Ben Romberg

Strategist, planner, mostly on security, environment and tech. Views my own.

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

“... businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen and “thought in continents”.
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

@volcaholic1 Who measures rain in miles?

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Greater Manchester Mayoral By-Election Voting Intention:

LAB: 38% (-25)
GRN: 22% (+15)
RFM: 19% (+12)
RES: 9% (New)
CON: 8% (-2)
LDM: 3% (-1)
Ind: 1% (New)

2nd Round:
LAB: 64%
GRN: 36%

Via @FindoutnowUK, 7-13 Jul.
Changes w/ 2024.

[Amelia Forest @greenheroaf]

The fact that we're seriously discussing geoengineering shows how urgent the climate crisis has become. We need to prioritize solutions we know work, like cutting emissions and transitioning to clean energy.

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

National Energy System Operator (Neso) is understood to have ordered National Grid to shut a vital “super grid transformer” over the summer to prevent rooftop solar from driving the transmission network’s voltage beyond its safety limits https://t.co/XOgOAbSLUz

[Guillaume Séchet @Meteovilles]

Une fois encore, la France affiche l’un des excédents thermiques les plus élevés au monde ! L’anomalie atteint actuellement +10 à +15 °C par rapport aux normales sur près des deux tiers du pays.

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

Industry figures warn of national security risk and call for ministers to address impact of extreme weather, inflation and war https://t.co/XixEIwAXdU

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

Researchers and city planners are coming up with innovative techniques to help cities adapt to a warmer climate https://t.co/B6bX4aaO8U

[World Meteorological Organization @WMO]

A widespread, intense late-June heatwave in Europe has shattered numerous temperature records across the region and has major impacts on human health, ecosystems, agriculture, infrastructure and labour productivity.

Find out more: https://t.co/nOF2G7E31U

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

The jaws of the energy transition are closing.

In 2005 fossil fuels made two-thirds of global electricity. Today it's 57.4%, with clean power (renewables + nuclear) at 42.6%.

Fossil share peaked around 2012 and keeps falling.

More in Sunday's Substack: https://t.co/In5lBaF2ox

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

Keeping Earth cool is a necessary safety measure for an elderly planet orbiting a middle-aged star https://t.co/kQl6x9qrDm

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

Three really important findings on climate from the World Risk Report: first, global concern about warming is at an all-time high; second, in rich countries, people massively underestimate concern among fellow citizens, "mistaking themselves for isolated minorities"; and third...

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

One of the worst heatwaves in European history is underway.

Peak high temperatures forecast this week:

France: 45°C / 113°F Monday-Tuesday
London: 39°C / 102°F
Amsterdam: 34°C / 93°F
Berlin: 38°C / 100°F
Paris: 41°C / 106°F

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

New website launched for Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants for Palestine https://t.co/60KHN7bgwW #gaza #palestine #jewish #survivors

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

“I’m worried about the confluence of multiple stressors happening at the same time.#ElNiño https://t.co/JETAr3VwDk

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer is officially set to resign as Prime Minister

Several media reports say he'll outline a resignation timetable on Monday after consulting with his wife and family today

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

Labour MPs still want former mayor to face ‘scrutiny’ of ideas through contested leadership race https://t.co/cbQ8r6gg1I

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[Ben Romberg @benromberg]

@piersmorgan @realDonaldTrump Such tiny hands.

[Daniel Gerke @drgerke1]

It would be *much* more socially transformative to ban social media for over-65s

[Justin Schroeder @jpschroeder]

Fable isn't the first.

In 1999 the department of defense blocked exports of the PowerMac G4 for crossing the 1 gigaflop threshold.

Steve Jobs turned it into an ad.