LeonTreatsky [they/them]

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/

Coal emissions, and coal as a proportion of total power generation is going down, not up, because these newly commissioned coal plants are replacements for older, dirtier plants that no longer meet China’s pollution regulations.

China is adding an absolutely ludicrous amount of green energy to their grid per year.

Isn’t this the same EU that couldn’t help but openly gloat about how the Minsk 2 peace negotiations with Russia were just perfidy to gain time to prepare for war, rather than an actual attempt at peace? Possibly some other EU…

Chinese coal power generation plateaued about 3 years ago. Existing plants were also heavily refitted to reduce particulate pollution.

Sometimes it almost seems like western liberals are so acclimatised to stagnation that they can’t grasp the concept of change.

Something possibly happening.

BBC is reporting Trump announced an intention to begin escorting trapped ships/sailors out of the straits this morning for “humanitarian reasons”, calling it “Project Freedom”. BBC also reporting that the Iranians radioed them to turn back.

Fars is now reporting that the IRGC fired two missiles at a US warship. Reuters is reporting that Fars has reported it - BBC asking CENTCOM for comment and so on.

Either way it seems like both sides are rhetorically playing chicken daring each other to make the first move this morning.

Let us pray that the illness is brief.

Does this new version also rely on the pilots physical strength and mechanical linkages to fight supersonic aero forces? There’s a reason others haven’t tried to build a supersonic plane with steering technology reminiscent of the first 20 years of flight, even if it saves a little weight.

Does it also still have the manually operated self destruct feathering button that must be pressed at exactly the right time to prevent the craft being torn apart - but - if pressed at the wrong time will actually completely fucking annihilate spacecraft and kill the test pilots again?

If they put this Icarusgate contraption into actual operation it’s just going to be an elaborate way place polymarket bets on dead billionaires.

If this means the Americans are going to stop hunting for TEL’s, it would be safe to up the fire rate on Israel. After all, this fake ceasefire doesn’t include them.

Fires aboard ships are horrific because if things aren’t ventilated the smoke becomes so thick you’d swear it was liquid. The moment you ventilate you can create a rocket furnace that is determined to spread and is hot enough to melt the hull.

These aircraft do not have ejection or parachutes.

Some of you may die, but that is a risk I’m willing to take.

Even in the Falklands War the British didn’t have enough time for proper minesweeping so they just ordered one of the escorts to go back and forth a few times to see if they explode before the troop ships arrived.

US putting gulf state desalination plants on the menu.

Forbidden soup.

Given that they need planning permission from Scottish Water? Sewer.

Good luck to Iran. I hope they can establish deterrence this time.

How long until the Gerald R Ford arrives? I’m assuming that will constitute the maximum force they can concentrate in terms of SEAD.

Using existing laws, the UK could declare the IDF a terrorist organisation and strip citizenship from those who were conscripted.

“But it’s a military-” so? We just declared the Iranian military a terrorist organisation.

He was in office for days and had nothing to do, really, with Mandelson being picked. This is purely because he has been dragging his feet on the governments plan to fire 30% of the heavily unionised civil service.

Palestinian Action can’t stop winning.