Nostr notes by Akshat Rathi

I see a lot of charts everyday. Few make me go: THIS IS CRAZY. ...

2026-06-03T13:16:52Z

I see a lot of charts everyday. Few make me go: THIS IS CRAZY. https://www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-means-us-is-now-investing-more-in-fossil-fuel-power-than-china/

Reform UK won the most seats in May local elections and is ...

2026-05-20T08:51:17Z

Reform UK won the most seats in May local elections and is polling at the top across the UK. If it gets into government, it will upend decades of climate and energy policy.

On Zero, I asked deputy leader Richard Tice what evidence shapes those stances. Listen: 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/reform-s-richard-tice-on-climate-science-and-renewable-energy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTI2NTA3NiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5ODY5ODc2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURkJLS0NLSVVQUzUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.t0KXbX3w1X0_gfJCq4SR1o-DZLoUivc6nxbU9mzHxzU

"The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade ...

2026-04-14T07:52:08Z

"The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant — and China unconcerned — longer than Trump can remain solvent." 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-14/the-hormuz-blockade-is-as-much-about-china-as-iran?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjE1MzA4MCwiZXhwIjoxNzc2NzU3ODgwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREdSMDhLSUpIOFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.1961J8kSI0HaSfVF7KnZC6Mm0ziHBTft4ILW-DBmbM0

Wow "In 2025, members of four out of the 10 teams declined to ...

2026-03-12T15:02:13Z

Wow "In 2025, members of four out of the 10 teams declined to travel to the U.S. for the awards ceremony, citing wars, visa restrictions, and concerns about immigration and border policies."

Ig Nobel leaves the US https://www.science.org/content/article/after-35-years-ig-nobel-ceremony-leave-u-s

All forms of energy are not equal. Only electricity has such a ...

2025-12-15T08:25:10Z

All forms of energy are not equal. Only electricity has such a tight correlation with per-capita income.

With rich countries struggling to build enough electricity supply, an exclusive Bloomberg Economics analysis shows it's starting to affect their growth. 🎁🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-15/electricity-is-holding-back-growth-across-the-global-economy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NTc4NzAzNiwiZXhwIjoxNzY2MzkxODM2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUN0FXTENLR0NURkwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwQzg4NkY0NTI0NzY0RUE0OEY2QTk4RTk1NDc5RTI2NSJ9.q5yhQV_oAUCiITrNgAT6K4bUdrWco84WTpMgMvD--iE

Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities. What could ...

2025-12-08T08:53:57Z

Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities. What could wrong? https://www.ft.com/content/b127ee7a-5ac4-4730-a395-c9f9619615c7

Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern ...

2025-12-01T08:04:05Z

Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/asia-floods-visual-guide-flooding-extreme-weather-cyclones-monsoon

Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change ...

2025-11-29T08:25:53Z

Europe’s water reserves are drying up because of climate change https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/climate-crisis-depleting-europe-groundwater-reserves-analysis

Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s?A growing group of scientists ...

2025-03-22T14:44:03Z

Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s?A growing group of scientists think so, and are asking whether antivirals could treat the disease.

Pretty cool to see clinical trials for potential treatments is already underway. More please! https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/03/17/do-viruses-trigger-alzheimers

If you want to be reminded that we become slaves to arbitrary ...

2025-02-11T17:13:51Z

If you want to be reminded that we become slaves to arbitrary decisions of a handful of historical people, this map is a good example. https://www.german-way.com/why-is-there-230-volt-power-in-europe-and-120-volts-in-north-america/

Bloomberg Economics expects Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico ...

2025-02-02T22:46:21Z

Bloomberg Economics expects Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China would mean US GDP "would suffer a 1.2% hit and core inflation would increase by 0.7%." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-01/trump-hits-china-canada-mexico-with-tariffs-to-open-trade-war?sref=jjXJRDFv

The rise and rise of renewables, UK edition. ...

2025-01-02T11:20:17Z

The rise and rise of renewables, UK edition. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks-electricity-was-cleanest-ever-in-2024/

“The other day, someone egged my Ferrari. I felt badly about ...

2024-11-29T02:16:20Z

“The other day, someone egged my Ferrari. I felt badly about that.”

Welcome to the country that is about to reach 100% electric vehicles in new car sales.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-ev-market-norway/?srnd=homepage-asia&sref=jjXJRDFv

We're one day away from scheduled end of #COP29. The mood can ...

2024-11-21T10:02:57Z

We're one day away from scheduled end of #COP29. The mood can be summed up as "anger". New text drafts have made seemingly no one happy. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-21/cop29-summit-puts-trillion-dollar-climate-financing-on-table

Singapore's defense spending is crazy. It has more submarines ...

2024-11-04T12:46:40Z

Singapore's defense spending is crazy. It has more submarines than Malaysia and Indonesia combined. It has more operational tanks than the UK. The only SE Asia country with F-35s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddXjew1V2Q

"Ecuador is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 60 ...

2024-10-25T08:04:45Z

"Ecuador is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 60 years. The ongoing crisis has dropped water reserves to critical levels, affecting electricity generation in a country which relies on hydropower plants for 70% of its supply." 📷 CopernicusEU

A hotter world: “It takes just a little bit of warming to lead ...

2024-10-24T21:49:00Z

A hotter world: “It takes just a little bit of warming to lead to a lot more burning. We also expect that because of hotter and drier conditions, particularly in the West, we’re also seeing this increase in how fast fires are moving and growing.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-24/wildfires-are-gaining-speed-a-worrying-trend-for-the-us-west?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

This is where we are headed 3.1C if business as usual 2.6C if ...

2024-10-24T20:31:06Z

This is where we are headed

3.1C if business as usual
2.6C if countries meet their stated goals
1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-24/un-says-world-is-now-on-course-for-warming-of-up-to-3-1c?sref=jjXJRDFv

Experts: It's 2024. We have been saying for at least a decade ...

2024-10-24T13:22:37Z

Experts: It's 2024. We have been saying for at least a decade that offsets linked to renewable projects are junk.

Global companies: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-24/carbon-offsets-see-falling-demand-but-cop29-may-open-new-market?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

If done right: "A study published late last year found that ...

2024-09-06T05:24:36Z

If done right: "A study published late last year found that insect abundance had tripled over five years on test plots at two other Minnesota solar sites. The abundance of native bees grew twentyfold."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html

"Towering mounds of coal are piling up at mines, ports and ...

2024-08-21T12:02:01Z

"Towering mounds of coal are piling up at mines, ports and power plants across China. It’s an energy-transition signal that miners and traders ignore at their peril." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-08-21/china-s-huge-piles-of-coal-are-a-climate-success-story?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

Climate change is going to hit Champagne and other geographical ...

2024-08-12T10:56:38Z

Climate change is going to hit Champagne and other geographical indications for wine, which are "built on a marriage of weather, terroir and grape varieties." https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-08-11/wine-regions-in-europe-could-be-hotter-climate-s-next-victims

The world's largest water battery is now working in China. ...

2024-08-12T10:45:33Z

The world's largest water battery is now working in China. Capacity: 3.6 GW!

China's total pumped hydro capacity is 55 GW with a goal to reach 120 GW by 2030.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-12/china-s-top-utility-completes-world-s-biggest-pumped-hydro-plant?sref=jjXJRDFv

Would it help people if, like hurricanes, heat waves were given ...

2024-08-12T09:11:09Z

Would it help people if, like hurricanes, heat waves were given names? Experts are divided. What do you think?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-12/should-heat-waves-have-names-meteorologists-are-unconvinced?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

Cheap Chinese EVs are winning and there's little anyone can ...

2024-08-01T17:00:44Z

Cheap Chinese EVs are winning and there's little anyone can do to stop 'em. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/uber-partners-with-byd-on-putting-its-drivers-into-100-000-evs?sref=jjXJRDFv

While the sums spent on NZS ($215 trillion) isn't a miles ...

2024-05-21T11:33:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…pkty
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While the sums spent on NZS ($215 trillion) isn't a miles away from that spent on ETS ($181 trillion), the money does end up going in very different places.

Net zero means the fossil-fuel industry suffers a great deal. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/key-takeaways-from-bloombergnef-s-new-energy-outlook?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

This year's New Energy Outlook from BNEF is out. Predictably ...

2024-05-21T11:32:18Z

This year's New Energy Outlook from BNEF is out.

Predictably the path to net zero is getting harder, but it's still possible and the cost will be only 19% more than what BNEF expects the world spending on the transition anyway. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/key-takeaways-from-bloombergnef-s-new-energy-outlook?srnd=undefined&sref=jjXJRDFv

2020: Microsoft sets goal to be carbon negative by end of the ...

2024-05-15T16:11:15Z

2020: Microsoft sets goal to be carbon negative by end of the decade.

2023: Microsoft's emissions are 30% higher than in 2020.

Main cause? The relentless push to meet AI demand, which requires new data centers built out of carbon-intensive steel, cement, chips.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/microsoft-s-ai-investment-imperils-climate-goal-as-emissions-jump-30