@paulhhodson.bsky.social
Interested in decarbonisation, cities and how politics and the economy work. Also board games. Blog (travel, games,life): paulhhodson@wordpress.com. Living in London again after 30 years.
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
It’s the final part of the Goat Ritual.
I told you about it before.
Next Christmas season, I hope to show and tell you more.
I love how Ukrainian traditions come to life.
it looks like the rain will break midday so i can go for a bike ride. i try not to get wrapped up in resolutions, but i like to Do A Thing on new year's day that sets direction or priorities or some third thoughtful thing. like, let's start this year on a bike ride, see where that takes us.
01.01.2026 14:22 — 👍 63 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along protected and dedicated cycling infrastructure on the streets of central London on a sunny autumn day.
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along protected and dedicated cycling infrastructure on the streets of central London on a sunny autumn day.
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along protected and dedicated cycling infrastructure on the streets of central London on a sunny autumn day.
People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles along protected and dedicated cycling infrastructure on the streets of central London on a sunny autumn day.
London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
03.12.2025 17:07 — 👍 285 🔁 73 💬 3 📌 13
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE) Harvard Art Museums, Boston
Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE)
Harvard Art Museums, Boston
I actually just liked the look of it - though I agree that scooters should keep off the path.
24.11.2025 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gisteren een nieuw NL record wind-op-zee: 105 GWh.
Daarvoor moet alles kloppen: (1) de hele dag veel wind, (2) van de Zeeuwse kust (Borssele) tot boven de Wadden (Gemini) en (3) beperkte productie uit zon en wind op land, zodat niet afgeschakeld hoeft te worden.
#grafiekvandedag
Women, dogs and scooters on the riverside cycle path - Yilan, Taiwan last week
23.11.2025 14:54 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I hate to fly because there's no solution to planes' global warming and none forthcoming.
But if you have family who live across the sea what do you do?
To see them I fly. I will at least take pictures out of the window. This shows in the distance the power grid near Incheon and Seoul, Korea.
This footbridge crosses a main road in central Taipei. The alternative is zebras at street level, waiting nearly two minutes for the lights. Out of a crowd, only two took the footbridge. I know why they built them (in Richmond too, where I live), but why do we hate them, and why didn't they know?
20.11.2025 14:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
paulhhodson.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/a...
08.10.2025 11:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Line chart showing that there's been a rapid escalation in how quickly the world installs a gigawatt of solar power capacity.
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: < A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
"Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No wonder airports are being expanded.
Running on the beach after sunset last night at Châtelaillon-Plage, France
07.09.2025 09:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Woman with a cigarette this morning at a café table in Châtelaillon-Plage France (smoking away from her companions at the table)
06.09.2025 11:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Due to winds, the ocean covered the sand at Jones Beach, NY. This is the day after, Aug 22 - the winds were still heavy. the ocean is hitting the beach fencing that has been partially covered with sand.
Seascape #Scape
#Focus #SensoryArt
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography
(pano so looks better if you click)
Bar chart showing that 70% of people want the rail system to be upgraded, and only 6% say expanding airports should be a priority.
Expanding airports should not be a priority. More people want to see investment in rail. Help us tell the government not to expand airports!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We have until 24th Sept to reach 10k sigs. Pls sign and share!
It’s #FlowerFriday! Enjoy this amazing dahlia I photographed on a recent trip
#bloomscrolling #macrophotography #flowers #florals #PhotographersUnited #eastcoastkin
Port du Loiron, Angoulins, France, yesterday afternoon. A dozen cabins facing a little harbour, an umbrella pine.
05.09.2025 05:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I love France but... a charge of €49 to change your internet provider, apparently applicable to everyone, does not seem compatible with the idea of promoting competition.
22.08.2025 13:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If EU is not willing to abdicate its energy sovereignty, and keeps pushing for…
There are still 5 hard energy policy constraints that cannot be bypassed.
Ronnie and I remind you that core reality
~ Just there 👇~
www.polito.it/sites/defaul...
Opmerkelijk weinig uren met negatieve (en zeer lage) stroomprijzen in juli.
Nauwelijks zomerse dagen en weinig (zee)wind speelt parten.
Het leidt tot een gemiddelde stroomprijs deze maand, maar liefst 30% hoger dan in juni (en in juli '24).
#grafiekvandedag
Many congratulations Professor Rosenow!
18.07.2025 06:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
former aluminium works at Portovesme (Sardinia), from the ferry from Carloforte, last month.
16.07.2025 21:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cafe tables in Cagliari, earlier this month
24.06.2025 18:01 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image shows two sets of pipes, one red and one blue, with a message that reads: "Our reliance on Russian energy ends here." On the bottom right, blue pipes are connected and also move downwards. The European Commission logo is visible in the top right corner.
We are ending the era of Russian fossil fuels in Europe for good!
We propose a gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports, to be completed by the end of 2027.
This will end energy and economic risks, while ensuring stable, cleaner, and secure energy for all EU countries ↓
europa.eu/!CrrR3m
