@PatrickGeddis | Views my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3mkihbc6cb223This is an excellent article, one that is actually quite uplifting. I wrote about the ow Trump was changing how he did religion in his 1st term; the place it has led to is unmoored, nasty and frankly weird. It is genuinely hope inspiring to see how the weather may be changing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihbc6cb223https://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3m35hjgjnhs2nOver the past three decades, an energy system that utilises sunlight and wind power has gone from being an aspiration, to a reality, to an unstoppable economic force This shows that a net zero economy isn't just a possibility, but a positive vision for the future we must pursue [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35hjgjnhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lp5ct2yh4s2aInvestment like this is extremely welcome As well as cutting bills and accelerating net zero, it enables local communities to control their own power supply and to use this resource to invest in their neighbourhoods [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5ct2yh4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lnl23zwf7k2qToday is a really positive demonstration of how key energy security is to the UK and wider world Starmer, Von der Leyen and Miliband all stressed the importance of clean energy in a changed world, where volatile fossil fuels have threatened national security and family finances [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl23zwf7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lmm6kc23t22wThe announcement on steel is a common sense decision that allows for the state to take decisive action in a nationally significant sector, securing the steel industry in the face of rapidly changing global trading norms12 Apr 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmm6kc23t22whttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lkuywwio4c2nCovering school and hospital rooftops with publicly funded solar panels is an absolutely sensible thing to do 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuywwio4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lk4f2lvdck2oHas flown under the radar with other stories, but this is really positive Requiring energy efficiency improvements in social and private rentals will tangibly improve millions of lives Today's news means money will be there to ensure the social rented sector can deliver this [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4f2lvdck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lj3o2mcxks25High growth economies always utilise abundant energy resources The Carbon Budget published today by the Climate Change Committee shows that, with proper intervention now, the UK can produce more, use more and waste less energy, all reducing emissions [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3o2mcxks25https://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lhllwz7qlk2oThis is really good, and why devolved government is so effective This initiative has the potential to allow London government to effectively roll out home retrofit, which cuts bills, cuts emissions and creates decent, local employment [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhllwz7qlk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lhjaqigz6s2uIt's been 16 years since Gordon Brown announced plans to build out the UK's nuclear fleet Today's announcements shows that after a wasted decade and a half, we will finally start building some of the vital infrastructure we need t.co/tKdiF4Nfe0 https://t.co/tKdiF4Nfe006 Feb 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjaqigz6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lfacnojp6k2aThe Drax power station is one of the problems that has become imbedded in the British state Under the last Government, it was widely accepted that this problem needed to be solved - as we move towards Clean Power 2030 it now absolutely has to be [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfacnojp6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lckeaqgyps2qIn the times I've met him since he took on the NI brief, Hilary Benn has always struck me as a thoroughly decent man, seeking to do the right thing The Legacy Act is one of the things I was angriest about during the tory government(s) and it is genuinely brilliant it is now being repealed [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckeaqgyps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickgeddis.bsky.social/post/3lbcefpztfc2iThis is a really important report from @aldersgategroup.bsky.social Renewable UK and CPRE, setting out some of the key changes we need to see in the planning system, to enable the shift to a clean power grid https://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/publications/post/robust-strategy-improved-public-engagement-and-resourcing-needed-in-the-planning-system-to-deliver-clean-energy-mission/?origin=/19 Nov 2024 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:cs2kvfa6k7o7vwt5qwgrg6fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcefpztfc2i