I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board.
The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group.
ghgpolicy.org/s/2026-06-08...
May 2026 had the second-worst May drought conditions in contiguous U.S. history, with a Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) of -6.93. The only worse May: the Dust Bowl year of 1934 (a PDSI of -7.03). Three of the top-10 months for worst U.S. drought since 1895 have been in 2026:
I was just forced to resign from my job at NASA JPL!! Here's my latest Substack post about it... please subscribe to me over there, It's the main place I communicate from
climatehuman.substack.com/p/i-was-just...
This administration would love for science to just go away
The world is slowing down its appetite for fossil fuels. The result is showing up in the atmosphere. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/plateauing...
New York's new transmission line gives a huge boost to its supply of clean power. But demand is rising so fast that the state still needs much more.
A while back an amazing battery announcement caught the attention of many people outside the clean tech, new energy, EV bubble.
Donut labs, a startup in Finland had cracked the code and built truly incredible solid state batteries.
I'm proud to say I was skeptical.
electrek.co/2026/06/08/d...
This Iran War is to Asia what the Ukraine war was to Europe.
An acceleration of clean energy sovereignty is underway.
World continues to buy record amounts of Chinese solar panels, batteries, EVs
Pleasure to be in Bloomberg @akshatrathi.bsky.social . Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Enormous unanticipated benefits to #Auspol and households from @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social‘s highly successful home battery program + policy of free electricity during solar peak (11am-2pm).
My own post-battery ⚡️ bill has gone to zero, incl charging a new EV!👍💚⚡️😎
Akshat Rathi
Bloomberg News
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A detailed investigation confirms Donut Lab's 'solid-state' battery is actually a lithium-ion cell, with over 20 experts and electrochemical data proving the claims were false.
Might innovative firms take the radical action needed to tackle the ecological crisis, bucking the trend of destructive capitalism?
At #LSEFestival next week, join @akshatrathi.bsky.social, @abbyinnes.bsky.social, Fred Basso, Julie Calkins & Anuradha Chugh to discuss (with a free 🍷after)
The Champlain Hudson Power Express carries abundant hydropower from Quebec to Queens. It only goes partway toward meeting the state’s fast-rising electricity demand.
Australia's huge and growing fleet of home batteries are delivering "enormous benefits" to grid, even without being connected to VPPs, AEMO chief says.
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