Iain Soutar

Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communities

23 states sue Trump for closing $7 billion worth of solar projects designed to help low-income communities. It's hard to think of an investment that would have more benefits for people's lives, local economies and of course, the environment.

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🤝 Join us on 27 October to explore the risks and benefits of local communities working with private developers to co-create projects.

🌞 Representatives of civil society, community energy networks, and industry will all share their perspectives.

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Students - please get in touch with me directly if you'd like to discuss potential PhD proposals on the theme of energy system change.

Lloyds launches free heat pump offer for new mortgage customers Bank teams up with Octopus Energy on new offer for eligible mortgage customers to have a air source heat pump fitted free of charge

LLoyds and Octopus launch free heat pump offer to mortgage customers. www.businessgreen.com/news/4520411...

Very kind Jenny - right back at ya!

Students - please get in touch with me directly if you'd like to discuss potential PhD proposals on the theme of energy system change.

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I'm just glad that skibidi toilet has been usurped

An anthem for the ages

ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter

Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.

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Before I left Twitter, I had posted nearly 300,000 times (including retweets and links to papers and news stories).

I am a Ph.D. marine biologist and science journalist, and an expert in public science engagement.

Some thoughts on what goes viral:

Cover of our report: First build, then break.

The energy transition can seem like a daunting challenge: how can we transform the polluting machines in so many parts of our economy in such short order?
 
Today we’re launching our report "First build, then break: a policy framework for accelerating zero-carbon transitions".

Don't forget! This webinar is happening tomorrow at 12pm. If you're interested in CO2 removal, engagement & activism, come learn about a recent marine CO2 trial in St Ives & hear from people involved in the community response. Info below. ⬇️ @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social

Does anyone have recommendations for critical/scholarly writing on the interplay between individual and collective or systemic action on environmental issues? Stuff that looks at the pitfalls and potential of frameworks like personal carbon footprints or individual consumer choice?

Tl;dr: no!

I think most of us left for our mental health because who wants to argue with trolls and bots?

Pfft

Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’

I’m not saying the clean tech transition is at the root of everything, but…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and… Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t Knowing about the environmental cost of using energy does not drive people to use less, according to a new study.

Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hello Bluesky! 👋

We're the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) — an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to forge practical solutions to climate change.

During Trump’s (second) state visit, I agreed to do a pre-recorded interview with CNN about why we had decided not to fly any Trump Baby blimp again while he was here.

The answer was that…

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Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.
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I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

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For almost three decades, the UK energy sector has chased the promise of open data, yet we’re still stuck in pilot mode.

In her guest blog, Dr Ola Michalec, Lecturer at the University of Bristol, explores why progress has stalled, and what it will take to move forward.

Ooh, I lost mine in Lac Léman this summer. Might be time to try the detectorists...