Game changer. This is the future.

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has built an EV-battery colossus in the scrublands of Nevada. He spent the day giving me the first look at everything @redwoodmat has been building.

It starts with *30 acres* of old batteries headed headed for recycling 🧵

So much for the idea that Europeans are crying in their beer about the Biden Administration’s pause in authorizing new LNG export capacity. acer.europa.eu/monitoring/MMR…

Multilateral development bank reforms hold the potential to significantly enhance flows of finance to the Global South, building trust and demonstrating commitment to supporting countries in their pursuit of a just transition: bit.ly/3Q4FCO4 #SpringMeetings2024

Not ERCOT load forecast. Actual forecast here. Richard shared updated study yr load, 64% based on letters from txm providers (no contract). Much not likely to materialize, not least because astronomical peak prices will incent much more load flex! ercot.com/files/docs/202…

…but interconnect with surrounding regions? Perish the thought!

Listening to John Podesta today at the #GlobalEnergySummit , it’s clear America is expanding its on-and-off trade war with China into the clean energy and climate arena. “We cannot reward countries that use dirty production.”

Podesta announces a WH climate and trade task force, talks about “carbon dumping,” and welcomes solutions from the hill. 👀 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

John Podesta, incoming Biden Administration climate envoy, makes the case that conventional free trade policies are bad for the climate. Announces a new climate and trade task-force to take on ‘climate dumping’ among other challenges. ⁦Center on Global Energy Policy⁩ #GLOBALENERGYSUMMIT

Once again:, for those in the back row: Thermal power plants aren’t always available either.

How can investments in innovative shipping solutions promote a more sustainable future?

EDF's Natacha Stamatiou joins panelists from The Hellenic Impact Investing Network HIIN & the Norwegian Shipowners' Association (@Rederiforbundet) at Our Ocean Greece to discuss this + more. Join us ⬇️

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Enjoyed this one and it’s worth thinking about a world where QE trades actively along side Shell, Total, and the Genevites. If QE keeps not signing contracts, all the more so; they face a revolution in the evolution of #LNG marketing. #ONGT

Utility business model and regulatory incentive structure isn’t fit for purpose. Hard to build a 21st century grid with a late 19th century mindset. canarymedia.com/articles/utili…

Trust, but verify. MethaneSAT

It’s vital that the UK Govt commit to #SupportScotch and its UK-wide supply chain, helping us go further, faster as we look to boosts jobs, investment, tourism and sustainability.

Our Manifesto lays out #ScotchWhisky 's priorities for 2024 and beyond 👉 scotch-whisky.co/Manifesto_2024

OMG Nile Rodgers live Skoll Foundation & I got to dance we are family with Wanjira Mathai ?! Yes!

Great choice. Congratulations, Rich Powell!

With US gas exports at record levels and more capacity approved and on the way, hard to take seriously there’s a crisis of supply. What is uncertain is whether gas actually displaces coal, and whether US supply is actually ‘clean.’ These are the issues. asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Biden-…

In the running for dopiest tweet of the decade. Implies a solar eclipse (which last an hour in any event) is a reason to shun solar and favor gas.