Our Climate Drinks September meeting is now only two weeks away! Join us for a chat about the climate crisis this Thursday, September 7 at The Joker and the Thief on Leith Walk. From 7pm onward. All welcome!

Yet more startling figures on EV sales. Fair to say switch to EVs now happening significantly faster than even the sector's most bullish cheerleaders anticipated. businessgreen.com/news/4124005/s…

Tonight at 7pm in #EDINBURGH !

In my op-ed in today's Financial Times, a historic moment for the global energy sector Just with today's policy settings alone, International Energy Agency projects demand for each of oil, gas & coal is set to peak this decade – driven by the striking rise of clean tech like solar & EVs, and economic shifts in 🇨🇳

For BBC Future, I wrote about the ancient tank cascades in Sri Lanka, looking at how this hydraulic system harvests rainwater to provide a lifeline for communities during prolonged periods of drought. bbc.com/future/article…

More about it in the story. Thanks to the people in the village of Maeliya, the researchers I spoke to and editors India Bourke and Jocelyn Timperley for the support.

Such a huge honour to be selected as one of the winners of the Climate Journalism Award last night, alongside so many other brilliant journalists. And a big shout out to Jocelyn Timperley, who commissioned and edited the winning story!

We’re having our monthly Edinburgh journalism drinks this coming Tuesday - come and join us! #Edinburgh

🚨 Freelance writer needed: we have a potential BBC Future Planet story in need of a US-based writer. In particular, someone with experience reporting on the intersection of environment and equity / racial justice. Please get in touch if this is you! ([email protected])

Starting back today BBC Future after nine months maternity leave! Only 10k emails to go through and I'll be all up to speed...

Google is no longer claiming to be carbon neutral. It has all sorts of implications for how companies go about making climate claims, buying carbon credits, and, generally, contributing to the climate fight. 🧵

I have some news…

Fascinating piece by @amywestervelt on CCS "[Internal documents and info from whistleblowers] reveal an industry that is decidedly more realistic about the emissions-reduction potential of carbon capture and storage technology than it presents publicly" vox.com/climate/363076…

Sad but insightful article on how we can get enveloped in feel-good environmental solutions that don't really help, by Prof Tiffany Morrison, David Roy Bellwood & Robert Streit theconversation.com/coral-restorat…

Heading soon to climate drinks, tonight in Edinburgh from 7pm till late. Please do join us, all are welcome!

These incredible buildings using elements of rice terraces to capture and hold water are helping with flood resilience in Asian cities

My story published today about the eccentric characters at the beginnings of electricity in New York bbc.com/future/article…

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