Joanna Messing

Must read Ember's new report on state of the world's electricity sector:

Boom and Bust Coal 2025 Boom and Bust is an annual survey of the global coal fleet by Global Energy Monitor and partners. The report analyzes key trends in coal power capacity and tracks various stages of capacity developmen...

New Boom and Bust report out by @globalenergymon.bsky.social - must read for the state of the world's coal sector globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-...

Bulgaria's second-largest coal-fired power plant shuts down, workers laid off Today is the last day of operation of Bulgaria's second largest coal-fired power plant, ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 TPP. From tomorrow, 130 of the company's 160 employees will be laid off. In recent ...

Bulgaria's second largest coal fired power plant shuts down

Helsinki’s Salmisaari coal plant closes, marking a near-total coal exit for Finland The research titled “The State of the European Steel Transition” highlights that the industry is at a crossroads but that “there is a clear pathway to green steel” and this year is critical for advanc...

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YouTube video by Climate Breakthrough Award Mohamed Adow on Pastoralist Roots, Climate Advocacy, and Africa’s Clean Energy Future

Beautiful video by Climate Breakthrough of Mohamed Adow on climate change and clean energy for Africa's future www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_j...

Pakistan's solar boom Pakistan's massive solar boom is creating a bottom-up energy revolution that could become the blueprint for developing nations worldwide.

Great to see Pakistan's solar rush focused on in Volts

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Heart of Poland’s largest coal region joins the global push for coal phase-out - PPCA The city of Katowice, once the heart of Poland’s coal mining and today a shining example of just transition in action, yesterday joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), a global coalition of go...

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Growald Climate Fund - Senior Portfolio Manager, Venture - NRG Consulting Group - Career Page Apply to Growald Climate Fund - Senior Portfolio Manager, Venture at NRG Consulting Group in Boston, MA.

If you are looking for a rewarding job and a diverse team working on climate/energy, please consider joining our team: nrgconsultinggroup.applytojob.com/apply/WV8Fb1...

Nat Bullard

I’m going to take a break from the chaos and share the most interesting slides from @nathanielbullard.com new deck

Really quite cathartic right now
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8 Energy Transition Trends to Watch in Asia for 2025 - Climate Smart Ventures As 2025 unfolds, Asia's energy demand shows no signs of slowing, driven by rapid industrialization, urbanization, population growth, and rising living standards. A confluence of forces is shifting the...

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NEW | India's new budget will boost its ambitions to reach 500 GW of non-fossil power by 2030 🇮🇳

⚖️The #UnionBudget2025 focuses on energy diversification by boosting domestic solar manufacturing and nuclear capacity—securing 🇮🇳 's clean #energytransition⚡

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"If there is a silver lining in all this, it’s the casting off of the illusion that private finance would ever prioritize climate goals over profit . . . this might mean wider opportunity to refocus on fundamental financial reforms. These include the high cost of capital for global South countries."

Renewables First on LinkedIn: #solarenergy #renewableenergy #solarboom #energytransition #pakistanenergy… The massive shift from grid electricity to solar power is reshaping Pakistan’s energy landscape, but what truly sets this movement apart is its…

Looking for a bright spot on energy transition? Eyes on Pakistan:

www.linkedin.com/posts/renewa...

Five Energy Transition Lessons for 2025 | BloombergNEF To work in clean energy and climate is to live in a constant state of cognitive dissonance, stuck between good news and bad. On the good side, every year brings continuous growth in clean-tech industr...

What do people think about BNEF's new analysis on clean energy? I'm particularly chewing on the profitability point and the challenges of connecting the investor returns required with the scale of energy required to be built particularly in emerging economies: about.bnef.com/blog/five-en...

I highly recommend this paper on innovative financing for Pakistan's renewable energy sector - many of the lessons and insights are relevant for other countries. From Renewables First Pakistan uploads.renewablesfirst.org/Derisking_Pa...

🌱 Examples of lived international cooperation on critical issues around #climateaction don't get much better than INETTT.

Bringing together diverse perspectives to ensure a just transition for all, INETTT is such an important space for dialogue & building collective expertise. Give them a follow!

The IEA is now saying that global coal demand isn't expected to fall in the next three years, after predicting a fall last year.

What changed? THREAD

Signatories COP29 Global Energy Storage & Grids Pledge - Global Renewables Alliance The COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge has already gained the support of 58 countries, including major players from all continents like Brazil,

58 countries sign #COP29 pledge to increase global energy storage and grids

Including Brazil, Japan, Korea, Germany, the UK and the US 🇧🇷🇯🇵🇰🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇺🇸

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Funding trends 2024: Climate change mitigation philanthropy The report traces the evolution of climate philanthropy and highlights ways to support bold climate action.

@climateworks.org funding trends report out - such a key piece of work. Great to see funding up, but far to go before it's enough for the ambition required: www.climateworks.org/report/fundi...

Really interested in AFII's new proposed financial instrument for transition finance papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Renewables First on LinkedIn: #renewableenergy #energytransition #pakistan #climateaction… "𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨…

www.linkedin.com/posts/renewa...

Cop29 live: rich nations to raise climate finance offer to $300bn as Thunberg warns summit ‘about to agree to death sentence’ The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer ones

Mohamed Adow: "The least developed countries and island states - the moral voices of climate justice - have walked out of the talks as they refuse to be associated with a text that will undermine climate action for the next decade"

#cop29
Liveblog 👇
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Activists Slam Draft Climate Plan Reducing How Much Polluting Countries Owe Broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan, on the final official day of this year’s finance-themed United Nations climate summit, we look at how climate justice activists are outraged at how little money is ...

Mohamed Adow of Powershift Africa on Democracy Now: www.democracynow.org/2024/11/22/c...

Major announcement from Indonesia: www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...

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"India, Germany and other countries will not continue to pursue a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) deal to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels in the South Asian country while ensuring no one is left behind."

www.cleanenergywire.org/news/india-d...

We Oppose H.R. 9495 - Independent Sector Joint statement from Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits, and United Philanthropy Forum The Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonpr...

The Independent Sector and Council on Foundations are raising awareness about HR 9495 which could severely impact the nonprofit sector in the US independentsector.org/blog/we-oppo...

Rebecca Collyer on LinkedIn: Solar power is finally taking off. But is it moving fast enough? 🌞✨ Last Friday, on Energy Day at COP 29, I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with the amazing Manoush Zomorodi on NPR's TED Radio Hour to discuss the…

Loved hearing Rebecca Collyer speak about solar power on NPR: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

For those of you interested in transition finance, this event with AFII in Tokyo will be worth catching

Uganda and Standard Chartered join a global coalition to accelerate coal phase-out at COP29 - PPCA Baku, Azerbaijan: Today at the UN Climate Summit COP29, Uganda and Standard Chartered joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), the coalition of national and subnational governments, businesses a...

BREAKING: Standard Chartered joins the Powering Past Coal Alliance at #COP29 today.

As one of the early movers in financing early retirement of coal power plants, the bank will work closely with the PPCA to boost these efforts globally.

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