Matthew Dowdeswell

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

Not sure if you noticed, but as of yesterday, the UK only had one coal-fired power station remaining

UK coal use is now the lowest it's been since 1757

https://t.co/N9odr1x3wG

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

BAM! France to ban short haul domestic flights. This is a great initiative we need other countries to follow.

We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#Climate #energy #transportation #renewables #GreenNewDeal

[Matthew Dowdeswell @MattDowdeswell]

@CoalFreeDave I suppose you could interpret that as ‘if you have money, you’ll spend some of it on energy’. Feels particularly apt giving further price rises in April.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

We need to stop pretending fossil fuel power is reliable.

Last December 65 million people almost lost electricity when hundreds of power plants on the East Coast failed.

Gas power plants accounted for 70% of the outages. Coal accounted for another 23%.

[Matthew Dowdeswell @MattDowdeswell]

@NoContextBrits ‘Going forward’ when people mean in future. As if time might reverse at some point…!

[Matthew Dowdeswell @MattDowdeswell]

Inspiring!

[National Energy System Operator @neso_energy]

Another record! The percentage of zero carbon electricity generated onto the grid was hit #Today. New record of 87.6%

[James Murray @James_BG]

The thing that interests me most about the Harry and Megan documentary is THE GOVERNMENT JUST APPROVED A NEW COAL MINE OFF THE BACK OF THE HOTTEST SUMMER EVER AND WHILE TELLING THE REST OF THE WORLD TO PHASE DOWN THE USE OF COAL AND IT CAN'T EVEN SEE WHY THAT'S A PROBLEM.

[Esmita Charani @e_charani]

Triggered by current use of imagery in global health - we sought to review current practices and find a solution. Please read, share, act on our message on ethical & equitable representation https://t.co/HMjaB6VS3B
@SouthAfricanASP @seyeabimbola @jonathanperugia @Wellcome_AMR

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

In my reporting on clean energy misinformation I've seen one argument over and over.

Wind turbines kill birds.

While this is true, it misses an important piece of context:

Fossil fuel power plants kill 35x more birds per GWh than wind turbines do.

🧵

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

The global energy transition in one graph.

[Matthew Dowdeswell @MattDowdeswell]

@TheBenManning @GoodEnergy My experience was the opposite - they hid the fact that they do not have to cap prices like most other suppliers so my bill shot up 144% in 4 months. They pointed me to a 3-year old blog as evidence of transparency. Very happy with my new supplier…

[Stuart Maconie @StuartMaconie]

To cut through all the whataboutery, how about this as a base criteria? There shouldn’t be a World Cup anywhere that wouldn’t hold a Women’s World Cup.

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

An email to Beckham’s PR. Less than 4 days to go.

#benderslikebeckham 🌈

[Richard Howard @UKenergywonk]

How do you decarbonise the last 700 hours of the year where renewables + nuclear fall short?
At the moment gas peakers play a key role in meeting demand in these hours.
At low load factors H2 peakers are cheaper than H2 CCGTs or gas CCS.

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

• NHS Hospital Canteen: ‘Single Tuna sarnie’ costing £3.00 for nurses, paid for out of their own wage

• Houses of Parliament: ‘Rum banana tarte tatin with rum and raisin ice cream’ for the princely sum of £2.37 for MPs, paid for by you the taxpayer

Nurses’ fight is our fight.

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

New fossil fuels ‘incompatible’ with 1.5C goal, comprehensive analysis finds | @DrSimEvans w/ comment from @nataliejon_es @IISD_news @OlivierBvK

Read here: https://t.co/cEDhEmq5pr

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Germany can shift its entire energy system to 100% renewables by 2035, while saving trillions

We have everything we need to get on with it - and save lives, create jobs and fight back against fossil fuel dictators

https://t.co/ImsXp57UTf #climate

[Francisco Beirão @fbeirao]

French farmers are covering crops with solar panels to produce food and energy at the same time 🇫🇷🔆🤝🧑‍🌾
https://t.co/ksJ15Ry84i

[Matthew Dowdeswell @MattDowdeswell]

@hendrikjt @janrosenow No, not only fossil-fuel derived heat. E.g. some points in London, UK are for tube stations which are unheated, yet due to their underground location generate heat through geothermal processes. Estimates indicate that 40% of London could be heated by the tube network alone.