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Working on climate, pushing the powers that be, and trying to get by at Sunrise Project. @Guay_jg on Twitter

It is cheaper to build new clean energy than to keep running a rusty old coal plant anywhere in the United States

Great new research from @[email protected] @[email protected] on the inevitable demise of the coal industry

https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2023/01/30/99-of-us-coal-plants-are-more-expensive-than-new-renewables-a-coal-to-clean-transition-is-worth-589-billion-mostly-in-red-states

99% Of U.S. Coal Plants Are More Expensive Than New Renewables. A Coal-To-Clean Transition Is Worth $589 Billion, Mostly In Red States

Building new wind and solar is less expensive than 99% of existing coal capacity. This Coal Cost Crossover is worth $589 billion in new investment for coal communities across the U.S.

Forbes

Unfortunately the sub prime fossil fuel assets that create all that financial risk are not on hold

Laying the tinder on which the next financial crisis will burn is not a great look for regulators

RT @[email protected]

A @[email protected] spokesperson told @[email protected] that expected guidance on changes to its regulatory capital framework to address the financial risks posed by climate change is now on hold.

(Thread 🧵)

http://GreenCB.co/3kPhfqN

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/greenCB/status/1620396577230823424

BoE puts climate capital plans on hold - Green Central Banking

The Bank of England will now not release guidance in the near future on potential changes to its capital framework in light of mounting climate-related risks.

Green Central Banking

Damning research revealed serious allegations of financial corruption at Adani, one of the last global coal expansionists

Now the climate movement is telling investors it’s time to deny Adani debt

Act on climate and avoid a financial mess - easy choice https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/activists-ask-bondholders-to-stop-funding-adani-s-coal-empire

RT @[email protected]

The EU coal bounce is dead.

Let me explain why 🧵

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CoalFreeDave/status/1620360555616931840

Dave Jones on Twitter

“The EU coal bounce is dead. Let me explain why 🧵”

Twitter
Even the oil industry is now forecasting that Putins illegal war will accelerate the clean energy transition, not slow it down https://on.ft.com/3HeXelb
BP cuts long-term forecast for oil and gas demand

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times
The party of the free market is…aggressively intervening in the market to defend entrenched fossil fuel interests and skew investment decisions https://on.ft.com/3jcTCIo
Republicans vow to probe US banks and asset managers’ ‘ESG agenda’ in Congress

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times

Though the more much more interesting argument @[email protected] makes is that since most gas stoves are in blue states making this a culture war hurts the industry, helps climate advocates

That and we need to learn to engage in a fight not just run - same as it ever was 😏

The climate movement should see the gas stove debate as an opportunity - not a threat

It’s exposing the industry’s Achilles heel - namely gas stoves poison you and your kids

Great stuff ⁦from ⁦@[email protected]⁩ and ⁦@[email protected]⁩ 👇

https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193024/private/cc8c92a0-4f7c-435e-8af8-a5183e1efb1c.rss

RT @[email protected]

This morning The New York Times ran a two page ad for Saudi Aramco, one of the largest polluters in the world.

Not a good look in a climate crisis.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/curious_founder/status/1619099602837245952

Michael Thomas on Twitter

“This morning The New York Times ran a two page ad for Saudi Aramco, one of the largest polluters in the world. Not a good look in a climate crisis.”

Twitter

Yes please

I really don't want a tank but that's all there seems to be on offer

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-27/small-electric-pickup-trucks-are-automakers-next-target