Catherine MItchell

So good to meet you too. Your research / work sounds great. We can only do what we can do. All the best

Yup - completely right.

At Glastonbury, I saw what England’s silent majority really looks like. Why aren’t politicians listening?

I hope a journalist on the climate beat will report on this - this may be only one piece of the general awfulness that is happening to federal science, but the NOAA Climate and Global Change Fellowship has trained many of the current leaders in weather and climate: cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc/current-...

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Great article

‘We need to talk about extreme wealth’ - great article in Guardian by CEO of NEF

Well done @theguardian.com and @dpcarrington on the 89% campaign - trying to give voice to the silen global majority who would like stronger climate action

I agree with this.

Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more than ever...

What if tech bros had held their nerve? What if ABC had told Trump they’d see him in court? What if Ivy League Universities had defended Columbia? What if big law firms had sued Trump? Cowardice is contagious. Welcome to the Great Grovel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...

Stand-off over attempted tree felling between residents, police & contractors in Trelawney Rd Falmouth. Top environmental lawyer @paulpowlesland.bsky.social on the scene. #Cornwall Council refuses to reveal key info on why trees "must go". Why?! WTAF?

Two very brave young people have climbed the threatened trees in Trelawney Road in Falmouth, #Cornwall. Police are now threatening us all with arrest. But won't show anyone the report that justifies the felling as lawful.

📣 New article by me in @plosclimate.org!

We can’t decarbonize energy by focusing on supply alone—we must tackle demand too.

🔹 Efficiency has cut more emissions than renewables
🔹 Smarter demand = less fossil fuel reliance
🔹 Cleanest energy is energy we don’t use

journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

66% of Parisians voted today to create 500 additional pedestrian streets, replacing over 10,000 parking spots with green space and enhanced pedestrian infrastructure.

📍 Paris 🇫🇷

65,000 UK companies are unlawfully hiding their beneficial owner. We've just published an interactive map showing them all.

Thread:

1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.

Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.

My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

W1 Professorship in Human Geography and Global Transitions (with tenure track to W3)

This is an unusual opportunity in Germany where the idea of Tenure track is relatively new. A 'W1' is basically an Assistant Professor, (although the Germans translate it to the sad-sounding 'Junior Professor').

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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Sadly I have no idea how to deliver a Guardian picture and headline on BlueSky! But this is a very good article setting out the arguments for European sovereignty and independence from US

‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth

V good article in Guardian about Mitch McConnell’s legacy.

Mitch McConnell is retiring from US politics. Good riddance

The Massachusetts utility regulator trying to orchestrate a shift away from gas How can a state deliberately transition off of gas while protecting workers and ratepayers? We dig into the details.

Today on Volts: I talk with the lead utility regulator in Massachusetts about the state's "Future of Gas" proceeding, which lays out a process for phasing methane out of the energy mix over the next 25 years. We discuss the political challenges, utility dynamics, thermal energy networks, and more.

A Future Without Gas: How German Cities Are Managing the Transition to Climate-Neutral Energy By Jan Rosenow and Claudia Kemfert

How and why are German cities shutting down their gas networks?

Read my article here 👇

medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

A future without gas: How German cities are managing the transition to climate-neutral energy Mannheim plans to shut down its gas network by 2035, while transitioning to an expanded district heating network.

German cities have announced the dismantling of the gas grid. Cities like Mannheim and Hamburg are leading the way. Mannheim plans to shut down its gas network completely by 2035.

More in my article with @ckemfert.bsky.social on The Progress Playbook.

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/19/a...

Today marks one year without Alexei Navalny. I've said this one year ago and would like to say it again:

Alexei was murdered. Murdered by Putin. 1/4

Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

The second reason I am furious with Ofgem this morning is this decision, which attempts to deliver social policy through energy legislation yet again and actively hinders heat decarbonisation. /1
www.ofgem.gov.uk/consultation...

The UK Government is currently reviewing the role of Ofgem as energy regulator to ensure that it remains fit for purpose. For anyone planning a submission, a raft of resources from the IGov project are now online...

Great to see the IGov website has been reinstated. It’s a fabulous resource for energy regulation, networks, energy transition etc. Particularly insightful on how everything fits together and needs to be considered holistically rather than silo mentality

IGov ran from 2012 to 2019 and looked at the level, type and speed of system change within GB and internationally; its drivers; its constraints; how actors across energy systems are responding; and how this is shaping / enabling / undermining energy system change. Our main conclusion was that the GB governance framework was not fit for purpose and we provided a range of insights into how the GB governance framework should be improved to ensure GB can capture the socio-economic and environmental benefits and opportunities that are on offer. These insights are summarised in the four main posts below.

For anyone making a submission to the Ofgem Review (end date 28 Feb) key IGov documents are available on a new site igov.exeter.ac.uk it is a gd source of references to show how lax Ofgem has been in dealing with key regulatory challenges. It also sets out solutions for a fit for purpose regulator.

To anyone who is horrified by the unfolding situation between US / Russia / Ukraine / Europe please think of donating to Ukraine via United24 - the official website of the Ukrainian Govt - secure site.

Weekend Update#120: The US Changes Sides? Is this the week the post-1945 world ended?

Hi All, just sent out my weekend update, free as always. This is arguably the most momentous week in European history since 1991 or even 1945. The US pivoted this week to be a friend of dictators who is forcing unilateral concessions on democracies. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...