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Nigel Topping @topnigel

The High-Level Climate Champion (@hlcchampions) for #COP26, born Glasgow ppm 320, views my own. Part of @COP26. #RaceToZero #RaceToResilience #GFANZ

Joined March 2011
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Chris Meder
@EVCurveFuturist
Apr 10
Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement.
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Simon Kuestenmacher
@simongerman600
Apr 9
Renewable energy generation merely keeps growing.
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Jan Rosenow@janrosenow
Apr 9
12.7 million battery electric vehicles were sold globally in 2025. In 2010, the number was barely 10,000. In China, 1 in 2 new cars sold last year was electric. The transition is happening faster than almost anyone predicted.
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Assaad Razzouk
@AssaadRazzouk
Apr 10
No "net zero" fluff: Giant Australian mining group proving that Real Zero is better for planet and profits >24-hour renewables operations by 2027 >100% fossil-fuel-free mining by 2030 >1.2GW solar 600MW wind 5GWh BESS >Electrified rail & 800 haul trucks >$100m saved/ year If you still think renewables can’t power heavy industry, you're losing competitiveness reneweconomy.com.au/fortescu…
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Check out this article: Corporate climate targets surge 40% in 2025 as @sciencetargets report shows nearly 10,000 companies now committed - africasustainabilitymatters.…

Corporate climate targets surge 40% in 2025 as SBTi report shows nearly 10,000 companies - African...

The SBTi Trend Tracker 2025 found that the number of companies with validated science-based targets rose by 40% over the past year to 9,764 by December 2025,

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A China-Europe energy alliance could deliver a new world order telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

A China-Europe energy alliance could deliver a new world order

Xi Jinping has seized on the transatlantic rift, leaving Donald Trump’s global agenda in the dust

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Nottingham City Transport’s entire single-decker bus fleet is now electric - with a total cost of ownership below fossil fuel powered transport, economics alone drives the switch to EVs! electricdrives.tv/nottingham… via @ElectricDrives_

Nottingham City Transport's entire single-decker bus fleet is now electric

Nottingham City Transport completes rollout of single-decker electric bus fleet, marking a major EV milestone.

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Global coal use has hit a ceiling and is set to begin a slow decline over the next five years, the International Energy Agency says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Coal Demand to Begin Gradual Decline Through 2030, IEA Says

Global coal use has hit a ceiling and is set to begin a slow decline over the next five years as renewables and liquefied natural gas gain ground, the International Energy Agency said.

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Dutch pension fund ABP, Europe’s biggest, has become a majority shareholder in a large area of forest spanning three southern US states bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Biggest EU Pension Fund ABP Buys Major Stake in US Forests

Dutch pension fund ABP, Europe’s biggest, has become a majority shareholder in a large area of forest spanning three southern US states.

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Scientists can now attribute climate change-related deaths practically in real time. Here's how many people they estimate died due to this summer's heat waves in Europe bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer

A new study tracked the effects of higher temperatures in hundreds of European cities.

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Breakthrough Energy, Khosla Ventures and DCVC launch $300m coalition to back climate tech pe-insights.com/breakthrough… via @PE_Insights
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Jesse D. Jenkins
@JesseJenkins
15 Aug 2025
China added a record 212 gigawatts of solar in the first half of 2025, double the pace the year prior, but installations will slow in H2 as market reforms remove guaranteed pricing. Total annual installations expected to be ~300-310 GW by year end. share.google/yCP8TJ3spFFEdjX…

China's solar power capacity growth to slow in H2 after pricing reforms

China's new solar power capacity will slow in the second half of 2025 as reforms removing guaranteed pricing create uncertainty for new projects, though full-year additions will still likely reach a...

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Assaad Razzouk
@AssaadRazzouk
15 Aug 2025
Indonesia just launched a program to build a massive 100GW of solar and an unprecedented 320GWh of battery energy storage systems across a staggering 80,000 villages It’s the largest rural electrification and distributed renewables project in the world pv-tech.org/indonesia-target…

Indonesia new programme targets 100GW solar PV, 320GWh BESS

The government of Indonesia has launched a programme that aims to build 100GW of solar PV and 320GWh BESS in the coming years.

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John Raymond Hanger @johnrhanger
14 Aug 2025
Wind & solar generated 57.5% of Germany's electricity in June 2025! That is up from 47.7% in June 2024 & double the 28.8% in June 2021. W&S output surged 33% to 21.1 TWh in June 2025 from 16.6 TWh in June 2024. Germany is the world's 3rd largest economy.
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Climate Change Committee
@theCCCuk
22 Jul 2025
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Topping CMG the new Chair of the Committee from 23 July. Read the announcement here ⬇️ theccc.org.uk/2025/07/22/nig…
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Construction work begins to decarbonise Tata Steel in Port Talbot edie.net/construction-work-b…

Construction work begins to decarbonise Tata Steel in Port Talbot - edie

Construction work has officially commenced on the £1.25bn electric arc furnace project at Tata’s steelmaking plant in Port Talbot, Wales. This project is set to cut the facility’s annual greenhouse...

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'@INEOS Invests £30 Million to Slash Emissions at Hull Site by 75% ineos.com/news/shared-news/i…

INEOS Invests £30 Million to Slash Emissions at Hull Site by 75%

INEOS has completed a major £30 million investment at its Hull manufacturing site, converting the facility to run on clean-burning hydrogen instead of natural gas. The result? A 75% cut in carbon...

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InsideEVs@InsideEVs
6 Jul 2025
Electric vehicles are already displacing millions of barrels of oil per day globally. Oil demand is expected to fall spectacularly over the next decade. insideevs.com/news/764730/ev…

EVs Will Decimate Big Oil. Even Without U.S. Tax Credits.

Electric vehicles are already displacing millions of barrels of oil per day globally. Oil demand is expected to fall spectacularly over the next decade.

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UK's Reeves announces National Wealth Fund investment in carbon capture reuters.com/sustainability/c…

UK's Reeves announces National Wealth Fund investment in carbon capture

British finance minister Rachel Reeves will announce on Monday a 28.6 million pound ($39 million) investment by the National Wealth Fund in a carbon capture project that could create jobs in central...

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CCC: Expensive electricity is biggest hurdle to Britain’s net-zero transition edie.net/ccc-expensive-elect…

CCC: Expensive electricity is biggest hurdle to Britain’s net-zero transition - edie

The UK risks delivering less than two-thirds of the emissions reductions it is legally required to by 2030, largely because high electricity costs are discouraging heating electrification for homes,...

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