Jessica Lovering
@lovering.bsky.social
Researching the future of nuclear in Sweden at Uppsala University. Senior Fellow w/ Nuclear Innovation Alliance; Fellow w/ Energy For Growth Hub; PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon.
https://jlovering.substack.com/
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Kommer du att vara i Stockholm den 16 april? Kom och se det här policyseminarium: Bör Europa ha en gemensam strategi för kärnkraftsutbyggnad?
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2026-04-16 Policyseminarium: Bör Europa ha en gemensam strategi för kärnkraftsutbyggnad?
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November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Kommer du att vara i Stockholm den 16 april? Kom och se det här policyseminarium: Bör Europa ha en gemensam strategi för kärnkraftsutbyggnad?
www.ifn.se/seminarier-o...
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Exciting! Swedish government got more interest in their nuclear financing than they had targeted for 2035 www.nucnet.org/news/sweden-...
Sweden’s Nuclear Power Coordinator Says Interest In Using Financing Exceeds 2035 Goals
Nordic nation’s plans for reactors are advanced, but clear vision and ambition needed
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November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Exciting! Swedish government got more interest in their nuclear financing than they had targeted for 2035 www.nucnet.org/news/sweden-...
Absolutely terrifying: these people are here legally, married to U.S. citizens. This could have been my family just a few years ago. ICE agents said they disagreed with the arrests, but that "they had to follow orders." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Absolutely terrifying: these people are here legally, married to U.S. citizens. This could have been my family just a few years ago. ICE agents said they disagreed with the arrests, but that "they had to follow orders." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
There's been a flurry of announcements in Europe recently, but new nuclear projects will likely face similar challenges as in the U.S. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
There's been a flurry of announcements in Europe recently, but new nuclear projects will likely face similar challenges as in the U.S. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Obviously the U.S. is absent at COP30, but another notable government not sending any ministers to the negotiations is Sweden. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/no-s...
No Swedish minister to attend this year’s UN climate negotiations next week - Radio Sweden
No Swedish minister will attend next week’s COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil.However EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz will join preparatory meetings ...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Obviously the U.S. is absent at COP30, but another notable government not sending any ministers to the negotiations is Sweden. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/no-s...
On Tuesday, Trump said:
"'TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT, according to Pollsters"
He seems to admit that voters are blaming the GOP for the government shutdown, and yet...
"'TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT, according to Pollsters"
He seems to admit that voters are blaming the GOP for the government shutdown, and yet...
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
On Tuesday, Trump said:
"'TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT, according to Pollsters"
He seems to admit that voters are blaming the GOP for the government shutdown, and yet...
"'TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT, according to Pollsters"
He seems to admit that voters are blaming the GOP for the government shutdown, and yet...
Well...when you put it like that...
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Well...when you put it like that...
🌊🌊🌊
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🌊🌊🌊
Blue Wave, baby! 🌊 Great to see Georgians finally get fair representation at the PSC too
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Blue Wave, baby! 🌊 Great to see Georgians finally get fair representation at the PSC too
Apropos of tomorrow's election in NYC, I wonder if @thirdway.bsky.social stands by the Mamdani hit piece they published in June. Do they still think Cuomo is the safer bet? www.thirdway.org/memo/the-rad...
Third Way
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Apropos of tomorrow's election in NYC, I wonder if @thirdway.bsky.social stands by the Mamdani hit piece they published in June. Do they still think Cuomo is the safer bet? www.thirdway.org/memo/the-rad...
My local grocery store (in Sweden) has an American section in the foreign foods aisle. It is 90% junk food.
(It's the only place I have found canned pumpkin though)
(It's the only place I have found canned pumpkin though)
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My local grocery store (in Sweden) has an American section in the foreign foods aisle. It is 90% junk food.
(It's the only place I have found canned pumpkin though)
(It's the only place I have found canned pumpkin though)
Last week I was in Prague for a conference on advanced nuclear and SMRs, check out my reflections for @theniaorg.bsky.social on what's happening in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia here: nuclearinnovationalliance.org/impressions-...
Impressions from the Europe Nuclear Energy & SMR Conference (ENES 2025) in Prague | NIA
NIA Senior Fellow Jessica Lovering recently attended the Europe Nuclear Energy & SMR Conference in Prague. She shared her insights and impressions in the following dispatch.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Last week I was in Prague for a conference on advanced nuclear and SMRs, check out my reflections for @theniaorg.bsky.social on what's happening in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia here: nuclearinnovationalliance.org/impressions-...
My building on campus has a rooftop solar array and a monitor showing real-time stats on its electricity generation. Sometimes it is...less than impressive 😂
Yes, the 460 m2 solar array will produce enough electricity over 8 hours today to charge *one* mobile phone or power 15 LED lamps.
Yes, the 460 m2 solar array will produce enough electricity over 8 hours today to charge *one* mobile phone or power 15 LED lamps.
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
My building on campus has a rooftop solar array and a monitor showing real-time stats on its electricity generation. Sometimes it is...less than impressive 😂
Yes, the 460 m2 solar array will produce enough electricity over 8 hours today to charge *one* mobile phone or power 15 LED lamps.
Yes, the 460 m2 solar array will produce enough electricity over 8 hours today to charge *one* mobile phone or power 15 LED lamps.
A lot has been written on the energy (and climate!) implications of air-conditioning, but I thought this piece in the Silver Bulletin has some great insights on how differently we treat heating and cooling from a policy perspective www.natesilver.net/p/i-loved-my...
I loved my time in the UK. But it needs an AC intervention.
A stiff upper lip and a warming climate make for a strange combination.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A lot has been written on the energy (and climate!) implications of air-conditioning, but I thought this piece in the Silver Bulletin has some great insights on how differently we treat heating and cooling from a policy perspective www.natesilver.net/p/i-loved-my...
As a recently expatriated American, I woke up today to amazing photos of huge crowds across the U.S. (and world!) protesting, and it made me feel hope for the first time in a long time.
October 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As a recently expatriated American, I woke up today to amazing photos of huge crowds across the U.S. (and world!) protesting, and it made me feel hope for the first time in a long time.
We’re on a spot price electricity plan in Sweden, which is great because I finally got my husband to geek out over energy prices. Now he says stuff like, ”It’s going to be really windy tomorrow, we should do laundry.”
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
We’re on a spot price electricity plan in Sweden, which is great because I finally got my husband to geek out over energy prices. Now he says stuff like, ”It’s going to be really windy tomorrow, we should do laundry.”
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🚨New nuclear tech alert! So proud of the DISA and Pillsbury teams for getting this license. This game changing process will revolutionize the ability to treat over 15,000 abandoned uranium mining sites in the west including many on the lands of the Navajo Nation. www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-...
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Across the western U.S., more than 15,000 Cold War–era abandoned uranium mine waste sites remain—many of which are located on or near tribal lands—posing long-standing environmental and health risks. ...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨New nuclear tech alert! So proud of the DISA and Pillsbury teams for getting this license. This game changing process will revolutionize the ability to treat over 15,000 abandoned uranium mining sites in the west including many on the lands of the Navajo Nation. www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-...
October 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sounds like we have a deal!
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sounds like we have a deal!
So, I think everyone in my social feeds was rightfully mocking the tylenol-autism link, without really grasping that it's the exact same kind of poorly-designed studies behind a lot of the links they do still believe. It may not have the same harms, because tylenol is a harm reduction tool, but...
If you think high-fructose corn syrup is worse than sugar, or artificial sweeteners are harmful, or genetically modified foods are bad for you, or organic vegetables are better for you, you're engaging in the same kind of evidence-blindness that RFK Jr. is.
Not at the same scale! But same idea.
Not at the same scale! But same idea.
October 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So, I think everyone in my social feeds was rightfully mocking the tylenol-autism link, without really grasping that it's the exact same kind of poorly-designed studies behind a lot of the links they do still believe. It may not have the same harms, because tylenol is a harm reduction tool, but...
Ugh, this is the worst. When we moved to Europe I thought we would take trains everywhere (and we do try to!), but for work trips it is often 2-3x the cost and takes 5-6x longer. The extra time is not so bad on vacation, but for a family of four that cost is tough to bear
😢 How are flights so much cheaper than trains?
Indeed, why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?
Well @greenpeace.eu has the answer: subsidies and MASSIVE tax breaks.
Indeed, why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?
Well @greenpeace.eu has the answer: subsidies and MASSIVE tax breaks.
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Ugh, this is the worst. When we moved to Europe I thought we would take trains everywhere (and we do try to!), but for work trips it is often 2-3x the cost and takes 5-6x longer. The extra time is not so bad on vacation, but for a family of four that cost is tough to bear
You free tomorrow? Come see me (virtually) at NYC Climate Week: www.climateweeknyc.org/events/role-...
The Role of Nuclear Energy in Decarbonization and Powering the AI Era | Climate Week
As nations target to meet net-zero goals, nuclear energy is reemerging as an essential — and often controversial — part of the clean energy mix. At the same time, the rapid rise of artificial intellig...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Wow! That trend is shocking, especially Finland. Is it also an issue with people using more wood for heating to offset high energy prices, or is this mostly an industrial harvesting issue?
The drop in CO2 uptake on land (LULUCF) in Finland and Sweden isn't without political consequence.
Finland and Sweden now asking the EU for more flexibility. Norway has also made similar comments (but is not an EU member country).
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Finland and Sweden now asking the EU for more flexibility. Norway has also made similar comments (but is not an EU member country).
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
September 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Wow! That trend is shocking, especially Finland. Is it also an issue with people using more wood for heating to offset high energy prices, or is this mostly an industrial harvesting issue?
Unsurprising results, but very robust research methodology: Emissions rose when U.S. nuclear power closed. By Luke Petach in Southern Economic Journal. [Open Access] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Forgoing Nuclear: Nuclear Power Plant Closures and Carbon Emissions in the United States
This paper examines the effect of nuclear power plant decommissioning on electricity generation and carbon emissions in the United States. Using data on nuclear reactor closures in the United States ....
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September 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Unsurprising results, but very robust research methodology: Emissions rose when U.S. nuclear power closed. By Luke Petach in Southern Economic Journal. [Open Access] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...