Fossil Fuel Dependence Means Hostage; Renewables Ensure Sovereignty
Episode 100 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy is live, and it’s a particularly angry one 14 days into yet another fossil fuel war, the lesson is clear: If your country relies on fossil fuels, you aren’t sovereign, you’re a hostage. It is time to accelerate renewables, the only path to true sovereignty The sun does not send a bill and the wind does not charge for delivery Listen: https://t.co/IgU5IA8B3w Watch: https://t.co/nHYNFCeUAo
Renewables Become Only Viable Exit Amid Global Energy Crisis
Renewables are the only exit strategy: Day 12 (updated) impact of the Israel and US attack, tracking Force Majeure, surcharges, and the explosive inflation behind the headlines FORCE MAJEURE IMPLICATIONS >Shell: FM on all LNG cargoes from Qatar >QatarEnergy: Pretty much totally down,...
China’s $250B Green Surge Ends Oil’s Geopolitical Power
Meanwhile, oil’s geopolitical leverage is being systematically vaporized: China alone is in the midst of a $250b green manufacturing spend outside China. To put that into perspective: that's more than the inflation-adjusted Marshall Plan. This is a tidal wave of...
Fossil Fuel Dependence Makes Nations Hostages, Renewables Free
Dear politicians everywhere: if your energy depends on fossil fuels, you aren’t a sovereign nation; you’re a hostage. N.B.: The sun doesn't send a bill and the wind doesn't charge for delivery. Forever. https://t.co/yXp8pnaOXC
Worldwide Climate Momentum: Emissions Down, Renewables Surge
Good climate news this (and last week) 1 UK: Emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low 2 EU: Countries give final approval to 2040 climate target for 90% emissions cut 3 China: More than 80% of crude steel capacity achieved...
Renewables Only Escape as Fossil Reserves Fail Fast
254 days of reserves don't mean a thing when the pressure hits on day 7. This isn’t a "market adjustment" - it’s a math-driven massacre Fossil fuel reliance is a trap door, and the floor just fell out for half the...
Renewables: Our Only Path to Energy Independence
A 93% spike isn’t a ‘trend’ - it’s a stick-up. Gas is a ransom. Carbon is a conflict mineral. Fossil fuels are war. Renewables are the only real declaration of independence. Stop being vassal states. Move decisively to cut the cord....
Price Spike Is Extortion; Only 100% Renewables Ensure Independence
A 50% price spike isn’t a 'market trend' - it’s a mugging. Gas and oil imports are a ransom. 100% Renewables are the only true declaration of independence. Stop paying the extortionists. Cut the cord.
India’s Solar Boom Set to Outpace Coal by 2028
India is smashing it: 42.5GW of new solar in 2026 ALONE. Think about that scale - it’s more than the entire installed capacity of most developed nations At this exponential rate, solar capacity is on track to CRUSH coal in India...
Portugal Powers Winter with 80% Renewables, Disproving Skeptics
Still think renewables can't power a modern economy? Portugal just hit 80.7% renewable electricity for the entire month of January. In the middle of winter 2017: 41.8% ("ceiling" skeptics said we couldn't break) 2023: 61.0% (Coal plants? GONE. Last one closed 2021) 2026:...
Global Climate Momentum: Renewables, Net‑Zero Cities, and Record Cuts
Good climate news this week 1 China: Country’s emissions have been flat or falling since March 2024 2 Brazil: Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record 3 Chile: Country’s electric system hits historical participation of 93.5% of solar and wind...
£49B Hinkley Point C vs Solar/Wind Investment Potential
The math behind the Hinkley Point C disaster is infuriating: EDF just pushed, again, the start-up to 2030 and the cost exploded from an original £18b in 2016 to £49b But how much solar or offshore wind does £49b buy in...
Ethiopia’s 2024 Petrol Ban Saves $5B, Fuels
Ethiopia didn’t ban petrol cars in 2024 to hug trees: Importing oil was bleeding them dry - costing over $5b/ year in precious foreign exchange From close to zero before the 2024 ban, EV sales now make up over 60% of...
Solar Farms Double as Thriving Biodiversity Sanctuaries
Who says clean energy and nature can’t thrive together? New @NatLabRockies research confirms what global studies are increasingly showing: utility-scale solar farms actively foster biodiversity By planting native prairie under panels, 3 sites in Minnesota have transformed into thriving sanctuaries for...
Fossil Fuels Waste Two-Thirds of Energy; Clean Tech Thrives
The remarkable inefficiency - and destructiveness - of the fossil fuel energy system: two-thirds of all primary energy inputs are wasted, and do not convert into useful energy >When petrol powers a car, three-quarters of the energy is wasted as heat...
AI Data Centers Demand Solar‑Wind Power, Not Coal
Morgan Stanley predicts a 100GW power surge in Asia from AI & data centers, by 2030 - with electricity use from data centers expected to quadruple between now and 2030, a 23% annual growth rate If governments try to feed this...
World Climate Progress Accelerates: Emissions Down, Renewables Surge
Good climate news this week 1 China: Emissions have been flat or falling for nearly 2 years 2 China: Emissions fell in 2025 3 Global: IEA says world already passed peak coal in electricity sector 4 China: In January, EVs passed 50% of China’s...