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cbraun.bsky.social
Climate policy researcher & data scientist. Always learning about urban design, data vis, and plant care. He/him.
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IRA policies supported 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 8 million US homes.

A belated photo from an after-work protest last week. Rallies and protests aren't sufficient, but they are necessary! A woman leaned out of her car window to shout to me that she didn't believe anyone cared until she saw this 300-person crowd. This is how we build capacity to force a change.

Climate Change is a kitchen table issue 🫒

Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling

As Trump's inauguration approaches, here's an important new report from Climate Cabinet on all the many ways that states can keep climate progress going. cdn.sanity.io/files/6quqio...

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And it's getting worse: Liberty Mutual (CA's fourth-largest home insurer) plans to exit the condo/rental insurance markets in 2026.

Why did Republicans win every statewide race in PA, yet Dems still held the State House? Statewide trends were driven mainly by urban areas while control of the State House is mainly decided by a handful of suburban districts – districts that came out more for their Dem. reps.

Despite shifting 1% to the right, NC, GA, and MI saw more dems come out in 2020 overall