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Jim McClelland

@SustMeme

Sustainable Futurist: Sustainability Magazine Editor, Journalist, Speaker & Host — Climate, Energy, Built Environment, Circular Economy, Business & Finance.

 United Kingdom
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Joined May 2009
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News: Clean power pioneers debut fast and flexible mobile hydrogen unit for off-grid use in place of the traditional dirty diesel generator – full story on HPU launch by @geo_pura and Ballard, manufactured by @Siemens_Energy – now on @SustMeme Magazine: tinyurl.com/ydv758bs
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Climate change should formally be declared a global health emergency, experts have warned after they found that impacts on human health are outpacing the action countries are taking rte.ie/news/2026/1028/159703…
Call to declare climate change 'global health emergency'

Call to declare climate change 'global health emergency'

Climate change should formally be declared a global health emergency, experts have warned after they found that impacts on human health are outpacing the action countries are taking.

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Small builders will be able to access state financing for the purchase of land under new laws expanding the role of HBFI businesspost.ie/politics/sta…
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Jan Rosenow@janrosenowOct 27
NEW: Hormuz reminded fuel importers that buying energy cargo by cargo means importing every price shock. In TIME, María Mendiluce and I argue the response will decide who becomes the electrostates of the next decade. time.com/article/2026/10/27/…
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@CmmonwealthOct 26
On energy, Britain is an outlier. Virtually none of our neighbours have taken the privatisation experiment as far as us. Many are now reversing course. @chrismwhayes explains how recent developments show just how anomalous our energy strategy has become. common-wealth.org/publicatio…
Very British Problems

Very British Problems

On the anomalousness of British energy strategy.

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Jan Rosenow@janrosenowOct 26
Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. bbc.co.uk/future/article/202…
'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear

'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclear

After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.

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Jim McClelland@SustMemeOct 23
Event News: @SustMeme Magazine is delighted to be an official Media Partner for the 6th Annual Climate Week Europe 2027 to be held in Rome, Italy, on October 20–21, 2027 - see full Events & Diary listing for further details here: sustmeme.com/events-diary/ #GetTheSustyStoryStraight
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Jim McClelland@SustMemeOct 22
Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🌍 Stop wild harvesting to #extinction; ⚡ #Electric ferry maker flying; ✅ #Sustainability bounces back; 🏡 Healthy Blue Zones #housing; 🏖️ Could you become a #digital nomad? Read in full: tinyurl.com/2jhjerdn #GetTheSustyStoryStraight
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Event News: @SustMeme Magazine is delighted to be an official Media Partner for the 6th Annual Climate Week Europe 2027 to be held in Rome, Italy, on October 20–21, 2027 - see full Events & Diary listing for further details here: sustmeme.com/events-diary/ #GetTheSustyStoryStraight
Promotional advert for Climate Week in Rome, Italy, 20-21 October 2027; illustration shows Colosseum on right, framed with greenery; outline image of Planet Earth above in green in blue.

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Climate-related disasters are on the rise in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. So is the will to act together. 🌍 At our Regional Dialogue in Georgia 🇬🇪, 13 countries and 150 participants planned how to increase #climateaction cooperation. Full story 👉 gcf.co/4yrWbqo
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Peter Gardner@PeterDGardnerOct 22
We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how theconversation.com/we-must-… via @ConversationEDU
We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how

We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how

One Australian city has formed a taskforce to better protect its residents from sweltering temperatures.

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Latest issue of @SustMeme Magazine: 🌍 Stop wild harvesting to #extinction; ⚡ #Electric ferry maker flying; ✅ #Sustainability bounces back; 🏡 Healthy Blue Zones #housing; 🏖️ Could you become a #digital nomad? Read in full: tinyurl.com/2jhjerdn #GetTheSustyStoryStraight
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News: With wild plants being harvested to extinction, new framework helps sourcing and supply chains be more sustainable – story on WHIP initiative, launched by @TRAFFIC_WLTrade + @biodiversify, up on @SustMeme Biodiversity & Conservation Channel: tinyurl.com/3777wtaa @UKBCFs
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Sydney EV 🔋☀️@sydney_evOct 21
after 1600km, a solar and battery powered refrigerated trailer was still 67% charge! No more diesel burning generators to keep truck trailer refrigerated! thedriven.io/2026/10/21/tran…
Transport giant buys Australia’s first solar-powered battery-electric refrigeration unit after...

Transport giant buys Australia’s first solar-powered battery-electric refrigeration unit after...

Freight transport giant says it was so impressed by trial of battery-electric refrigeration unit that it has already bought one, the first in Australia.

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News: With wild plants being harvested to extinction, new framework helps sourcing and supply chains be more sustainable – story on WHIP initiative, launched by @TRAFFIC_WLTrade + @biodiversify, up on @SustMeme Biodiversity & Conservation Channel: tinyurl.com/3777wtaa @UKBCFs
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@ECOWARRIORSSOct 19
💔Albania Bulldozers destroy last untouched Delta in Mediterranean IN VJOSA-NARTA Home to hundreds of bird species, endangered wildlife, migratory birds, sea turtles, and critically endangered Mediterranean monk sea so Ivanka Trump can build 12,000 villas instagram.com/p/DYM44LqDFuo/…
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“Filipinos now see that they don’t necessarily have to be at the mercy of the global energy market.” Many others know. Solar helps people with failed utility grids or who have no electricity at all. People themselves build solar around the world! aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/1…
Solar power booms in Philippines as war on Iran spikes energy costs

Solar power booms in Philippines as war on Iran spikes energy costs

With Southeast Asia's largest electricity bills rising even higher, Filipinos invest in rooftop panels.

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Geoffrey Lean@GeoffreyLeanOct 16
A typical data centre sucks up 300,000 gallons of water a day, enough to supply 1000 high-using US households, research concludes. The people of this Indonesian island say that, as a result, they have had not a single drop of tap water in 3 months. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj6…
The island where locals say data centres are taking their water

The island where locals say data centres are taking their water

"Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months," a local tells the BBC.

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Geoffrey Lean@GeoffreyLeanOct 18
What are @andyburnham priorities? Important @fionaharvey piece shows Government’s Warm Homes programme, which he is planning to cut, would provide far more jobs and cut bills very much more than North Sea drilling he seems about to approve. theguardian.com/environment/…
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds

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@dorfman_pOct 18
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield theguardian.com/environment/…
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds

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