Delighted and proud to share CSL affiliate @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social has a new book out! Available on open access climate.watson.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

What if companies disclosed climate risk the same way insurers analyze it: with event-based probabilistic models that show what could happen, when, and with what likelihood? Check out our new paper in Environmental Research: Climate to learn more! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

We are on the ground, ready to help the countries affected by wildfires. Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, countries are deploying their firefighters, helicopters, and airplanes, alongside the EU's own rescEU firefighting fleet, working hand-in-hand with local teams to fight the flames.

Thrilled to share my article examining policy adaptation in DG #interconnection regimes in MA and NY is out in ERSS! shorturl.at/L7Xl1 I had the great opportunity to conduct this research during my postdoc at @climatesollab.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. 🔌💡#energysky

Delays in connecting to the electrical grid are a huge drag on the clean energy transition to solar and wind (aka interconnection queues). Congrats to CSL Fellow @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social on publishing her important new study on dealing with this challenge. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Proud of my former postdoc @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social for publishing on the U.S. interconnection queue, a niche but massively important topic for the green energy transition. 🌍🔌💡♻️

A thoughtful blog post from our Legal Fellow, Sam Hudgens, regarding recent developments in insurance markets in Hawaii, Colorado, and New Mexico related to catastrophic risk. cepp.substack.com/p/tracking-r...

As we confront recurring floods & fires, it's time to rethink risk. "Privatising climate risks may backfire as people may resent bearing the costs of the collective failure to address the climate crisis...And privatising these risks spells trouble for public entities." 360info.org/burned-out-h...

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Germany's Central Bank warned officials had previously “completely underestimated” the risks rising temperatures pose to the financial system. www.ft.com/content/c00c...

The International Court of Justice is about to deliver a landmark ruling on the Obligations of States in respect to #ClimateChange & legal consequences for failing to fulfill those obligations -- at 3 pm CEST, 9am ET -- 👀 Nations like Vanuatu are at the heart of this Watch live on UN WebTV here:

Tim and I have been reading & talking about BRICS over the last few weeks. What is this group of countries really about? Not so much an anti-western or an anti-dollar bloc; these days it’s more a “remaking of the material basis of a new sovereignty, in a new era of globalization.”

Geothermal energy has lots of potential but still supplies less than 1% of the world's electricity. Why are we not using more of it? In this week's podcast we speak to Dr Marit Brommer, Head of the International Geothermal Association. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0rn0...

Next-generation #geothermal technologies could become a vital part of #California’s clean energy portfolio – if there is a coordinated effort to reduce permitting barriers and modernize regulations. www.catf.us/2025/06/perm...

SMUD installing batteries at a former nuclear site. #energysky www.energy-storage.news/smud-desri-p...

Philippines reveals timeline for 10 GW renewables auction #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/c... "If a state gets hit by a hurricane or other extreme weather, 'the governor should be able to handle it,' Mr. Trump said. 'And frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.'

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study

“It took more than 20 years for the U.S. to install the first 100 GW of clean power, five years to install the next 100 GW, and three years to install the most recent 100 GW" cleanpower.org/news/market-... #Upshift 🔌💡

We have another phenomenal panel on green finance tomorrow morning at #ISA2025! We're bringing the energy with papers on solar investment, state-owned investment banks, the Bridgetown Initiative, sovereign green bonds, and more! 8:15 am in the Mobley Room!

Even in years with record-breaking fire seasons, overall fire occurrence in North American forests remains below historical levels, but fire severity has increased, contributing to greater forest loss and heightened risk. www.climate.gov/news-feature...

Quaise is taking millimeter wave drilling out of the lab and in to the real world. Why does it matter? Millimeter wave drilling can unlock greater depths to access high temperature geothermal energy. www.quaise.energy/news/from-la... 🔌💡

On SHIFT KEY, we talk about the ~200 people you've probably never heard of but directly regulate ~1% of US GDP & a big chunk of your pocket book: public utility regulators. Who they are, why they're important and why we need to pay more attention to what they're up to. Wherever you get your podcasts

Well-managed solar farms can boost wildlife A new study from the RSPB and the University of Cambridge has found well-managed solar farms can make an important contribution to nature as well as "provide relief from the effects of agricultural intensification".

While tonight's event with Ivan Krastev and @timothysnyder.bsky.social is fully booked, it will also be broadcast on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/live/Bc6hZqB...

“Interconnection must evolve” - Utility Dive article on the latest DOE DER interconnection roadmap report #energysky 💡 🔌 www.utilitydive.com/news/interco...

According to a GridLab report, “Over 2 TW of available generation and storage resources today remain untapped, awaiting grid access in interconnection queues.” 🔌💡 www.techbriefs.com/component/co...

As we watch the unfolding disaster in LA with horror, let's remember that 🇨🇦 is far from immune. New analysis from the Insurance Bureau of Canada shows 2024 was the costliest year for severe weather-related losses in Cdn. history at $8.5B. @cape-acme.bsky.social www.ibc.ca/news-insight...

Some new insights and possible solutions to grid interconnection issues in this new (free, open access) journal article from our team at @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social We're also actively working on an update to the annual Queued Up report. Stay tuned! #energysky

Here's something to keep you warm (scalding?) and cozy this holiday season: My look back on a clean energy source that had a big year in 2024 — next-generation geothermal energy #energysky @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...

Canada's new & impressive Clean Energy Strategy. May it outlive the Trudeau government. 🇨🇦🌎🔌💡 A model for others? @roycerk2.bsky.social @mattomildenberger.bsky.social @greenprofgreen.bsky.social @profkharrison.bsky.social @energypol.bsky.social natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-...

The @iea.org’s much anticipated #geothermal report is finally out! Key finding ‼️The full technical potential of next gen geothermal is 2nd only to solar PV and sufficient to meet global electricity demand 140x over! www.iea.org/reports/the-... 🔌💡

Odd Lots did a geothermal episode (recorded LIVE at Deploy24 last week). @weisenthal.bsky.social and @tracyalloway.bsky.social got the perfect guest: @timlatimer.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

🎙️ In a podcast with @volts.wtf, ESB's @katenrg.bsky.social explores how climate change is disrupting the insurance industry—why insurers are fleeing high-risk states, the limitations of government backstops, and the challenges communities face during climate disasters. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...

“Insurers are fundamentally misunderstanding #climaterisk by failing to recognise how greenhouse gas emissions have driven up losses throughout this century,” said Professor Ilan Noy at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington #greensky

Exciting new research published by Hao & Michaud found utility-scale #solar projects in Midwest actually *increase* nearby property values by 0.5-2%! This is critical data for dispelling #NIMBYism myths & relevant for #CCSA, #SEIA, #ACENY, #ACP+ @solarindustry.bsky.social shorturl.at/ukZI0 🔌 💡

🔌💡#energysky #itc #interconnection

ITC section 48 rules finalized 💡🔌

Want to learn all about advanced geothermal and why it's so hot right now? Here's a great roundup of recent podcasts on the topic. 🔌💡

We teamed up with Synapse Energy Economics on a joint report: Best Practices in Integrated Resource Planning: A guide for planners developing the electricity resource mix of the future. Read it here: live-lbl-eta-publications.pantheonsite.io/sites/defaul...

PG&E says its equipment may have ignited the 19,000-acre Sites fire in Colusa County. No deaths, injuries or destroyed homes, fortunately: www.kqed.org/news/1201613... via @todgoldberg.bsky.social

Check out CSL-affiliated faculty Chris Rea's new open source paper, part of Nature Sustainability's first-ever focus on environmental law www.nature.com/articles/s41...

1/ The latest climate finance agreement shows some progress compared to previous drafts. While not perfect, it includes some key advancements worth noting. 🧵

Developing nations blast $300 billion #COP29 #climatefinance deal as insufficient - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Surplus interconnection is a great tool to connect new energy supply at the site of existing power plants that aren't fully using their interconnection capacity. @energyabe.bsky.social, Casey Baker and I drafted this Policy Explainer on it #EnergySky 🔌💡: gridlab.org/surplus-inte...

The FERC complaint against PJM filed by consumer advocates is 🔥. Apropos of the FERC interconnection proceeding, Montalvo's affidavit notes: "High prices cannot bring new generation into the market more quickly than it can be interconnected[.]" Hard to argue!🔌💡 elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.

Very important. When I was at DOD, I tried without success to get a comprehensive dataset built to see where the US military had responded to events all around the world. I wanted to see if there was a demand signal in deployments from climate related emergencies.

Many climate advocates are rightly distraught at the loss of federal policy opportunities after the election. But all hope is not lost--there are many opportunities for bold action at state levels. @zacjtaylor.bsky.social & I wrote about one such opportunity: jacobin.com/2024/11/home... #SharedFates