Carbon Brief have an excellent Q&A on the new “Land Use Framework” and what it means for food, nature and climate. One key takeaway is that renewable energy space for solar and wind will still take up less space than golf courses by 2050 at just 1%.

This graphic showing the current land use proportions is illuminating. The amount of land used for growing animal feed, in addition to the grazing area is huge! #ClimateChange #CleanEnergy #Renewables #Vegan #Vegetarian
https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-englands-new-land-use-framework-means-for-climate-nature-and-food/

BOOM!
South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less.

THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis.

#EnergyRevolution #solar #renewables #australia #makeoilhistory #auspol #NZPol #NewZealand #iran

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514985-this-states-power-prices-are-plummeting-as-it-nears-100-renewables/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

“A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels.

This insulates millions of families from the energy supply crunch prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.”

—> Pakistan is actually quite vulnerable due to low strategic reserves. But the stories in this article are real and interesting: farmers who switched from diesel generators to solar are surely glad they did!

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/7/how-pakistans-solar-boom-is-shielding-it-from-worst-of-iran-war-crisis

#Energy #Solar #Renewables #Climate #Pakistan #SouthAsia #FossilFuels #OilCrisis #Hormuz

This is simply amazing. In 2023 the world installed 800 times more #solar capacity than in 2003. #renewables #renewableenergy #energy

RE: https://discuss.systems/@kali/116366832718648198

problems you do not have with a fucking solar panel. ijs. #renewables #energycrisis

Why India Is Turning Old Vehicles Into Electric Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlGxk4jHC2Q

Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world, with vehicles responsible for nearly half of its air pollution. But instead of replacing millions of cars and trucks, a new approach is gaining attention: converting existing vehicles into electric ones.

At workshops near the Indian capital, old diesel trucks are being retrofitted with electric powertrains — extending their lifespan while cutting emissions and costs. The process is faster and significantly cheaper than buying new electric vehicles.

But can retrofitting scale fast enough to make a real impact? And could this approach offer a blueprint for other megacities struggling with pollution and the cost of electrification?

#EV #Renewables #Oil #StraitOfHormuz

somehow at the end of the day a lot of it comes back to our fossil fuel addiction.

bill rees said: "the thing i fear more than the failure of #renewables is their success" - meaning we are destroying earth in more than one way, and a success of renewables will only doom us to run into the limits to growth.

but my guy: i know you know: there is no world like this one without fossil fuels.

"More than 30 hyperscalers, utilities, and grid operators have signed onto an open letter calling for industry-wide collaboration to create a standardized approach to bringing large, flexible loads onto the grid." - Heatmap

When the #solar #wind folks begged for this - it was considered a fucking sacrilege. Now they want the same? Sheesh... assholes!

#flexibility #renewables

Climate Change Committee reports that fossil fuel energy shocks have caused half of the UK’s recessions since the 1970s.....

When will we learn? #renewables
https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/?link_id=1&can_id=f90e7b84fc28744166c5018624812b65&source=email-what-the-iran-war-means-for-rosebank&email_referrer=email_3152712&email_subject=what-the-middle-east-crisis-means-for-rosebank

Retoot for @harld with #Alttext

#energy #Renewables

"While running for Senate,🚨former Navy SEAL T Sheehy criticized “goofy, subsidized green energy crap” & said after taking office last year that military “readiness doesn’t include green solar power generation projects.”

The Montana Republican🚨installed rooftop solar & battery storage systems at his Bozeman home several years ago.
#Hypocrisy #Kakistocracy #Republicans #Kleptocracy #Renewables #Solar #USPol
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/08/gop-senator-mocked-green-energy-crap-his-home-runs-on-it-00791293

#Trump has launched another war to remind us of the danger and insanity of being reliant on #FossilFuels being delivered through geographical bottlenecks.

How thoughtful of him.

Never been a better time for decarbonising your home and life.

#Renewables
#SolarPV
#EV
#WindTurbines
#Retrofit

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/global-markets-global-markets-2026-03-01/

Environmentalists & #solar power proponents' new allies:⚡K Miller & K Conway.

Their advocacy is aligned w a campaign by mems of the C’s largest renewable energy lobby grp to MAGA-fy solar power🚨*Trump once derided as “a blight on our C.” American Clean Power Assc launched the “American Energy 1st” cpgn to engage Conway & conserv influencers “to amplify the benefits of solar energy” +“note the harm: could result from reckless trade policy.”
#Kleptocracy #Renewables #USPol
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/solar-powers-newest-friends-maga-influencers-00802954

Christopher Luxon's mad plan to start importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges.

It's absolutely BONKERS.

With the same investment in rooftop solar panels and batteries, we could have cheaper electricity, a more resilient grid and a more reliable energy supply.

https://theconversation.com/importing-gas-locks-nz-into-fossil-fuels-for-longer-just-as-clean-energy-surges-275548 #nzpol #nonewgas #climatecrisis #renewables #solar #newzealand

India is electrifying faster and using fewer fossil fuels per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a new report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/23/energy/india-cheap-green-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #china #india #tech #renewables #energy

Another win for the #climate:⚡"Dominion Energy can restart construction of a wind project off the coast of Virginia while it continues a legal fight over the Trump administration’s order to stop the $11 billion development, a federal judge ruled."

#Wind #Renewables #Environment #Courts #Judges #USPol
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/dominion-energy-can-resume-wind-project-trump-halted-judge-says

💙⚡Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project.

It’s a win ror the developer who said a Trump admin order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.⚡It’s the second developer to prevail in court against the administration this week.

#Wind #Renewables #Climate #Economy #USPol
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/01/15/offshore-wind-empire-wind/

Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.

#climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115815154381241804

hilarious (not really) how trump has to order non-viable coal plants to stay open, so desperate is he to roll back the #renewables revolution