We are getting to the big tipping points now. Dozens of countries going off coal. Peak ICE automobile. Hardly any new nukes, which are grossly overpriced, among other faults. No thorium reactors for years yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The world is on the brink of a breakthrough in the climate fight and fossil fuels are running out of road, the UN chief said on Tuesday, as he urged countries to funnel support into low-carbon energy.<\/p>\n
More than nine in 10 renewable power projects globally are now cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives. Solar power is about 41% cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative, and onshore wind generation is less than half the price of fossil fuels, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n Costs have been driven down by the increasingly widespread use of the technologies, a huge focus on low-carbon manufacturing in China<\/a>, and burgeoning investment in the sector, reaching $2tn last year \u2013 which was $800bn more than went into fossil fuels, and an increase of 70% in the last decade.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n \u201cThe sun is rising on a new age of clean energy\u201d, says UN chief Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/p>\n \u2705 Over 9\/10 renewable projects are cheaper than fossil fuels. www.theguardian.com\/environment\/…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM<\/a><\/p>\n A Bas le Charbon<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n “Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world\u2019s top source of electricity ‘by 2026 at the latest’, according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA).”<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 David Roberts (@volts.wtf<\/a>) August 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM<\/a><\/p>\n These things are worth saying over and over.<\/p>\n Methane needs to be the next target.<\/p>\n ClimateHawk<\/a>-\u00bb\u00a0Mokurai<\/a><\/p>\n As far as I can tell:<\/p>\n 1) No coal in mix (15).<\/p>\n Phased out (6): Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Portugal, UK (non-EU), Ireland.<\/p>\n Never had (9): Switzerland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Albania.<\/p>\n 2) Planned phase out by 2030 (11).<\/p>\n France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway (down to 1 small plant now), Greece, Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, North Macedonia.<\/p>\n 3) Post 2030 Phase out (7)<\/p>\n Germany, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro.<\/p>\n 4) No plans (4)<\/p>\n Turkey, Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo.<\/p>\n Beyond Fossil Fuels Europe\u2019s Coal Exit<\/a><\/p>\n Coal Free World: 13 EU countries will be 100% coal free by 2030<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Between \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea’s recent coal exit, \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 just megawatts from phasing it out, and \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 expected to follow suit, Europe is experiencing a summer of shutdowns. beyondfossilfuels.org\/2025\/07\/29\/l…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Heat pump sales in Germany surpassed gas boilers for the first time, as a ban on dirty heating systems forces a shift to cleaner energy!<\/p>\n It\u2019s crucial to switch heating systems to renewable energy to cut emissions, improve air quality and keep energy bills at bay.<\/p>\n www.bloomberg.com\/news\/article…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n St. Jakob-Park Stadium didn\u2019t just host the Lionesses\u2019 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 nail-biting win over Spain \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\u2014it\u2019s also being modernised with solar panels to power its own energy needs. [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Europe\u2019s heatwaves increased power demand by up to 14%, says @ember-energy.org. [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Upcycling Dead Solar Panels: New Tech Transforms E-Waste & CO2 into Valuable Chemicals.<\/p>\n #SolarEnergy \u00a0#CircularEconomy #EWaste \u00a0#Upcycling \u00a0#ClimateTech #GreenChemistry #RenewableEnergy #SustainableFuture #CarbonCapture #Syngas #SolarRecycling<\/p>\n medium.com\/@jckapadia00…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jacky Kapadia (@jacky1986.bsky.social<\/a>) July 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n New UK Government scheme works by charging fees to the businesses that use #packaging to meet the costs of collecting and #recycling it. The costs are higher for hard to recycle materials and less where packaging can be reused or refilled #circulareconomy #sustainability [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tom Bowman (@tomkbowman.bsky.social<\/a>) August 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Concrete’s Carbon Footprint: Unearthing the Ancient Wisdom and Modern Breakthroughs Paving a Greener Future [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 FactRage (@factrage.bsky.social<\/a>) July 31, 2025 at 1:57 AM<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s August. The 2026 auto model year is officially open. Everybody and his uncle is going to have models to release.<\/p>\n First Epstein for Rogan, now EVs?! What is the MAGA world coming to?<\/p>\n This is excellent, but how about telling us how many lives it will save, and how much CO2?<\/p>\n #No New Nukes<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Yet another delay to the predecessor to both #Hinkley and #sizewell – and it\u2019s already 12 years late! Doesn\u2019t bode well for the much vaunted U.K. #nuclear future, especially as Hinkley is also many years behind schedule and vastly over budget. www.world-nuclear-news.org\/articles\/del…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Geoffrey Lean (@geofflean.bsky.social<\/a>) August 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM<\/a><\/p>\n Fantasy writer Terry Pratchett had once been a publicist for UK nuclear power. He said that he could not write up and publish his experiences there, because nobody would believe them. Worse than the time they lost five pounds of plutonium<\/a>, one dust particle at a time, which did get published and believed, but was by no means the worst case in the world.<\/p>\n Denial and Obstruction vs. Resistance<\/p>\n A man will have lust for the lure of the mine.<\/p>\n Dark as a Dungeon<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be evil\u201d is a long time gone at Google.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n New research from @kairosfellows.bsky.social finds that from 2019-2024, Google\u2019s: [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n IEA & other analysts said 150 GW of solar by 2030. We\u2019ve hit 599 GW in 2024. Their forecasts weren\u2019t conservative\u2014they were delusional. Linear models can\u2019t grasp exponential disruption. And now they\u2019re about to miss batteries even harder. #Solar #Disruption #EnergyTransition #LFP #BESS #LITHIUM #LMR<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EV Curve Futurist (@evcurvefuturist.com<\/a>) August 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM<\/a><\/p>\n InsideEVs has a lot of good articles. This one, not so much.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n That’s a highway route of 415 miles on Google Maps. There are loads of Tesla chargers along the way. The Tesla Model Y starts out with a range of 300 miles, so that comes to one, count it, 1, charge along the way.<\/p>\n Unless, of course, you go by way of Robin Hood’s Barn.<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mokurai (@mokurai.bsky.social<\/a>) August 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM<\/a><\/p>\n Someone Drove A BYD PHEV 1,497 Miles Without Stopping For Fuel<\/a><\/p>\n Somewhat slowly.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Big Tech are misleading us on climate again. [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n What a week! www.theguardian.com\/environment\/…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Bo-o-o-o-ogus.<\/p>\n Denialists like to pretend that nobody has ever heard of energy storage, or the fact that wind is stronger at night when the sun is down, or that we are building ever-bigger wind turbines to draw energy from stronger winds higher up.<\/p>\n Texas and California have the most storage.<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mokurai (@mokurai.bsky.social<\/a>) August 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2696\ufe0f The International Court of Justice just ruled that countries who fail to prevent climate harm could be an ‘international wrongful act’\u2014and they might have to pay up.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n European banks have channelled $20 billion into the #coal industry since 2022, finds Urgewald. [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n SLAPPs are a way for #fossilfuel giants to legally bully and intimidate anyone who criticises them. [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beyond Fossil Fuels (@beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social<\/a>) July 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM<\/a><\/p>\n A Florida jury ordered Tesla<\/a> to pay more than $200m to victims of a deadly crash involving its Autopilot driver assist technology.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s verdict is a hit for Elon Musk\u2019s car company, as it opens the door to other costly lawsuits and could potentially strike a blow to Tesla\u2019s reputation for safety at a critical time for the company.<\/p>\n And the decision has been closely eyed by other car companies, as they work to develop cars that increasingly drive themselves.<\/p>\n x<\/p>\n Ultimately, this case may be the first of many that add a new dimension to a century of laws and regulations around driving: who’s really liable in the event of a crash, now that automation is involved as well? <\/p>\n insideevs.com\/news\/767922\/…<\/p>\n [image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 InsideEVs (@insideevs.com<\/a>) August 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM<\/a><\/p>\n x<\/p>\n \u201c.. 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\u2705 Solar power is ~41% cheaper than fossil fuel.
\u2705 Onshore wind generation is less than half the price of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n
This isn’t a coincidence, it’s part of a steady transition of \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa’s energy landscape from #fossilfuels to #renewables.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not alone \ud83d\udc47
Discover how other top European football venues are kicking off their own clean energy transitions below!
#WEuros2025<\/p>\n
Solar kept the grid supplied as nuclear & fossil plants had to cut output or wind down, but urgent clean flexibility upgrades are needed to prepare for more frequent heatwaves.
Read more: ember-energy.org\/latest-insig…<\/p>\n
www.gov.uk\/government\/n…<\/p>\n
#GreenConcrete #SustainableConstruction #Decarbonization #Cement #CO2emissions #ClimateAction #FactRage #FactRageNews
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tglm.us\/oU0mE<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc4e carbon emissions rose by 65%\u2014not 51% as it had reported.
\ud83d\udc4e emissions from electricity used to power data centres increased by 121% despite its claims of using 100% green energy.
www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2…<\/p>\n
\u26a0\ufe0f Microsoft misreported its CO2 emissions (2019\u20132024).
\u26a0\ufe0f Meta is using flawed data to train a climate AI tool that scientists say raises false hopes about large-scale carbon removal.
It’s time to quit the spin & act responsibly.
www.ft.com\/content\/6922…<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf1e Solar energy is booming!
\ud83d\udcb8 The UN has heralded a new age of clean energy.
\u2696\ufe0f The International Court of Justice just ruled that countries who fail to prevent climate harm could be an ‘international wrongful act’\u2014and they might have to pay up.<\/p>\n
The worst offenders?
\u26a0\ufe0f Barclays \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 ($4 billion)
\u26a0\ufe0f Deutsche Bank \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea ($2 billion)
\u26a0\ufe0f BNP Paribas \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 ($1.5 billion)
\u26a0\ufe0f UBS \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded($1.3 billion)
\u26a0\ufe0f Santander \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 ($0.9 billion)
Read the report \ud83d\udcd6: www.stillbankingoncoal.org<\/p>\n
Eni, one of the world\u2019s biggest polluters, is doing just that\u2014and in record numbers.
We stand with ReCommon, who will not be sued into submission.
www.theguardian.com\/environment\/…<\/p>\n
electrek.co\/2025\/08\/04\/t…<\/p>\n
Why?
\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 TSO TenneT is rationing electricity because:
1\ufe0f\u20e3 it’s become overly reliant on gas
2\ufe0f\u20e3 it hasn’t upgraded its power grid quickly enough
Bottlenecks are putting energy transition at risk, we must act now.
www.ft.com\/content\/9c75…<\/p>\n