Electric buses are successfully operating in N Europe, near the Arctic Circle, in Sweden & Norway, with enhanced thermal insulation and battery heating systems. While winter reduces battery range, proper infra planning & thermal management do allow for reliable operation, even in extreme conditions.

Electric buses have gone from 12% to 56% of new city bus sales in Europe in just six years – crossing a clear tipping point. More than half of all new buses are now battery-electric, with several… |... Electric buses have gone from 12% to 56% of new city bus sales in Europe in just six years – crossing a clear tipping point. More than half of all new buses are now battery-electric, with several co...

More than half of all new EU buses are electric. At this rate, Europe's 2035 target of 100% zero emission bus sales could be reached as early as 2028. www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinm...

It includes Hydro Power so that is how it is done.

Proposed UK Coire Glas pumped storage scheme is like a backup wind/solar generator: which will buy up all the excess wind/solar energy nobody was going to buy or use, and release that same wind/solar energy when it is needed, slowly, at 1.3 GWh per hour.
www.coireglas.com/project

A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find | CNN New research provides alarming evidence this ocean circulation is slowing and could be heading toward a shutdown, which would have catastrophic impacts on the planet’s weather and climate.

New study: most climate models underestimate the decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC. The AMOC is on course to slow by more than 50% by the end of the century. 🌊
Very likely the AMOC will then be past the tipping point for full shutdown. 😨
us.cnn.com/2026/04/16/c...

A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market

New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader

Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here

And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol

For context, from .... 2017

"Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel cars in the UK, US and Japan, new research [based on 2015 data] shows"

#EVs
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For 98% of days in the year in Britain, it is either windy or sunny. British wind and solar tend to complement each other across the days and seasons. And it's easy to see why. In general… | G... For 98% of days in the year in Britain, it is either windy or sunny. British wind and solar tend to complement each other across the days and seasons. And it's easy to see why. In general, British...

In answer to the people who ask what we will do for energy when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine, that's only 2% of days. If we have a 98% decarbonised power grid, we're doing pretty well. www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinm...

DESI completes 3D map of the Universe and continues exploring The largest 3D map of the Universe is a major milestone in understanding the force driving cosmic expansion.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument DESI has completed its originally planned five-year mission and mapped more than 47 million galaxies and quasars, creating the largest high-resolution 3D map of our universe to date.
www.ukri.org/news/desi-co...

Beautiful Peacock butterfly enjoying a warm sunbathe on the grass in the garden today. Stayed for 20minutes resting in the sun.

They will soon take delivery of the worlds largest battery electric ship. 2100 passengers, 225 vehicles. The "China Zorrilla", built in Australia.

India's solar manufacturing capacity set to exceed 125 GW, creating overcapacity challenge as inventory reaches 29 GW The global leader in commercial intelligence for the energy, metals and mining industries, providing objective analysis and advice on assets, companies and markets.

India's solar module manufacturing capacity is on track to surpass 125 GW by 2025, more than triple the domestic market demand of around 40 GW. The manufacturing growth will lead to a substantial inventory buildup of 29 GW by the third quarter of 2025.
www.woodmac.com/press-releas...

India has begun deploying grid-scale energy storage. Recent commissioning of 20 MW/40 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in New Delhi (2025) & 40 MW facility co-located with solar plant in Chhattisgarh. With only 219 MWh commissioned late 2025, there is pipeline of storage tenders of 38 GWh.

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

With this and China just announcing a 2,500km solar-power high speed train it’s putting the US to shame.

India hits 150 GW solar milestone The country added around 44.6 GW of new PV capacity in fiscal year 2026, according to new figures released by JMK Research.

With 150GW solar, India achieved its target of having 50% of its total installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources in June 2025, reaching this milestone 5 years ahead of its original 2030 deadline set under the Paris Agreement www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/10/i...

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result:

Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

Investors’ interest in green transition remains steadfast, despite ‘gloomy’ political backdrop - IFA Magazine Latest research from Quilter has found that more than four in ten (42%) investors want the option to invest in companies enabling the green transition,

Latest research from Quilter has found that more than four in ten (42%) investors want the option to invest in companies enabling the green transition, contrasting recent political rhetoric and performance concerns. ifamagazine.com/investors-in...

Setting out the urgent need for a paradigm shift toward a “Nature Positive” (NP) future, where the health and resilience of the Earth system are recognized as the fundamental basis for human prosperity. www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

A State of Emergency has been declared across New Zealand Northland as Cyclone Vaianu tracks towards the upper North Island.
Officials warn the storm could also bring severe weather to Auckland over the weekend. pmn.co.nz/read/environ...

Thanks Bruce.

I agree. We can just look at risk and calculate outcome probabilities. This one has some serious potential impacts so even low risks are a worry for me.

🙂

If you are willing I suggest direct discussion with Stefan @rahmstorf.bsky.social

The models use data from North Atlantic and Southern Ocean temperatures and salinity and they do seem to show a slowing trend overall.

Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping? YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute

Dr. Stephen Rahmstorf, one of the world's foremost authorities on AMOC, explains the danger:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJX...

No paywall. archive.ph/NKTzE

Tulips are gorgeous today in the very unusual warm 23degC April sun.

Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening

Big worry. There is this very coherent picture of deep western Atlantic overturning weakening for all different kinds of latitudes in the AMOC system consistent with slowing models. www.newscientist.com/article/2522...

It is regarded as important in Europe through the Joint Research Council joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/scientific-t...