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BMW ignores laws of physics, announces hydrogen car

It’s thermodynamics babe. Hydrogen: 5x less efficient than batteries. A pain to produce, move and store. Plus there aren’t any filling stations. And it’s super expensive. And dangerous.
Aren’t Toyata doing this? Yup. Sold a wopping 172 hydrogen cars in US, Q1 😂. Awful reviews (Donut).
Read more: Autocar

Where are the hurricanes we were promised?

What? Warm seas this summer led to predictions of 23 tropical storms & 11 hurricanes. So far, it’s 5 and 3. None at all in August.
Why? Not clear. Dry air off Africa? High temps in upper atmosphere? Worryingly, the models are broken.
Read more: Reuters; Scientific American

Pumps dumped: US gasoline peaks

Driving less? Miles driven up, fuel sales down: petrol sales 4% below 2018 peak. And this is before widespread EV adoption. Going to be painful for some fossil companies.
Read more: Bloomberg; The Autopian

One thing to worry about

African Migration.

In 2022, 7.4m Africans fled their homes because of the effects of climate change. By mid-century, this could reach 100m. (The Telegraph).

Where will they go?

One thing to be optimistic about

The Arab world’s first nuke was completed in the UAE this week (AFP).

Four reactors, 4.5GWe, in 13 years, for $25bn. Half the time & cost of Western projects.

What does it replace? Oil and gas. Now being… exported 🤔.

If you’ve got more time, watch this…

Still wondering why hydrogen is not the answer? Watch this 9-minute video from Bloomberg.

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