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Iain Soutar
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Senior Lecturer in Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK. Researching change, inertia and public engagement in energy transitions. https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/19656-iain-soutar
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · Feb 23
There's a really healthy community of sustainable energy posters on here now. If you're still on the hunt for new posters to follow, here are some starter packs...🧵
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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 2h
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 15h
I'm just glad that skibidi toilet has been usurped
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Ezra Mechaber @ezra.im · 17h
“This is very close to middle-schoolers’ previous favorite number, 69,” Sean Rainville, a math YouTuber, says of the figure charged with innuendo that once had no rival in the number arena. “There’s some relief for teachers that this meme is not sexual.”
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/si...
The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
www.wsj.com
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 16h
An anthem for the ages
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 17h
Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18h
Before I left Twitter, I had posted nearly 300,000 times (including retweets and links to papers and news stories).

I am a Ph.D. marine biologist and science journalist, and an expert in public science engagement.

Some thoughts on what goes viral:
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S-Curve Economics CIC @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 1d
The energy transition can seem like a daunting challenge: how can we transform the polluting machines in so many parts of our economy in such short order?
 
Today we’re launching our report "First build, then break: a policy framework for accelerating zero-carbon transitions".
Cover of our report: First build, then break.
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Oxford Net Zero @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social · 18h
Don't forget! This webinar is happening tomorrow at 12pm. If you're interested in CO2 removal, engagement & activism, come learn about a recent marine CO2 trial in St Ives & hear from people involved in the community response. Info below. ⬇️ @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social
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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 20h
🚨REMINDER: "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay" is happening tomorrow at 12pm. All welcome! We hope to see you there! @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social co2re.org/events/makin...
Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the ...
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Proven Winner @provenwinner.bsky.social · 5d
Does anyone have recommendations for critical/scholarly writing on the interplay between individual and collective or systemic action on environmental issues? Stuff that looks at the pitfalls and potential of frameworks like personal carbon footprints or individual consumer choice?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d
Tl;dr: no!

I think most of us left for our mental health because who wants to argue with trolls and bots?
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 4d
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?
Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy
www.newstatesman.com
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 3d
Pfft
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 4d
I’m not saying the clean tech transition is at the root of everything, but…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports
President accuses China of ‘very hostile’ moves and says additional tariffs could come on 1 November ‘or sooner’
www.theguardian.com
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ECIU @eciu.net · 4d
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...
Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…
Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net
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Prof Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social · 4d
Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t
theconversation.com/why-some-peo...
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Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t
Knowing about the environmental cost of using energy does not drive people to use less, according to a new study.
theconversation.com
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions @c2es.bsky.social · 7d
Hello Bluesky! 👋

We're the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) — an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to forge practical solutions to climate change.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 6d
During Trump’s (second) state visit, I agreed to do a pre-recorded interview with CNN about why we had decided not to fly any Trump Baby blimp again while he was here.

The answer was that…

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d
This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 6d
Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.
buff.ly/Y9B8b2S
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 7d
I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...
Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana
A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.
heatmap.news
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Energy Systems Catapult @energysyscat.bsky.social · 7d
For almost three decades, the UK energy sector has chased the promise of open data, yet we’re still stuck in pilot mode.

In her guest blog, Dr Ola Michalec, Lecturer at the University of Bristol, explores why progress has stalled, and what it will take to move forward.
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 7d
Ooh, I lost mine in Lac Léman this summer. Might be time to try the detectorists...
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 8d
NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 10d
"Polarisation may be an unhelpful term .... It implies that both sides are becoming equally extreme. Arguably the real dynamic is that elements of the right have hardened, embracing positions that would have been unacceptable a decade ago" on.ft.com/46TGRHs by @henrymance.ft.com 1/
How polarised is Britain?
Behind media perceptions of a sharpening political divide is a more complicated picture
on.ft.com
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 10d
Spot the North-American anomaly: only region where social media use is still growing.
Great work by the FT’s @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/a072... “Have we passed peak social media?”
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 10d
Hay, look
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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 10d
It is interesting to see how horse fodder and food was as much a part of our energy mix (20%) in 1820 as coal is today. In 1920 coal was up at 70%. Note these are percentages not quantities.
visualizingenergy.org/americas-ene...
Chart showing United States energy transitions over 200+ years per energy source.
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