Hurricanes. Floods. Fires. Tornadoes. Are extreme weather disasters getting worse because of climate change — or is that just the story we tell? In this provocative episode, Mark Lynas sits down with climate scientist and policy scholar The Honest Broker, one of the most

🔬 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖: 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 — 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐬 Dr. Judith Curry—renowned climatologist and Georgia Tech professor emeritus—describes how climate

Volcaholic 🌋 An area covered by square miles of thick asphalt, buildings topped with ginormous HVAC systems, stacks of cars coming and going all day, and jet engines running day and night. Around Heathrow must be one of the most severe urban heat impacts on temperature. Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki

... The burden of high energy prices still afflicts all other businesses, and all of their customers. The extra £1,000 on energy bills (and rising) is £28 billion a year less household disposable income, not going on other things.

Oil’s calm masks the storm brewing underneath. The market may be steady, but the floor is anything but solid. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket

The European Commission is planning to propose a "possible limited contribution" of international carbon credits issued under Article 6 of the Paris climate agreement to the EU's 2040 climate target, leaked elements of the legal text indicate. argusmedia.com/en/news-and-in…

Electric car owners could save £900 more than petrol drivers from today with new change gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars…

A fire that shut London's Heathrow Airport in March was caused by the National Grid's failure to maintain an electricity substation reut.rs/4kpks9R

2025 may be the year we watched the US try to kill its renrewables in the same year China's electricity emissions start coming down, a lot, enough to push down nationwide emissions.

Bill Gates, in an address to the WEF: In order to achieve Net Zero, aggressive carbon taxes must be imposed on first world countries.

In very short time forward US oil production expectations have fallen by nearly 500k bpd. IMO it will fall further still. #OOTT

It’s mostly a commonly held value everybody deserves physical security, clean water, enough food to live, clothing, electricity & shelter from the elements. Soon that will need to include cooling, e.g., everybody deserves a mini-split heat pump.

🚒 Dozens of firefighters are battling a grass fire east of London, England 🌡️ As the 3rd heat wave of the summer hit the country, temperatures surpassed 30C (86F) v.aa.com.tr/3628419

US Diesel Stocks Sink to 20-Year Low as Demand Jumps US diesel stockpiles have sunk to their lowest level in more than 20 years amid a rapid turnaround in consumption for the fuel in recent weeks, according to US Energy Information Administration data. Demand for the fuel,

Rivian's new truck and SUV EVs have a surprise: the ability to perform a kick turn with a single button press, no steering required. Check out our full hands on: tcrn.ch/44QxZm2

For 2025, twenty five years later, we still see overly simplistic claims by some climate advocates that reducing emissions can prevent damaging (or deadly) floods and/or that the flood-that-just-happened was caused or worsened by climate change That's not how it works

New MENA documentary makers are telling climate stories from their home countries, challenging how the West usually sees them ⬇️ newarab.com/features/light…

Here is the paper: Pielke Jr, R. A., & Downton, M. W. (2000). Precipitation and damaging floods: Trends in the United States, 1932–97. Journal of Climate, 13:3625-3637. journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/vi… Comments welcomed!

The hidden costs of renewables from grid balancing and backup are set to rise to 2X the cost of gas used to generate electricity. It's not gas driving our electricity bills higher. A thread 🧵(1/n)

“Drill baby drill” hits a wall when oil is in the mid-$60s. New US shale projects are in the “profit red zone,” forcing a slowdown in drilling. A stark reminder that market economics, not slogans, ultimately determine rig counts. #OOTT #OilandGas #Shale