 'we're just meeting what society demands of us' kinda thing.

Their actions (and internal budgets) say otherwise

Trump says he's going to pull out of the Paris Agreement.

That's a bad move, but it's not "game over" for climate -- not at all! It's "game on," and we must now focus on new climate leadership and new climate tactics.

That's what we're going to do at @projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Only 3% of electric vehicle owners would go back to a fossil fuel car Zap-Map surveyed 3,746 EV owners for its annual survey to gauge insights into behaviours, attitudes and satisfaction of EV drivers. We reveal the results.

I've never met anyone who has had an EV who would then choose to return to driving an ICE.

Forget cost savings. Forget 'saving the planet'. Just on driving experience alone, people are immediately sold.

Seems like I've never met anyone within this 3% then...

Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check Why future warming isn't as "locked in" as you might think

one of the biggest lies that is told about climate change is that:

it's too late.
it's out of our hands.
our fate is sealed.

but we know how to stop the heating up.

great post from @andrewdessler.com

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-ch...

Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check Why future warming isn't as "locked in" as you might think

When emissions stop, warming (likely) stops.

Andrew Dessler has a new deep dive on the climate physics underling the zero emissions commitment over at the Climate Brink today: www.theclimatebrink....

Now we get to see how the Brevik 50% CCS capture cement plant works. On the QT, several higher capture rate projects are abandoning amine based separation systems …🤞

Even if Norway dismantles the oil & gas industry, there is a need for new investment & there will be a lot of value creation (income).

Maintaining production at current levels requires massive investment in new areas & significant risk of stranded assets.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/watch-...

Hope a book deal is in the bag

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change – Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group (jointly); South Africa; Albania and G... The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

The ICJ just began its hearing for the advisory opinion on climate change. You can watch it here. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

The lack of sufficient action on climate means that climate shocks will hit with more severity and come more frequently. It’s time for us all to apocalyptic optimists: prepared for the shocks that are coming and ready to rally as activists, disruptors, and bridge builders

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.

Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.

Post from Latino pollster Mike Madrid: “Doing some research for an upcoming article on the last “mass deportation” of Mexicans during the 1930’s. Over half of those deported were US citizens.”

Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.

Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”

"the only"

The percentage of clean energy sources world-wide for electricity generation is ~40%

Currently, ~40% of the global electricity generation is from renewables and nuclear power, with ~10% from nuclear. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 Source: ember-energy.org/data/electri...

Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show Newly unearthed documents contain warning from head of Air Pollution Foundation, founded in 1953 by oil interests

Major oil companies, including Shell and precursors to energy giants Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP, were alerted about the planet-warming effects of fossil fuels as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents show.
#JustStopAndCleanUpFossilFuels
#BigOilCrimes #uspoli
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Cover from The Economist from two years ago "Say goodbye to 1.5°C; why climate policy is off target". It has a graphic of the Earth with an apple on its head, and a arrow shot through the Earth.

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.

Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

'UK-first' intercity battery trial train outperforms diesel A "UK-first" intercity battery trial train proved that single battery technology can outperform diesel engines cost-effectively.

Battery electric train outperforms diesel for an intercity test route of 70km. The BEV locomotive also came in as the same weight as the diesel counterpart. 🧪🔌💡 #FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets make it trend electrek.co/2024/11/08/u...

Financial Times FT Alphaville US presidential election 2024 This was an election on the US economy. And for many Americans, the economy sucks ‘Strong’ for whom? Tej Parikh 16 minutes ago

shockingly based article from the financial times in recognition of how the average american has been getting slammed financially for four years.

simply: it's unsurprising that the "i'm gonna fix the economy" guy beat the "everything is fine and i'm going to keep everything the same" lady.

I meant to do this ages ago but finally got around to it - this is a 'getting started on climate bluesky' doc that gathers up basic intro stuff, climate starter packs and climate feeds

*Please* reply with everything I've forgotten (which is a lot), I had to smash this out quickly last night!

I think doing things for their first order outcomes rather than second order effects should be a north star in policy work, for a variety of reasons but mainly because we actually suck at predicting second order effects

Took my Bluesky experience to the next level with @ketanjoshi.co's excellent "How to" guide:

docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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every social media app hits a crucial inflection point when Brazilians discover it

Two dishes of Brazil nuts, one with the nuts still in their hard shell, the other with the nuts prepared for consumption. Copyright Tom Kimmerer

Brazil nuts, almost unique in our food supply, are not cultivated, but are collected in the wilds of the Amazon forest. Communities of indigenous nut harvesters maintain intact forests necessary for the trees. When you eat Brazil nuts, you are contributing to the conservation of Amazon forests. 🌏