500,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in first quarter of 2026 – a 33.5% increase on a year earlier
Last week the German automotive trade body said restructuring & new investment was paying off - every 2nd EV sold in Europe was now made in Germany
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New clean energy generation - almost all solar & wind - has exceeded electricity demand increases globally for the first time
Comes alongside substantial electrification of transport & heat in some places
Fossil fuel generation is, finally, decreasing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Ed Miliband seeks to 'double down' on the UK energy transition to clean power, this is a reminder of why that matters to consumers:
The highest proportion of fossil fuels in the energy mix leads to the highest prices according to Fidelity international
www.ft.com/content/6b4e...
I think his point is what was once idealism is the new pragmatism. See govt announcement coming tomorrow on electrification
"Greens who were long dismissed as “idealistic” & “unrealistic” now look like hard-headed pragmatists and true patriots. They are years ahead of their rivals in demanding a [energy] transition that makes sense on every level: environmental, economic & political"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Greenpeace install wind turbines at Trump's Scottish golf course
"every time he starts an illegal war, bills go through the roof, his fossil fuel backers make billions.... renewables Trump hates are the best insurance policy against the chaos he’s unleashed"
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2603466...
New UK plan to reduce oil dependence following Iran war to be revealed tomorrow, including:
* speeding up plan to encourage the rapid take-up of solar & electric vehicles
* expanding the use of solar on public land
* delinking gas and electricity prices
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
When Labour next tell you there is no money left and that's why they can't help people to heat their homes, show them this.
Big moment for UK transport as the average price for an electric vehicle drops below that of a fossil fueled car for the first time plc.autotrader.co.uk/news-views/p...
Clean energy investors analyse costs of the transition
"returning to previous Conservative government's policy of issuing new exploration licenses and maximising North Sea oil & gas production would reduce oil & gas imports by just 2%"
www.businessgreen.com/news/4528370...
£1bn of subsidy for practices that everyone from BBC to local communities in USA have questioned as unsustainable
£13 for every British household
Nice work if you can get it, but the party needs to stop
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I don't think CREA/Ember have those stats but I might be wrong. Hopefully the weblink above allows you to access the original reports?
NEW: Analysis from @globalwitness.org shows windfall global oil companies are likely to make if oil prices remain elevated for the rest of year
$234bn
Meanwhile it's reasonable to expect there'll be people struggling to afford to stay warm by end 2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Changes in power generation March 2025 - March 2026 in major global markets: China, USA, EU, India & others
Loss of gas from Hormuz closure has NOT lead to rise in coal generation - record buildout of solar & wind in 2025 (& ongoing) mitigated impact
energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...
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So you’ll notice that the 624TWh generated by newly installed solar is more than the 524TWh that Strait-of-Hormuz LNG could generate
Keep installing solar power everyone - beat (at least) the gas blockade
ENDS
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Meanwhile Wood Mackenzie estimate 81 million tonnes of LNG came down the Strait in 2025
That’s 3888bn cubic ft according to BP Stats
Which generates 524TWh of power from US EIA conversion stats
www.woodmac.com/press-releas...
www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/f...
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But I found it so hard to believe that I checked it out for myself:
Solar installed in 2025 was enough to generate 624TWh according to the International Energy Agency
www.iea.org/data-and-sta...
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Originally this came from the Ember report on the fragility of the fossil fuel supply chain
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
As Trump prepares to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, it’s worth knowing a staggering stat about the gas that comes through there:
If all LNG coming down the Strait in 2025 had been used for electricity, it would have been less that what was generated by solar power newly INSTALLED that year
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But why has China become a global leader in renewable energy production? Because the fossil fuel industry has used its enormous influence (and funding) to attack any moves towards a transition to renewable energy in the West, using both the libertarian & far right political movements & the media.
#Solar is generating over a third of Britain’s electricity again
It’s becoming a habit
you are quite right - don't know why I wrote 'more'....
NEW: A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation
Our new investigation 🐄 🌳 ✈️:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...
Thanks Mark
Average sea surface temperatures heading up again, even before predicted El Nino (which will raise temp further)
All things being equal this is
* bad for marine life overall esp coral, shellfish
* leads to heavier rainfall events
* creates more hurricanes & typhoon
www.ft.com/content/0467...
Newspaper famous for lying repeats lies by well known liar, Richard Tice, famous for telling lies about fossil fuels because rich liars pay him to repeat their lies.
The political 'choice' over North Sea oil & gas drilling in a nutshell
"There is no world in which Labour can get a little closer to Reform, allay fears of concerned voters by indulging a nostalgic fantasy that cannot keep the lights on"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
UK-caught cod joins mackerel, as overfishing means loss of traditional British fish
Decades of this - each generation of politicians allows quota higher than ecosystems can take
It's not supporting fishing communities by doing so, in the end it's failing them
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pesticides, in this case carcinogen glyphosate, as used in Roundup. being effectively used as chemical warfare
Opening new oil &gas fields in North Sea would encourage developing countries to exploit more fossil fuels
One senior African negotiator reacted furiously to the suggestion:
“new oil exploration by a historic emitter is as contradictory as it is regressive”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...