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Trump is wrong, Texas edition

What happened? Texas, a deep red oil state, connected a massive 13GWe of new power in 2024 (about half what UK uses on a summer Sunday).
Gas, right, as they have tons? Nope: solar, batteries and wind. Those bleeding heart Texans said it reduced costs.
Why this matters? Trump promises oil & gas will drop energy prices…
Read more: @douglewinenergy

Trump is wrong: Chinese auto makers edition

China… makes cars now? Check out the graph. BYD only makes electric cars, and it still shipped more units than Ford, Honda, Nissan & Suzuki. 🤯
They win? One study reckons 25% of new UK cars will be Chinese in 2030. 🤯🤯 (Transport+Energy)
Read more: CNBC on China’s ambitions

Trump is wrong: EU data edition

Renewables saved money? €59bn over 5 years compared to importing gas.
That’s a lot. The EU doesn’t have cheap fossils like the US… renewable energy much lower cost than shipping in gas/coal.
Read more: Ember’s European Electricity Review 2025

One thing to worry about

The Doomsday Clock has been set closer to midnight, by The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (founders: A. Einstein; R. Oppenheimer).

One thing to be optimistic about

The world has probably passed “peak air pollution” says OurWorldinData.

If you’ve got more time, watch this…

Hannah Ritchie spends 12 minutes explaining why we can be optimistic

TLDR: We have the solutions; they are already cost-competitive. But we have to take action.

Worth watching.

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