Richard Black
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Director of Policy & Strategy @emberclimate. Hon Fellow @ImperialCollege, Sen Assoc @eciu_uk, ex sci & envt @bbcnews. Energy & climate, sometimes sport & music
Berlin
Joined December 2009
THREAD: Delighted, having penned the first sentence well over a year ago, that my book on the future of energy – appropriately enough, titled The Future of Energy – is coming out in exactly a week’s time.
penguinrandomhouse.com
How will the world produce more, cleaner energy? Climate communications expert Richard Black sets out a vision for the future which could benefit us all. Coal, oil and gas provide four-fifths...
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RT @CleanPowerDave: NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️. x33 rise in Algeria🇩🇿 solar panel imports in the 12 mths to….
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RT @PeaseRoland: Recalling the "Dangerous Climate Change" conference in Exeter 20 years ago, which I attended with @_richardblack , that ai….
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In 'headlines you wouldn't see after a clean energy transition' news.
thetimes.com
Danger of spike in household energy prices if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz
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RT @ember_energy: NEW | ASEAN’s transmission grids must double by 2030 to deliver national clean energy and climate targets ⚠️. Expanding r….
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RT @IEEFA_SouthAsia: India’s solar surge continues in 2025!.Installed capacity hit 108 GW by March, with daily peaks breaking records on 11….
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RT @247CarbonFree: We are pleased to welcome @ember_energy as the latest addition to our growing community, working together to enable a ca….
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Last chance to apply for the best job going in global energy transition analysis - closes today @ember_energy
ember-energy.org
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Despite @realDonaldTrump 1.0 pledging to 'bring back beautiful coal', it fell faster under his presidency than under @BarackObama or @JoeBiden - here are the numbers
linkedin.com
Just over a month ago Donald Trump signed an Executive Order which, the White House said in a statement that was surely premature even if you believe it's likely to be effective, 'Reinvigorates...
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Nice piece from @e3g on the EU's switch from Russian gas tl:dr - "The EU’s clean energy transition is quickly and permanently replacing fossil gas".
e3g.org
Clean energy is boosting the EU’s security by cutting reliance on Russian gas. Renewables, heat pumps & efficiency are key—more action is needed
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On the future of energy, in China and therefore globally, this @ft piece absolutely nails it
ft.com
Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US
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I feel Alex still hasn't taken a long, hard look at himself in that Sandy Hook-shaped mirror.
DEVELOPING SCANDAL: Macron, Starmer, and Merz caught on video on their return from Kiev. A bag of white powder on the table. Macron quickly pockets it, Merz hides the spoon. No explanation given. Zelensky, known cocaine enthusiast, had just hosted them. All three of the “leaders”
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And Conservative MPs mindlessly slamming the measure their party brought in - Theresa May’ net zero target, Boris Johnson’s net zero target - seriously invites ridicule.
This headline is so bad as to merit an IPSO complaint on accuracy grounds - even the rest of the article doesn’t back it up, never mind the full range of evidence
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This headline is so bad as to merit an IPSO complaint on accuracy grounds - even the rest of the article doesn’t back it up, never mind the full range of evidence
telegraph.co.uk
Grid operator has raised concerns that the switch from dependable gas to intermittent wind and solar power will ‘reduce network stability’
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Readers of the @Telegraph vote for higher energy costs, dirty air and continued fossil fuel import dependence
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By me: Why asking about the 'cause' of the Spain-Portugal power cut is the wrong question
linkedin.com
Virtually all the commentary I've seen around El Gran Apagón - the recent Spain/Portugal power cut - talks about 'the cause'. But there's another way to look at it which I think is more interesting...
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Hard to believe this would have happened had the US not behaved as it has
thetimes.com
An impact assessment carried out by the last government found the national insurance concessions would come at a considerable cost
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Is Pakistan's solar power boom a good or a bad thing? Well - it's complicated
reuters.com
Amid the forty-degree heat that paralysed the coastal city of Karachi in April, Saad Saleem blasted his air-conditioning with near-abandon.
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RT @CleanPowerDave: Incredible how Texan ancillary services have shifted so quickly from gas to battery. .
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