Climate and Community Institute
@cplusc.bsky.social
Climate and Community Institute is a progressive climate and economy think tank. We work with movements and progressive policy makers to pass new policy, improve implementation, shift narratives, and deepen coalitions. 🌱 http://www.climateandcommunity.org
When voters are asked to rank abstract issues against each other, “climate” seems to lose to “cost of living.” But the real question is whether voters want policies that tackle the climate crisis while delivering material benefits. The evidence says yes. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Affordability and Climate Action Don’t Have to be Opposites
Centrist pollsters keep treating climate like a siloed issue. Voters know better.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
When voters are asked to rank abstract issues against each other, “climate” seems to lose to “cost of living.” But the real question is whether voters want policies that tackle the climate crisis while delivering material benefits. The evidence says yes. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Amidst political and environmental tumult in the US, 2025 showed growing desire for grassroots campaigns for public power, tenant movements for housing justice, union strikes for healthier schools, and successful elections of candidates championing affordability and public institutions.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Amidst political and environmental tumult in the US, 2025 showed growing desire for grassroots campaigns for public power, tenant movements for housing justice, union strikes for healthier schools, and successful elections of candidates championing affordability and public institutions.
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NEW: In the third installment of our joint series with @cplusc.bsky.social, we explain how the anti-democratic rush to build hyperscale data centers and incorporate AI programs in numerous sectors is exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis—today and in the future.
AI Is Making Your Life More Expensive
Big Tech is driving up the costs of necessities—now and in the future.
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
NEW: In the third installment of our joint series with @cplusc.bsky.social, we explain how the anti-democratic rush to build hyperscale data centers and incorporate AI programs in numerous sectors is exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis—today and in the future.
Do you want to work in the New York City government under Mayor Zohran Mamdani?
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC Edition is building a resume bank of candidates for New York City government roles! Priority deadline Feb 1: progressivetalentpipeline.applytojob.com/apply/1P8f1X...
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC Edition is building a resume bank of candidates for New York City government roles! Priority deadline Feb 1: progressivetalentpipeline.applytojob.com/apply/1P8f1X...
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC Edition - Progressive Talent Pipeline - Career Page
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC is building a resume bank of candidates ready to enact the affordability agenda in New York City government roles.
progressivetalentpipeline.applytojob.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Do you want to work in the New York City government under Mayor Zohran Mamdani?
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC Edition is building a resume bank of candidates for New York City government roles! Priority deadline Feb 1: progressivetalentpipeline.applytojob.com/apply/1P8f1X...
Progressive Talent Pipeline: NYC Edition is building a resume bank of candidates for New York City government roles! Priority deadline Feb 1: progressivetalentpipeline.applytojob.com/apply/1P8f1X...
Ready to build real narrative power for transit? We're launching the Transit Narrative Change Lab w @transitcenter.bsky.social: an 18-month cohort program for senior leaders in the transit movement to become effective narrative change practitioners and storytellers. forms.gle/ZKf1eKnEdZrQ...
Transit Narrative Change Lab - Application Form
Please note: This application will close end-of-day Monday, February 9th.
TransitCenter, in collaboration with the Climate and Community Institute, wishes to invite you to apply to the inaugural Trans...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Ready to build real narrative power for transit? We're launching the Transit Narrative Change Lab w @transitcenter.bsky.social: an 18-month cohort program for senior leaders in the transit movement to become effective narrative change practitioners and storytellers. forms.gle/ZKf1eKnEdZrQ...
Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela shows that anti-imperalism and ecosocialism are a shared struggle.
Join us tonight for this mass call! actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...
Join us tonight for this mass call! actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela shows that anti-imperalism and ecosocialism are a shared struggle.
Join us tonight for this mass call! actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...
Join us tonight for this mass call! actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...
From @triofrancos.bsky.social: We need rigorous, empirically-grounded policy founded on cutting-edge research and a grounded theory of change to realize our climate goals. Donate $5 by Dec 31 to fund the movement for a climate just future! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
December 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From @triofrancos.bsky.social: We need rigorous, empirically-grounded policy founded on cutting-edge research and a grounded theory of change to realize our climate goals. Donate $5 by Dec 31 to fund the movement for a climate just future! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
Critical minerals currently being stockpiled by the Pentagon for weapons could be used to decarbonize the economy instead– at a time when our shrinking climate window demands decisive action.
Read our Global Systems and Policy Manager in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/42ab...
Read our Global Systems and Policy Manager in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/42ab...
Critical minerals should not be stockpiled for military use
The US is funnelling materials such as cobalt and graphite into national defence rather than new climate technologies
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December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Critical minerals currently being stockpiled by the Pentagon for weapons could be used to decarbonize the economy instead– at a time when our shrinking climate window demands decisive action.
Read our Global Systems and Policy Manager in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/42ab...
Read our Global Systems and Policy Manager in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/42ab...
From @aldasky.bsky.social: What do Kansas City tenants and the Chicago Teachers Union have in common? They rely on us, CCI, for policy research to support their struggles for a fair, just, green economy for all. Donate $5 today to help us continue the work! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
From @aldasky.bsky.social: What do Kansas City tenants and the Chicago Teachers Union have in common? They rely on us, CCI, for policy research to support their struggles for a fair, just, green economy for all. Donate $5 today to help us continue the work! secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
The climate crisis & cost of living crisis are deeply intertwined. Donate $5 to CCI today to help us reach our goal of $10,000 by Dec 31 and fuel climate policy that materially benefits the working class. secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The climate crisis & cost of living crisis are deeply intertwined. Donate $5 to CCI today to help us reach our goal of $10,000 by Dec 31 and fuel climate policy that materially benefits the working class. secure.actblue.com/donate/clima...
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Since I walked away from a tenure track job 4 years ago to move to think tank work, A LOT of people have asked me how and why; I tried to consolidate some of that thinking into this interview I did with @mjhaugen.bsky.social for @cplusc.bsky.social 's substack
“How Do You Solve for Impact?”
An interview with Patrick Bigger on leaving academia, strategic research, and scholar activism
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Since I walked away from a tenure track job 4 years ago to move to think tank work, A LOT of people have asked me how and why; I tried to consolidate some of that thinking into this interview I did with @mjhaugen.bsky.social for @cplusc.bsky.social 's substack
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In today's newsletter, part of a joint series with @cplusc.bsky.social on what a just digital transition during an era of accelerating climate crises could look like, @hannahstoryb.bsky.social critiques Trump's abundance agenda for fossil fuel-powered AI and points to an alternative roadmap.
Reclaiming an Abundant and Democratic Future in the Age of AI
Big Tech and Big Oil’s big visions for the future are antagonistic to human life.
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In today's newsletter, part of a joint series with @cplusc.bsky.social on what a just digital transition during an era of accelerating climate crises could look like, @hannahstoryb.bsky.social critiques Trump's abundance agenda for fossil fuel-powered AI and points to an alternative roadmap.
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Report launch day! Check out this project with @cplusc.bsky.social looking back on Maine's public power ballot initiative. Despite a classic case of corporate capture and a loss at the polls, this is a hopeful story that (imo) has a lot to teach us
@smconstantino.bsky.social #energysky
@smconstantino.bsky.social #energysky
What lessons can utility justice and public power advocates draw from this campaign? Read the full report and recommendations to learn more: climateandcommunity.org/research/end...
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Report launch day! Check out this project with @cplusc.bsky.social looking back on Maine's public power ballot initiative. Despite a classic case of corporate capture and a loss at the polls, this is a hopeful story that (imo) has a lot to teach us
@smconstantino.bsky.social #energysky
@smconstantino.bsky.social #energysky
2 years ago, a ballot initiative to build public power in Maine was defeated. But our new research shows that even after the vote, public support for public power stayed strong. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Despite a Blow at the Ballot Box, Voters Still Want Public Power
Lessons from the Maine Public Power Campaign
substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
2 years ago, a ballot initiative to build public power in Maine was defeated. But our new research shows that even after the vote, public support for public power stayed strong. substack.com/home/post/p-...
There's still time to sign up for today's webinar on Healthy School Finance with @ctulocal1.bsky.social and @debtcollective.bsky.social at 4:30p eastern. Register at bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Our webinar on healthy school finance has been rescheduled for November 20 at 4:30 ET. Register at bit.ly/HSFwebinar
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There's still time to sign up for today's webinar on Healthy School Finance with @ctulocal1.bsky.social and @debtcollective.bsky.social at 4:30p eastern. Register at bit.ly/HSFwebinar
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The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
As Climate Collapse Inches Closer, The Tenant Union Is The Best Chance We’ve Got - The Forge
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight, where tenant unions are battling for survival against the twin threats of negligent landlords and rising heat.
forgeorganizing.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
In 2024, we convened a group of 25 workers and organizers across the transportation supply chain. They traveled over 3 days and 600+ miles across Nevada to tour the frontlines of new lithium mining in the US. Watch our new documentary that follows their journey. climateandcommunity.org/nvfilm
Supply Chain Solidarity: Lessons from the Lithium Frontlines - Climate and Community Institute
Workers and organizers, representing different parts of the transportation supply chain, journey across Nevada to learn first-hand about the impacts of lithium mining for electric vehicle batteries.
climateandcommunity.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In 2024, we convened a group of 25 workers and organizers across the transportation supply chain. They traveled over 3 days and 600+ miles across Nevada to tour the frontlines of new lithium mining in the US. Watch our new documentary that follows their journey. climateandcommunity.org/nvfilm
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New research out today with my colleague Jacob Udell on financial distress in the multifamily market. We focus on the impact on tenants, who have little say over their landlords’ financial decisions but bear the brunt of the consequences of this escalating crisis.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New research out today with my colleague Jacob Udell on financial distress in the multifamily market. We focus on the impact on tenants, who have little say over their landlords’ financial decisions but bear the brunt of the consequences of this escalating crisis.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Our webinar on healthy school finance has been rescheduled for November 20 at 4:30 ET. Register at bit.ly/HSFwebinar
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our webinar on healthy school finance has been rescheduled for November 20 at 4:30 ET. Register at bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
How can non-extractive debt financing build public capacity for investment in green facilities that school communities deserve?
Join us TOMORROW at 430-6 ET for a conversation on healthy school finance with @debtcollective.bsky.social, @ctulocal1.bsky.social, and more.
bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Join us TOMORROW at 430-6 ET for a conversation on healthy school finance with @debtcollective.bsky.social, @ctulocal1.bsky.social, and more.
bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Healthy School Finance: Rethinking Debt in the Movement for Green Public Education Facilities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou...
In the US, funding for public K-12 facilities is highly dependent on access to credit conditioned by the fiscal “health” of school districts, the expertise and judgements of private financial intermed...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How can non-extractive debt financing build public capacity for investment in green facilities that school communities deserve?
Join us TOMORROW at 430-6 ET for a conversation on healthy school finance with @debtcollective.bsky.social, @ctulocal1.bsky.social, and more.
bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Join us TOMORROW at 430-6 ET for a conversation on healthy school finance with @debtcollective.bsky.social, @ctulocal1.bsky.social, and more.
bit.ly/HSFwebinar
Read the fourth essay in a new geopolitics series from @transitionsec.bsky.social—a new research center cofounded with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social—on what the US-China conflict means for the world economy.
The US and China have agreed to a one-year truce in their trade war. What lies behind this conflict and what does it mean for the world economy?
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
Read @mona-ali.bsky.social on Washington’s assault on global trade and the alliances emerging in response.
transitionsecurity.org/rebalancing-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Read the fourth essay in a new geopolitics series from @transitionsec.bsky.social—a new research center cofounded with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social—on what the US-China conflict means for the world economy.
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Great piece. "Mamdani’s agenda treats affordability of essentials as democratic obligation, not market efficiency."
This approach also underpins the work at @cplusc.bsky.social, from the reimagining of home insurance that I've done, to @sevier.io's vision for public energy.
#PeopleOverProfits
This approach also underpins the work at @cplusc.bsky.social, from the reimagining of home insurance that I've done, to @sevier.io's vision for public energy.
#PeopleOverProfits
“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Great piece. "Mamdani’s agenda treats affordability of essentials as democratic obligation, not market efficiency."
This approach also underpins the work at @cplusc.bsky.social, from the reimagining of home insurance that I've done, to @sevier.io's vision for public energy.
#PeopleOverProfits
This approach also underpins the work at @cplusc.bsky.social, from the reimagining of home insurance that I've done, to @sevier.io's vision for public energy.
#PeopleOverProfits
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@cplusc.bsky.social’s brilliant @pmbigger.bsky.social takes the wheel on our front page today.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
@cplusc.bsky.social’s brilliant @pmbigger.bsky.social takes the wheel on our front page today.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
War industries — especially across the US & Europe — are quietly (or not so quietly) fanning the flames of the #climate crisis. As temps climb & political will melts, #COP30 begins in Belém on Nov 10.
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NEW: In the first installment in a joint series between @cplusc.bsky.social and RDP, Sarah Knuth and Winston Yau make the case for fighting Big Tech's political capture with green economic populism.
When AI Comes to Town
The Fight for the United States’s Green Economic Future
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: In the first installment in a joint series between @cplusc.bsky.social and RDP, Sarah Knuth and Winston Yau make the case for fighting Big Tech's political capture with green economic populism.