Patrick Grauwinkel
@patrickgrauwinkel.bsky.social
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Geothermal is ALREADY cost-competitive with fossil fuels in Europe.
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Geothermal is ALREADY cost-competitive with fossil fuels in Europe.
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
Around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the EU could be developed below €100/MWh today - compared to coal and gas prices fluctuating between €90–€150/MWh.
ember-energy.org/lat...
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In the moments after the Big Bang, most of the visible matter in the present-day Universe existed as a hot ‘soup’ that included fundamental particles called quarks
go.nature.com/4bz0uZq
go.nature.com/4bz0uZq
Particle collisions cast light on how matter forms from seemingly empty space
Fundamental particles called quarks can be created in quantum-correlated pairs. These correlations can be passed on to larger particles that form from the quarks.
go.nature.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
In the moments after the Big Bang, most of the visible matter in the present-day Universe existed as a hot ‘soup’ that included fundamental particles called quarks
go.nature.com/4bz0uZq
go.nature.com/4bz0uZq
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[COMMENTARY]
After nationwide protests, Ghana repealed a law that opened ~90% of forest reserves to mining.
Advocates call it a major win — but a new oped warns it’s only one step in stopping forest destruction.
**Views are author's.
After nationwide protests, Ghana repealed a law that opened ~90% of forest reserves to mining.
Advocates call it a major win — but a new oped warns it’s only one step in stopping forest destruction.
**Views are author's.
Successful campaign proves Ghana’s forests are worth more than gold (commentary)
On Dec. 10, 2025, Ghana’s government revoked one of the worst pieces of environmental legislation in our country’s history. The Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations passed…
news.mongabay.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
[COMMENTARY]
After nationwide protests, Ghana repealed a law that opened ~90% of forest reserves to mining.
Advocates call it a major win — but a new oped warns it’s only one step in stopping forest destruction.
**Views are author's.
After nationwide protests, Ghana repealed a law that opened ~90% of forest reserves to mining.
Advocates call it a major win — but a new oped warns it’s only one step in stopping forest destruction.
**Views are author's.
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Devastating floods have hit Portugal, Spain & Morocco in the past days, causing loss of life & billions of Euros in damages.
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? 🌊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? 🌊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
Flooded Futures: Understanding the Rising Threats and How We Prepare | Stefan Rahmstorf
YouTube video by Holcim Foundation
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Devastating floods have hit Portugal, Spain & Morocco in the past days, causing loss of life & billions of Euros in damages.
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? 🌊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
How does climate change impact the flood risks from rain, rivers & rising seas?
Watch my lecture Flooded Futures: What are We Planning For? 🌊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtd8...
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𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, no. 2, 1963
80-¼ x 69-1/8 x 1-½ inches unframed
oil, acrylic, glue on canvas
Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1985, Walker Art Center
Copyright Estate of Mark Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
80-¼ x 69-1/8 x 1-½ inches unframed
oil, acrylic, glue on canvas
Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1985, Walker Art Center
Copyright Estate of Mark Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢, no. 2, 1963
80-¼ x 69-1/8 x 1-½ inches unframed
oil, acrylic, glue on canvas
Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1985, Walker Art Center
Copyright Estate of Mark Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
80-¼ x 69-1/8 x 1-½ inches unframed
oil, acrylic, glue on canvas
Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1985, Walker Art Center
Copyright Estate of Mark Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
☼𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘
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Der #Rhein gilt als sauber. Doch im Wasser schwimmen Zehntausende #Chemikalien, bei vielen kennt niemand die Wirkung. Grenzwerte gelten oft nur für Bekanntes. Was heißt das fürs #Trinkwasser von Millionen?
Wie die Industrie den Rhein mit unbekannten Stoffen verschmutzt
Der Rhein gilt heute wieder als sauber. Doch unsere Recherche entlarvt einen mysteriösen Chemiecocktail im längsten deutschen Fluss. Die Industrie darf massenweise völlig unbekannte Schadstoffe einlei...
correctiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Der #Rhein gilt als sauber. Doch im Wasser schwimmen Zehntausende #Chemikalien, bei vielen kennt niemand die Wirkung. Grenzwerte gelten oft nur für Bekanntes. Was heißt das fürs #Trinkwasser von Millionen?
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"The current flippant attitude – 1.5°C isn’t so bad, we can deal with 3°C – of people who should know better will dissolve, if we can improve understanding of the danger of passing the point of no return."
open.substack.com/pub/jimehans...
open.substack.com/pub/jimehans...
Another El Nino Already? What Can We Learn from It?
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
"The current flippant attitude – 1.5°C isn’t so bad, we can deal with 3°C – of people who should know better will dissolve, if we can improve understanding of the danger of passing the point of no return."
open.substack.com/pub/jimehans...
open.substack.com/pub/jimehans...
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ICYMI: our new paper on climate risk to US drinking water utilities. Climate impacts threaten water utilities across multiple hazards: fire, drought, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather, & other hazards. But many long-term utility bonds don’t mention the risks: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
ICYMI: our new paper on climate risk to US drinking water utilities. Climate impacts threaten water utilities across multiple hazards: fire, drought, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather, & other hazards. But many long-term utility bonds don’t mention the risks: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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The destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In this article, PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson explain what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Climate risk becomes a matter of security
The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this thre...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In this article, PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson explain what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
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Acabou de sair o sétimo episódio da nossa série sobre a importância do Acodomínio Cerrado: a floresta invertida. As pessoas não têm noção da importância e da magnitude da floresta que estamos destruindo.
youtu.be/wi6K8tz1JB4?...
youtu.be/wi6K8tz1JB4?...
Cerrado: a floresta invertida; desafios para conservar e restaurar um sumidouro de carbono
YouTube video by Rodolfo Salm - Ambiente e Cidadania
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Acabou de sair o sétimo episódio da nossa série sobre a importância do Acodomínio Cerrado: a floresta invertida. As pessoas não têm noção da importância e da magnitude da floresta que estamos destruindo.
youtu.be/wi6K8tz1JB4?...
youtu.be/wi6K8tz1JB4?...
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Oil-rich Saudi Arabia as a battery storage powerhouse? Never going to happen many have thought.
Yet new data shows Saudi Arabia has gone from zero grid-scale batteries in 2024 to one of the world’s top deployers in 2025, adding almost 3 GW in a single year and commissioning a 7.8 GWh mega-project.
Yet new data shows Saudi Arabia has gone from zero grid-scale batteries in 2024 to one of the world’s top deployers in 2025, adding almost 3 GW in a single year and commissioning a 7.8 GWh mega-project.
February 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia as a battery storage powerhouse? Never going to happen many have thought.
Yet new data shows Saudi Arabia has gone from zero grid-scale batteries in 2024 to one of the world’s top deployers in 2025, adding almost 3 GW in a single year and commissioning a 7.8 GWh mega-project.
Yet new data shows Saudi Arabia has gone from zero grid-scale batteries in 2024 to one of the world’s top deployers in 2025, adding almost 3 GW in a single year and commissioning a 7.8 GWh mega-project.
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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These are all spectacular, but my favorite is the crab riding the jellyfish. Micromobility for the win!
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
These are all spectacular, but my favorite is the crab riding the jellyfish. Micromobility for the win!
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The Remaining Carbon Budget (RCB) varies with different temperature levels & probabilities, based on Forster et al 2025 (calculation via @robinlamboll.bsky.social).
Though, the variation in the RCB due to non-CO2 emissions spans 1.5°C-1.7°C & many likelihoods.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Though, the variation in the RCB due to non-CO2 emissions spans 1.5°C-1.7°C & many likelihoods.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The Remaining Carbon Budget (RCB) varies with different temperature levels & probabilities, based on Forster et al 2025 (calculation via @robinlamboll.bsky.social).
Though, the variation in the RCB due to non-CO2 emissions spans 1.5°C-1.7°C & many likelihoods.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
Though, the variation in the RCB due to non-CO2 emissions spans 1.5°C-1.7°C & many likelihoods.
essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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#GraphicOfTheWeek: This ternary chart reveals how #electrotech is enabling India to industrialise without the long fossil detour taken by China and the West 🔻
Explore other Ember graphics: ember-energy.org/lat...
Explore other Ember graphics: ember-energy.org/lat...
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#GraphicOfTheWeek: This ternary chart reveals how #electrotech is enabling India to industrialise without the long fossil detour taken by China and the West 🔻
Explore other Ember graphics: ember-energy.org/lat...
Explore other Ember graphics: ember-energy.org/lat...
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Many people assume solar PV degrades quickly. Long-term evidence suggests otherwise.
This paper in EES Solar uses rare multi-decade field data to show that PV systems can retain a high share of their initial performance after 30 years, with lower degradation than often assumed.
Link in comments.
This paper in EES Solar uses rare multi-decade field data to show that PV systems can retain a high share of their initial performance after 30 years, with lower degradation than often assumed.
Link in comments.
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Many people assume solar PV degrades quickly. Long-term evidence suggests otherwise.
This paper in EES Solar uses rare multi-decade field data to show that PV systems can retain a high share of their initial performance after 30 years, with lower degradation than often assumed.
Link in comments.
This paper in EES Solar uses rare multi-decade field data to show that PV systems can retain a high share of their initial performance after 30 years, with lower degradation than often assumed.
Link in comments.
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If you missed it over the weekend, here's my new thread. It's about the key distinctions I have used to open space for thought in my 35 years as a press critic.
It's long (29 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their turn to "citizen journalism."
It's long (29 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their turn to "citizen journalism."
"When in doubt, draw a distinction."
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you missed it over the weekend, here's my new thread. It's about the key distinctions I have used to open space for thought in my 35 years as a press critic.
It's long (29 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their turn to "citizen journalism."
It's long (29 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their turn to "citizen journalism."
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Good news from Australia: power generation from coal down 4.6% and from gas down 27% in Oct-Dec, with more than half of power generated from carbon-free sources. Power prices were fell by nearly 50%, as they do when you have a lot of zero marginal cost generation.
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Good news from Australia: power generation from coal down 4.6% and from gas down 27% in Oct-Dec, with more than half of power generated from carbon-free sources. Power prices were fell by nearly 50%, as they do when you have a lot of zero marginal cost generation.
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A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity in Europe will support regulation and conservation efforts
go.nature.com/4bmosaf
go.nature.com/4bmosaf
Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity
A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity in Europe will support regulation and conservation efforts.
go.nature.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity in Europe will support regulation and conservation efforts
go.nature.com/4bmosaf
go.nature.com/4bmosaf
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February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Right now, the jet stream is bulging far north over the western U.S. while plunging deep south over the east, allowing Arctic air to spill unusually far south. The pattern is becoming more common as the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the planet.
Rapid Arctic warming and melting, stronger more intense ocean heat waves, increased atmospheric moisture and more frequent disruptions of stratospheric polar vortex
“contributing to extreme winter weather across U.S. this week” Scientist Jennifer Francis
insideclimatenews.org/news/2601202...
“contributing to extreme winter weather across U.S. this week” Scientist Jennifer Francis
insideclimatenews.org/news/2601202...
A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response - Inside Climate News
A sprawling winter storm that left hundreds of thousands without power, grounded thousands of flights and disrupted travel across the eastern half of the U.S. could be the first real test of the secon...
insideclimatenews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Right now, the jet stream is bulging far north over the western U.S. while plunging deep south over the east, allowing Arctic air to spill unusually far south. The pattern is becoming more common as the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the planet.
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"Em meio à intensa batalha jurídica em torno do projeto, a empresa resolveu mudar de tática.
A estratégia da Belo Sun é parecer natural na paisagem do Xingu.
E, para minar a resistência, a mineradora vem processando criminalmente ativistas que resistem aos seus planos."
sumauma.com/o-jogo-da-mi...
A estratégia da Belo Sun é parecer natural na paisagem do Xingu.
E, para minar a resistência, a mineradora vem processando criminalmente ativistas que resistem aos seus planos."
sumauma.com/o-jogo-da-mi...
O jogo da mineradora Belo Sun na Amazônia - SUMAÚMA
Com a licença do gigantesco projeto de extração de ouro suspensa na Justiça, a corporação canadense aprimora sua estratégia para avançar sobre a Volta Grande do Xingu, expondo suas conexões com políti...
sumauma.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Em meio à intensa batalha jurídica em torno do projeto, a empresa resolveu mudar de tática.
A estratégia da Belo Sun é parecer natural na paisagem do Xingu.
E, para minar a resistência, a mineradora vem processando criminalmente ativistas que resistem aos seus planos."
sumauma.com/o-jogo-da-mi...
A estratégia da Belo Sun é parecer natural na paisagem do Xingu.
E, para minar a resistência, a mineradora vem processando criminalmente ativistas que resistem aos seus planos."
sumauma.com/o-jogo-da-mi...
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"Forests that once teemed with maple, sweet gum, bald cypress and stately pines have given way to scrubland."
‘Ghost forests’ are even more widespread than we thought
These haunting landscapes, with their unmistakable gray, barren tree trunks rising like sentinels, offer one of the most startling and recognizable signals of a changing climate.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"Forests that once teemed with maple, sweet gum, bald cypress and stately pines have given way to scrubland."
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Let’s see what we can learn from temperature change in the next two years – mailchi.mp/caa/global-t...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/.../global-t....
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/.../global-t....
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Let’s see what we can learn from temperature change in the next two years – mailchi.mp/caa/global-t...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/.../global-t....
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/.../global-t....
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The chaos in government today has potential to seed huge gains a few years from now; more on that later. For now we must stem disastrous ideas.
See Fix Our Forests Fiasco – mailchi.mp/caa/fix-our-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/fix-our-fo...
See Fix Our Forests Fiasco – mailchi.mp/caa/fix-our-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/fix-our-fo...
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The chaos in government today has potential to seed huge gains a few years from now; more on that later. For now we must stem disastrous ideas.
See Fix Our Forests Fiasco – mailchi.mp/caa/fix-our-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/fix-our-fo...
See Fix Our Forests Fiasco – mailchi.mp/caa/fix-our-...
Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/fix-our-fo...