Hello good souls! 👋🏿 Our first the climate and mental health burnout report is live: climatecritical.earth/report. And she’s spicy. We do this because we love us. #burnoutreport #ccesolves #care2repair

The EU can replace Russian natural gas with green technologies by 2028 – and up to 90% of the additional investment required could be recouped over 30 years by eliminating the need to buy gas, finds our new #RacetoReplace report: sustainablefinance.ox.ac.uk/racetoreplace/

How investors are underpricing climate risks ft.com/content/899472… via Financial Times

WOW EU coal-fired electricity generation is at a record low in 2023 to date, dropping 29% year-on-year to below levels the seen during 2020's Covid lockdowns Data from @ember_energy HT Dave Jones

We are REALLY close to a new era of falling global power CO2: Will the falls begin in 2023? We thought yes. But China's droughts created a huge hydro shortfall, leading to a large rise in coal burn. What is sure is: 1. 2023 will be v close 2. If not 2023 then v likely 2024

Our new report on the world’s electricity grids is out! The 1st-of-its-kind, country-by-country analysis shows that to meet energy & climate goals, we need to add or replace 80 mln km of power lines by 2040 That's the size of the entire global grid built over the past 100 years

NEW: Without proper safeguards and accounting, India’s #GreenHydrogen mission could drive carbon emissions higher! 🧵 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Ministry of Power, SECI, National Solar Energy Federation Of India (NSEFI), Office of R.K. Singh, International Solar Alliance,CEA,IREDA, Pralhad Joshi

EU and UK seek ban on subsidies for foreign fossil fuel projects ft.com/content/b4d0e4… via Financial Times

"The problem is that the cure for surging inflation — hiking up interest rates — is having a big, bad impact on clean energy." Read Justin Guay on the climate problem of high interest rates: heatmap.news/economy/high-i…

I'm excited to be participating in the WORLD Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos this year. Check out my blog post on how financing coal retirement mechanisms can unlock the clean energy transition. lnkd.in/e83gwXxN wef.ch/wef24 #WEF24

Awesome new International Energy Agency flagship report out on renewables. Here's what I found most interesting... 1. The renewables forecast was upgraded by 33%💪 ---- 90% from China, due to more certainty on their renewables strategy ---- 90% from solar, as boom continues to surprise

Just another huge upgrade to the IEA's renewable forecasts carbonbrief.org/analysis-world…

.Joe Messina (@GrowaldFF) explains what the finance sector must do to create sustainable innovation. #wef24

Watch full session on opportunities for financial innovation for RE in emerging economies. Really enjoyed speaking at #WEF24

I'm following Prof. Katharine Hayhoe over to Blue Sky. I'm at Jorald Messing.bsky.social, please come find me there!

Highly recommend reading this deep dive on India's energy sector: carboncopy.info/indias-energy-…

New research finds that covering even a small portion of a lake or reservoir’s surface with floating solar panels could generate a significant amount of electricity. Reporting by Matt Simon for grist: bit.ly/3Xmt09y

🌐 GEM's Global Integrated #PowerTracker is here! A comprehensive, free-to-use database that brings facility-level data from 8 power trackers into one powerful tool. Perfect for researchers, policymakers, and analysts. Check it out now: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/globa…

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The IEA is now saying that global coal demand isn't expected to fall in the next three years, after predicting a fall last year. What changed? THREAD