Climate columnist at @opinion.bloomberg.com. Migrant from London to Warrane/Sydney. These are my views. If you don't like them, well, I have others.
Guyana finds itself rich in oil resources in a world that wants a share of the bounty
Guyana Is Feeling the Crushing Weight of Its Oil BoomThe government risks overpromising and underdelivering to its people while global interests eye its bounty of resources.bloom.bg
"The images of holiday homes’ swimming-pool water being drained to use on the encroaching flames should dispel the notion that developed countries are immune" Gift link to @lararhiannon.bsky.social 's column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
France and Spain Wildfires Are the New RealityThe normally idyllic landscapes of rural France and Spain now look closer to hell. Multiple aggressive wildfires have been sweeping through regions of both countries for weeks, filling the skies with ...www.bloomberg.comMost clothes are made from oil, leaving cheap fast fashion exposed to the Iran war. @davidfickling.bsky.social explains why recycled fibers could offer protection 🎥
Right now, Elon Musk’s dominance of orbital spaceflight is unquestioned. But he should watch out for China catching up, @davidfickling.bsky.social says 🎥
NEW: Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate KEY FACT: Many European cities, on the world's fastest-warming continent, never needed AC in the past For some strange reason – I can't imagine why – many commentators prefer to ignore this
In today's story about the ongoing Iran war, oil and gas analysts write: "If China's car industry were handing out a salesman of the year award for 2026 President Trump would be a leading contender." They're talking about Chinese EVs, folks. IEA projects oil demand to fall this year🛢️ More here ⬇️
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energyThe new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar and batteries, experts say.www.npr.orgShow this chart to anybody who tries to tell you clean energy needs government subsidies. Nobody mops up your tax dollars quite like that poor, suffering fossil fuel industry ($1.3 trillion in profits since 2021) Gift link to @davidfickling.bsky.social's column: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Who’s Really Keeping Fossil Fuels Alive? TaxpayersTo judge by the way many people discuss the energy transition, we’re engaged in a fight between green idealogues in government and academia on the one hand, and a more realistic private sector that re...www.bloomberg.comRob CarlsonBy @davidfickling.bsky.social "If you combine the value of public investment and public subsidies, about 59% of all money spent on the fossil fuel system came from taxpayers in 2015. By 2025, that had climbed to 68% and spiked as high as 78% in 2022." Good chart. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
On the race to mine tungsten — and the specter of global warfare: youtube.com/shorts/gxLMj...
This metal can help predict warsYouTube video by Bloomberg Opinionyoutube.comThe Trumps are trying to mix federal $ and a company they invest in to give a boost to a tungsten mine in Kazakhstan. Because everybody is scrambling for tungsten and the opening of this mine may explain why: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
This Mine Predicts Major Wars. It’s Opening AgainThe fortunes of a remote tungsten pit have risen and fallen through more than a century of conflicts. The critical mineral could now be a deterrent.www.bloomberg.com
Correct your priors: Private money is going after clean energy, governments are using public money to prop up fossil fuels "About 59% of all money spent on the fossil fuel system came from taxpayers in 2015. By 2025, that climbed to 68% and spiked at 78% in 2022." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Who’s Really Keeping Fossil Fuels Alive? TaxpayersTo judge by the way many people discuss the energy transition, we’re engaged in a fight between green idealogues in government and academia on the one hand, and a more realistic private sector that re...www.bloomberg.com