From the Trump administration’s forcible removal of Maduro to the US pulling out of the UNFCCC, it’s easy to get caught up in the big headlines. But what about the bigger picture? Hear from 3 top climate thinkers this week on what they have their eyes on in 2026.
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Anyone looking for a good estimate, check out the Crowd Counting Consortium by @chenoweth.bsky.social and @djpressman.bsky.social—they’ve been doing this since Trump 1 and the data are sound!
U.S. swing toward #autocracy doesn’t have to be permanent, according to a political scientist who studies global trends. But swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and election. buff.ly/DM1YCth
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The incompetence is absolutely chilling. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Housing! The climate lever climate people should talk about more.
Rollie Williams unpacks viral rant by Billy Bob Thornton on #Landman, an engaging show about oil in West Texas. The show is more textured than the clip. Both are worth a watch, especially for the true lifecycle impact of a wind turbine. @climatetown.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBC_...
EV expert Chelsea Sexton at #BNEFSummit: Automakers shifting from insisting on EV demand before building them to more traditional mode of making cars and convincing consumers to buy them. That’s how SUVs rolled out.
My friends and relatives who voted for Trump are not (always) racist. I learned from Ibram X. Kendi that people can be racist and anti-racist in the same day, same hour, same paragraph. We are complex and often contradictory creatures.
Listening to Luntz is hard and important. Shaming is easy.
The first minivan I've ever seen and said "I want one." I turn 61 this month so maybe that explains it. www.vox.com/technology/3...
My life and career were enriched by doing a Good Grief Network program. The climate-focused support group helped me find joy amid darkness. I highly recommend it for any climate professional or advocate. New session starts soon: form.jotform.com/GoodGriefNet...
Damn amygdala.
Important win for Montana. California officials I've talked with are wary of adding similar language to the state constitution because of it possibly being weaponized and unintended consequences. Just look at CEQA.
Grid-scale batteries are coming soon for those gas peakers. CA and TX are leading the charge.
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“Every president claims a mandate and a decisive victory, but saying so doesn’t make it so. Media coverage is crucial for determining the scope of that power,” @joshuadarr.bsky.social writes.
Good to see two solid groups collaborating on busting myths about clean energy. I appreciate the citation of outlier studies that don't fit into neat and simple narrative. Lends cred. @sabincenter.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social
Clean energy and transportation investment in the United States continued its record-setting growth in Q3 of 2024, reaching a new high of $71 billion, continuing a nearly unbroken quarter-on-quarter growth trend over the past three years.
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China? "They've set up a situation where it's good for them to sell clean energy technologies to the world. It's very good economically, & it's good reputationally, & it's good environmentally." They're going all out to capture the market as the globe goes carbon neutral. www.npr.org/2024/11/22/g...
