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Thomas Spencer

@ThomasASpencer

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Analyst @IEA. Interested in environment, politics, and economics. Give me a good book and I am happy. All tweets my own views, retweets not endorsements

Mumbai, India
Joined April 2011
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24/There are 2 transitions -Clean Energy & AI - that are getting $$. For ppl interested in how their interactions play out, recommend IEA's report on Energy & AI ht @KetanJ0 https://t.co/3ojiQXs4IG blew my mind: Capex in AI is 20% higher than capex in THE ENTIRE US POWER SECTOR
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
6 months
Global sales of electric cars continue to break records 📈 In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4 – with EV sales expected to exceed 20 million despite economic uncertainties New EV Outlook from @IEA 👉 https://t.co/qmtDiuVf0U
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@IEA
International Energy Agency
7 months
The Summit on the Future of Energy Security, co-chaired by UK Secretary of State @Ed_Miliband & IEA Executive Director @fbirol, brought together 60 governments & 50 companies from around the world, including 🇬🇧 Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer, 🇪🇺 President @vonderleyen & many others
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
7 months
Delighted to join UK Secretary of State @Ed_Miliband, Ministers, CEOs & other leaders to open the @IEA-🇬🇧 Summit on the Future of Energy Security These high-level discussions can lay the foundations for a more holistic approach to energy security for today’s fast-changing world
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@MilesIParker
Miles Parker 🇪🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇪
7 months
New ECB podcast on the economic implications of AI, featuring myself and teammates Antonio and Guzman. I focus on the interaction with the green transition. My hot tip for data and reports on AI and electricity demand is the @IEA website. Don't let me down now, I expect a report!
@ecb
European Central Bank
7 months
What does AI mean for the economy? Will it take our jobs? Can it boost productivity? Is it a choice of going green or going digital? We answer these questions in our latest episode of #TheECBPodcast.
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
7 months
And we’re LIVE! 🔴 Join our Director of Sustainability, Technology & Outlooks @Laura_Cozzi_ & me as we launch @IEA’s new report on energy & AI We'll discuss the implications of this transformative technology for electricity use, energy security & more ⬇️
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@ThomasASpencer
Thomas Spencer
7 months
Today, we @IEA releasing our special report on Energy and AI. Watch the livestream with @fbirol and @Laura_Cozzi_ https://t.co/JnaxMLRqDo
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Energy & AI - Event listed by the International Energy Agency
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
7 months
@IEA Our report can help decipher the energy sector's critical role in the unfolding AI revolution and navigate the uncertainties – macroeconomic, tech & policy-related The report also features a new AI tool to explore the wealth of data & analysis ➡️ https://t.co/4shki6gNwZ
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
7 months
🚨 Global electricity demand from data centres powering AI is set to soar in the next decade 🚨 A groundbreaking new @IEA report digs into the data on how energy will shape the future of AI – and how AI can shape the ways the energy sector works More ➡️ https://t.co/FBe6lNs0EG
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@ToughSf
ToughSF
8 months
The Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS) that lets ships ride on a low-friction 'air carpet': https://t.co/li7Eg923tP It was already demonstrated to reduce fuel consumption by 13% in its first trials.
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@ThomasASpencer
Thomas Spencer
9 months
How she is feeling
@tylercowen
tylercowen
9 months
What should I ask Jennifer Pahlka?, https://t.co/uEvY0ZQEGF, please leave suggestions at the link, #Cowenconvos, #statecapacity, @pahlkadot
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Fatih Birol
9 months
Honoured to welcome Prime Minister @PetteriOrpo of Finland to the @IEA HQ in Paris for a wide-ranging discussion about energy and AI Finland has an enviable track record of innovation & is well positioned to leverage its plentiful supplies of secure & sustainable electricity
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@fbirol
Fatih Birol
9 months
Very pleased that @IEA is collaborating with @Google on a major upcoming IEA special report on energy & AI and on our Observatory tracking energy, AI & data centres globally Great to discuss this cooperation with Google CEO @sundarpichai today at the #AIActionSummit in Paris
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@IEA
International Energy Agency
9 months
🗣 “This coming April, we will launch an IEA Observatory on Energy & AI" Today at the #AIActionSummit, our Executive Director @fbirol announced our new initiative to provide crucial data on the implications of AI for the energy sector & vice versa ➡️ https://t.co/fCdlqxyogX
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@ThomasASpencer
Thomas Spencer
10 months
Right, and even then it sometimes doesn't work. Depends on the child.
@GaryMarcus
Gary Marcus
10 months
Take that. Geoff Hinton. And she’s right, you know.
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Gary Marcus
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Take that. Geoff Hinton. And she’s right, you know.
@skdh
Sabine Hossenfelder
10 months
as of the time of writing, the only way to create consciousness is having children
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@rao2z
Subbarao Kambhampati (కంభంపాటి సుబ్బారావు)
10 months
With all due respect to the "Humanity's last exam" folks, the essence of humanity is not contained in any static test, but in our ability to continually evolve both in asking and answering questions we never, in our wildest dreams, thought we would--generation after generation..
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@vonderleyen
Ursula von der Leyen
10 months
Africa has a huge potential for renewable energy. Yet, 600 million African people lack access to electricity. Now is the time to step up. In Davos I’m inviting the private sector to invest in renewables in Africa. Thank you @GlblCtzn for your support on this campaign.
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@ThomasASpencer
Thomas Spencer
10 months
"According to the Congestion Pricing Tracker, a project by college student brothers Benjamin and Joshua Moshes that monitors commute times via Google Maps, peak times through the Holland Tunnel fell from 20 minutes pre-toll to nine minutes" https://t.co/kadSnScAai via @FT
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@IEA
International Energy Agency
10 months
Tomorrow, we’ll release a new special report on the Path to a New Era for Nuclear Energy 🚨 Watch from 10:30 CET as our Executive Director @fbirol & Director of Energy Markets & Security Keisuke Sadamori discuss the key findings during the LIVE launch 👉 https://t.co/T74adXPvky
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