# energy & climate (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover energy & climate. Page: Feed: --- ## [How will the Law and Justice split affect Polish politics?](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/21/how-will-the-law-and-justice-split-affect-polish-politics/) _2026-08-21 · Guest · Notes From Poland_ Aleks Szczerbiak The biggest-ever split within PiS is a serious self-inflicted wound, complicating the right’s path back to power. ## [Polish NGOs urge PM’s “right-hand man” to withdraw constitutional court candidacy](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/21/polish-ngos-urge-pms-right-hand-man-to-withdraw-constitutional-court-candidacy/) _2026-08-21 · Alicja Ptak · Notes From Poland_ They warn that Maciej Berek's political ties could undermine efforts to restore public trust in the court. ## [Poland summons Israeli ambassador over discontinued investigation into killing of Gaza aid workers](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/21/poland-summons-israeli-ambassador-over-discontinued-investigation-into-killing-of-gaza-aid-workers/) _2026-08-21 · Alicja Ptak · Notes From Poland_ Among those killed in the strikes was a Polish aid worker, Damian Soból. ## [New official tasked with promoting Poland criticised over error-strewn, potentially AI-generated report](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/21/new-official-tasked-with-promoting-poland-criticised-over-error-strewn-potentially-ai-generated-report/) _2026-08-21 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ The document mislocated major Polish cities and included bizarre language mixing Polish and English. ## [Poland tests 250 km/h train speeds for planned cuts to intercity journey times](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/20/poland-tests-250-km-h-train-speeds-for-planned-cuts-to-intercity-journey-times/) _2026-08-20 · Ben Koschalka · Notes From Poland_ Regular passenger trains are expected to reach such speeds in late 2027. ## [Polish government proposes middle-class tax cuts funded by increased rates for wealthiest](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/19/polish-government-proposes-middle-class-tax-cuts-funded-by-increased-rates-for-wealthiest/) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ The changes would lower taxes for an estimated 3.5 million people with around or slightly above average earnings. ## [Poland launches tourism campaign featuring Lewandowski, Eisenberg and Rubik](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/19/poland-launches-tourism-campaign-featuring-lewandowski-eisenberg-and-rubik/) _2026-08-19 · Olivier Sorgho · Notes From Poland_ The initiative is operating under the slogan "Poland. More than you expected". ## [Warsaw Uprising veteran and activist Wanda Traczyk-Stawska dies aged 99](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/19/warsaw-uprising-veteran-and-activist-wanda-traczyk-stawska-dies-aged-99/) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ In her later years, Traczyk-Stawska became a vocal advocate for the rights of women and disabled people. ## [Poland “99% sure” fugitive opposition politician is in pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/18/poland-99-sure-fugitive-opposition-politician-is-in-pro-russian-breakaway-region-of-moldova/) _2026-08-18 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ Marcin Romanowski's whereabouts have been unknown since he fled Hungary, where he previously held asylum. ## [FedEx-led €7.8bn takeover of Polish delivery giant InPost wins EU approval](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/18/fedex-led-e7-8bn-takeover-of-polish-delivery-giant-inpost-wins-eu-approval/) _2026-08-18 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ InPost has expanded rapidly in recent years through its pioneering use of parcel lockers. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wlw1uymUmVTU) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING - Weekend Edition - Sunday, 16 August 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-e05) _2026-08-16 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics - the week through the EDGE lens. ## [Twelve killed as Polish coach crashes in Hungary](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/16/twelve-killed-as-polish-coach-crashes-in-hungary/) _2026-08-16 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ The bus was carrying Catholic pilgrims back to Poland. ## [Europe’s biggest Virgin Mary statue – taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer – unveiled in Polish village](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/15/europes-biggest-virgin-mary-statue-taller-than-rios-christ-the-redeemer-unveiled-in-polish-village/) _2026-08-15 · Daniel Tilles · Notes From Poland_ The monument, which towers over the rural landscape at 55.6 metres tall, was funded by a wealthy local couple. ## [Polish opposition expels 40 lawmakers who formed breakaway caucus led by ex-PM Morawiecki](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/14/polish-opposition-expels-40-lawmakers-who-formed-breakaway-caucus-led-by-ex-pm-morawiecki/) _2026-08-14 · Alicja Ptak · Notes From Poland_ The decision formalises a split that began last month. ## [Poland seeks to boost investment with new tax-free personal accounts](https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/14/poland-seeks-to-boost-investment-with-new-tax-free-personal-accounts/) _2026-08-14 · Alicja Ptak · Notes From Poland_ Up to 100,000 zloty (€23,200) can be invested tax free. ## [Nationalising water – the Thames numbers don’t add up](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/publications/nationalising-water-the-thames-numbers-dont-add-up/) _2026-08-12 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ There are many reasons why nationalising Thames Water would be a bad idea. Long gone are the days when governments had the competence to run major companies. The current examples are mostly dire. Nationalisation of the railways resulted in immediately conceding to the rail unions’ pay demands and freezing prices. CalMac, Scotland’s ferry company, is \[ \] The post Nationalising water the Thames… ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING - Weekend Edition - Sunday, 9 August 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-d2a) _2026-08-09 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics - the week through the EDGE lens. ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING - Weekend Edition - Sunday, 2 August 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-1d9) _2026-08-02 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics - the week through the EDGE lens. ## [The Circuit Breaker](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-circuit-breaker) _2026-07-28 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ The new Prime Minister has chosen his metaphor. He should take it literally. ## [NESO – an accident waiting to happen](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/energy/neso-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/) _2026-07-27 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ It’s very hard to know how close the electricity system recently got to a blackout. Probably not that close, but it’s also hard to know how good NESO (the National Energy System Operator) is at forecasting future demands, and even harder to know whether a system grounded on intermittent small-scale and geographically dispersed wind turbines \[ \] The post NESO – an accident waiting to happen… ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QhNnvEM6g3eq) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING – Weekend Edition – Sunday, 26 July 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-022) _2026-07-26 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics: the week through the EDGE lens. ## [Podcast 93: Some new faces, same old problems](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/podcast-93-some-new-faces-same-old-problems/) _2026-07-22 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ Following on from the latest change of Prime Minister and announcements about his new Cabinet, what is going to change? Andy Burnham has a new ten-year plan, and is promising a fundamental revision of politics, but Britain’s deeper economic problems remain unresolved. The fact is, underneath the headlines, the country is still trying to live \[ \] The post Podcast 93: Some new faces, same old… ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING — Weekend Edition — Sunday, 19 July 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-988) _2026-07-19 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics — the week through the EDGE lens. ## [How much debt should a water company take on?](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/publications/how-much-debt-should-a-water-company-take-on/) _2026-07-13 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ Following on from OFWAT’s 55% indicative preferred gearing, signals from DEFRA are that it would like to make this a legally binding upper limit. At first glance this sounds like a good idea. It would prevent the sorts of gearing that have got Thames Water into trouble and which might yet bring others down in \[ \] The post How much debt should a water company take on? appeared first on Dieter Helm… ## [The EDGE Briefing — Weekend Edition — Sunday 12 July 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-89c) _2026-07-12 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics — the week through the EDGE lens. ## [Podcast 92: Hotter days](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/podcast-92-hotter-days/) _2026-07-08 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ Climate policy must be judged not by good intentions, but by its real-world costs, impacts and global effectiveness. Renewables alone cannot deliver cheap, secure and clean energy. The wider costs of electricity systems, storage, back-up power and networks also need to be taken into account. The UK’s choices need to be seen in the international \[ \] The post Podcast 92: Hotter days appeared first… ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING — Weekend Edition — Sunday, 5 July 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-1e6) _2026-07-05 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics — the week through the EDGE lens. ## [Podcast 91: Beyond the nationalisation slogan](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/podcast-91-beyond-the-nationalisation-slogan/) _2026-07-01 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ With the renewed political enthusiasm for nationalisation, what, in practical terms, does it mean and what would actually change? How might “Manchesterism” apply in practice? Using buses, rail, water and electricity as examples, in this podcast I argue that public ownership and public control are not the same thing, and that different sectors require different \[ \] The post Podcast 91: Beyond the… ## [THE EDGE BRIEFING — Weekend Edition — 28 June 2026](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/the-edge-briefing-weekend-edition-3ab) _2026-06-28 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ Energy, climate, finance and geopolitics — the week through the EDGE lens. ## [A Very British Problem](https://jonathanmaxwell.substack.com/p/a-very-british-problem) _2026-06-27 · Jonathan Maxwell · Jonathan Maxwell’s Substack_ We are world-class at talking about the weather. It’s time we got world-class at doing something about it. Call it Britpower. ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HTGm3CTWevlC) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [The regulated asset base – the concept, tradeable RABs, the split cost of capital, and pay-as-you-go versus pay-when-delivered](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/publications/the-regulated-asset-base-the-concept-tradeable-rabs-the-split-cost-of-capital-and-pay-as-you-go-versus-pay-when-delivered/) _2026-06-16 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ Origins and context The regulated asset base (RAB) was brought in after privatisations. When the initial prices to customers were set, they were essentially based upon what current pre-privatisation charges had been, in some cases juiced up to attract more investor interest and a higher value at privatisation. These initial prices, carried across to the \[ \] The post The regulated asset base – the… ## [Podcast 90: Why can’t we build infrastructure in this country?](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/podcast-90-why-cant-we-build-infrastructure-in-this-country/) _2026-06-15 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ Politicians have been seeking for decades to put right the infrastructure crisis in this country that is rooted not in a lack of ambition, but in deeper economic and political constraints. Building in Britain is exceptionally costly, with high energy prices, high labour costs and high financing costs making major projects difficult to deliver at \[ \] The post Podcast 90: Why can t we build… ## [Performance politics and the Thames Water scandal](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/publications/performance-politics-and-the-thames-water-scandal/) _2026-06-12 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ The water industry in England and Wales has been the subject of some awful performance politics. First, give the water company executives a good kicking. Let the public think that failures will lead to directors being locked up. Put the blame on them. Next, give OFWAT a good kicking too. Say it’s a failed regulator \[ \] The post Performance politics and the Thames Water scandal appeared first on… ## [The cost of energy and what to do about it](https://dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-climate/the-cost-of-energy-and-what-to-do-about-it/) _2026-06-03 · Cate Dominian · Dieter Helm_ 1. Where we are Ed Miliband and Boris Johnson have a lot in common when it comes to energy. Johnson asserted in a government document that the leaders of Russia and China would be looking to Britain’s energy policies so that they could learn how to emulate us.\[1\] Miliband presumably shares this view on the \[ \] The post The cost of energy and what to do about it appeared first on Dieter Helm .