Doug Parr
@greenpeaceuk.bsky.social chief scientist, policy director
View are all my own, except those I've borrowed
- Despite being basket case of * sewage discharges * under-provision of water resources for London & surrounds * spiralling debt all funded (with no choice) by water bill payers in the region... bonuses that double salaries for senior management at Thames Water are OK. Wow www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
- Unexpected - EU companies increasingly aligned with climate action “Those vocally organising to oppose the energy transition achieve outsized importance across public debate. However, there is a larger, quieter majority that are supportive of decarbonisation” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- UK politics at the moment
- Striking how over the past 2 decades the electrification of China's economy, esp transport but also buildings, has been so much quicker than other major nations It has sharply reduced their need for import of oil and coal www.ft.com/content/f867...
- Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade factory in Hull employs more than 1,600 people Grimsby is the main port serving the world's largest offshore wind farm Does new Mayor Andrea Jenkyns back local industry & jobs or the Reform UK culture war on climate action? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reform UK's attempted assault on clean energy infrastructure will have costs for Lincolnshire = not a rich county Too often accusation is all about net-zero zealotry being expensive. Capital investment for sure. But anti-net-zero zealotry definitely has costs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
