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Zach Alter
@zachalter.bsky.social
Grid Decarbonization ⚡️🔌💡Environmental Policy and Planning Wonk 🏙️ Oakland 🌳Views are my own
How I’ve missed instagram!
February 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change.

theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 PM
It’s go time 🏄🏽 #surfsky
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Zach Alter
Must read thread below on the science and muddled discourse of climate "tipping points" from @bobkopp.net @lisgilmore.bsky.social and Rachael Shwom. For more on this, listen to this Shift Key conversation with @drkatemarvel.bsky.social too heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 😜💡
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Reposted by Zach Alter
I keep seeing people cite the early exit poll data on voter demographics.

STOP! Do not do this. This data is *garbage* and will remain so until it gets corrected by comparing it to real 2024 results in the next few months. Then we can draw useful lessons from it. www.joshbarro.com/p/the-conver...
The Conversation About Which Voters Are to 'Blame' Makes Me Want to Stick My Finger Through My Eyeball
This is not a morality play, there is no demographic Electoral College, and exit poll data is garbage.
www.joshbarro.com
November 12, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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Sammy Roth: Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) broke its annual record for $$ spent lobbying in California in the first 9 months of 2024. One of the reasons the politics of transition are getting tougher

@canarymediainc.bsky.social @latimes.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 4:35 AM
🔌💡Interesting panel last night, hoping to see some bills on re-working IOU incentive structures in the next CA legislative cycle
Appreciate the guiding questions from Sammy Roth
@latimes.com and
@jeffstjohn.bsky.social
#EnergySky
November 14, 2024 at 5:38 PM
@canarymediainc.bsky.social Live Bay Area! Great to hear @volts.wtf and Climate Cabinet’s Caroline Spears discuss the post election wins (and losses) in the fight against Climate Change.
November 14, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Excited for the @canarymediainc.bsky.social Live Bay Area in Berkeley tomorrow, freshly caught up on @volts.wtf in preparation! 😅🔌💡
November 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Hey #energysky, curious about how utilities are navigating the energy transition in DACs? My team at Kevala partnered with NREL to reach actionable insights on aligning policy and community needs for a just energy transition, check it out!

www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24ost...

www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24ost...
www.nrel.gov
November 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM