Nick Hedley

Energy analyst. Editor of The Progress Playbook: @progressplaybk

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

A short thread on the website I just launched:

The Progress Playbook (https://t.co/TVJvzdkqqH) has but one focus: Proven ideas for a better world.

It covers the policies and programmes that are succeeding in driving sustainable development and could be replicated elsewhere

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[Count Binface @CountBinface]

What’s that, @DaleVince? You want to give me an unconditional personal gift of £5million to do whatever I want with? Sure! I just need to fill out a form. If I didn’t declare it that would be silly.

[The Independent @Independent]

I haven’t stopped laughing since it became obvious that the Reform UK leader will spend the summer arguing with a fake alien with a bin on his head, because now everything he does from here on in is a joke, says Carol Vorderman

Read more: https://t.co/YXyo3cXn1q

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

I don’t care if you think Count Binface is funny or not, if he beats Nigel Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by election it will be fucking hilarious.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

🇬🇧 Britain's hard-right Reform UK party was facing new questions about financial gifts on Friday after a report said police were investigating donations by the mother of a convicted fraudster.
➡️ https://t.co/KhXHaqQVtB

[Peter Gardner @PeterDGardner]

Spanish wildfire death toll rises as heatwave continues to wreak havoc https://t.co/U3dZLV8T9T

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

'This was an execution' • Truck driver shot and killed by IDF denied ambulance, father tells Haaretz https://t.co/tOJs3Ha4qS

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Poll: Half of Jewish Americans don't think protesting Israel is antisemitic https://t.co/ErBz6KL11V

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Why is AC so rare in much of Europe? Well, until recently it simply wasn't hot enough to need it. Here is the average number of days above 30C (86F) for major cities over time:

[FT Energy @ftenergy]

Europe’s slow electrification is a ‘major mistake’, warns IEA chief https://t.co/K4u2kJ9DVR

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

'On-site execution' • IDF kills Palestinian World Central Kitchen truck driver in Gaza, reports say https://t.co/Zq4GQYO0S1

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The Trump administration issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists who wrote about the new Air Force One, an escalation of pressure on the media. https://t.co/8cXYSuSSy4

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

China targets an EV share of 30% out of all vehicles on the road by 2030, up from 12% at the end of 2025. This is a significant target given that the share of EVs in new registrations was 49% in 2025 and the share increased 3.1pp - the new target requires 3.6pp/year.

[Levant News @LevantWire]

🚨 STATEMENT:

🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Donald Trump:

"Twenty-three years ago, the U.S. dragged us into Iraq over claims of weapons of mass destruction. None were found. You cannot fool us twice."

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Poland’s power grid received electricity from its first Baltic Sea offshore wind farm as the country accelerates its shift away from coal https://t.co/24KLlIazCs

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: More Brits want Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election than Nigel Farage

[@Ipsos_in_the_UK]

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Kenya is advancing plans to set up an exchange to trade carbon credits in the nation and East African region as it looks to position itself as a hub for environmental finance https://t.co/NPbpuuFHQV

[Bloomberg @business]

China has again told Russia not to even consider using a nuclear weapon against Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://t.co/cBxswlTEIW

[Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum]

A clear indicator of where the future is going:

Our data for the OECD shows that wind and solar matched electricity generation from gas in April.

A lot has changed in recent years:

April 2019 to April 2026:
- Gas: 28% → 26%⬇️
- Wind and solar: 13% → 26%⬆️

[Bloomberg @business]

South African economic growth is on an upswing as the nation chips away at the bottlenecks that have held it back for years, says Standard Bank https://t.co/TpvLHnes2A

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🌡️ Western Europe recorded its warmest June on record in 2026.

📈 According to the latest #CopernicusEU Climate Change Service bulletin, temperatures peaked at +9°C above avg across parts of 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 during the late-June heatwave.

🔗 https://t.co/tW12y1cXDg

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