Many argue climate wins like EU CBAM and IRA break the int'l trade system. My Center on Global Energy Policy colleagues & I offer a nuanced take: The climate crisis exposes its limits. In a World Bank paper, we suggest making it compatible with the energy transition. thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/2dc5e13…

Tariffs on 🇨🇳 EVs will save 🇺🇸 manufacturing or slow climate goals depending who you ask. My Center on Global Energy Policy colleagues & I argue in FORTUNE it depends on next steps. Tariffs alone won't boost 🇺🇸 EVs; we need industry action & phaseout schedule. fortune.com/2024/05/23/bid…

This article by Robinson Meyer does a great job untangling what is a particularly confusing moment for American climate policy. Highly recommend. heatmap.news/politics/biden…

Gutting reporting by Rebecca Hersher and something I wish more climate journalism would do. Kudos to NPR for sharing this. npr.org/2024/05/28/123…

This graphic is... not ideal

Biiiig report out today from CATF, RAP, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Berkeley Lab, and Consensus Building Institute. It catalogues state renewable energy siting policies and permitting authorities across the U.S. + Puerto Rico. Check out the interactive map: energy.gov/eere/siting-la…

Weirdly, San Francisco is an 'energy community' and Odessa, TX is not. In my first byline for Heatmap News, I dug into the surprising results of an energy justice provision in the IRA. heatmap.news/climate/energy…

Biden's list of energy communities doesn't line up with reality. The issue? Poor definitions. Daniel Propp questions if clean energy incentives are actually reaching the communities that need it the most. Read more: heatmap.news/climate/energy…

New article! I spoke with Alexandra Klass about a forthcoming paper she wrote with Hannah Wiseman. It explores an interesting idea: directing renewable energy projects to brownfield sites. Check in out Heatmap News heatmap.news/climate/clean-…

"Klass and Wiseman propose a set of policy changes that could, they hope, spur a renewable energy renaissance on marginal lands." Daniel Propp on a new paper in Minnesota Law Review that proposes building renewable energy on contaminated land: heatmap.news/climate/clean-…

Guess who’s guest writing the ⁦Heatmap News⁩ AM briefing this week! heatmap.news/climate/califo…

Inside today's climate briefing: ❓ European clean energy companies weigh their futures in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election 🔋 Nuclear fusion company concludes giant funding round 🔥 Gas flaring in Azerbaijan hits a decadal high heatmap.news/economy/europe…

A new paper finds that methane emissions are growing at an alarming rate. Read more in this morning’s climate briefing: heatmap.news/climate/heat-p…

A professional update: On Monday, I'll be joining the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR), where I'll be supporting the global shift to secure, low-carbon energy. I can't wait to get started!

🔴 Applications are now LIVE for the 2025 David Leuschen Global Energy Fellows program! The program is an opportunity for energy and climate-focused graduate students at Columbia University to launch their careers.

Absolutely losing it right now. There's an iconic scene in Shrek 2 where Fairy Godmother sings 'Holding out for a Hero.' She starts by telling the pianist, "Put it in C minor," and then he... PROCEEDS TO PLAY THE ENTIRE SONG IN G MINOR?!? How did we let them get away with this??

Pupdate: she got adopted! Thank you to everyone who shared this.

I wrote about what it’s like when the world’s foremost source of weather and climate data went offline during Hurricanes Helene and Milton, exactly when it was needed most carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/there…