The point here is not that the Tories haven't tried to be small state; it's that they have done it really badly

Demographic pressures means state spending is naturally rising. The Tories salami slicing approach has just led to the enshittification of services not a smaller state

The challenge? High levels of concern about climate change isn't going to be enough to make people voluntarily fly less on their own...

Concern about climate is not related to flying behaviour at all. Instead it's income, age, and belief that real holidays require flying.

✈️ Of all the industries to decarbonise, aviation has to be among the trickiest...

🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇳🇱🇧🇪 We've conducted one of the largest studies of public opinion on flying and climate change across 6 European countries - and, while there are risks, there are also real opportunities

10) Finally, this is NOT a debate about the basic facts of *anthropogenic* warming, but rather about the extent to which models accurately reflect the sensitivity of the main forcing agents (CO2 and aerosols). Both narratives are sounding the alarm and calling for urgent action‼️

OVERsupply for lithium batteries is looming!

It will bring battery prices down, helping the transition to EVs and clean energy, but create headaches for the lithium industry

Let me give some perspective, showing the long term trend is clear and e.g. Toyota USA should be ashamed
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CBAM! CBAM! Today I want to highlight a fascinating paper by Stonehaven's own Leila Roberts that answers the question everyone's been asking about the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: is it a great way of bolstering British industry, or will it just push up consumer prices? /1

Great article on 'what is the EU' if you're not actually setting out to confuse people

Good morning with good news: Fossil fuel generated electricity is plunging in many countries!

Portugal peaked at 82% in 2005; down to 27% in 2023.

Germany peaked at 65% in 2003; down to 46% in 2023.

Finland peaked at 50% in 2003; down to 6% in 2023.
ember-climate.org

I made this new chart showing that more and more countries decoupled economic growth from CO₂ emissions.

(Source: ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenh…)

Listen to what happened to this family. Listen to the father. Unbelievably horrific.

This is literally hell on earth for the people of Gaza and - let's be clear - if they weren't Palestinians, if they were any other people, the world would have stopped this by now.

Interesting thread. The diagnosis fits with work in Aviation Impact Accelerator where we’ve been looking at the transformation of the Aviation sector needed to active sustainability. New mindsets and approaches needed

Over 100 business leaders from across Europe have called for the EU to double down on its climate targets, backed by the policy needed to achieve them, to lead the global race to develop green industrial ecosystems and industries. corporateleadersgroup.com/files/2040_cli… Corporate Leaders Groups (4/6)

This evening during a dinner the Green Growth Partnership presented a letter in which they support the 2040 EU climate ambition of -90% GHG emissions to the Belgian Minister of Climate Zakia Khattabi. #eu2024be

Article from a construction industry website about Michael Gove's plans for developing Cambridge building.co.uk/focus/a-vision…

hey, you feeling a bit shit and want to be cheered up with a smashing story about lovely people and a worried duck mum? HERE YOU GO!

A comprehensive piece from David Smith on our latest report into UK #productivity . The full paper, which explores why policies need to take into account the changing structure of the economy with a focus on digital and net zero, can be read here: niesr.ac.uk/publications/p…

My Sunday Times piece today is on a new Productivity Institute/NIESR report which argues that enhancing the UK’s digital capacity should be an investment priority. It also mentions The Golden Shot:

Why GDP fails to measure the UK’s digital transformation

thetimes.co.uk/article/578b4b…

This weekend, Britain may be about to have its worst traffic jam ever. Up to five hours of delay for 100,000 drivers or more.

Would you believe me if I told you the reason is because Britain's most hated motorway is too good?

Or that someone had a semi-secret plan to fix that🧵