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Texans love renewables, despite hating them

Why this matters? Deep red Texas taken lead in US renewables. Solar ahead of coal 🤯
Why? Economics: Masses of land, lots of sun, cheap panels.
Will they stop it? Lawmakers have been trying, but this train keeps rollin’.
Read more: Clean Technica; FT.com (£) 

Pope: “We’re on the road to death”

Why this matters? Francis damns other leaders: “They hold a conference, everybody is in agreement, they all sign, and then bye-bye.”
The challenge? Many elections soon. Will new governments think long-term? (No.)
Read more: CBS

China: battery minerals not needed after 2042

Real? CATL, the world’s largest battery company, says China will not need new minerals for EVs in 15 years. Recycled material only.
This is nuts. No-one thought this was possible. Uh-huh. But the tech is out there. China knows. Do we?
Read more: X.com (video in English)

One thing to worry about

160 countries broke heat records this month. India and Mexico sweltering at 50°C 🥵🥵🥵.

The hurricane season starts June 1. Looks bad, warns NOAA. An explainer from Yale here.

One thing to be optimistic about

How big can renewables get? Stupendously big.

An Australian project just added 12GWe of wind to its 20GWe solar + 32GWe battery project… connected to Singapore via 4,300km subsea cable 🤩.

Total size? Would power the UK most days.

If you’ve got more time, read this…

How will climate change affect our food?

Read ECIU’s report on UK supply risk. Their answer? Real concerns: Half of our food is imported. Half of that from places becoming hotter or colder, wetter or dryer.

Of course, we can always enjoy turnips again.

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