Ben Anderson
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Ben Anderson
@dataknut
Was a biologist once; ex @MSCActions GF: #energy #use #people #networks #buildings #openEverything

REMINDER: UK govt decision to ban the sale of new petrol & diesel cars in 2030, instead of 2035, will… 💷save more than £6bn 🪙boost GDP by 0.2% 👨🔧create an extra 32,000 jobs ⛽️cut oil imports & energy use ☁️avoid more than 100MtCO2 …but the Daily Mail doesn't like it so 🤔

The eye-popping UK nuclear liability! The "Nuclear Provision", ie the future cost estimated to clean up all of UK #nuclear plants stands now at a staggering 237bnGBP... or 10% of the country's GDP. Prices exploded due to higher interest rates. In order to get that number, you need to dig deep into the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22 - page 138/252 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… I imagine that it is not any better in other countries. @AssaadRazzouk @dorfman_p

Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands plan to build four artificial islands to quadruple offshore wind in the North Sea – the equivalent of 30 nuclear reactors. We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #tech #GreenNewDeal


We don’t want to let any green energy go to waste. Enter Power-ups. Starting in specific parts of East England, we're giving homes and businesses free electricity to Power up when there's spare 🌞🌬️ in the local wires. octopus.energy/power-ups A bonkers new service w @UKPNnews.








Over a third of England’s homes will be at high risk of overheating as temperatures reach new extremes - with poorest households most at risk: read more in our latest Spotlight report, out today: resolutionfoundation.org/publications/i…









