John McKibbin

Energy networks research lead @csiro, founder @ecologicapps, tweets on #ecohacking #cleantech and other things that inspire me | he/him

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

@TomSteyer We help cities, governments, utilities and civil society orgs lead building energy retrofit programs in their region, driving deep bill savings and carbon reductions while creating new energy jobs. We’re currently seeking international partners if folks are interested.

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

@TomSteyer Love it! How about a web platform to coordinate a massive building energy audit and retrofit program in homes and businesses across the world https://t.co/lyPbrN5H2h

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

@jjacobs22 The platform can also be hosted by utilities, cities, governments and other orgs who want to offer independent energy advice services to households and businesses in their area. Would love to connect with a partner in the states who might be interested.

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

@jjacobs22 We built an energy advice platform that provides this service. Can be used as a free self assess tool or used by independent energy advice contractors. We’re an Australian startup but we’d love to offer the service in the states https://t.co/nFUo6PtPQO

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

An excellent #dataviz on why immediate action on #climatechange buys us time and reduces the economic disruption of the cleantech transition

[ABC News @abcnews]

How the next 5 years can buy us a decade to solve climate change https://t.co/lDAzZsDZ0q

[@timinclimate.bsky.social @timinclimate]

I know you're tired. I know COVID-19 is overwhelming. It's been a scary few months.

For many of us across the world, the foundation has been ripped out from under us, but can you do me this one thing?

(A thread.) https://t.co/KpbM6MM9W6

[Jeremy Burke @jpsburke]

Fun fact
$25k is about the estimate for a full retrofit of a social housing dwelling.
Solar, battery, heat pump, insulation...the lot.
Cost savings, health benefits, greater social equity.

[Kate Smolski @KateSmolski]

Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19. We can do the same for climate change | Cassandra Goldie, Innes Willox, Emma Herd https://t.co/BLLdMap4rZ

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

@craigmemery Try out this free app we built to help households reduce their bills https://t.co/nFUo6PtPQO

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

Watching Christiana Figueres and her positive vision for climate action at @WOMADelaide. If you’re interested in a carbon calculator check out our free app here: https://t.co/nFUo6PtPQO

[Benjamin Law 羅旭能 @mrbenjaminlaw]

Sydney. Today. Pass it on.

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Stopping climate change is only expensive compared to an imaginary world where climate change doesn't exist. It's *incredibly cheap* compared to the actual cost of a 3 degree warmer world.

[Molly McKew @MollyMcKew]

This speech from @SachaBaronCohen is so good -- such an eloquent, deeply informed, absolutely uncompromising summary of the threat to democracy from social media-enabled conspiracy and disinformation --
I'm posting it again.

Watch. Listen. Share.

https://t.co/qlRp73nBUr

[EIT Climate-KIC @ClimateKIC]

Fascinating thread on systemic change: "But I think the surprising nature of exponential growth also limits our ability to imagine radical transformative change in our lifetimes."

[@timinclimate.bsky.social @timinclimate]

Here are four points that I think are poorly understood that will not brighten your evening.

I've said it before, but it's important.

1) Australia will not meet its Paris goal under current policy settings. We won't even be close. We miss it by a mile on *all* estimates.

[Nicky Ison @nickymison]

Thread
Headlines like this make it harder for climate advocates to do our job of pressuring policy makers to actually do their job. #Renewable Industry folks (@cleannrgcouncil @Vestas and others), I know its Aussie to say "she'll be right mate" but we have a #climatecrisis!

[Alex Steffen @AlexSteffen]

The #climatestrike movement demands your attention.

The world's youth are staring a planetary catastrophe in the face and refusing to pretend that going on with life as usual is a sensible, moral or practical thing to do.

They're shaming their elders' greed, despair & inaction.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

”You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. Even that burden you leave to your children.”

Here’s my full speech in front of the UN plenary at #COP24 .
https://t.co/f0gxp0h3i2

#ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #SchoolStrike4Climate #ClimateJustice

[John McKibbin @johnmckibbin]

Only a matter of time until climate policies begin to impact trade negotiations. The next logical step is carbon tariffs, which will penalize climate laggards such as Australia and US where it hurts

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

#BREAKING Macron rejects trade deals with countries outside Paris climate pact

[💧simon holmes à court 🦋 @simonahac]

🤓 for clear energy discussions it's best to avoid the word "baseload"!

four uses i've encountered:
1. inflexible steady power — coal
2. flexible power on demand — gas, hydro (+batteries)
3. lowest generation level for a power station or fleet
4. minimum demand over a period