China’s Electric High‑speed Rail Dwarfs World, Saves 1.5
China’s 100% electric high-speed rail network is, at 40,493 km, more than that of the rest of the world combined and saves 1.5M barrels of oil every single day. Wires chewing pipelines. https://t.co/9UwReX5Nss
Billions Subsidize Oil, yet Solar Set to Dominate
Periodic reminder: We subsidize fossil fuels to the tune of $7.4 TRILLION/ year (IMF), of which direct cash fossil fuel consumption subsidies are $620b to $921b (IEA) - straight out of your pocket. Yet when the Hormuz crisis hit, governments...
Hormuz Crisis Costs Millions, Renewables Ensure Security
Cost of the Hormuz crisis in Selected Asian Countries So Far (annualised cost): 1 Thailand: $11b, 2.2% of GDP >$6.5b import bill rise 2 South Korea: $36b, 2% of GDP >$38b import bill rise 3 Japan: $77.4b, 1.8% of GDP >$42b import bill rise 4 Singapore: $8b,...
Planetary Energy Imbalance Jumps 40% Since 2021
Thank you Big Oil and enablers. The data is out: Our planetary energy imbalance has surged 40% since 2021, hitting 1.12 Watts per square meter. We are physically forcing extra heat into our system at a horrifying rate. What this...
Asia Electrifies Five Times Faster than the US
84% of Asia already leapfrogged the US in electrification, with electricity making up 26% of Asia's final energy mix compared to just 21% in the US And that's just the start: Asia is now electrifying 5 times faster https://t.co/X0R8sOzVGr
China's UHV Grid Outpaces World, Powers Clean Energy
While so many countries are paralyzed with fragmented grids, zoning headaches and 5-year waiting lists just to plug in 1 solar farm, China has already built 46 UHV (Ultra-High Voltage) transmission lines spanning over 60,000 kilometers (enough high-tech wires to...
Philippines Surges as China’s #2 Solar Export Market
The Philippines abruptly became China's 2nd-largest solar panel export market in 2026, eclipsing Pakistan. In March and April alone, 3,000MW of solar panels were exported to the country The Philippines has Southeast Asia's costliest residential power. So the people staged a...
China Poised for 100% Renewables by 2051, Outpacing US, India
China is on track for 100% renewables by 2051 and is expanding its clean energy infrastructure at 10 times the speed of either the US or India Analysis based on @mzjacobson's "Projections of when each of 150 countries may eliminate air...
India’s Coal Power Crumbles as Battery Storage Explodes
India's coal power is going into a structural decline because: batteries >Cumulative tendered energy storage capacity skyrocketed to 90GW >Monster 3.37 GWh battery array in Gujarat was just operationalized, making it world’s largest single-location battery storage deployment outside of China, with plans...
Laos Bans Fuel Cars, Accelerates EV Takeover, Slashes Oil Bill
Laos just implemented a total ban on all petrol- and diesel-vehicle imports, to at least end-2026 >EV and hybrid sales are already 36% of new sales >Laos wants 30% of all vehicles on the road to be electric by 2030, so EVs...
Solar Power Saves Billions, Boosts National Security
Solar savings: >Europe's existing solar PV fleet saved €11.6 billion as of June 2026 in avoided gas imports since the Iran War >UK: Successfully avoided another £1.7 billion in gas imports since the conflict began The world permanently saved $260 billion in 2025...
Electric 2‑3‑wheelers Now 10% of Fleet, Slashing Oil Demand
One in 10 two- and three-wheelers worldwide are already electric. And the trend is accelerating. >In 2025, EVs wiped out 2.3m barrels of oil demand/ day, of which electric 2- and 3-wheelers were ~50% >There are now 350m electric 2- and 3-wheelers...
China Ships Solar Panels, Quadrupling Philippines' Utility‑scale Capacity
Fossil fuel wars are accelerating renewables deployment: China exported 3,000 MW of solar panels to the Philippines in March and April alone, 4 times the country’s grid-connected installed utility-scale solar https://t.co/H4cr3I33xb https://t.co/GblFUgeDi8
24/7 Renewable Power Beats Fossil Costs Globally
Anytime solar is here >Cost of a typical utility-scale battery installation collapsed over half since 2022 >In 2025 alone, costs plunged another 27% according to BloombergNEF The math today: >Real-world, 24/7 firm renewable systems are undercutting fossil legacy grids right now >As an example, Abu...
24/7 Renewable Power Becomes Inevitable, Fossil Assets Struggle
We have entered the incredible new era of 24/7 firm renewable power, an industrial and sovereign inevitability. The economics are brutal for anyone holding fossil assets. Here's the raw data from the latest 2026 IRENA, IEA, and Ember reports: THREAD https://t.co/w1Rlj2GlRd