Brenda Martin @e_transitions

Contemporary African earth, energy, economic, equity & equality transitions - wit, wisdom, writing, data & film on all. Also Oceans, Bees + Dogs. South Africa Joined May 2019

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💧simon holmes à court 🦋 @simonahac

9 months ago

an hour ago, france connected its first nuclear reactor to the grid this century. construction was to take 56 months. timeline: • decision: 2004 • initial works: 2006 • reactor concrete: 2007 • grid connection: 2024 • commercial operation: 2025Q1 …20+ years end to end.

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💧simon holmes à court 🦋 @simonahac

9 months ago

we don’t know the final cost of the france’s new #nuclear reactor at flamanville, but my guess is that it’ll be a few hundred $million higher than the 2020 figure: • 2007 cost estimate: €3.3bn • 2020 cost estimate: €19.1bn lemonde.fr/economie/artic…

EnviroMental @Polysymptomatic

9 months ago

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Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys

9 months ago

"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent." Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)

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Brenda Martin @e_transitions

a year ago

A useful reference in understanding South Africa's recent history with PBMR as a supply option. "...the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR), was abandoned in 2010 after 12 years of effort and the expenditure of a large amount of South African public money." sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Simon Evans @DrSimEvans

10 months ago

If you want to get your head around the new climate finance goal that's supposed to be agreed at COP29, look no further than this definitive explainer by my colleague Josh carbonbrief.org/cop29-what-is-…

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Brenda Martin @e_transitions

10 months ago

Excellent summary of the issues that have contributed to the uprising in Mozambique.

Daily Maverick @dailymaverick

10 months ago

Excellent summary of the issues that have contributed to the uprising in Mozambique.

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Nat Bullard @NatBullard

10 months ago

Solar PV. 68 years from the Bell Solar Battery (1954) to the first terawatt installed (2022). 2 years (2024) to install the second terawatt. @GSolarCouncil

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Brenda Martin @e_transitions

10 months ago

Such an important overlooked foundational area of energy supply.

Samantha Graham-Maré MP @SamGrahamMare

10 months ago

Such an important overlooked foundational area of energy supply.

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel

10 months ago

People assumed that renewable energy development would increase once it became cheaper than fossil fuels. But capital doesn't care about cheapness. It cares about *profits*. Capital won't invest when the outlook is like this. You need to make the necessary investments directly.