EVs take over slowly, then suddenly. In June: >Norway EVs at 97.7% share of sales >Sweden EVs at 65.3% >Ethiopia EVs at 60% >China EVs at 53% >UK EVs at 35.9% >Germany EVs at 28.4% >France EVs at 24% >Australia EVs at 15% The Age of Electricity is here, move over Age of Oil

Key investor questions: ➡️ Where are the interim targets? ➡️ How is green capex being disclosed? ➡️ Will governance and lobbying be aligned with net zero? ➡️ Can BEV scaling hit 2030 goals?

Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack on Sochi in Russia's Krasnodar region last night. Reportedly, the Lukoil oil depot, railway warehouses at the Sochi freight yard, and the Operations Control Center were hit. Also, there were reports that drones may have hit a

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Industrial electrification is vital for net-zero, but lagging far behind. While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal. Our new paper investigates why & how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…

REVISED: SolarPower Europe now expects the EU to install LESS solar in 2025 than it did in 2024 😲 The growing pains of solar are being felt, esp in residential sector 😬 solarpowereurope.org/press-releases…

Electrification could now reach 75% of all energy demand, as the road-transport and heating sectors rapidly electrify 🔥🚗 These two sectors account for 50% of global energy use and are now ready to switch from fossil molecules to clean electrons. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

NEW | Almost half of US states had 10%+ share of solar power in May 🇺🇸☀️ The latest US state electricity generation data for May 2025 reveals just how far solar has come: 🕑 May 2015 → May 2025 California: 13% → 45% Nevada: 6% → 39% Texas: 0.1% → 12% Florida: 0.2% → 12%

UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’ | Molly Lempriere Read here: buff.ly/eBw6exl

⚡️ In latest sign of Russian economy woes, Kamaz truck company cuts working week due to market collapse. More than 30,000 imported trucks now sit unsold in warehouses, the company said. kyivindependent.com/unpopular-but-…

Young Europeans are on a straighter path than their parents were. But the result is that revenues from smoking and drinking are down by around a fifth as a share of GDP in the past decade or so economist.com/europe/2025/07…

Leonid Melekhin fled Russia due to his anti-war views and crossed from Mexico into the US, where he claimed asylum. He was deported back to Russia and has now been jailed to await trial.

⚡️ Russia could be ready for 'confrontation with Europe' by 2027, Polish prime minister says. "Russia will be ready for confrontation with Europe — and therefore with us — as early as 2027," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. kyivindependent.com/russia-could-b…

Apparently the anti Imperialist response to Russia starving people is to make "jokes". Obviously this only applies to us doing it. If it's another country, we are outraged.

❗️Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger: neutrality alone can no longer protect Austria. She implied that Austria joining NATO can be a subject for discussion in Austria. Beate Meinl-Reisinger: One thing is clear: neutrality alone does not protect us. What protects Austria against

I remain a master strategist.

Imperialo-Soviet-Putinist Christianity. Kind of Henry VIII of our days.

State-Owned Oil Giants Face Legal Reckoning After ICJ Climate Judgment cleantechnica.com/2025/07/24/sta…

Mechanisms like 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗼𝗳-𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗼𝗗) 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀 can shift EV charging to renewable-rich hours ⏩ ☀️ Good news is: several Indian states have 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 introduced them, offering tariff rebates to encourage charging during solar hours 💰 ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

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