Here's 6 minutes on the 'foreign agent' law that's triggered mass protests in Georgia - and on the broader questions the story raises about Georgia's relationship with Russia and its relationship with the West. bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cm…

Les mensonges permanents des écolos de EELV épisode 15389.

'Invitée sur France Info mardi 14 mai, la secrétaire nationale des Ecologistes a livré un chiffre approximatif sur les rendements agricoles du blé.'

liberation.fr/checknews/le-r…

An extremely long thread on visiting Paris by me: someone interested in cycle infrastructure and making public spaces better.

The last decade’s change is so positive and has been huge: what have they done and how have they done it?

I was curious about/skeptical about the relationship between global temperature fluctuations and subsequent global GDP evolution, as discussed in the NBER working paper by Adrien Bilal and Diego Känzig.

nber.org/papers/w32450

In particular,

“A 1°C increase in global temperature

If you think overpopulation is a problem, you are wrong.

Two centuries of rapid global population growth are coming to an end.

World population growth is a first derivative, in math terms, and peaked in 1968, going down almost continually ever since

UN projections show it

Pratiquement 20 GW d'export au pic de cette nuit et autour 18 GW ce soir, 13 gCO2/kWh, poussé par un différentiel de prix spot et 43 GW de nucléaire disponibles. Pic de PV et modulation à venir du nucléaire en plein aprem.

Prof Plimer giving a comprehensive explanation why climate changes…

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

This attack might have more impact had Conservatives not overseen a parliament of record tax rises.

By time of next election, tax revenues will be 3.9% GDP - around £100bn - higher than at last election - ⁦Institute for Fiscal Studies⁩

🇬🇧 UK Gov’t Unveils Plans To Increase #Nuclear Workforce By 50%. #nuclearenergy

Addressing skills gap vital for new build plans

nucnet.org/news/gov-t-unv…

Global population growth peaked six decades ago

Today's data insight is by Esteban Ortiz-Ospina.

You can find all of our Data Insights on their dedicated feed: ourworldindata.org/data-insights

Six first steps.

No gimmicks. No sticking plasters.

My changed Labour Party has a plan for a decade of national renewal.

Undersecretary of agriculture for the Phillipines has lodged an application for reconsideration to the court of appeals after Greenpeace convinced the court to block the cultivation of life saving golden rice.

philstar.com/headlines/2024…

From California Globe:

“There is ‘NO Climate Crisis’ says a coalition of 1,600 actual scientists” in a recent letter to the California Air Resources Board.

californiaglobe.com/articles/no-cl…

What Keir is setting out today. Love the artwork 👇🏻🌹

The world's first wooden wind turbine blades have just been installed in Germany.

Cutting down trees to create electricity.
Now that is a new idea.

Is that what the greens call progress?

Le #LyonTurin , un maillon essentiel entre l’Est et l’Ouest de l’Europe.

C’est en prenant un peu de hauteur qu’on comprend mieux les enjeux géostratégiques de cette liaison ferroviaire essentielle.

Today I'm launching my six first steps for change. Fully costed, fully funded and ready to go.

No gimmicks. No sticking plasters.

My changed Labour Party will roll up our sleeves, do the hard graft and deliver for Britain.

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

How the world has evolved over the last century in terms of:

- Child mortality
- Life expectancy
- GDP
- Women's education
- Basic water source
- Basic sanitation

[charts by Todd Jones 🦊]

The only evidence of a warmer planet is positive.

The Minoan (+4ºC) Roman (+2ºC) and Medieval (+2ºC) warm periods were all times of prosperity and progress.

Further confirmation of that fact.

dailysceptic.org/2024/05/14/afr…