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SSE to turn former Ferrybridge coal plant site into 150MW grid battery
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For all the discussion it's gotten recently, I still don't feel like I have a good sense of how to Build Stuff in a way that is both fast & just. How *should* we be doing this? What's the state of the art? Do we have good case studies? Data? Lots of fuzzy talk flying around.
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The coalition always said that reviewing 1000s of EU laws in a short period could end in some poor decisions. Here's the proof. Good legislation requires time, care & scrutiny. #REUL
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V interesting…
In written testimony to Parliament, Nissan hints it may build another two gigafactories (mega battery plants) in UK.
BUT it all depends on “close collaboration with the UK govt to position the UK as a suitable and competitive destination”👀 committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc
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Europe did not make a 'coal comeback' this winter, like many feared.
Reactivated coal units were used only under emergency constraints, running at just 27% over winter 2022.
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UN...BLOODY...ACCEPTABLE | - the government department that had a '10-day' consultation on its 'National Air Quality Strategy' (ie outputs) - now proposes to scrap plans and consultations to control the sources of #AirPollution (ie inputs). #REULBill #REUL
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'I hope his boiler breaks down'. twitter.com/mrdavidwhitley
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What's a tweet that's so canonical in your mind you make shorthand reference to it, even if people might not know what you're talking about? (I sometimes just say "uh oh y'all it's gettin' kinda hazy" expecting people to get it)
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Yes, and?
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The largest U.S. oil and gas trade lobby group said on Wednesday it believes sharp emissions cuts proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would result in the elimination of new internal combustion vehicles. reut.rs/3MfYp7s
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Again, I'm old enough to remember David Davis giving us all a ticking off for suggesting there was any desire to launch a deregulatory blitz that would lead to a 'Mad Max style dystopia'. businessgreen.com/blog-post/4115
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"Some claim that this was really a secret plan to remove major pieces of employment or environmental legislation by the back door. Personally I would like to see some such reform..."
OOPS. Lord Frost says the quiet bit, out loud. ~AA
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"Some claim that this was really a secret plan to remove major pieces of employment or environmental legislation by the back door. Personally I would like to see some such reform..."
OOPS. Lord Frost says the quiet bit, out loud. ~AA
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It's two years today since then Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the setting up of a statutory public inquiry under the 2005 act into Covid-19 and his governments handling of the crisis.
What's happened since then?
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The government describing onshore wind as 'a vital part of our plans' after six years of blocking it, on the same day as Ministers advanced 'Green Brexit' plans by confirming they want to axe scores of environmental regulations has finally done for me.
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The UK could pay its fair share of the Cop27 Loss and Damage Fund if it introduced a 0.5% tax on income above £1 million or taxed 95% of fossil fuel companies' excess profits, the charity Christian Aid has said.
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➡️ BREAKING ➡️
The Danish capital Copenhagen 🇩🇰 is looking to ban ALL cars 🚗 with combustion engines from the city by 2030 ‼️
On Friday, all local governing parties agreed on a resolution to pave the way.
This is how you create a city for people 💪
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Breaking: Macron wants 1) a French IRA-like cleantech tax credit and 2) an "EU regulatory break".
Here is are my take-aways, from Macron's speech at the Elysée Palace, with a closer look at Europe and #CleantechEU.
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I fear this is absolutely on the money from . There won’t now be a mad rush to review regulations before the end of the year. There will be a mad rush to actually revoke a lot of them before the election.
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This is really *exactly* what I mean when I say that if the government aren't deniers of the climate science, then in a way it's actually much much worse - because they *know* the impacts of their actions, and they're doing it anyway.
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The Environment Minister @tanya_plibersek did two things under the cover of the budget yesterday:
1. She approved her first coal mine
2. She dismissed @EJ_Aus @ECoCeQ's legal request to reconsider three huge coal projects on their climate impacts.
Shame! #LivingWonders
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When you’ve lost Ferrari…
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“They are playing with people's lives by putting sewage in the water. Put them behind bars, it will be solved overnight”
LBC’s Nick Ferrari proposes jailing CEOs of water companies which exceed sewage overspill limits
#bbcqt bit.ly/3LY44xB
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Exclusive: Thought the arrest of and protesters at the King’s coronation was a bit over the top? Meet Alice Chambers, a quiet, 36-year-old Aussie who’s lived in London for about seven years. What happened to her on Saturday is a wild ride.🧵
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Maybe you've seen this study. Nearly half of AI researchers said there was a 10% + chance that their work would lead to human extinction. The way many justify the risk? "AI could solve climate change."
👇 My problem with this thinking
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This is bleak af.
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Based on the energy use of a typical oven, it would take 0.046 seconds to cook a medium chicken in this thing.
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China's first 100MW #solar power plant uses 12,000 mirrors and is capable of producing energy throughout the day and night.
We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climateemergency #climatecrisis #climateaction #renewables #climate #energy
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The government has opened an almighty can of worms here.
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Wind has killed coal and it's coming for gas!
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In the first three months of this year, 32.4% of Britain’s electricity was supplied from wind power, compared to gas which delivered 31.7%. 
This is the first time wind has provided the largest share of power in any quarter in the history of the UK's electricity grid. 
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1/ Treating this question in good faith because I can appreciate how someone may intuitively wonder.
To begin with, no matter how large a civil service team you put together, it's not going to contain expertise on the technical detail of everything 4,000 laws cover.
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Every single argument I have heard about the civil service being physically unable to go through ~4,000 laws over a period of seven months sounds incredibly Cheems.
Eighteen laws a day. Surely a well resourced team can manage that?
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1/ Treating this question in good faith because I can appreciate how someone may intuitively wonder.
To begin with, no matter how large a civil service team you put together, it's not going to contain expertise on the technical detail of everything 4,000 laws cover. twitter.com/tomhfh/status/…
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Nearly 18 months on from the start of a full blown energy security crisis the government is still considering proposals to ease planning barriers to new onshore wind farms. However, it did today appear to rule out the simplest fix which would be to give Ministers the final say.
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There have been hardly any new onshore wind farms in England since 2015 and in 2022 just two turbines were erected in the whole country.
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Industry will be forgiven for asking, if this is how government treats sectors that are 'vital' to its plans what happens to those that are deemed non-essential?
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The story includes this remarkable line from Energy Minister Graham Stuart: "onshore wind is a vital part of our plans to deliver cheaper, cleaner, and more secure homegrown energy".
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Government to consult on offering energy bill discounts to communities that host new onshore wind farms.
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