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As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable… The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

Australian grid operator expecting coal to be out by late 2030s, replaced by the cheapest new source available, renewables, assuming no policies to drive things forward

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

At least it clarifies that biofuels are not zero emissions

Other then that, this is just the political equivalent of drunk driving your car (industry) of a cliff

Als je ze al TV-podium biedt, zou eerste vraag aan een liegende politica moeten zijn:

“De vorige keer dat u hier zat, sprak u [onwaarheid]. Wij waren niet in de gelegenheid dat in de uitzending recht te zetten. Daarom doen we dat nu.

Mijn vraag is: waarom loog u tegen mij en de kijkers?”

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NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL

How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵

Shockingly late, as always

A question for Times columnist Sebastian Payne:

What is this cheaper source of "energy" that you speak of?

The world's energy experts would like to know…

It certainly didn’t make the French any more amiable to their Presidents

Europe keeps calm and demolishes another coal plant it no longer needs, this today in Sines, Portugal, a plant which had already closed in 2021

Courtesy of @aspatuleia.bsky.social

In Politico this morning: German chancellor slamming EU anti-drone efforts and no he is not called Scholz

‘Even as the leaders bickered over the idea (with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz slamming it, per two diplomats), drones were sighted over critical German infrastructure. ‘

When RUSI writes this it’s actually a big ol’ warning sign

London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

"In 2019, experts at Kings College London estimated that without further action, it would take 193 years for London to meet government-set [NO2] limits. But the Labour mayor said the aim had been met in nine years by introducing Ulez." www.bbc.com/news/article... via Aurelia Foster

I think that, in a time of rising fascism, unity and decency are mediocre political goals. I know they are "relatable" but they are tame. I think that "dignity and equality" are far better. Both have a basis in law, both can be quantified, and neither ask the abused to make peace with their abusers.

The protein craze is here. Why are climate activists sounding the alarm? Consumers are eating more animal products as they up their protein intake. What does this mean for the sustainable food movement?

"The opportunity here is really shifting people's perceptions of what protein is and pushing people beyond their gut reaction of 'I need more protein and therefore I need to eat a chicken,'" www.newsweek.com/2025/10/10/p...

First major test for Chancellor Merz's claim to European leadership Sie können besser entscheiden, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Mit dem Informationsvorsprung zum Wettbewerbsvorteil.

The #EUCO debate on 2040 will be the first major test for Chancellor Merz’s ambitions as EU leader. He was decisive to allow for leaders to provide "guidance". Now it's up to him and Macron to ensure that ministers can adopt the target afterwards.
My piece in @table.media table.media/en/europe/op...

Deutschland vor Lithium-Boom: Eines der weltweit größten Vorkommen in Sachsen-Anhalt entdeckt Münster – Steht Deutschland vor einem Lithium-Boom? In Sachsen-Anhalt wurde eines der weltweit größten projektbezogenen Lithiumvorkommen entdeckt – ein Fund, der die Versorgung mit dem kritischen Rohstoff unabhängiger vom Ausland machen könnte. Die Altmark entwickelt sich damit zum Hotspot für Lithium, das für Batterien in Handys, Elektroautos und stationären Energiespeichern unverzichtbar bleibt.

Good News: Riesiges #Lithium-Vorkommen in Deutschland in der Altmark entdeckt, das sich umweltverträglich fördern lässt. 43 Mio. t reichen für mehrere Hundert Millionen #EAuto-#Batterien. Damit werden wir unabhängiger von Rohstoffimporten.

‘International order’ doing a lot of heavy lifting here

The voice of "business" is mostly monopolised by a small band of laggards, rent seekers and dead end subsectors. Europe can be a world leader on the ecological transition. Or be overtaken by others. There is no leadership for Europe in business as usual and industrial nostalgia.

It’s amazing what you find out when you ask business leaders about specific rules as opposed to generic hand waving over bureaucracy

EU leaders going hard with the worn out deregulation tropes should take note

Thing is: the legal change was already proposed months ago by the last government and then not implemented because of the government change…

Meat vs EAT-Lancet: The dynamics of an industry-orchestrated online backlash • Changing Markets The EAT-Lancet Commission publish EAT-Lancet 2.0: an update to the planetary health diet 2019. One of the most influential academic studies ever released, it also faced significant online backlash – o...

A detailed who’s who and why behind the backlash whenever someone says eating more veggies and beans is good for the climate

changingmarkets.org/report/meat-...

The conundrum we find everywhere.

Far too little for for the insects, but far too much for the farm lobby (the EU tried to go for 7%, paid for with subsidies, but has now pretty much abolished it, as did the UK as soon as it Brexited).

This is a pretty big deal

One of the most important charts in the world - from
Rush Doshi in the New York Times.

Without its allies, the United States is woefully behind China in metrics of raw economic power.

Too bad the US president does not seem to get it.

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In Australia, a New Way to Avoid Decommissioning Oil Fields: Call Them Carbon Capture Projects Converting oil fields that are no longer productive into carbon capture and sequestration projects could turn a cost into a revenue stream for fossil fuel companies in Australia, thanks to climate pol...

And finally, I think there’s very strong case that the present loud support for CCS by oil and gas industry, with solid support from the West train government for example is much more about avoiding decommissioning costs than about storing CO2.

drilled.media/news/ccs-aus...

China agrees: bsky.app/profile/drsi...

When others withdraw, we double down Urgent attention is needed to sustain the UAE consensus to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030 and transition away from fossil fuels and to push back on aggressive diplomatic pro-fo...

During #UNGA80, the EU and leaders from 17 countries, including the UK, Brazil and South Africa, reaffirmed the global consensus to deliver the clean energy transition.

“When others withdraw, we double down.”

Read more in our blog ⬇️
www.e3g.org/news/when-ot...

EU fully deserves the criticism levelled here but the causes are more prosaic: a long standing habit to decide it’s climate *ambition* unanimously and it’s *policies* by majorities, timing of it’s EP elections and a clumsy approach to circumventing domestic blockers

In fact they could be unhelpful by offering the far-right, with it’s fine nose for culture war topics, another easy target to rally against as part of their defense of slaughter-based meat

Petraeus in 2003: "Tell me how this ends".
Petraeus at the end:

Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent New analysis warns LNG tanker oversupply could leave investors and shipping operators with stranded assets as clean energy transition gathers pace

Investors are backing enough LNG tanker capacity to put the world on track for 4C of warming. This is when we're on track for 3C of warming and aiming for well below 2C. Investors are backing assets that'd be stranded even under the worst climate scenarios. www.businessgreen.com/news/4519373...