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@DocWinks @Daniel_Grigg And so are many other ethnic, religious and social groups. The Greens are appealing to a very broad swathe of the country.

@Daniel_Grigg We are right behind him! 😳

It's noticeable how terrified Keir Starmer is of the right wing press. And how much Zack Polanski isn't. I think a good leader shouldn't be terrified of the right wing press.

@roobar1984 @imdavidbryan @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData 100%

@paddyhogan @imdavidbryan @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData We think so. There's no point in burning expensive gas when there are cheaper and cleaner alternatives.

✍️ New article: Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality— Over 20 million electric cars were sold globally in 2025 — some for as little as $10,000. Even just two decades ago, that would have been impossible. The reason it's possible now? Batteries have gotten *much* cheaper. In 1991, lithium-ion battery cells cost around $9,200 per kilowatt-hour. By 2024, that had fallen to just $78 — a decline of more than 99%. You can see this in the chart. To put that in perspective: the battery cells in a standard electric car today cost around $5,000. In 1991, those same cells would have cost nearly $600,000. There was no single breakthrough behind this. Batteries follow a “learning curve”: as cumulative production grows, thousands of small improvements in chemistry, manufacturing, and supply chains drive prices down. Since 1998, every time global cumulative battery production doubled, the price dropped by roughly 19%. Early progress was driven by consumer electronics — phones and laptops — before the technology became viable for cars, buses, and larger energy storage. Energy density has also more than tripled since the 1990s, meaning batteries can now store far more energy for their volume. The half-a-million-dollar battery was never going to transform transport. The $5,000 battery is.

@nothingeverhaps @AugusteCom30151 @StevenD55688422 @AaronBastani Greens have not moved away from supporting environmental concerns. Stating that there is something "unholy" about the Green's supporter make-up is just odd and irrelevant.

@paddyhogan @AugusteCom30151 @StevenD55688422 @AaronBastani So in one comment we've gone from "it's not happening" to "it's happening and it's a good thing". Average lefty.

Something really new is happening with the Greens. They are being attacked by the right wing press, and hitting back. In fact, they basically say they aren’t credible as a source of news. Meanwhile, they’re still gaining thousands of new members a week and climbing in polls.

@AugusteCom30151 @nothingeverhaps @StevenD55688422 @AaronBastani And what's your point? The Greens have a wide support base with people from all walks of life, communities and religions.

@paddyhogan @nothingeverhaps @StevenD55688422 @AaronBastani Right…

@nothingeverhaps @StevenD55688422 @AugusteCom30151 @AaronBastani That's just made-up nonsense.

@StevenD55688422 @AugusteCom30151 @AaronBastani The point is the greens no longer even bother with environmental concerns. They are now an unholy alliance of Islamists and ultra woke progressives.

@roobar1984 @imdavidbryan @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData Great news!

@paddyhogan @imdavidbryan @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData Australia's future energy mix is solar, wind and gas. So, we'll be fine. Thanks for your concern.

@imdavidbryan @roobar1984 @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData "What about the batteries?" youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt…

@roobar1984 @KiltonDornier @OurWorldInData Costs a fortune, requires lots of energy, transportation, labour intensive and so on.

@JebusOfGazareth @mynamesmikeok @MxVivianWulf He makes a good point. What's your answer?

@mynamesmikeok @MxVivianWulf Right up there white knight 🤣👍

This week's damning expose of Zack Polanski has me doubting my choice of voting for him as green leader. Thanks to all the fearless right wing journos working tirelessly to uncover the very worst things he has done. Dancing. Next to a guy who looks a bit gay. What a monster.

@RickHug31749554 @Ed_Miliband @MartinG1492 Not surprising.

@paddyhogan @Ed_Miliband @MartinG1492 Africa is ramping up there gas recovery for export-

1/ The affordability crisis is the number one issue families are facing. That’s why we’re doubling down on our mission for clean power. To give families energy security and lower bills for good. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week👇

@RickHug31749554 @Ed_Miliband @MartinG1492 We absolutely will continue to use oil for many purposes, but eliminating it from power generation will vastly decrease its use. 70% to 90% of gas comes from Norway. Most of LNG comes from the US. Africa only provides tiny amounts. It's a similar story for oil.

@paddyhogan @Ed_Miliband @MartinG1492 You don’t know what your talking about oil is refined into lots of products you don’t realise crazy Ed happily import oil & gas oil produced in Africa where they flare all the gas import gas from Norway produced from gas fields shared with UK only an invisible line separated

@AaronBastani @DaveTalks This is a great link for the "But what about the materials in solar panels?" objection: youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt…

@DaveTalks Look at falling cost and lifespan of a battery since just 2020 (a 50% improvement). I’m under no illusions about environmental costs of that, from cobalt in Congo to carbon footprint of building the stuff, but it’s clear what is better, and where we’re headed.

My mother in law has PV panels on her home. She pays £8 a month on her bills some months. Other months…zero. I’m genuinely perplexed why anyone wouldn’t grasp that’s quite…good.

@budzy2016 @SandyofSuffolk Why do they make you angry? Genuine question.

@SandyofSuffolk I’m beginning to feel the same about them as I do about Starmer. They make me angry.

A few decades ago, these people would be sectioned and put in a mental institution.

@SpursIdol @dorfman_p Such blades last for many years, a one-and-done, whereas fossil fuels are continuous extraction and pollution. Same for solar panels. They last for years and years, generating clean low cost power all that time. The amount of bad stuff in solar panels is small.

@dorfman_p Report so blatantly pro net zero not worth reading - even avoids mention of the legacy environmental catastrophe likely from 35 ton turbine blades that cannot be recycled and likely unable to economically recycle solar panels with contaminated silicon, cadmiumm & other toxic bits

University of Oxford : maximising oil and gas extraction here would only save UK households up to £82 (€95) per year. A UK fully powered by renewable energy, would save households up to £441 (€510) a year on energy bills. euronews.com/2026/03/27/eur…

@Lord_Talbot64 @ZackPolanski That's rather rude.

@ZackPolanski Dave, even your hypnotic skills cannot turn the 50,000 smelly retards at your protest into the 500,000 you claim.

How can the BBC justify how much coverage they give other marches which are significantly smaller in size? The bias is so obviously blatant. theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2…

@BenGrahamUK @AERKJP Gratifying that you felt the need to acknowledge Mr Polanski who is clearly one (or two) steps ahead of Ed in the "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you..." process.

@paddyhogan @AERKJP Nobody is inviting Ed Davey anywhere

Ipswich Town issue an apology over Nigel Farage visiting their club. Absolutely embarrassing. What exactly are they apologising for?

@BenGrahamUK @AERKJP How about Ed Davey? What are his visiting arrangements?

Nobody should be apologising, Ipswich are all spineless. Farage should be able to visit who he likes Starmer should be able to visit who he likes Lowe should be able to visit who he likes Badenoch should be able to visit who she likes Polanski... I won't even waste my time talking about him 😂

@Dust_Foot @AaronBastani Around 40% of our energy is already provided by gas so we're a long way there. We also still have 12% nuclear which will be with us for a while. Gas plants are relatively easy to build and can be stop-gaps (if needed) while the grid-scale storage develops.

@paddyhogan @AaronBastani 4) Build a large number of new gas-fire power stations - enough to meet all our energy needs *again*. So just 3-4 national grids worth of infrastructure. No biggie.

Britain is presently generating 71% of electricity from renewables and is exporting some to boot. Nuclear plus renewables is presently 85% of all electricity being generated. Good things are possible. Ignore the boomer Murdoch press.

@Dust_Foot @AaronBastani Grid-scale storage is the backup. Gas is additional backup. You can have as much gas capacity as would be needed for a worst-case, but most of the time it would not be active and therefore not consuming expensive gas.

@paddyhogan @AaronBastani Completely misunderstands the problem. With wind power, shortfalls are *correlated* - if one turbine isn't turning because of lack of wind, it's likely *many* aren't generating power. Any backup needs to be able to provide ~100% of our energy needs.

@Dust_Foot @AaronBastani Grid-scale storage with flexible generation as additional backup, such as gas or (when available) hydrogen. Also import electricity using interconnects. Objective is to minimise the need for fossil fuels, acknowledging for now we have to retain some to cover shortfalls.

@AaronBastani If you build enough nuclear for baseload, what's the point in the (massively expensive) renewables? And if you don't, what's your plan for when the wind isn't blowing?