2026-05-19T19:36:16Z https://yabu.me Simon Evans https://yabu.me/npub18ejefyrlp3t6unz6fhqx2n8rpgald34005czdepfzsctnm74w92sl90zjj https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&cid=bafkreicbpwi23da3j6myfa53vu75bab7yjqdls3uk5gvc7qravanjlza3i https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&cid=bafkreicbpwi23da3j6myfa53vu75bab7yjqdls3uk5gvc7qravanjlza3i https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92qwz6tpreejjamep9z62n0pc82sxlpdp94trtse4acksflngttqzyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c426vkydf NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.<br/><br/>All the details in our article: [www.carbonbrief.org/...](<a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/</a> )<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreidlfupi4jx6trfrlosomjctsl6nq4b2lxcsqd6gpvpbqduhwsld2i">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreidlfupi4jx6trfrlosomjctsl6nq4b2lxcsqd6gpvpbqduhwsld2i</a><br/> 2026-03-05T18:05:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99ylayzyqm92en95vg9eqcxukvu2wu9lxr9ze66l90uvf4cnvn9czyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42cgw7f3 NEW ANALYSIS: China&#39;s CO2 has now been &#39;flat or falling&#39; for 21 months <br/><br/>* Down in 2025<br/>* Still below Mar 2024<br/>* Clean energy wave a key factor<br/><br/>If this is China&#39;s peak (TBC) it&#39;s the climate story of the century so far…<br/><br/>[www.carbonbrief.org/...](<a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/</a> )<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiakidpc537ho5foenny7pg33xrcgqek5oq44rdn5m7o2jyws6h54e">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiakidpc537ho5foenny7pg33xrcgqek5oq44rdn5m7o2jyws6h54e</a><br/> 2026-02-12T07:38:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lq48rcnlcvccfajrfnuhlv7rdp8rjq3twj8eqyhdsvezlfhxf7szyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c428n89pe BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.<br/><br/>All due online by 2029.<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreifzf7kid7yemdgoaca7ce4bzqwq3u2un3bhgrwv4mjrx2yl33z2mu">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreifzf7kid7yemdgoaca7ce4bzqwq3u2un3bhgrwv4mjrx2yl33z2mu</a><br/> 2026-02-10T07:25:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflwckx2w8fwdt7490gnk7pvrnnrp7qtjg7vxz8p8cw0ql6ce5qaszyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42e8lngh NEW: Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC<br/><br/>&#34;Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021.&#34;<br/><br/>[www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...](<a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-gas-still-biggest-driver-of-high-uk-electricity-bills-says-ukerc/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-gas-still-biggest-driver-of-high-uk-electricity-bills-says-ukerc/</a> )<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiba5jx6rsfie2x5d6djduar733ctttmmnktc64fnaprxryu66mjtm">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiba5jx6rsfie2x5d6djduar733ctttmmnktc64fnaprxryu66mjtm</a><br/> 2026-01-28T09:03:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs95m35xyu00t9ytt2r7ns0lwl7tkjvea97vau0lw2k73ctj92h49czyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42pkmc3q NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless &#39;stated policies&#39; are abandoned<br/><br/>Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 &amp; gas by 2035 (see chart)<br/><br/>What&#39;s going on? 🧵 + cool charts<br/><br/>[www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...](<a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-fuel-use-will-peak-before-2030-unless-stated-policies-are-abandoned/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-fuel-use-will-peak-before-2030-unless-stated-policies-are-abandoned/</a> )<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreids755s55yplst5lrnxi3jeseg3tlruvmovjs76235axl3tia3qlq">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreids755s55yplst5lrnxi3jeseg3tlruvmovjs76235axl3tia3qlq</a><br/> 2025-11-12T09:02:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr7gc9fha85wr4a4hc74al3jrj7fdl89d5rrjvz3ugtt2ggwkh7gczyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42evvqtj Great chart from the FT showing the French nuclear fleet is now routinely flexing down, to accommodate rising solar generation<br/><br/>(People often talk about how some reactors CAN flex; but it&#39;s often assumed that they WON&#39;T, due to economic incentives)<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreibe3ec5iltuelue7pbq2zwbr3ydelwnsreulvhymvbccsuc5eeb2a">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreibe3ec5iltuelue7pbq2zwbr3ydelwnsreulvhymvbccsuc5eeb2a</a><br/> 2025-08-20T13:40:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0fqy8wjqt72khhdqlrqgrae9ekrugdm00ln5k2udwvduxyc6mhczyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42kapsl0 IEA: Oil still on track to peak by 2030; oil for fuel to peak in 2027<br/><br/>&#34;annual growth slows…to just a trickle over the next several years, with a small decline expected in 2030, based on today’s policy settings and market trends&#34;<br/><br/>Here are some of the most striking charts 🧵<br/>1/8<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreicutu6mmf6jvkwmjgzvxalupxloldnlzz4fxaie6tssnuqpypytka">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreicutu6mmf6jvkwmjgzvxalupxloldnlzz4fxaie6tssnuqpypytka</a><br/> 2025-06-17T09:17:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xye23tnhdruy3p254nvj3gk7uuydsag2kzqt26mlws5dsr0wjeszyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c42chkswc Apropos of nothing in particular, just resharing this chart showing why North Sea gas is drying up (we burned it all already)<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreibcah32o5lmnnuhrtj2gkehnmil4fag2kpoyh5lzbdofh57oc2w6e">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreibcah32o5lmnnuhrtj2gkehnmil4fag2kpoyh5lzbdofh57oc2w6e</a><br/> 2025-06-12T14:57:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a4xnaglrxxh7jad9pvp4a0x75ygz58srsa72c82exrd5japhjaczyqlxt9ys0ux90tjvtfxuqe2vuv9rhakx4a7nqfhy9y2rpw0064c4200k4dj NEW: Govt data CONFIRMS our estimate that UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% to 371MtCO2e in 2024<br/><br/>As we said earlier this month, this took UK emissions to lowest level since 1872 – with coal use at its lowest since 1666 (!)<br/><br/>Our analysis: [www.carbonbrief.org/...](<a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-3-6-in-2024-as-coal-use-drops-to-lowest-since-1666/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-3-6-in-2024-as-coal-use-drops-to-lowest-since-1666/</a> )<br/><a href="https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiavektadjmepwzb3tow7sitldo4tky32khsafdxkniyedeaijyhga">https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:wfuybzxgaqfpzfn242rvexzb&amp;cid=bafkreiavektadjmepwzb3tow7sitldo4tky32khsafdxkniyedeaijyhga</a><br/> 2025-03-27T13:00:53Z