Søren Have

Søren Have

@sorenhave.dk

Mobility and Infrastructure Lead at green think tank CONCITO. Living in Frederiksberg, Denmark. M.Sc. & PhD (math). Follow me if you are into climate action, transport/mobility and related areas. Here I write mostly in English, but occasionally in Danish.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

I'm going to try to do this cleanly. Today's right wing governments are networked to each other. Those networks are well-documented. You can read about them in books. Following the elections in one node of that network is good practice for understanding the U.S. node.

Dan Mauler 🎃@meelar.bsky.social

I just think Matt's wrong about this. We're at a point in our technological development where a ton of problems spill over national borders--if Flavio Bolsonaro burns down the Amazon, that will flood houses in Miami.

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Greg Shill
@gregshill.com

Recent work suggests scope for more road pricing interventions. In a forthcoming article (2nd screenshot), Jonathan Levine and I argue that before widening highways, DOTs should be required to conduct an evaluation of the costs and benefits of road pricing instead. www.nber.org/papers/w35887

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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺
@pubaffairsbruxelles.eu

[Commentary] #Climate - #EU Climate Policy to 2040: Initial steps towards more flexibility and effort sharing, by Oliver Geden, @nikibrazzola.bsky.social, Leona Tenkhoff & @sdrg.bsky.social | @swp-europe.bsky.social www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

pubaffairsbruxelles.euEU climate policy to 2040: Initial steps towards more flexibility and effort sharing - PubAffairs BruxellesBy setting a 90 per cent emissions reduction target for 2040, the European Union (EU) has taken a key step forward. This decision marks the start of a substantial realignment of its core climate polic...

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David Zipper
@davidzipper.bsky.social

Rivian's CEO predicts that the self-driving future revolves around personally owned cars— not robotaxis. Indeed, surveys show that's what most ppl want. But it would be a disaster for cities/climate b/c personally owned AVs would massively expand car use and sprawl. techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/r...

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen
@kristiansn89.bsky.social

🔄 We need system change. But how can we help change the system?🔥 Global emissions are still not declining, and current climate policies fall far short of the Paris Agreement. We clearly need profound changes to our political, economic, and social systems. 🧵👇

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Helen Czerski
@helenczerski.bsky.social

I'm SO excited about this. Our streets should be seen as public spaces, not just territory filled by and controlled by cars. I love the idea of Oxford street being a human-centred space, designed around pedestrians. It'll take a while to develop but 🎉🎉🎉 www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/...

theguardian.comHow will pedestrianisation of UK’s most famous shopping street work in practice?A stretch of London’s Oxford Street is to be vehicle-free as part of £150m government-backed scheme
Søren Have
@sorenhave.dk

Good news that constructive EU-China dialogue on climate and biodiversity can take place, despite difficult discussions also are going on regarding trade. 👏 @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu 👏https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202610/23/WS6adab6b7e4b06d4aa0564572.html

chinadaily.com.cnChina and EU pledge climate cooperationChina's Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu has reaffirmed the nation's commitment to maintaining close communication and deepening cooperation with the European Union on major issues in ...

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Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

Congratulations to my friend Lula on his electoral victory. Democracy and multilateralism have won in Brazil. Europe’s partnership with Brazil is thriving. We will remain by your side for the years to come.

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Reuters
@reuters.com

Brazil's electoral court said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in the October 25 runoff. reut.rs/4sqU0SS

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Bill McKibben
@billmckibben.bsky.social

Lula’s win is the first good news for the planet in a while! I bet it shaves a tenth of a degree off how hot our earth eventually gets, which will save millions of lives Thank you Brazil!

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Jon Worth
@jonworth.eu

So good 🎉 I’m so really looking forward to my next trip there (once the new railway line from Budapest opens)

The Associated Press@apnews.com

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

bit.lySerbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shiftThe long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.
Søren Have
@sorenhave.dk

“Since Trump likes plaques, we should give him one as EV salesman of the decade. We will look back on 2026 as the year that it became entirely clear the Internal Combustion Engine was a relic” 👌🏻

Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social

Oil is the cause, the effect, the weapon, and the vulnerability in our world’s myriad wars billmckibben.substack.com/p/are-the-pe...

billmckibben.substack.comAre the peace movement and the climate movement the same thing?The solar panel is the new peace symbol
Søren Have
@sorenhave.dk

… and yes, more deliberately beneficial policies are helpful too, as described in the below paper (see post in top of that thread for a slide summary) bsky.app/profile/sore...

Søren Have@sorenhave.dk

The Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, that had organised the EU-China exchange during which I had the pleasure of presenting the above slides, kindly asked me to expand the presentation into a policy paper. You can read it here 👇, and/or download the PDF. Also in Chinese, thanks to translation provided by HSS

concito.dkLessons from Denmark’s Rapid EV TransitionOver the last 5 years, the Danish market for new cars has seen a rapid transition from single digit percentages to EVs accounting for over 85% of new sales in August 2026. As a result, the CO2-emissio...
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@sorenhave.dk

“… and we have Greenland” 🤔

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Gas prices are “temporarily” high, says the president. That’s because Republicans are temporarily in power. Vote.

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Zack Labe
@zacklabe.com

Last month observed the largest relative warming signal in the Arctic, which is not surprising for this time of year as the sea ice reforms. The tropical (El Niño) signal is really remarkable though. [Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance).]

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Prof Sam Illingworth
@samillingworth.com

🌊 Atlantic current may bounce back In a climate model, the Atlantic overturning current weakened steadily as temperatures rose and recovered quickly when they fell. The Greenland ice sheet kept shrinking regardless. 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee5373 #AMOC #ClimateScience #Greenland 🧪

doi.orgReversible Atlantic overturning despite continued Greenland ice sheet meltThe Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is considered vulnerable to irreversible weakening or collapse under global warming and related Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) melt, yet its resilien...

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Jon Worth
@jonworth.eu

I had not really thought of it this way until a friend prompted me earlier this week, but I am basically analysing railways with a Brexit diagram in my head Connecting my previous and current work in a quick blog post 👇 jonworth.eu/analysing-rail…

jonworth.euAnalysing railways with a Brexit diagram in my headWhy do I think Heuro Train's plans to run Amsterdam - Paris in 2030 are bullshit? Because I can see no way to think they can get any trains to run by then. An important building block for a route from today to running in 2030 is missing. Why do
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@sorenhave.dk

Two bridges in Denmark. One from 1887, now mainly for cyclists. One from 1998, where cyclists aren’t allowed. Which one moves most people?

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Yonah Freemark
@yonahfreemark.com

When they say you can’t have platform screen doors because the trains have varying door locations

JRUrbaneNetwork@jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social

Shenzhen North Station's new PSDs are dual layer movable modules that adapt to different train door spacings, not unlike the one prototype installed at Kita-Umeda in Osaka and full height ones being rolled out in Shenzhen's Futian Station.

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Jaap Burger
@jaapburger.eu

According to a Swedish expert in the automotive industry, car dealers no longer wish to keep cars with internal combustion engines in stock for fear of accelerated depreciation

energyloop.seBilhandeln stänger dörren för fossilbilar: "I praktiken inköpsstopp" | Energy LoopDe stora uppköparna inom bilhandeln vill inte längre ta in bensin- och dieselbilar i lagren, av rädsla för fallande andrahandsvärden. Enligt branschkonsulten Ronnie Svensson är elbilarnas historiska v...
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@sorenhave.dk

“When feeling tryg, attention widens. The world can be met with a quiet, open curiosity” And with trust. Which is good in itself, but also highly effective in fostering collaboration to the benefit of innovation, business, regulation and democracy And yes, for sure, not all is perfect. But much is

David Roberts@volts.wtf

Oh man I have so much to say about this but for now I'll just say that, yes, you can feel this when you're there.

psyche.coWhat life in Denmark shows about the power of emotional safety | Psyche IdeasA deep sense of ease – what the Danes call ‘tryg’ – is a collective responsibility that allows individuals to flourish

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KetAnthropic JoshAI
@ketanjoshi.co

“I remember looking out at the crew who were watching the fire move in real time through satellite imagery, and they were thinking, ‘I’m about to lose my home,'” Ahmed said. “It was right there. So much of what is explored, exposed, and satirized in this film was staring us right in the face.”

indiewire.com‘Digger’ Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Riz Ahmed on How the Year’s Riskiest Movie Captures Our Demented Reality: ‘We Are Living in a Satire’'Digger' Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Riz Ahmed on Tom Cruise's transformation, keeping the film's twist a secret, and avoiding finger pointing.

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Leo Murray
@crisortunity.bsky.social

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Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Auke Hoekstra
@aukehoekstra.bsky.social

Replying to @aukehoekstra.bsky.social

Does this mean EV policies have been a waste of money because it was bound to happen anyway? Not at all!!! EV policies accelerate this development and, therefore, its massive customer and societal benefit. It will happen anyway, but we should try to make it happen faster!

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Jan Rosenow
@janrosenow.bsky.social

What most people don't know: when you fill up a petrol car most of the energy never moves it. Petrol car: 13–21% of the crude oil's energy reaches wheels. Electric car on today's UK grid: 43–45%. Electric car on wind+solar: 77–80%. That's why we don't need to replace fossil energy one for one.

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European Commission
@ec.europa.eu

The world needs the UN. And the UN needs us all. This United Nations Day, we reaffirm the importance of working together to tackle global challenges that no single nation can solve alone. We remain committed to working with the UN towards a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇳

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Simon Evans
@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

MIND-BLOWING STATS: A record two-thirds of new cars in China are now electric (NEVs*), while combustion-car sales have fallen by two-thirds since they peaked in 2017 – In 2020, ~95% of sales were combustion-engine cars – By Sep 2026, they crashed to 33% – On the flip side, NEVs hit a record 67% 🧵