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“research showed claims of a voter backlash against net zero were “largely a political myth”. The British public continues to support climate action, and politicians risk fighting the wrong battle if they assume otherwise”

This morning fossil fuels are only generating 5.8% of the electricity in the UK. You can't fight the future. It will happen no matter how much obscene cash the fossil fuel industry uses to buy politicians. And we'll be able to breathe.

Renewables are now the cheapest form of energy in electricity generation. People who claim otherwise still think it’s 2010…

Operation PLUTO: The secret pipeline system that pumped fuel from Britain to Allied armies advancing across Europe in 1944–45

Office life before the invention of AutoCAD and other drafting software. Prior to the release of AutoCAD in 1982, engineering drawings were all done by hand using different grade pencils, erasers, T-squares and set squares.

Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East once again shows that reliance on volatile oil and gas exposes economies to price shocks. Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.

% who say homosexuality is *not morally wrong*: 🇸🇪 Sweden - 94% 🇩🇪 Germany - 94% 🇪🇸 Spain - 93% 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 91% 🇫🇷 France - 87% 🇮🇹 Italy - 87% 🇦🇺 Australia - 85% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - 83% 🇨🇦 Canada - 82% 🇯🇵 Japan - 77% 🇦🇷 Argentina - 77% 🇲🇽 Mexico - 73% 🇧🇷 Brazil - 69% 🇵🇱 Poland - 65% 🇭🇺 Hungary - 64% 🇺🇸 United States - 60% 🇮🇱 Israel - 46% 🇿🇦 South Africa - 46% 🇰🇷 South Korea - 44% 🇮🇳 India - 24% 🇰🇪 Kenya - 20% 🇹🇷 Turkey - 15% 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 6% 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 4% Source: Pew Research Center 📊

Some big changes in this Pew question on "acceptability of homosexuality" from 2013 to present. US: -6 (yikes) Mexico: +18 Brazil: +17 France: +20 UK: +9 Italy: +19 Japan: +38 South Korea: +8 France: +20 Poland: +41 Australia: +9 Canada: +1 pewresearch.org/religion/2026/…

@AlastairBruce_ The irony of receiving your Efficiency Decoration 22 years late, but better late than never. Congratulations.

Presented my ‘TD’ today, retrospectively (from 2004)! The Efficiency (Territorial) Decoration was for completing a relevant number of years in Regular and Reserve Army service. My thanks to the MOD Medal Office, which put my case to The King for approval.

Due to reported missile attacks, British nationals in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates should immediately shelter in place. Remain indoors in a secure location, avoid all travel and follow instructions from the local authorities.

UK's first geothermal power plant is set to go live, providing new type of renewable electricity using hot water from underground to generate electricity for 10,000 homes. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

‘Having to monitor and self-censor… that eats away at who you are’: How Mark McBride-Wright is changing engineering culture for all (EXCLUSIVE) attitude.co.uk/life/attitude-…

I wonder if now’s the time to get him a display in the @REMuseum, or at least an @RSMEGp auditorium name change.

Born #OTD 100 yeas ago. #FollowTheSapper

The world’s solar capacity reached 1,419 gigawatts in 2023, way beyond any predictions. 1 gigawatt = power for a medium sized city

Beneath a sports center in Finland lies a massive civil defense shelter, built to protect up to 7,000 people from a nuclear attack.

“Energy systems built around centralized assets are vulnerable when targeted. Resilience depends on… decentralized generation, hybrid renewable configurations, and storage that can sustain essential services during disruption.” Interesting look at infrastructure systems in war.

We have recognised neurodiversities, including dyslexia, as a mission-critical skill in what we do, actively seeking dyslexic thinking. The Made By Dyslexia Intelligence 5.0 report studies how much we value such super skills.

Attitude 101 2026: Here are the 10 figures who made our ‘STEM’ list attitude.co.uk/life/attitude-…

Great to see this recognition. Before joining the Regular Army, as a graduate engineer on the railways and in the TA getting into 507, the Army’s only railway design and construction team, was an early ambition.