The happy-talk climate story of the Iran poly-crisis misses big things It may speed the energy transition in some places The costs will be devastating in others Fuel crises = damaged budgets, debt, deprivation, and delayed transition My latest Substack carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/kenya-and-...

The mighty Saul Griffith wrote a terrific new piece on Substack. Recommend all y'all read it. I've written a cursory review, including my differences and quibbles. The link to his piece is in my Substack & in the first comment below. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/cursory-re...

Oldie but goodie Cartoonists for the win. From Bizzaro

Heading into CERA Week, the war in Iran has shaken up the gum-ball machine. Some uncomfortable facts are becoming apparent. They ain't pretty. My latest Substack. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Short piece on Substack today. Positive. Good news when we need it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

1/5 I’ve only just begun the new book by Nicholas Stern (London school of Economics) on climate solutions and economics and I’m already bowled over by how awesome it is. Spoiler alert: it’s free, available for download at the LSE Press (link at end)

Clear eyed & optimistic means we celebrate our wins. Innovation, investment, infrastructure, market aligning policy, and workforce have delivered significant progress in the energy transition, with solar PV delivering major benefits. New SubStack today. substack.com/home/post/p-...

1/2 Kicking off the week with the first of a set. Helping folks stay clear eyed and optimistic This week: “clear eyed” emphasis Specifically, a brief stock take on 2025 regarding deep decarbonization & energy transition carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/by-the-num...

Attention, children! As we slalom into the holidays, please enjoy my latest offering. It's not news, but it needs repeating still. See all y'all in 2026. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/molecule-a...

I can't get enough of this excellent, brief paper by Oliver Geden & Andy Reisinger. If you care about climate, incl. human & environmental impacts, then you must also care about serious commitments to removals. Take 6 minutes & read this masterpiece. www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...

Here's what I hope countries and companies commit to at COP30 in Brazil. Plus: Arnold Schwartzenegger. My latest Substack: carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/do-the-reps

Pleased & proud to share this new piece on climate positive development in sub-Saharan Africa . It's one of a series of pieces pulled together by Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. My piece is on p.32 Good work for everyone here cap-a.org/wp-content/u...

Cartoonist for the win

Hey, daddy-oh! Climate progress in the U.S. and Europe gotcha down? Time to get out of your comfort zone and look at action around the great big world. You can start with my latest Substack. substack.com/@carbonwrang...

#Decoalification is hard work. Now we have more of it. Update in my latest Substack. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/decoalific...

1/ I could not be more pleased and proud to share a new Roadmap on Sustainable Data Centers. Link to the full report: www.icef.go.jp/roadmap/ Drafted for ICEF and supported by NEDO, this 300 page report touches on all issues of data center sustainability. Topics include -

Horrific. Appalling. Un-American. Almost certainly illegal. Also - made for TV. The Economist argues the Chicago Raid is more about social media content than crime or immigration. Jesus wept. www.economist.com/united-state...

I think a lot about why we are not making more progress on climate. This graph from the Yale Program on Climate Change is telling - there are just too many more urgent problems. And I can't really argue with this outcome. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

Don't think of Maslow's famous Hierarcy of Need as to limit action, but instead as a roadmap for how to help all people along the Hierarchy. Reimagine ways to improve the human condition and the natural world through ASCE. My latest Substack. Enjoy! carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/maslow-and...

I'm back! After a blistering travel schedule and life complexities, I offer a quick update on decoalification. Watch this space - a new one coming Wednesday. Enjoy! carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/decoalific...

Worse than we thought qz.com/irs-ice-tax-...

Light reading for the weekend. Happy 4th! Punchline: the title says it all. Do the work, spend the money. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/do-the-wor...

1/2 Hot off the presses! Emerging SAF policy outside the EU and UK. New blog by the Carbon Direct team, featuring Hannah Williams and Shannon Keane. Don't miss your flight. Check it out now. www.carbon-direct.com/insights/bey...

Hosannah. Been saying this for years. Thank you, Matt Zeitlin at @heatmap.news & to the team at @cleanaircatf.bsky.social for the original work. Well known in energy circles. Needs to be well known in policy and advocacy circles. Report link in the first comment. heatmap.news/energy/level...

1/2 Love this longform article in @bloomberglp.bsky.social by @akshatrathi.bsky.social. It details the shortage of engineers for the #energytransition and what that means for project & economic risk. Serious problem - for investors, workers, builders. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Cool stuff makes the world better. Especially if it makes abundant, sustainable, cheap energy (ASCE) We should push for transformational growth as well as improvement. Discussed in my latest Substack - just on time for the weekend. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/the-cool-s...

1/4 We must build the world we want & manufacture clean goods to do so - especially steel and cement What's the good stuff? How can you define quality low-C products? Carbon Direct is thrilled (!) to release this report - in close collaboration with Microsoft www.carbon-direct.com/research-and...

Wondering about the potential costs of data center expansion? To rate-payers? To communities? To infrastructure? Carbon Direct has you covered. This new blog dives into potential risks, chokepoints & counterproductive outcomes. Read. Think. Repeat. www.carbon-direct.com/insights/who...

Terrific piece in @heatmap.news Thanks, @jackandreasen.bsky.social Agree that the opposition arguments are dusty, disinteresting, and incorrect. Hard tasks are hard. #WeNeedMore, not less, investment and offtake agreements in DAC. #WeNeedMore investment in innovation.

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More thoughts on how to Harvest Abundance - second part of a four part series. - You must be this tall to go on this ride - To have a friend you must be a friend - Hard numbers for hard decisions - Try. Learn. Repeat. Enjoy! carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/action-vs-...

Quick as lighting, the Carbon Direct team shares its thoughts on the proposed changes and repeals of the IRA by House Ways and Means. Thaddeus Woody worked in the House and has these insights. Buckle up - the situation is dynamic and more changes coming. www.carbon-direct.com/insights/hou...

A Public Service Announcement for folks who need help with their C footprint. Focus on Scope 1 - controllable and regulated Courtesy of Julia Millot and the fine folks at Carbon Direct. www.carbon-direct.com/insights/sco...

Funny bar chart from the @financialtimes.com

I like this article on ChatGPT energy use. Detailed, clear, well referenced. Punchline: a lot less than prior estimates, based largely on (a) questionable assumptions in prior estimates and (b) effiency improvements since 2023. Thanks Josh You at Epoch AI. epoch.ai/gradient-upd...

Back with a new Substack - first of a 3 part series. Today: the US is about to surrender a major set of advantages it has around DAC & other clean energy and climate technologies. Instead, it should harness abundance & innovation to good consequence. carbonwrangler.substack.com/p/surrenderi...

Two weeks away! Register below. Featuring Colin McCormick, Meera Atreya and Julia Millot. More from the exceptional team at Carbon Direct. d2b6h-04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/L0+113/d...

1/2 Sigh. If only there was a way to capture and store the CO2 from natural gas.... #CountTheTons www.utilitydive.com/news/pjm-res...

Terrific new piece by Roger Ballentine and Patrick Falwell at Green Strategies. #CountTheTons correctly. www.latitudemedia.com/news/can-hou...

1/2 Just in time delivery! Pivoting from capture-ready to capture-committed. Another fine blog from me, A.J. Simon & the good people of Carbon Direct. www.carbon-direct.com/insights/fro...

I truly enjoyed this long, luxurious podcast. Thank you, Endgame Podcast. Thank you, Luminaries. Thank you, Gita. Look forward to seeing you soon. youtu.be/_AbeVh1JRcg

Very glad (!) to see this new piece from the Google team. - Focus on clean, firm power & demand-response - Focus on innovation, infrastructure & workforce - Clear discrete policy recommendations May these good ideas come to pass swiftly and well. static.googleusercontent.com/media/public...

Super pleased to share this new blog on Canada's elections & carbon policy. From Sarah Braverman and the rest of the Carbon Direct team. FWIW, I knew Sarah before it was cool 😎 www.carbon-direct.com/insights/the...

So glad to see this update. So much good emissions abatement. So much more to come. Thanks, International Energy Agency (IEA) www.iea.org/commentaries...

Terrific (!) piece by @javierblas.bsky.social on the challenges of "electrifying everything". Being optimistic works best when also being clear eyed. #WeNeedMore. In @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...?

When I find myself in times of trouble I listen to Zara Ahmed and Rory Jacobson Speaking words of wisdom. Carbon Direct. Come one, come all! Registration link below. app.livestorm.co/carbon-direc...

This is progres. Congratulations all. www.eni.com/en-IT/media/...

The need for community benefits and equity is enduring. It's also efficient and practical when done well. Hope all y'all can make this awesome event. Less than 2 days away! Brought to you by the team at Carbon Direct. app.livestorm.co/carbon-direc...

This looks like progress! Congratulations to Syzygy Plasmonics and all involved. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

1/2 The AI-power landscape changes rapidly and profoundly. #WeNeedMore. So grateful to @shaylekann.bsky.social, Daniel Woldorff, and the whole @latitudemedia.bsky.social team for inviting me to share some thoughts. Good Sunday listening. Thanks for the fun. www.latitudemedia.com/news/catalys...