Kees van der Leun
@sustainable2050.bsky.social
39 years of experience in the energy transition. Building Common Futures, a new energy transition consultancy.
Posts about energy, climate, Ukraine & more.
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Posts about energy, climate, Ukraine & more.
Also on Mastodon.
Reposts not an endorsement, views my own. #EnergySky
Could be more than NATO's combined drone production capacity.
Ukraine's current potential of domestic producers is estimated at about 10 million drones per year. Unmanned systems have evolved from auxiliary tools into a key element of contemporary combat operations.
KSE Institute Report kse.ua/about-the-sc...
KSE Institute Report kse.ua/about-the-sc...
From the Battlefield to the Future of Warfare: Harnessing Ukraine’s Drone Innovations to Advance U.S. Military Capabilities — KSE Institute Report
Kyiv School of Economics
kse.ua
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Could be more than NATO's combined drone production capacity.
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I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
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"Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims."
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Trump announced that he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving 45 years in prison for orchestrating a vast drug trafficking conspiracy that raked in millions for cartels while keeping Honduras one of Central America’s poorest, most violent, and most corrupt countries.
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump announced that he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving 45 years in prison for orchestrating a vast drug trafficking conspiracy that raked in millions for cartels while keeping Honduras one of Central America’s poorest, most violent, and most corrupt countries.
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“A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.”
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Market share of battery electric heavy trucks reaches ~20% in China. Modified versions could become attractive in European markets too, starting with short-haul trucks.
More Chinese #electrotech "propaganda" - the diesel freight truck is dying a quick death in China, and what's replacing it is simpler, more reliable, costs less in terms of CAPEX and OPEX, and doesn't emit local air pollutant nor GHGs. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...
China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance - CleanTechnica
China’s electric heavy truck boom signals a freight transition as low cost BEVs outpace diesel and gas across short haul markets. Exports are rising.
cleantechnica.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Market share of battery electric heavy trucks reaches ~20% in China. Modified versions could become attractive in European markets too, starting with short-haul trucks.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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England is facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
England is facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Help Ukraine hit more Russian refineries.
🇭🇺 Orban: After the war, Ukraine should be a buffer state between NATO & Russia. He says Russia will keep parts of occupied Ukraine, Kyiv’s army must be limited, & peace means U.S.-Russia investment ties return.
“Abandon illusions. Time is on Russia’s side,” he added.
“Abandon illusions. Time is on Russia’s side,” he added.
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Help Ukraine hit more Russian refineries.
Now even Poland's right-wing president doesn't want to meet with Putin's friend Orbán anymore.
⚡️ Polish president cancels meeting with Orban after Hungarian leader's trip to Moscow.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
Polish president cancels meeting with Orban after Hungarian leader's trip to Moscow
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet a day after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Now even Poland's right-wing president doesn't want to meet with Putin's friend Orbán anymore.
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Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Market share of battery electric heavy trucks reaches ~20% in China. Modified versions could become attractive in European markets too, starting with short-haul trucks.
More Chinese #electrotech "propaganda" - the diesel freight truck is dying a quick death in China, and what's replacing it is simpler, more reliable, costs less in terms of CAPEX and OPEX, and doesn't emit local air pollutant nor GHGs. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...
China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance - CleanTechnica
China’s electric heavy truck boom signals a freight transition as low cost BEVs outpace diesel and gas across short haul markets. Exports are rising.
cleantechnica.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Market share of battery electric heavy trucks reaches ~20% in China. Modified versions could become attractive in European markets too, starting with short-haul trucks.
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Arctic sea ice extent is steadily decreasing. We're now at a record low for this time of the year.
zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
(That's @zacklabe.com here)
zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
(That's @zacklabe.com here)
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Arctic sea ice extent is steadily decreasing. We're now at a record low for this time of the year.
zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
(That's @zacklabe.com here)
zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
(That's @zacklabe.com here)
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1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
1/ The Wall Street Journal reports that the main focus of the US-Russia peace talks is to get commercial advantage for American companies, and personal benefits for individuals linked to the Trump Administration. European officials are said to be shocked by the plans. ⬇️
England is facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
England is facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for the worst water shortage in decades.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
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When the UK's new nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C starts to produce power in 2030, its guaranteed 'strike price' will have risen to ~150 £/MWh (170 €/MWh). Average wholesale electricity prices will probably be around half of that, so that's a 50% subsidy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
When the UK's new nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C starts to produce power in 2030, its guaranteed 'strike price' will have risen to ~150 £/MWh (170 €/MWh). Average wholesale electricity prices will probably be around half of that, so that's a 50% subsidy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Anyone else that gave away 1.1% of his/her gains in wealth of this year? You can make it into the @bloomberg.com headlines!
Sergey Brin gave away more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet stock this week, with most of the money going to a nonprofit the Google co-founder created
Sergey Brin Gifts $1.1 Billion in Alphabet Stock After AI Rally
Sergey Brin gave away more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet Inc. stock this week, with most of the money going to a nonprofit the Google co-founder created.
bloom.bg
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Anyone else that gave away 1.1% of his/her gains in wealth of this year? You can make it into the @bloomberg.com headlines!
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Oh uh, what happened with Rosneft? 😏
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oh uh, what happened with Rosneft? 😏