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NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year βοΈπͺοΈ
Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.
https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
In a landmark decision, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an Ethical Investment Policy (EIP) that bars the county from investing public funds in companies complicit in severe human rights violations as outlined by international law, including corporate complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide in Palestine.
With this decision, Alameda County becomes the first in the United States to adopt an EIP that divests from companies that enable Israeli apartheid and occupation.
The new policy brings the county's investments in line with international human rights standards and the demands of a growing national movement for Palestinian liberation. It is a victory for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
We are energized to ensure the policy's full implementation and to back campagisn that will build on the BDS movement, like the Oakland People's Arms Embargo.
VICTORY! ALAMEDA COUNTY DIVESTS FROM GENOCIDE!
On October 3rd, Alameda County became the first in the United States to adopt an EIP that divests from companies that enable Israeli apartheid and occupation.
And of course the biggest meta story of them all, which
@akshatrathi.bsky.social reported on today:
Chinese clean tech exports exceed US fossil fuel exports..
bloomberg.com/news/article...
If you can bear watching his all in interviews, itβs clear heβs a true believer too
10.09.2025 00:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Again, i know folks whoβve been on calls with the admin about this, and their entire plan is get massive gas plants running within 6-12mo. They genuinely cannot understand why that doesnβt work, or why shutting down wind (which the eagles thing basically will) is a problem
15.08.2025 01:25 β π 499 π 74 π¬ 16 π 14
Very cool @openstreetmap.bsky.social project to map the remaining 30% of the world's high-voltage transmission system from Open Energy Transition. And also... the next 100% of the grid as it builds out in coming decades! #EnergySky #OpenData
h/t @maxparzen.bsky.social
mapyourgrid.org
The natural gas industry is utterly unprepared to meet our critical energy needs. They will, however, happily take their pound of flesh up & down the supply chain while the getting is good.
This interview is a wild confession of as much: www.projectfinance.law/publications...
NEW | Solar is now Californiaβs #1 electricity source βοΈ
Over the past 12 months (to April), solar generated more electricity than any other source in California β surpassing gas for the first time in history.
Rapid solar + battery deployment will keep this trend going πβ‘οΈ
Despite limited price spikes in #ERCOT, #energystorage leaned on energy arb for 69% of revenue in March.
At a glance:
π Top revenue generators earned $6.26/kW β over 3x the fleet median
π― Top performers captured 115% of its DA TB2, while the median came in around 48%
March 2025 breakdown β¬οΈ
Wouldn't it be nice to have free, open electricity data for every country in the world?
It's here...up-to-date...free...for everyone...
The @ember-energy.org Electricity data explorer β‘
Clean flexibility is the brain behind a balanced, renewables-powered grid β‘
Our infographic breaks down the nine key tools that can store, shift, share, and supply clean energy reliablyβreducing fossil reliance.
Download the graphic π₯
ember-energy.org/app...
Why do global fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise?
In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).
robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
The uncomfortable truth for leftists is that a lot of low-carbon climate progress is being driven by elites who arenβt under pressure from mass movements.
The uncomfortable truth for elite climate wonks is that those gains wonβt be enough to stabilize the climate. We still need mass green politics.
Has this changed since 2020? Know thereβs been talk of investors demanding production and supply growth discipline.
12.05.2025 19:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
DA energy is becoming a bigger part of the revenue stack for #energystorage operators in ERCOT. In January, DA energy accounted for 26% of total storage revenue in ERCOT, up from just 9% in 2024.
But DA comes with increased risk.
How are operators managing this risk - or not?
#energysky #π
Claudia Sheinbaum:βPlan Mexico is the path that I am certain will lead us to a Mexico with more well-paid jobs, with less poverty & inequality...with a lower carbon footprint that respects the environment and increases our self-sufficiency and sovereignty"
www.netzeropolicylab.com/mexico-green...
What makes ceanothus so striking are its blue blossoms.. plants cannot directly make blue pigments, but make flowers blue by shifting the pH of other pigments, which is energetically costly. Blue flowers are relatively rare.
16.03.2025 21:11 β π 122 π 14 π¬ 3 π 2Found the answer here (ty Gregor!): bsky.app/profile/greg...
28.02.2025 03:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Did renewables capture a larger share of generation growth last year? Seems like more evidence for the energy addition thesis if that share is lowering.
28.02.2025 03:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Wishful thinking at best, but really goes to show why we needed direct pay, solar for all, etc.
Solid post on this: open.substack.com/pub/peoplesp...
Scatterplot titled βEmpirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.β β’ The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives. β’ The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000. Each point represents a federal agency: β’ Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs. β’ Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs. Key Observations: β’ Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates. β’ Notable targeted agencies include: β’ HHS (Health & Human Services) β’ EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) β’ NIH (National Institutes of Health) β’ CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) β’ Dept. of Education β’ USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) β’ The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies. β’ A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size. Takeaway: The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology. Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with βefficiencyβ or βcutting waste.β Theyβre a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. π§΅β¬οΈ
20.02.2025 02:18 β π 10719 π 4813 π¬ 256 π 398The administration had to be taught that DOE handles nuclear weapons. A second time!
I know folks that are still pulling on the energy dominance thread, but that ship sailed in November.
If you get the opportunity I really recommend hitting any Cybertruck drivers you see with a classic eye-contact thumbs down. So much more bang for your buck than flipping the bird
14.02.2025 13:51 β π 6061 π 565 π¬ 283 π 100Going on a solid month of headlines that are shit you'd see in the pre-credits montage sequence in a zombie movie. A non-narrative 28 Days Later prequel edited like a '90s music video. Fantastic shit!
14.02.2025 18:27 β π 739 π 107 π¬ 14 π 3
Do US states with more renewable energy have more expensive electricity?
Despite California always being in the headlines for this, full state-by-state data says no.
My latest Substack: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/us-states-...
