Dave O Mitchell

Chartbook 402 Dual-circulation: travels through China in the summer of 2025. Looking back, the first few months of this summer feel to me like a slow escape from the terrible vortex of US politics.

From his keynote lecture in Beijing, full text linked above, and previewed in the latest Chartbook: adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

"We cannot feed 8-plus billion people by hunting and gathering. We feed them by intensive agriculture. We are going to provide the energy systems that we need in the same way. And this is what’s being made possible by the gigantic scale of solar and wind."

"What we’re essentially talking about is 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬—𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝....

@adamtooze.bsky.social laying out the scale of the clean energy transition:

"...what we are looking at now, with the spectacular roll-out of solar and wind, is 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥....

Gaza extermination: What is your last thought when you're starving to death? Across the besieged territory, an increasing number of Palestinians are dying from Israel's brutal policy of withholding food

"I picture someone lying on a bed, dying in total silence—a silence so powerful it can kill bones, muscles, flesh & blood. A silence stronger than the 125,000 tonnes of explosives that have been dropped on #Gaza over the past 21 months. A silence that keeps borders sealed & food blocked from entry."

This means more than just energy security tho that is huge.

It means guaranteed price stability over the long term. Fully renewable economies will outcompete those who depend on fossil fuels thanks to having close to zero uncertainty when it comes to energy costs.
#ClimateSky #EnergySky #EconSky

World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

The "energy security" argument for climate action:

“The greatest threat to energy security today is fossil fuels. They leave economies and people at the mercy of price shocks, supply disruptions and geopolitical turmoil,” he said. “There are no price spikes for sunlight. No embargos on wind.”

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Why we published a book on Canada's media cover-up of the Gaza genocide ⋆ The Breach Desmond Cole sits down in Toronto with Dania Majid and Martin Lukacs to discuss and launch The Breach’s latest book, When Genocide Wasn’t News

A discussion of the new book that exposes media compliance and support of genocide in Gaza
breachmedia.ca/why-we-publi...

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad: 9780593804148 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values ...

“Wherever you are, whatever sand you can throw on the gears of genocide, do it now. If it’s a handful, throw it. If it’s a fingernail full, scrape it out and throw. Get in the way however you can.”
—Rasha Abdulhadi, quoted in ⬇️
#Palestine #Gaza

Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese and the doctors of Gaza Netanyahu just nominated Trump for the Nobel peace prize. Let’s show that the world thinks - Francesca and Gaza doctors deserve it instead!

Stand with Francesca Albanese.

Breaking news and analysis on day 650 of the Gaza genocide | The Electronic Intifada YouTube video by The Electronic Intifada

Don't turn away.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad: 9780593804148 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values ...

“Wherever you are, whatever sand you can throw on the gears of genocide, do it now. If it’s a handful, throw it. If it’s a fingernail full, scrape it out and throw. Get in the way however you can.”
—Rasha Abdulhadi, quoted in ⬇️
#Palestine #Gaza

Microsoft: End Complicity in Apartheid and Genocide On Thursday, October 24th, Microsoft unjustly terminated two Microsoft employees —Abdo Mohamed and Hossam Nasr— with the No Azure for Apartheid campaign for holding a lunchtime vigil and fundraiser at...

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So many good reasons to jump ship…
www.libreoffice.org
@libreoffice.bsky.social

Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.

It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.

As George Monbiot recently wrote: "The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality. The rich should be taxed more, and the revenue used to improve the lives of the poor."

Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says | CBC News The gap between the country's highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says.

Gap increased each year following start of COVID-19 pandemic... 🧵

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Have renewables decreased electricity prices? Empirical evidence in the US over the past 24 years points to yes

On The Climate Brink, @hausfath.bsky.social has posted an analysis of how renewable energy changes the cost of electricity. He finds a reduction in cost with deployment of RE.

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/have-renew...

Did @theguardian.com ed.s just plagiarize @70sbachchan.bsky.social & @katemac.bsky.social's @thepolycrisis.bsky.social?

"The postwar order stood on three pillars: US dominance, hydrocarbons and open trade. Today, all three are cracking..."

Don't settle for cheap knock-offs from sunsetting empires.

this ain't great at all.

Imitation, flattery etc.

Did @theguardian.com ed.s just plagiarize @70sbachchan.bsky.social & @katemac.bsky.social's @thepolycrisis.bsky.social?

"The postwar order stood on three pillars: US dominance, hydrocarbons and open trade. Today, all three are cracking..."

Don't settle for cheap knock-offs from sunsetting empires.

"Solar panels in China are cheaper than a same-size piece of window glass. You can use panels as siding and fencing as if it’s a building material that just happens to produce some electricity
The future is panels everywhere"-@dfeldman.org
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

If you need a #solarpunk pick-me-up, check out @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest on the remarkable rise of solar power.

(If paywalled, find it at archive.is/i6lle)

If paywalled, read it here: archive.is/i6lle

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

"Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world."

www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Carney to defund Canada We've seen this movie before

Defunding Canada: "This is a descent into fascism. By defunding the state and over-funding the military, Canada is careening towards disaster." @nolore.bsky.social

noraloreto.substack.com/p/carney-to-...

Governments like mine have a duty to stand up to Israel. Far too many have failed | Gustavo Petro Without decisive action, we risk stripping the global legal order of its remaining protections for less-privileged nations, says Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia

Colombian President Gustavo Petro:

"The choice before us is stark and unforgiving. We can either stand firm in defence of the legal principles that seek to prevent war and conflict, or watch helplessly as the international system collapses under the weight of unchecked power politics."