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Energy and environment for @StateDept. Sometimes I write about climate. No longer active on this platform.

Washington, DC
Joined August 2017
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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/ther…
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🔴 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 to launch their careers.

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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-pr…
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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/europea…
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"Klass and Wiseman propose a set of policy changes that could, they hope, spur a renewable energy renaissance on marginal lands." @danieljpropp on a new paper in @MinnesotaLawRev that proposes building renewable energy on contaminated land: heatmap.news/climate/clean-e…
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Biden's list of energy communities doesn't line up with reality. The issue? Poor definitions. @danieljpropp questions if clean energy incentives are actually reaching the communities that need it the most. Read more: heatmap.news/climate/energy-…
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Biiiig report out today from CATF, @RegAssistProj, @eeregov, @BerkeleyLab, 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-large…
A new report and interactive tool from CATF and @RegAssistProj, with support from @eeregov, @BerkeleyLab, and Consensus Building Institute, catalogues state renewable energy siting policies and permitting authorities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. catf.us/resource/laws-in-ord…
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Tariffs on 🇨🇳 EVs will save 🇺🇸 manufacturing or slow climate goals depending who you ask. My @ColumbiaUEnergy colleagues & I argue in @FortuneMagazine it depends on next steps. Tariffs alone won't boost 🇺🇸 EVs; we need industry action & phaseout schedule. fortune.com/2024/05/23/biden…
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Many argue climate wins like EU CBAM and IRA break the int'l trade system. My @ColumbiaUEnergy colleagues & I offer a nuanced take: The climate crisis exposes its limits. In a @WorldBank paper, we suggest making it compatible with the energy transition. thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc…
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Proud of this new @wellcometrust report on detection and attribution! Check out our work below 👇
Last year, @wellcometrust asked a group of experts to write a new report on the emerging state of the art for the formal methods that climate scientists use to measure the human health impacts of human-caused climate change. That report is out now 👇 wellcomeopenresearch.org/doc…
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Read this over the weekend, eye-opening look at a big obstacle to the ideal of "clean repowering" of coal plants (CC @RockyMtnInst @katie_siegner)
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How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redeveloped insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
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Released alongside power plant CO2 regulations, EPA's updated coal ash rules may have gone unnoticed by most. But the new regulations will accelerate cleanup of the toxic waste stored near coal power plants all around the country. More details here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
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InsideClimate News: New EPA Rule Could Accelerate Cleanup of Coal Ash Dumps insideclimatenews.org/news/2…
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An emerging technology promises a way around the obstacles besetting the U.S. lithium industry. The question is — can it scale? From contributor @danieljpropp: latitudemedia.com/news/can-d…
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INTERNSHIP with @SPGlobal in their Energy Consulting Practice. An ideal candidate is a graduate student in their penultimate year of study with a strong interest in and familiarity with the energy sector. spgi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/S…
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🚨 Applications are now open for our 2024 #EnergyJournalismFellows program! We're looking for energy/environment journalists eager to learn more about their beat from some of the world's leading experts. Sound like you? Apply now ⬇️ bit.ly/EnergyJournalismFello…

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Daniel Propp retweeted
Journo friends! Applications are now open for @ColumbiaUEnergy's journalism program led by the brilliant @bill_loveless. The program is FREE and an opportunity to learn from leading climate & energy experts. If you have any questions, my DMs are open!! energypolicy.columbia.edu/en…
🚨 Applications are now open for our 2024 #EnergyJournalismFellows program! We're looking for energy/environment journalists eager to learn more about their beat from some of the world's leading experts. Sound like you? Apply now ⬇️ bit.ly/EnergyJournalismFello…

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🔦 Spotlight on CGEP 2023 Global Energy Fellow @MostafaBushehri 👇 In an op-ed for @ForeignPolicy, he argues that energy politics between top oil exporters Saudi Arabia and the UAE has further intensified a competition for foreign investment. foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/25…
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