Transition Times

Transition Times newsletter and Nelder Notes newsletter and podcast, created by @ChrisNelder

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In TT#18, we review sales figures in Europe and find electrified cars took a 69% market share for the first 9 months of 2026 while sales of oil-burners crashed to 28%. Electric truck sales hit double-digits and even V2G is finally getting the green light. https://t.co/tKVn042KUT

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NN#10 has some tough love for our colleagues in the research and advocacy communities about how ill-equipped they are to do battle with the fossil fuel industry. We identify what’s needed and what’s missing, backed up by comments from Senator Whitehouse. https://t.co/GJEdFlP3Kl

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In TT#17, we review the reporting on the Senate’s bipartisan permitting reform bill (BAAJA) and find that on net, it would be better for the energy transition than having no reforms. We should support it and not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. https://t.co/pVxBGCqN5p

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In TT#16, we find echoes of the Arab Spring in the economic damage and unrest due to Trump’s war on Iran. In its pursuit of oil and gas “energy dominance,” the Trump administration is giving the world far more reason to transition away from fossil fuels. https://t.co/aDnhk3JqO2

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In NN#9, we welcome @SteveMcBee_Huck, founder of AMPED. We discuss the political and cultural infrastructure the clean energy industry needs to build to do battle with the fossil fuel industry and win on every level—from popular opinion to federal policy. https://t.co/VnexqYLSeb

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In TT#15, we review various estimates of the data center capacity in the pipeline and how much carbon emissions will be emitted from their power plants, and ask whether having AI is worth throwing the climate under the bus. https://t.co/GOQF3TGjix

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In TT#14, we review some recent reports and forecast on battery storage deployments in the US, Australia, India, and China, and see how they’re helping to keep grids reliable even as they accommodate larger shares of variable wind and solar generation. https://t.co/J9Tef2uQ4N

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In NN#8 Chris finally invites a guest to join the podcast rather than just sharing his own views. He cordially welcomes @emilygrubert to discuss their respective complaints about deficiencies in energy and climate modeling, and how they might be cured. https://t.co/1SnCgXFBwh

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In TT#13, we look at some exciting new policies designed to encourage the spread and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) around the world. https://t.co/2ThNbTo126

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In @transitiontime5 TT#12, we review the media coverage of the ongoing wildfires, heatwaves, floods, and other disasters, and ask why it isn’t consistently linked with what’s causing them: climate change. We also review research on how to do better. https://t.co/x7I1bGRdmK

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In Nelder Notes #7, @chrisnelder riffs off the new journal letter by @emilygrubert https://t.co/X82ryUD9qZ and implores energy & climate modelers to give the world better guidance on how those systems are evolving and what the path forward is. https://t.co/pPCVilGtvS

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In TT#11 we look at the rising popular resistance to data centers in reaction to rising grid power costs and resource demands, and how regulators and legislators are finally beginning to respond. https://t.co/cLHLgQuJsV

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Since the Iran war has flared up again, we're promoting our articles on it, which were not unveiled until the launch 2 weeks ago!

TT#2: Will the Iran war accelerate the energy transition? https://t.co/lrsaBGRs5C

NN#2: The Trump Paradox https://t.co/TcBzfMFeIZ

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In @transitiontime5 #10 we review the data & commentary on the ongoing heatwave and what it means for climate action. https://t.co/HO928yzzeE

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