No "net zero" fluff: Giant Australian mining group proving Real Zero is better for planet and profits
>24-hour renewables by 2027
>100% fossil-fuel-free mining by 2030
>1.2GW solar + 600MW wind + 5GWh BESS
>Electrified rail & 800+ haul trucks
>$100m saved/ year
reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-fa...
900 battery-powered ships and counting: It isn't a test case anymore, it’s a declaration of independence from being fossil fuel hostages: With battery costs down 99% since 1991, the "too expensive" excuse is officially dead for shipping
Sovereignty is renewables
www.ft.com/content/0656...
Data says storage prices drops by 19% every time production doubles. You can’t out-compete math this aggressive. This "learning rate" is a one-way street to total electrification: As battery costs crater, EVs become cheapest, and solar/wind becomes reliable 24/7
This feedback loop can't be stopped
A 93% spike isn’t a ‘trend’ - it’s a stick-up. Gas is a ransom. Carbon is a conflict mineral. Fossil fuels are war. Renewables are the only real declaration of independence.
Stop being vassal states. Move decisively to cut the cord.
A 50% price spike isn’t a 'market trend' - it’s a mugging. Gas and oil imports are a ransom. 100% Renewables are the only true declaration of independence. Stop paying the extortionists. Cut the cord.
“In addition to permafrost thaw, wildfires, are increasing in frequency. In 2024, the combination of wildfires and permafrost thaw in the Arctic tundra meant that, for the 1st time in millennia, the region emitted more carbon than it stored”
www.ft.com/content/2ffa...
2025 EV Share of New Car Sales, Top 10 Countries
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark 69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland 57%
6 Finland 56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new... (SG data added)
>Secret Sauce: Huge investments in utility-scale batteries and the new Goyder South wind farm (the state’s largest) are the primary drivers displacing expensive gas generation
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For context:
>Wholesale electricity prices in South Australia fell by 30% in the final quarter of 2025
>State is on track to reach 100% net renewable energy by 2027 or sooner
>Prices were negative 48% of the time in late 2025 because the State produced more clean energy than it could consume
You want lower electricity prices? Check our South Australia where these are down 30% in 1 year as the State nears 100% renewables - proving to the world that relying on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
The clean energy transformation isn't just a climate goal; it’s a powerful economic engine.
Exhibit 1: Clean energy - mostly EVs, batteries, and solar - fueled 1/3 of China’s 2025 GDP growth. Without it, growth would have slumped to just 3.5%
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
To understand how serious China is about decarbonization and energy independence, check out its aluminum industry: China literally moved 30% of its aluminum production from its coal-rich North to renewables-rich areas. And it's just getting started
www.ft.com/content/1e6e...
Market economics, not mandates, drove this shift - which is accelerating
In Texas, if it’s cheaper, it wins. It helps that it's also better, healthier and more reliable.
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Businesses: Rates significantly lower than the national average. Businesses that can shift their heavy operations to solar hours (midday) seeing big wins
Citizens: Prices flat. Solar and BESS prevented catastrophic price spikes during the record-breaking heat of 2025
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Texas has at least $30b in planned solar & storage investment through 2027
>Decoupling growth from emissions
>Keeping a lid on prices
The sun is now the most reliable hedge against price volatility in the Lone Star State
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During the record-breaking Summer of 2025, ERCOT issued zero conservation alerts
Why? Solar and batteries performed with nearly 99% availability during peak demand hours and kept the grid stable while traditional plants struggled with thermal stress
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Texas now also has over 15 GW of operational battery storage which acts as the shock absorber for solar when the sun sets, capturing midday solar surplus and discharging during the critical 7-9 PM evening ramp
Texas is taming the Duck Curve in real-time
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>Texas solar exploded to 40GW+, or 14%+ of total power, pushing coal into the rearview mirror in the ERCOT mix (14% vs 13%)
>Texas now leads the US in utility-scale solar capacity, moving past California's long-standing reign
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Don’t mess with Texas ... solar, or market economics!
In February 2026, Texas took the crown as the #1 state for utility-scale solar: Solar went from 2% in 2020 to out-generating coal
They said it couldn't be done in the land of oil and gas. They were (of course) wrong
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As big batteries take over Australia’s evening peaks, coal and gas are being relegated to increasingly rare, expensive cameo roles. The future grid - everywhere - doesn’t need them and won’t have them
reneweconomy.com.au/big-batterie...
China figured out the AI race is an energy race. If you want the data centers, you need the terawatts. If you don't have the renewables, you don't have the future. Simple
The fossil fuel dinosaurs are busy protecting their 19th-century business models while China eats the 21st century for breakfast
Since 2021, China has added more power capacity than the US has built in its ENTIRE HISTORY. Read that again while we waste time debating "gas as a bridge" or waiting 20 years for 1 nuclear plant
>China just dropped 543GW in just ONE year
>China is building 6x more capacity than US over next 6 years
The move to electric cars, isn't just happening, it's accelerating: In December, EVs in Europe exploded 57% YoY to a massive 28% market share
Meanwhile, Petrol (down 18%) is cratering and Diesel (down 23%) is in a total death spiral
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/02/e...
It’s not just a litter problem; it’s a toxic extraction and production problem. We’re literally suffocating on 83 million years of lost life just so Big Oil can keep pumping
Source: www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Plastic = Fossil Fuels in a cheap suit
New study: Plastic-linked health disasters are cutting 83m years of healthy population life
Recycling won't save us. Only a total system overhaul and production bans will. Everyone: kindly wake the hell up!
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13 US: Federal court rules Trump transportation pause of $5b EV charger funds violated law, orders resuming distributing money
14 Netherlands: Amsterdam defies last-minute lobbying to become first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads
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10 EU: EIB in record 60% of €100b in annual financing directed to green projects
11 US: California grid operator emissions down 9% in 2025
12 Netherlands: Court orders government to set binding targets within 18 months, laid down in law, to cut emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.
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