Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile
Colin Walker

@colinwalker79

Head of Transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit @ECIU_UK

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calendar_today11-10-2013 15:59:04

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"China nears peak oil demand amid ‘extraordinary’ EV sales" 🥳 "A surge in the adoption of EVs will lead to crude consumption falling within two years" Proof that EVs are delivering the change they were designed to thetimes.com/business-money…

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Blackout risk in Britain is LOWEST this winter since pre-Covid, according to National Energy System Operator & renewable power generation in the UK is HIGHER than ever Renewables = energy security 💚 independent.co.uk/news/business/…

Blackout risk in Britain is LOWEST this winter since pre-Covid, according to <a href="/neso_energy/">National Energy System Operator</a> 

&amp; renewable power generation in the UK is HIGHER than ever

Renewables = energy security 💚

independent.co.uk/news/business/…
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My colleagues are running a really interesting briefing at 11am on how the issues of defence, security and climate intersect They've got some great speakers lined up - if you'd like to have a listen, just register using this link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Ed Hawkins (@ed_hawkins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As we seem to, yet again, be talking about the hot UK summer of 1976, a reminder that the UK is not the world. Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story. And, we've had hotter UK summers since.

As we seem to, yet again, be talking about the hot UK summer of 1976, a reminder that the UK is not the world. 

Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story. 

And, we've had hotter UK summers since.
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The The Telegraph lies about the causes of the electricity blackout in Spain on April 28th: Wrongly claims official report blames renewables when it does the opposite. Names negative prices as the main trigger instead of uncontrolled voltage fluctuations. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

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'Solar PV was not the cause of the blackout': Report on Spain's power outage reveals failure of thermal plants a key factor businessgreen.com/4515109/ via @businessgreen

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Fact for the day on #cleanairday Latest data shows level of harmful NOx emissions from vans in UK is GREATER than 10 yrs ago. Why? Record number of vans consuming more diesel than ever before 🚚💨😷 We must prioritise electric & pedal powered freight for #cleanair in cities

Fact for the day on #cleanairday 

Latest data shows level of harmful NOx emissions from vans in UK is GREATER than 10 yrs ago. 

Why? Record number of vans consuming more diesel than ever before 🚚💨😷 

We must prioritise electric &amp; pedal powered freight for #cleanair in cities
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The average car in America is 14 years old. EV batteries can last longer, according to a new study. insideevs.com/news/763231/ev…

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🔎 How has the gas crisis impacted industry? New ECIU analysis finds energy costs for British industry surged by £29bn during gas crisis Highlighting the heavy price paid for UK's continued reliance on gas Let's look at the evidence... 🧵 ca1-eci.edcdn.com/reports/Indust…

Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦‍⬛🇬🇧 (@elainecox11) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From turning out lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes in home gardens or in the wild. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Or, rather than looking at a small snapshot in time, you could look at the UK’s energy generation mix over, say, the past 12 months And see that renewables now generate over a third of our electricity Whereas fossil fuels now generate less than 30%

Or, rather than looking at a small snapshot in time, you could look at the UK’s energy generation mix over, say, the past 12 months

And see that renewables now generate over a third of our electricity 

Whereas fossil fuels now generate less than 30%
Jan Rosenow (@janrosenow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌞 NEW RECORD.: Solar is on track to break all previous records in the UK in 2025. From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.

🌞 NEW RECORD.: Solar is on track to break all previous records in the UK in 2025. 

From a low base solar is now booming in the UK.
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It’s not family holidays driving up flight emissions. Just 3% of population cause quarter of aviation emissions, but we all pay the climate cost. Fairer aviation taxes would cut emissions without penalising occasional travellers. Learn more 👉 wearepossible.org/ffl

It’s not family holidays driving up flight emissions.

Just 3% of population cause quarter of aviation emissions, but we all pay the climate cost.

Fairer aviation taxes would cut emissions without penalising occasional travellers.

Learn more 👉 wearepossible.org/ffl
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"Cheshire gets huge car parts centre...creating 200 new jobs in the region" "The...warehouse sits adjacent to the company's electric van factory, the first dedicated mass-production site for EVs in Britain since its conversion in 2023" thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/art…

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I'm slightly surprised by how many Kia EV3s I'm seeing on the road And am yet to see a single Renault 5 in the wild (Probably because I live in a very rural area)

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An important read "Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says" Focus is increasingly on "discrediting solutions", with "online bots hugely amplifying false narratives" Certainly chimes with what I see day in, day out theguardian.com/environment/20…

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"No, Renewables Didn’t Cause Spain’s Grid Blackout" A useful repost to those who have been desperate, since the moment it happened, to try and pin the blame for the Iberian blackout on renewables bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Well you obviously don’t. Temperatures got nowhere near this high in 76. This is presumably 2022 when 40°C was reached. Something virtually impossible without man made climate change. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…