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Jake says excel sucks

@jakewelltart

Making data more open for climate activists and research. Data Coop Manager @ClimateSubak. Views my own.

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Today's masterclass in media management: Just a week before the UK Budget, @harbourenergy got lots of headlines saying the windfall tax has completely wiped out its profits, hitting jobs & investment. Meanwhile it increased payouts to shareholders. How? telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/…

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Thanks to my colleague Josh D'Addario for flagging this, a competition backed by Microsoft and the Open Data Institute, Data for Local Environments Challenge challenge1.idsp.wazoku.com/home-page Get your applications in soon!

Adam Vaughan (@adamvaughan_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW UK’s first new coalmine in decades will endanger methane emissions pledge, say experts at ⁦@ember_energy⁩ Think tank finds emissions would be 15x higher than the company behind the mine estimated thetimes.co.uk/article/591787…

Ember (@ember_energy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING | Cumbria coal mine *understated* #methane risk and *overstated* mitigation potential. Lifetime emissions are likely to be 15x greater than estimated by West Cumbria Mining, and up to 41x if the mine fails to implement a mitigation plan. 🧵1/4 ember-climate.org/insights/resea…

TransitionZero (@transitionzero) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the UK, despite the national #netzero target, fossil fuels received £20bn more government support than #renewables since 2015. This skews the economic incentives & slows down the #energytransition. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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hello #energytwitter does anyone know if there has been any movement on the IEA making its data open? The Our World in Data article last year implied they were mulling making it all open but it's very much still paid on the website

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Never ceases to amaze me how quickly GB has transformed its electricity supplies in 10yrs Coal 42% ↘️1% Gas 26%↗️39% Renewables 8%↗️38% Nuclear 21%↘️15% Carbon intensity of GB grid was 177gCO2/kWh in the past yr, 65% below a decade earlier Backstory: interactive.carbonbrief.org/how-uk-transfo…

Never ceases to amaze me how quickly GB has transformed its electricity supplies in 10yrs

Coal 42% ↘️1%
Gas 26%↗️39%
Renewables 8%↗️38%
Nuclear 21%↘️15%

Carbon intensity of GB grid was 177gCO2/kWh in the past yr, 65% below a decade earlier

Backstory:
interactive.carbonbrief.org/how-uk-transfo…
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Come join The Economist in London and work with me to send out Off the Charts (and our other wonderful newsletters) every week. You’ll have big shoes to fill—Emma Irving will be sorely missed economist.com/news/2023/03/1…

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🔭 New research! When you're a small organisation with limited resources, tackling a climate crisis that is global, complex and urgent, where should you put your focus? Learn about our emerging thinking on neglected climate areas - by Justine White 👇 subak.org/blog/neglected…

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Climate Not-for-Profits: You still have time to join Subak's latest Accelerator 🌍 🌱 Non-equity funding 🌱 World-class mentors 🌱 Bespoke curriculum based on your needs 🌱 Access to a global network of climate innovators Apply before Friday 17 March 👇 subak.org/the-accelerator

Climate Not-for-Profits: You still have time to join Subak's latest Accelerator 🌍

🌱 Non-equity funding
🌱 World-class mentors
🌱 Bespoke curriculum based on your needs
🌱 Access to a global network of climate innovators

Apply before Friday 17 March 👇
subak.org/the-accelerator
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Did you know the people behind the UK's #4dayweek pilot were part of Subak Cohort 1? 🌍 @Autonomy_UK was on the path towards climate impact when we first met. Head of Research & Policy Will Stronge explains how our support helped them get there faster 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=XufD23…

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"At the time of SVB’s collapse, it was said to have more than 1,550 customers in the climate tech and sustainability sector, with $3.2 billion ringfenced for innovations in the field." Read more from our CEO Amali de Alwis on SVB's collapse & the future of climate tech 👇

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New: We've updated our Coal-to-Clean Price Index with fresh data for February 2023. Globally, while coal & gas costs come down, #renewables + storage are still much more competitive. The tool has also now includes Pakistan! Explore country level data: transitionzero.org/products/coal-…

New: We've updated our Coal-to-Clean Price Index with fresh data for February 2023. 

Globally, while coal & gas costs come down, #renewables + storage are still much more competitive. 

The tool has also now includes Pakistan!

Explore country level data: transitionzero.org/products/coal-…
Subak (@climatesubak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔭 Another excellent report from Subak Cohort 1 Member, @Autonomy_UK Powered by ASPECTT – a multidimensional job database of skills, tasks, expertise and more – offering the analysis needed to chart green transitions. Get in touch with the team if it's relevant to your work 👇

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Did you know Subak’s Data Catalogue, the world’s most comprehensive climate database, has surpassed 25K datasets? And we plan to add another 25K datasets by Dec '23 🌍 If you work with climate data, we'd be delighted to hear from you! aithority.com/technology/goo…

Did you know Subak’s Data Catalogue, the world’s most comprehensive climate database, has surpassed 25K datasets?

And we plan to add another 25K datasets by Dec '23 🌍

If you work with climate data, we'd be delighted to hear from you!

aithority.com/technology/goo…
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Reminder: Gas currently enjoys an effective subsidy of ~£100/tCO2, whereas electricity faces a hefty carbon price and the cost of govt climate and social policies