Steph Speirs
@skyspeirs.bsky.social
Climate tech solutions teacher @ Yale
Entrepreneur @ Solstice, policy @ ObamaWH
Board member @ Sierra Club Foundation, Vote Solar
Outdoorswoman
Mālama ʻĀina: Take care of the land + people / take care of that which nourishes us
Entrepreneur @ Solstice, policy @ ObamaWH
Board member @ Sierra Club Foundation, Vote Solar
Outdoorswoman
Mālama ʻĀina: Take care of the land + people / take care of that which nourishes us
Reposted by Steph Speirs
How Bad Will Trump's Tariffs Be for Clean Energy? - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Clean Energy Already Has Big Trade Barriers. Now Comes Trump
Researchers see negative impacts across the board, but some countries and industries are far more exposed. Solar and onshore wind should fare better.
www.bloomberg.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How Bad Will Trump's Tariffs Be for Clean Energy? - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Steph Speirs
Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds
Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
5 years ago, the market was at the nadir of the pandemic. Right now it’s closer to 2024 levels.
Zooming out and taking a wider aperture allows us to see this is a bad time to pull money. Rich people are buying, not selling, investments now.
(1/3)
Zooming out and taking a wider aperture allows us to see this is a bad time to pull money. Rich people are buying, not selling, investments now.
(1/3)
April 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
5 years ago, the market was at the nadir of the pandemic. Right now it’s closer to 2024 levels.
Zooming out and taking a wider aperture allows us to see this is a bad time to pull money. Rich people are buying, not selling, investments now.
(1/3)
Zooming out and taking a wider aperture allows us to see this is a bad time to pull money. Rich people are buying, not selling, investments now.
(1/3)
It is not partisan to say, “We need to cultivate a clean energy industry in America, not kill it.”
The current effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and freeze climate grants hurts American workers and increases the cost of electricity.
The current effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and freeze climate grants hurts American workers and increases the cost of electricity.
March 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It is not partisan to say, “We need to cultivate a clean energy industry in America, not kill it.”
The current effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and freeze climate grants hurts American workers and increases the cost of electricity.
The current effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and freeze climate grants hurts American workers and increases the cost of electricity.
BREAKING: @EPA and @Citibank have been illegally withholding $20 billion for transformative clean energy investments in US rural, low-income, and Tribal communities.
@Climate_United filed suit this weekend to unfreeze the funds.
@Climate_United filed suit this weekend to unfreeze the funds.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: @EPA and @Citibank have been illegally withholding $20 billion for transformative clean energy investments in US rural, low-income, and Tribal communities.
@Climate_United filed suit this weekend to unfreeze the funds.
@Climate_United filed suit this weekend to unfreeze the funds.
🚨 Solar for All grants will flow again!
The Trump administration attempted to claw back the $7B in grants awarded last year to 49 states, 6 tribes, and 5 coalitions to make solar more accessible and bring energy costs down. Kudos to the public servants and lawyers who fought to keep the programs. 👏
The Trump administration attempted to claw back the $7B in grants awarded last year to 49 states, 6 tribes, and 5 coalitions to make solar more accessible and bring energy costs down. Kudos to the public servants and lawyers who fought to keep the programs. 👏
February 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨 Solar for All grants will flow again!
The Trump administration attempted to claw back the $7B in grants awarded last year to 49 states, 6 tribes, and 5 coalitions to make solar more accessible and bring energy costs down. Kudos to the public servants and lawyers who fought to keep the programs. 👏
The Trump administration attempted to claw back the $7B in grants awarded last year to 49 states, 6 tribes, and 5 coalitions to make solar more accessible and bring energy costs down. Kudos to the public servants and lawyers who fought to keep the programs. 👏
Happy to share I’ve joined the faculty at @yalesom.bsky.social to teach climate tech innovation and entrepreneurship!
Designing the course has been a dream. It’s the class I wish I had taken before becoming a climate tech entrepreneur.
Excited to train students to work in this dynamic industry.
Designing the course has been a dream. It’s the class I wish I had taken before becoming a climate tech entrepreneur.
Excited to train students to work in this dynamic industry.
January 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy to share I’ve joined the faculty at @yalesom.bsky.social to teach climate tech innovation and entrepreneurship!
Designing the course has been a dream. It’s the class I wish I had taken before becoming a climate tech entrepreneur.
Excited to train students to work in this dynamic industry.
Designing the course has been a dream. It’s the class I wish I had taken before becoming a climate tech entrepreneur.
Excited to train students to work in this dynamic industry.
Happy Thanksgiving, happy hunting season, and happy that trees remind us to glamorize letting go.
November 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, happy hunting season, and happy that trees remind us to glamorize letting go.
Reposted by Steph Speirs
Hard to think of a policy that would automatically increase gas prices for no good reason more than this.
>50% of the oil imported into the U.S. comes from CAN, and roughly 25% of all crude processed by U.S. refineries is from CAN. MEX is also the largest export destination for US petro products.
>50% of the oil imported into the U.S. comes from CAN, and roughly 25% of all crude processed by U.S. refineries is from CAN. MEX is also the largest export destination for US petro products.
November 26, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Hard to think of a policy that would automatically increase gas prices for no good reason more than this.
>50% of the oil imported into the U.S. comes from CAN, and roughly 25% of all crude processed by U.S. refineries is from CAN. MEX is also the largest export destination for US petro products.
>50% of the oil imported into the U.S. comes from CAN, and roughly 25% of all crude processed by U.S. refineries is from CAN. MEX is also the largest export destination for US petro products.
Northvolt’s (Europe’s battery juggernaut) bankruptcy is one of the most important climate tech lessons of 2024. EU carmakers will now have to rely on Asian producers, and investors will fear taking risk at a time the world needs to multiply battery investment. Excellent summary of what happened:
The fall of Northvolt - from Europe's battery champion to bankruptcy - shows the harsh realities of competing with China in battery manufacturing. 1/
November 26, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Northvolt’s (Europe’s battery juggernaut) bankruptcy is one of the most important climate tech lessons of 2024. EU carmakers will now have to rely on Asian producers, and investors will fear taking risk at a time the world needs to multiply battery investment. Excellent summary of what happened:
Helpful COP29 snapshot by @bloomberg.com. The other big stories:
1) Azerbaijan opens as host declaring oil and gas as a “gift from God”—cool cool cool. Senior negotiators call it the worst COP in over a decade and call for reform. Maybe oil magnates don’t host the best climate parties?
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1) Azerbaijan opens as host declaring oil and gas as a “gift from God”—cool cool cool. Senior negotiators call it the worst COP in over a decade and call for reform. Maybe oil magnates don’t host the best climate parties?
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November 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Helpful COP29 snapshot by @bloomberg.com. The other big stories:
1) Azerbaijan opens as host declaring oil and gas as a “gift from God”—cool cool cool. Senior negotiators call it the worst COP in over a decade and call for reform. Maybe oil magnates don’t host the best climate parties?
(Continued)
1) Azerbaijan opens as host declaring oil and gas as a “gift from God”—cool cool cool. Senior negotiators call it the worst COP in over a decade and call for reform. Maybe oil magnates don’t host the best climate parties?
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A great quick video from Smithsonian on how climate and culture can work together to engender a sustainable planet.
Meet one of our newest community members: the incredible @ellenstofan.bsky.social! She's a former NASA Chief Scientist who helped develop a long range plan to get humans to Mars; now Undersecretary for the Smithsonian, where she leads the charge for "Life on a Sustainable Planet." Here's her vision:
Our Shared Future: Life on a Sustainable Planet
YouTube video by Earth Optimism
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November 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
A great quick video from Smithsonian on how climate and culture can work together to engender a sustainable planet.
Athens on 35mm film. The Parthenon was destroyed and transformed 7 times in human conflicts over 2000 years. Each time, anonymous workers took to the rubble with hand tools and built it anew. We need more builders now for our world.
November 23, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Athens on 35mm film. The Parthenon was destroyed and transformed 7 times in human conflicts over 2000 years. Each time, anonymous workers took to the rubble with hand tools and built it anew. We need more builders now for our world.
Hi new friends! I never twatted on Twitter but more community sounds excellent right now, doesn’t it?
I’m a climate tech entrepreneur that loves to freedive, hunt, and take photos. Follow along for adventures in nature, climate, and community.
I’m a climate tech entrepreneur that loves to freedive, hunt, and take photos. Follow along for adventures in nature, climate, and community.
November 21, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Hi new friends! I never twatted on Twitter but more community sounds excellent right now, doesn’t it?
I’m a climate tech entrepreneur that loves to freedive, hunt, and take photos. Follow along for adventures in nature, climate, and community.
I’m a climate tech entrepreneur that loves to freedive, hunt, and take photos. Follow along for adventures in nature, climate, and community.