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Executive Director @EnergyInnovLLC. Climate policy wonk mostly, except when following the @warriors. Opinions my own.
Aug 1, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read
1/ @EnergyInnovLLC has finished modeling the #InflationReductionAct & the results are transformative. Bottom line-- if passed-- the bill would be the most ambitious #climate action in US history. A thread w/ top line findings, & full results here: rb.gy/r1zftw 2/ Our modeling finds the policies in the #InflationReductionAct would cut US #greenhousegas emissions 37-41% below 2005 levels by 2030. Combined w/ executive & state action, that means the US can realistically hit its targets under the Paris Agreement
Nov 24, 2021 14 tweets 13 min read
Getting the whole world to #netzero #GHGs rapidly is going to be incredibly difficult. But given how strong and organized the #climateopposition is, we must distinguish #thesignalfromthenoise on which pathways are the most likely to succeed. A 🧵 on how I think about this 1/14 2/ First, we cannot rely on social and lifestyle change governed by new paradigms like degrowth to deliver in time for this #climatedecade. But if the movement delivers small reductions in energy or meat consumption, we need it jackrabbithomes.org/can-we-save-th…