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Each year, Michael Cembalest at JPM publishes a fantastic, unbiased summary of the state of energy and climate. I find his data invaluable for staying grounded in the facts. Here are 20 slides that stood out to me. His data, my commentary. Link to the report at the end. 1/x

21 House Republicans just wrote a letter urging continued IRA energy credits. Most have solar/wind projects or clean tech factories in district, or are in swing districts. THREAD🧵 Arizona 6th - Juan Ciscomani - Many solar projects. Battery factories in Tucson. Swing district.

It’s official: 2024 was the warmest globally since records began 175 yrs ago, says UN agency. The last ten years have been the hottest ten on record. The first time a calendar year has exceeded 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial averages (+1.5•C) wmo.int/media/news/wmo…

Another nail in the Nordhaus DICE coffin that for decades has erroneously downplayed economic impacts of global warming - New study shows average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, in line with recent Kotz et al paper (19% income loss 2050) theguardian.com/environment/20…

The fate of the clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act face a pivotal point next month. In early May, the House Ways and Means committee is set to release a version of the federal budget - with or without the tax credits. cclusa.org/ira-defense

This article from last year controversially claimed "the opportunity to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 °C by emission reductions alone HAS NOW PASSED and at current emission rates, the 2 °C threshold for GMSTs will be reached BY THE LATE 2020s"... Quick thread...

Admittedly one of the hardest things to wrap one's head around in Climateland™️ is the relationship between CO2 emissions and concentrations over time. Here's an example of how CO2 EMISSIONS scenarios translate into CONCENTRATION and then GLOBAL TEMPERATURE outcomes:

If you want to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet, less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat.

Woah, rare to see this kind of language in a review article 👀 “We show that +1.5 °C is far too high and that current climate conditions…could trigger rapid ice sheet retreat and high rates of Sea Level Rise... that would stretch the limits of adaptation” and could have

What a scoop from the Post. The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act would force the USPS to sell off its 7,200 EV delivery vehicles and *rip up post office facilities/lots* to uninstall their chargers. The chargers have no real market value so it’s just incinerating public dollars.

ICE agents caught on camera—brutally beating local gardener during arrest in Santa Ana. Multiple reports of ICE raids "swarming" landscaping crews. Even leaving lawnmowers running after grabbing men right off front lawns in the greater Los Angeles area. Mayor Valerie Amezcua

This week China achieved an historic milestone when it became the first country to build 1 TW of solar capacity. While Congress debates rolling back America's best energy policies, China continues to build. 🧵

Great piece in today's NYTimes on the recent acceleration of global warming (and its impacts), featuring comments from Kate Marvel, Daniel Swain, Cecilia Bitz, and me: nytimes.com/2025/06/26/cli…

The rate of global warming is accelerating.

Hard to believe this is happening with very little reaction. The public have near to no idea what this means and very few journalists seem to be paying attention. Politicians are as thick as the rest of the public. I wish I could be in denial too. nytimes.com/2025/06/26/cli…

Congress today held a hearing on whether to force states to sell pork from crated pigs. This is a wildly unpopular policy that Congress is likely about to enact via the Farm Bill. Today's hearing showed how Big Ag lobbyists get DC politicians to do their bidding. A 🧵...

The US produces power from 6 sources. There's essentially no new build of nuke, coal, or hydro. Thus gas, wind, and solar must collectively meet all load growth this decade. But with tight supply chains, limited pipe and power lines, and intermittency, we can't rely on any single

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Official data is in today, and America set a new record-high for solar power in July, with generation up 30% compared to last year!