Climate Wise

Governance now requires both.

Climate risk is increasingly hydrological. Mitigation reduces trajectory.
 Adaptation manages exposure.

Prolonged UK rainfall isn’t random.
 It’s atmospheric physics.

The US broke the all-time heat record for March. Yes, it’s climate change. An unprecedented heat wave in the West broke the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening. edition.cnn.com/2026/03/20/wea…

Global sea surface temperatures (60°S–60°N) hit 21.13°C yesterday, setting a new daily record. That’s just 0.04°C shy of the highest value ever recorded for ANY day (2024). And this is happening before El Niño fully ramps up. We are entering uncharted territory.🌊

Portugal shut down their last remaining coal fired power plant and is fostering a renewable energy revolution. They could be completely renewable by 2040 if not sooner. It can be done. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #go100re

Emerging Asia is sprinting toward electric independence to crush fossil fuel fragility. Fossil fuel wars will only accelerate this trend ➡️Viet Nam: 38% EV sales share, ahead of EU ➡️Singapore: Leading the charge at 50%+ share ➡️Indonesia: 15% share, more than US ➡️Thailand: 21% share, leaving Japan (at 3%) in the rearview mirror ➡️India: Three-wheelers at 57% share, EVs rising rapidly and at 4%, already ahead of Japan ➡️China: Already banking $28b/year in avoided oil imports The era of being held hostage by oil chokepoints is coming to an end in multiple Asian countries, fast ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

When I started working on UK energy in 2007, fossil fuels provided ~78% of electricity. Coal alone: 34%. Wind & solar: less than 2%. Today: wind & solar 33%, fossil fuels 28%, coal 0%. The chart below tells the story better than words can.

PLUMES OF METHANE, TOP IS LANDFILLS Metane tracking worst-case scenario, (Global Carbon Project, 2024) Data of 13 March 2026, Copernicus PLUMES OF METHANE, HIGHEST NUMBER IS LANDFLLS Metane tracking worst-case scenario, (Global Carbon Project, 2024) On 13 March 2026, Copernicus #methane" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/methane-explor… #climatechange #globalwarming #emi

70% (53 of 76) of all days and 26 straight in 2026 on the California ISO have experienced >100% WWS for part of the day, averaging 3.2 h/day among all 76 days. Gas down 61% in '26 v '23 Batteries up 329%, solar up 67%.

"A move to an economy with ultra-low emissions of greenhouse gases is now conceivable: it demands simultaneously electrifying the economy and producing electricity in non-emitting ways. Fortunately, the technologies for doing this now largely exist, as a result of huge improvements in wind, solar and battery technologies." ft.com/content/13426c…

AT 2°C, YIELDS OF ALL MAIN CROPS DECLINED SUBSTANTIALLY (Consensus AI) The impact of climate change on crop yield without adaptation projected in the 21st century is generally negative even with the CO2 fertilisation effects (IPCC WG2, 5.4.3.1)

#Electrotech is a one-off import, whereas fossil fuels require non-stop imports. The fossil fuel energy system is inherently vulnerable in a way that a clean, electrified energy system is not. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

Breaking News! Code Yikes! Arctic sea-ice extent just set a record daily low extent, about 4,400 km² below the previous record daily low, set just last year. Also, extent is still on track to set a new record low maximum. Stay tuned!

Another record squashed WindWaterSolar met 160.84% of demand for 5 min on 3/15/26 (winter) on the California ISO grid Previous record: 158.17% on 5/25/25 (spring) Fossil gas in 2026 down 61.2% v 2023 24th straight & 51 of 74 days (68.9%) with WWS >100% of demand for part day

Renewables are the only exit strategy: Day 12 (updated) impact of the Israel and US attack, tracking Force Majeure, surcharges, and the explosive inflation behind the headlines FORCE MAJEURE IMPLICATIONS >Shell: FM on all LNG cargoes from Qatar >QatarEnergy: Pretty much totally down, declared FM on all LNG >Kuwait Petroleum Corp: declared FM on all crude and naphtha exports >Oman's OQ: Declared FM on LNG deliveries >Bahrain's Bapco: Declared FM on all refined products >Singapore's Aster Chemicals & PCS: Declared FM on ethylene and propylene >China's Wanhua Chemical: Declared FM due to no raw materials >South Korea's Yeocheon NCC, the country's largest ethylene producer, declared FM - facing a critical shortage of naphtha >Japan's Daito Medical Gas, primary supplier of high-purity gases for the semiconductor industry reported its Neon and Krypton reserves effectively dried up (see below) >South Korea's SK Innovation issued a "Level 3 Crisis Alert" for its refining division SELECTED COUNTRY IMPACTS 1 INDIA >Tariffs in western manufacturing hubs up 20% >Fuel Surcharge by Air India of 18% 2 UK >Fuel: Petrol up 4.2%, Diesel up 6.5% >Fuel Surcharge by BA of 12% to 15% ticket price rise 3 UKRAINE >Energy: 30% power deficit >Electricity import costs from EU up 20% >Fuel Surcharge: Ground logistics premiums up 25% 4 PAKISTAN >Fuel: Jet fuel prices up 81% >Pump prices up 12% >Fuel Surcharge by PIA and others of 15% to 30% ticket price rise 5 BANGLADESH >5 out of 6 major fertilizer plants shut (83% capacity loss) >Industrial power cuts up 40% >Fuel Surcharge by Biman of 15% 6 USA >National gasoline average up 20% >Fuel Surcharges of 10% ticket price rise 7 SOUTH KOREA >Fuel cap in place for the 1st time in 3 decades 8 JAPAN >Began tapping into strategic reserves 9 HONG KONG >Fuel surcharges up by 35.2% today 10 SINGAPORE >Electricity prices projected to rise 15% to 20% next quarter 11 THAILAND >Government spending 1b baht/day to cap diesel >Fuel Surcharge by Thai Airways of 10% to 15% 12 VIETNAM >Retail petrol UP 50% >Fuel surcharge by Vietnam Airlines of 20% 13 CAMBODIA >Petrol prices up 19% in last 72 hours 14 LAOS >Petrol prices up 33% CRITICAL COMMODITY WATCHLIST >Helium: Qatar provides 40% of world supply. MRI machines and semiconductor manufacturing face a "dry-up" by April. USA particularly exposed >Urea (Fertilizer): 45% of global urea transits Hormuz. Prices are up 35% this week; Brazil and India most exposed >Sulfur: Half of the global seaborne trade currently trapped >The "Noble Gases" Neon and Krypton: Supply chains for high-end chips showing serious alerts. Taiwan is critically exposed, South Korea and the USA are very exposed And so on. That's almost 5 Billion people affected, so far. And we're only on Day 12. In short, if your energy depends on fossil fuels you aren’t a sovereign country; you’re a hostage Renewables are the only exit strategy. There isn't another one. Get on with it!

We are all in immense danger.

WindWaterSolar rising more, gas falling more 20 straight and 47/70 >100% WWS days for part of the day, averaging 3 hours per day among all days in 2026. Demand down 3.5% v '23 and 0.5% v '25 WWS up 22% v '23 Gas down 60.5% v '23 Batteries up 324% v '23