Simon Evans
Deputy Editor + Policy Ed covering climate, energy. Son of migrants/grandson of refugees. PGP: [email protected]
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How to prepare if the UK leaves the EU with no deal
GOV.UK 27d 15 tweets
Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal.
Q&A: Why cement emissions matter for climate change
Rosamund Pearce - Carbon Brief 6d 7 tweets
If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in...
Corridor announced to unlock full potential of England's economic heartland
GOV.UK 7d 2 tweets
Corridor B chosen for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.
Simon Evans Bizarre bit of govt PR on routes for an Oxford-Cambridge road "expressway"… "Building the new [road] link close to the east/west rail link will…encourage more people to travel by train rather than by cars." Huh? 6d
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Platform.mi.spglobal.com 7d 1 tweets
Workers are £800 a year poorer post-crisis
BBC News 7d 5 tweets
On average earnings are 3% below where they were a decade ago, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.
UK could become ‘net zero by 2050’ using negative emissions
Carbon Brief 7d 7 tweets
The UK could cut its emissions to “net-zero” within the next three decades by stepping up investment into technologies that can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, a report finds.
The garbled nonsense of Jacob Rees-Mogg's new press release
Ian Dunt - politics.co.uk 7d 5 tweets
It is hard to find a single accurate sentence in the joint no-deal Brexit initiative by Economists for Free Trade and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
UK could become ‘carbon neutral by 2050’ using negative emissions
Carbon Brief 7d 1 tweets
The UK could cut its emissions to “net-zero” within the next three decades by stepping up investment into technologies that can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, a report finds.
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Simon Evans UK can reach "net zero" by 2050, using negative emissions… …inc spreading silicate rocks or "biochar" on half the country's arable land AND planting enough forest to cover West Midlands. AND using BECCS AND sucking CO2 directly from air. Simples! 7d
Egypt: Climate Finance Numbers Don't Add Up
Arthur Wyns - Climate Tracker 13d 1 tweets
Climate Finance is key to a successful Paris Rulebook. So why are we forgetting all about it during the Bangkok talks, asks Egypt.
Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Feasibility and Development Project
GOV.UK 13d 1 tweets
Details of the Advanced Modular Reactor Feasibility and Development Project.
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Simon Evans SMALL NUCLEAR £ UK govt has awards 8 firms up to £300k each for "Advanced Modular Reactor" design feasibility studies. Share of up to £40m more on the table for development + £5m for regulators. 13d
The household energy technologies that won’t cost the earth - how new tech is key to saving £billions while decarbonising | OVO Energy
Ovoenergy.com 14d 1 tweets
New analysis by Imperial College London and OVO Energy highlights that household energy flexibility could cut the cost of decarbonisation by £6.9bn per year.
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell slightly in 2017 - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Eia.gov 14d 3 tweets
World Nuclear Performance Report 2018 - World Nuclear Association
World-nuclear.org 30d 3 tweets
The World Nuclear Performance Report 2018 provides an up-to-date picture of the civil nuclear power sector today and how it is performing across several key metrics.
Simon Evans More interesting than this Q of definition and the other minor discrepancies, let's go back and look at the charts I tweeted… Nuclear operating GW close to a new record thanks to China: L: WNISR R: 'official' WNA Pretty similar, no? 14d
Simon Evans For the record, here's the ('official') World Nuclear Association's World Nuclear Performance Report 2018, published in August. 14d
Greener growth could add $26 trillion to world economy by 2030: study
U.S. 14d 3 tweets
Strong action to combat climate change could cumulatively add at least $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, according to a study on Wednesday which seeks to dispel fears that a shift from fossil fuels will undermine growth.
Remaniement : François de Rugy, un écolo consensuel pour succéder à Hulot
France 24 14d 1 tweets
Nommé mardi à la tête du ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire, François de Rugy quitte le poste prestigieux de président de l'Assemblé nationale pour se frotter au terrain. Retour sur le parcours d’un ambitieux.
Reorganized informal note containing draft elements of the rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement | UNFCCC
Unfccc.int 14d 1 tweets
Rupiah's Slump Puts $25 Billion Indonesia Power Projects on Hold
Bloomberg.com 14d 1 tweets
Indonesia plans to delay $25 billion worth of power projects as it seeks to rein in a widening current-account deficit and a selloff in the nation’s currency.
Colorado regulators green-light Xcel’s plan boosting renewables, cutting coal
The Denver Post 21d 5 tweets
Colorado state regulators have given a green light to a plan by Xcel Energy that will phase out two coal-fired power plants and dramatically boost its portfolio of renewable energy.
BEIS 2050 Calculator – ESC
Es.catapult.org.uk 15d 1 tweets
Global temperatures 'the same now as they were in 2002'
Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy 15d 3 tweets
Climate sceptic blog Not a Lot of People Know That says the global year-to-date average temperature is 23°C