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"Transmission lines are the unappreciated linchpin of the clean-energy transition, arguably as essential as solar panels in cutting emissions and as important as seawalls in keeping people safe."

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Fun fact (which blew my mind): CO2 emissions from China's iron & steel sector are nearly twice as large as emissions from the country's entire transportation sector! And cement production in China is also roughly equal to transportation emissions. Industrial decarbonization is the next frontier...🔌💡

submitted 8 days ago • 15 comments

Global investments in clean energy are nearing $2 trillion annually, nearly double the spending on new fossil fuel projects, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). “This capital flow underscores an irreversible shift towards sustainable energy solutions,” www.forbes.com/sites...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

Splish splash! My local Cooper's hawk looks pretty awkward while taking a bath - definite duck vibes there. #birds

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NEW: Global EV sales grew 18% year-on-year in Jan 2025 Was this due to the "devastating collapse" of 21% growth in Europe? The "stalling" 12% growth in China? Maybe the "plunging" 22% rise in US/Canada? Or "faltering" 50% rest-of-world growth…? Data: Rho Motion 🤷‍♂️

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

I start many of my Roads2Removal talks with the long form of this video. &sometimes mention that I just took my eldest to college. It helps to focus a group’s attention on what matters. @rogeraines.bsky.social

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While we are in the formative phase for any technology, it is vital to try it out. Government dollars at that point are very high leverage - they get new ideas on the table. Carrots win early on. Once we know what works and what we like, regulation becomes much more realistic. Sticks later.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

This post highlights that it is not the change in average conditions - like temperature - but the increase in overlapping bad conditions that causes disasters. In statistics-speak, it is the long tails that matter, not the norm.

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Unfortunately the supposed Churchill quote, "Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted" appears to be apocryphal, and perhaps started with Abba Eban referring to nations in general. Darn. quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/e...

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Call your Reps: Two Senators & a Congressperson. Doesn't matter what party they are in. Put their number in your phone. Seriously you can do it every day. "I'm from [zip code] and I don't want this." Waiting in line for a coffee? Call. About to reply to a post? Call. www.congress.gov/contact-us

submitted 29 days ago • 17 comments

We’re hiring! C180 is looking for a Director of Ocean Policy to captain strategies for ocean carbon removal ⚓️ and a Director of Land Policy to shepherd our federal agricultural and forestry work 🐑🌱 Apply here: carbon180.org/careers

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

The US shows how #CarbonRemoval is done - a pathway to 1GT/year by 2050. The DOE has just published a 111-page draft report that provides a great basis for a federal #CDR strategy. An impressive start and an excellent example for other governments. www.energy.gov/fecm/does-ca...

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Heat pumps outsold furnaces again in 2024 in the US, and with the largest margin to date. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea... #electrifyeverythingwecan 🔌💡

submitted 33 days ago • 12 comments

China couldnt compete w/the West in producing internal combustion vehicles, so it made a huge bet c. 2009: invest in EVs & help Chinese automakers leapfrog incumbents from the West. That gamble has clearly paid off with declining oil imports & expanding auto exports www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/c... 🔌🚗 🔌💡

submitted 34 days ago • 18 comments

What is the value of biomass 🥬 in future energy systems 🔌💡💨😎? TL;DR: it's more important to provide renewable carbon than energy, thus saving on expensive direct air capture Featuring PyPSA-Eur with biomass extensions and some fun near-optimal analysis!

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I'm beginning a series of posts to help build climate muscle memory. I will focus on the things we have tried to reduce climate impacts. Technology (my forte), communication, policy, education, and above all, pragmatism, will get my attention. Find me on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rogerain...

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I'm beginning a series of posts to help build climate muscle memory. I will focus on the things we have tried to reduce climate impacts. Technology (my forte), communication, policy, education, and above all, pragmatism, will get my attention. Find me on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/rogerain...

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The DOE has released for comment the Interagency Carbon Dioxide Removal Task Force report for Congress. Comments due April 1. This document addresses the importance of timing - when do we need CDR, how much will we need, and how can the many kinds of CDR contribute. www.energy.gov/fecm/does-ca...

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The brilliant @leahstokes.bsky.social : "What I've started to think about is not how can I make my impact as small as possible...like a carbon footprint trying to shrink, but actually how can I make my impact as big as possible" static1.squarespace.com/static/5f7d4... cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...

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The DOE has released for comment the Interagency Carbon Dioxide Removal Task Force report for Congress. Comments due April 1. This document addresses the importance of timing - when do we need CDR, how much will we need, and how can the many kinds of CDR contribute. www.energy.gov/fecm/does-ca...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Great reporting by @emilypont.bsky.social on the "zero zone" -- and the accompanying demo video by CAL FIRE is something to watch 👀 heatmap.news/climate/los-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvw...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

It takes Canadian Super Scooper water bombers 12 seconds to fill their tanks! Amazing and efficient! 🇨🇦🤙🏻

submitted 43 days ago • 33 comments

physics of climate impacts 101: - Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves) - Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall) - Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk) - Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms) - Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)

submitted 43 days ago • 309 comments

I am interested in protecting the things about our future that we cannot put a monetize. Biodiversity, for instance. Doug shows that protecting native species protects caterpillars that require those species, and the birds that feed those caterpillars to their young. youtu.be/ft7tWw470sY?...

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Biodiversity is an important goal of climate action. This terrific talk from Doug Tallamy at U Delaware discusses the core reasons we should encourage native plants as the foundation- especially for the birds we love in California. Talk starts at 2:00. #birds youtu.be/ft7tWw470sY?...

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

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NEW: Animation showing how the LA fires have spread over the past 7 days. Near hurricane-force winds are expected later today which firefighters fear could fan the devastating wildfires. Read @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social and Myles McCormick's report www.ft.com/content/1304... #dataviz

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

Hi everyone. We are in the middle of a misinformation war. During these times it is critical to learn to identify and deal with fake news. @profsanderlinden.bsky.social is someone you should definitely be following. Look at the attached profile and his book. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/fool...

submitted 48 days ago • 22 comments

There's more clean energy generation capacity in the interconnection queue than TOTAL installed electricity capacity from all sources in the U.S., as of 2023

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Excellent new DOE Carbon Negative Earthshot report on "Technological Innovation Opportunities for CO2 Removal" www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Emily Grubert (@gruberte.bsky.social), Wilson Ricks (@wilsonar.bsky.social), and I wrote a short piece on the role of methane offsets in the final § 45V hydrogen production tax credit rules. tl;dr safeguards in the new rules will avoid the worst-case outcomes, but offsetting remains open for new H2

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