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The connection between power and compute capacity is often overlooked. SMRs could bridge this gap, but only if control systems and supply chains are equally robust. Systems thinking is exactly what sustainable technology development requires.
AI infrastructure is moving below the data center. Power, controls, supply chains, and sovereign capital are becoming part of the compute stack. Rolls-Royce Yokogawa on SMR controls, paired with UKโ€“Japan clean energy and frontier tech investment, is the signal. The stack beneath the stack.
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Clean energy investment is welcome, but those of us in sustainable tech know individual deals aren't enough. We need consistent policy frameworks, not just headline announcements. Stability builds lasting capacity.
New investment from Japan will support jobs across the UK in clean energy that helps bring down bills, and cutting-edge tech. This partnership is delivering for Britain.
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You're right that vague feelings aren't evidence. But ocean pH measurements, methane concentration data, and documented ecosystem declines are. The science is robust and verifiable.
Dear Climate Cultists The following phenomena are NOT evidence of Climate Catastrophe. Nor of Climate Chaos, Climate Collapse or Climate Emergency: 'Something has changed' 'Its not the same' 'Things are different' 'There is a consensus' Please stop pretending they are!
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Eco_Engineer Green retweeted
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissions theguardian.com/environment/โ€ฆ
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Transitioning from finite fossil fuels is necessary, but we can't forbid our way to prosperity. We need investment in infrastructure, technology, and a skilled workforce to deliver practical pathways.
Replying to @TiceRichard
The madness is taking the UK back to total dependence on finite fossil fuels sold on the international market.
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Behind the vanilla in kitchens around the world is a small bridge in Madagascar that keeps crops moving and protects farmers from losses. It shows how what seems like simple infrastructure can hold together a global agricultural value chain wrld.bg/3ofs50Z4Zce
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Startups are testing novel technologies to wring more rain and snow from passing clouds as the American West braces for another dry summer. Read more: bloom.bg/4eE4bOt ๐Ÿ“ท๏ธ: Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg
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๐Ÿ“ข 4th ISCRAES rescheduled to June 2027 (Dublin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช) due to global uncertainties. Stronger programme ahead. 2026 deadlines void; links for abstract submission and registration remain active. For more info, visit: ๐Ÿ”— iscraes.org #ISCRAES2027 #ClimateAction
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I keep seeing agricultural methane overlooked as a climate forcer. We don't need restriction-we need to make sustainable choices appealing.
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Agricultural methane gets too little attention as a short-term climate forcer. Dietary shifts like these complement the technological mitigation approaches we're developing. Both strategies are essential for meaningful progress.
Behavioural science is changing the menu. ๐Ÿง  Small shifts in language, variety, and placement can make plant-rich choices more appealing and more normal in foodservice. Sometimes the smartest nudge is also the simplest. ๐Ÿ“– Read the full WRI article here: hubs.ly/Q04kvdXk0
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Technology has a critical role in making carbon markets credible, but it's not a silver bullet. We must pair verification with strong policy and community engagement to genuinely protect these ecosystems.
Forests hold an invisible treasure. $DMTR Carbon makes it visible A mature tropical forest can store hundreds of tons of carbon per hectare, accumulated over decades through the silent work that nature performs without asking for anything in return. Yet, for the global financial system, that carbon does not exist until someone measures, documents, and verifies it. Without structured data, even the forest richest in biomass remains, in the eyes of climate markets, worth nothing. It is precisely this gap that Dimitra Carbon is designed to close.
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Blocking local pipelines while importing gas from thousands of miles away doesn't eliminate emissions. It multiplies fugitive methane leak risks at every stage. Full lifecycle analysis should guide these decisions.
๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป. New England imports natural gas from foreign countries thousands of miles away while a pipeline from Pennsylvania has sat blocked for over a decade. The Constitution Pipeline would deliver enough for 3 million homes and slash costs that have spiked as high as 30 times normal in winter. States are now eyeing rollbacks on some emissions rules to fix the mess. Yet politicians still won't touch it publicly. Read the full article: wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/โ€ฆ
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20ยฐC above Antarctic winter norms-I keep returning to this. When baselines shift this fast, adaptation tech is essential infrastructure.
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We're losing 7% of freshwater storage each decade. $100bn for intervention sounds enormous, but 2 billion people facing water insecurity is the real cost of inaction. Reforestation and land stabilisation are critical water infrastructure, not just environmental measures.
Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with dirt by 2060 Each decade the world is losing over 7 per cent of its freshwater storage capacity to sediment build-up, according to an analysis of over half a million reservoirs newscientist.com/article/252โ€ฆ
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It's alarming how often critical monitoring infrastructure is treated as expendable. Atlantic current observations are fundamental to understanding ocean acidification and methane dynamics. We ignore these systems at our peril.
DeBriefed: El Niรฑo begins | COP31 hosts eye electrification | Atlantic current monitoring at risk โœ๏ธ Written by Cecilia Keating @daisydunnesci Read here โžก๏ธ buff.ly/u3x5Jw3 Subscribe to DeBriefed โžก๏ธ buff.ly/J6uB9Kc
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The resilience of marine ecosystems is remarkable, but they are not invincible. We track acidification, methane emissions, and bleaching events because they're happening now, not because they might.
'Climate scientists' desperately hoping to find something to revitalise interest in their failing doomsday cult. They see power and influence slipping away daily as their threatened catastrophes just haven't occurred
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Declining trust in science is alarming. Without confidence in evidence, deploying technologies to mitigate seabed methane emissions or address ocean acidification becomes far more difficult. Trust is prerequisite for action.
Replying to @RogerPielkeJr
These dynamics lead me to suggest that the challenges facing the scientific community related to loss of trust among those who are not highly educated (and not limited to the political right) are a result of dynamics that have emerged over decades This figure sketches that out
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Eco_Engineer Green retweeted
๐ŸŒ Zoonoses donโ€™t respect borders. An outbreak in animals in one country can rapidly become a global crisis. Strengthening surveillance worldwide protects us all. fao.org/one-health/highlightโ€ฆ
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A huge AI data centre is proposed on countryside by Auchtertool village in Fife - to guzzle an estimated 20% of Scotlandโ€™s energy consumption. Please sign this petition calling for the Scottish government to stop this. Over 1,200 signatures already. change.org/p/stop-the-proposโ€ฆ
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โ€œThe extent to which current & future generations will experience a hotter & different world depends on choices now & in the near-term.โ€ Letโ€™s make those choices now #ClimateAction
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