"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
folks does anyone know of recent evidence on the use of AI in grad admissions and whether or not the GRE is more predictive of quality as a result?
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Pakistan: solar just overtook coal as the largest single source of electricity.
21% of power from solar in 2025. Up from 2% in 2019.
Coal peaked at 20% in 2020.
Want to read more about one of the fastest solar transitions anywhere in the world?
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Trying to stave off existential dread amid ~all this~? Try taking a shelter dog out for an adventure day! Low commitment, low cost, high fun!
P.S. looking for a companion dog in the Chicago area? adopt Wendell, this beautiful puppy from chicagocaninerescue.org !
Call for proposals for papers and panels for the 2027 ISA conference in Atlanta. APCG has an opportunity to put together a few Africa-focused IR panels. The deadline is soon: Friday May 22nd! So get those panels and papers submitted to the emails in the link.
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Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
I'm hiring for In Development's first not-me hire.
Help shape the future of development journalism; edit pieces that do serious cost-effectiveness analysis AND have jokes.
Up to $90k USD, fully remote worldwide.
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David Roberts
📢 Come and work with us at Politics in Liverpool 📢
TWO permanent T&R lectureships in Politics/IR (tinyurl.com/4zmcmy6a) and FIVE 3-year T&S lectureships in Politics/IR (tinyurl.com/3nse3a48). Please circulate.
The Energy Institute at Haas is hiring an Office Manager.
If interested, go to this Berkeley jobs page. External to UC and Internal applicants have separate links. Please search for job number “86265”.
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