„For the first time in contemporary history, progress is germinating simultaneously in many places around the world. Places, moreover, that are not alike.That do not have the same culture. Nor the same political system or the same social conditions.“ 🇪🇸 President Sanchez
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Pretty interesting by @mortenstostad.bsky.social indicating that a tax for the ultra wealthy is quite viable 👇👇
New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/17/n... @nduic.bsky.social @brianvad.bsky.social @profstrachan.bsky.social @michael-sterner.bsky.social @jeroahola.bsky.social @drpauldorfman.bsky.social @aukehoekstra.bsky.social @mzjacobson.bsky.social
Shocking, yes. Such a waste of resources that Germany could ve used for much needed further modernizations.
Bicycles Deliver the Freedom that Auto Ads Promise
3️⃣ Drastically accelerate electrification
➡️This is the first fossil fuel crises in history where green alternatives are both widely available & cheaper than maintaining the fossil status quo.
➡️This means: Build, Build, Build to electrify as fast as possible: EVs, Heat Pumps, Transmission Lines, H2..
2️⃣ Mitigate hard ship while maintaining price signals
➡️ Cash Transfers to the poorest
➡️ Lower tax / prices on basic groceries and public transport
➡️ DO NOT introduce blanket fossil fuel subsidies.
1️⃣ Reduce Demand where it creates the least economic damage.
➡️ Replace short distance flights with rail
➡️ Support switch to public transport & cycling
➡️ Introduce speed limits
The IEA said it yesterday. Clearly.
Restoring a meaningful share of lost production will take up to two years.
Opening the strait ≠ restarting the wells.
Opening the strait ≠ rebuilding the pipelines.
Opening the strait ≠ fixing what got bombed.
What’s the way forward ? 🧵👇
These high-voltage power lines with over 13 GW capacity will come online by 2028 in Germany. Billions in savings for redispatch costs expected. 6 years of construction delays due to the decision in 2015 to go for underground cables. www.iwr.de/news/stromle...
Friends having tobacco in Beirut
Via r/UrbanHell
Thank god. Christ.
But seriously folks. We cannot continue to live like this.
The contours of a more formal system to allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz are now emerging.
Around half of climate-vulnerable nations have leapfrogged the US in solar penetration. In 8 out of 10, solar imports are running at least three times higher than official statistics capture.
Images of urban transformation
Better cities and a better life is possible 👇👇
Via The City Maker
if russia or china were doing this we’d call it foreign interference
This is interesting
What the US looked like before the EPA
Mixed use and density
Agree. Superblocks and green arteries are a long overdue step
The urban fabric of Barcelona 🇪🇸👇 - aerial
Great urban form fosters mixed density and sustainable mobility for liveability.
The urban fabric of Barcelona 🇪🇸👇
Calories per Gram per Kilometer / Bodyweight for various animals / machines. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24923004
🚲🚲There is nothing more efficient in the world of machines and animals than a human on a bicycle.
The humble bicycle is an amazing machine.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free
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Congestion pricing is like Brussels sprouts: everyone hates the idea of them—until they actually try them roasted with a little garlic and realize, ‘Wait… this is amazing’.
Thoughtful piece by @adamposen.bsky.social with some of the elements predicted (i.e. rare earth export controls) materializing in recent days.
Can you elaborate on this?
As #India’s heavy industries strive for carbon neutrality, electrifying through renewable power presents a million-dollar cost-saving opportunity, and also multiple CO-BENEFITS
Unroll to know what they are 👇 🧵1/8
