Long-time progressive economist who likes time with friends, outdoor stuff, all kinds of music, a couple of beers, and working on smart energy/climate policies
Tucson, AZ
Joined December 2008
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As updated data continue to suggest, past energy models mostly got it wrong. Better projections today, yes. But #EnergyProductivity remains a bigger resource than is generally understood. Critical for our long-term social, economic, climate, and environmental well-being.
Yes, the Climate Burden Grows. . . But is that the Only Horseman? energychangemakers.com/clima…
A Spot-On step forward @SeanCasten, both to enhance grid resilience but also as a productive investment that enables our more resilient and sustainable social, climate/environmental, and economic wellbeing…
@RepMikeLevin and I spent a lot of time thinking about this as we put together our transmission permitting reform bill, most notably by requiring @FERC to implement performance based rates to better align utility economic interests. seec.house.gov/media/press-r…
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@RepMikeLevin and I spent a lot of time thinking about this as we put together our transmission permitting reform bill, most notably by requiring @FERC to implement performance based rates to better align utility economic interests. seec.house.gov/media/press-r…
A good reminder @DrSteveFawkes. Many thanks! And while I am no great graphic artistic, this 2022 update from the 2010 chart. Both the urgency and the opportunity have only increased.
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Curiosity and worry compel me to ask. The IMF says we subsidized fossil fuels globally by ~ $7 trillion in 2022. At the same time, the IEA suggests we emitted 36.8 billion tonnes of energy-related CO2. Does that mean another $190/tonne added to the social cost of carbon (SCC)?
The heat is on, even if the thrill is gone! But thanks for your update, and your work @NWSTucson!
High temperatures today will be in the mid 90s to around 100 degs in the eastern valley's and between 103-111 degs from Tucson westward. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms primarily from Tucson south and southwestward during the afternoon and evening hours. #azwx
Alas, even as his own misconduct distracts us from the even larger consequences of climate change, species extinctions, and a lagging social and economic wellbeing—the result of underinvesting in people and a more energy and resource productive infrastructure… Sigh…
Spot on, @SeanCasten. Energy productivity lags. The last 30 years we improved 1.9%/yr. Now projected 1.7% thru 2050. If 3%/yr—which we’ve done 16 times--that means a potential cumulative energy bill savings of ~$5.7 trillion in the years 2024-2050. A new energy mindset is needed.
There are only three inputs to any economy: labor, capital and energy. And as my friend @EconSkip likes to say "capital without energy is a statute and labor without energy is a corpse". AND YET...
Delighted to say that in collaboration with @WorldResources, our analysis finds Michigan can create 56,000 new #EV manufacturing jobs if supportive policies are enacted to encourage EV investments and ensure a #JustTransition for workers and communities: bit.ly/449DJFc
Admittedly a rough calculation, but in 2022 the US suffered $165 billion in climate damages which cost the economy more like $511 billion in output, also affecting as many as 2.6 million jobs in that same year. Without big changes, the impact will grow. theresourceimperative.com/20…
Our big takeaway? If we retire old thinking, we can then reboot our economy to near zero greenhouse gas emissions even as we promote an average of 19 million new jobs within the United States. Check it out!
Tyler! Great to see your name pop up. Yes, spearheaded by colleague Jeremy Rifkin, we worked with World Resources Institute, Black & Veatch, others to deliver a 242-page, $16 trillion climate investment strategy to Senator Schumer! Waylaid by politics!
theresourceimperative.com/20…
Holy Moly, @SeanCasten. I could not have said this better myself. Even as we must insist on, and work toward, the more proactive and fair-minded outcome. The nation’s—dare I say the larger world’s—social, economic, and environmental well-being is at stake!
As @getgabbyd and others suggest, a new abnormal of record-breaking and punishing heatwaves. To which I might offer this reminder: a hot climate likely means a much colder economy. . .
thehill.com/opinion/energy-e…
Wow! As Pete Seeger once sang… asking the question: “Where have all the flowers gone?” He then asked: “When will they (we) ever learn? When will they (we) ever learn?”
I greatly appreciate @NWSTucson all that you do to keep us informed and updated. And even as, yes, we need cooling centers to keep families safe? So do we need innovation centers to drive investment in greater #EnergyProductivity to reduce the growing burden of climate change…
Reupping: Cooling centers are available in and around Tucson to keep you and your family safe! Thanks to our partners @PAGregion, @pchd, @SalArmyTucsonAZ & @cityoftucson.
Map: arcg.is/008iHr #azwx
It was 30 years ago today. The last day of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. And in remembrance? A thought experiment to suggest—by NOT adopting smart energy policies averaging 3% annual energy productivity gains, the U.S. economy suffers a $4.3 trillion loss. theresourceimperative.com/20…
Even as we hope to ensure a more robust economy, we must also bring GHG emissions down 45% in the next 8 years. We have a #HardDecade or a #BadCentury, and all of this requires #BigBrain immediate solutions to climate change. Together with #AgileRegulation & #InnovativeSandboxes.
Strategen's Managing Director spoke on the third and final episode of @mrsgreensworld's Big Brain series regarding the role of regulatory innovation as it relates to the #EnergyTransition and the broader climate imperative. mrsgreensworld.com/podcast/u…
#ClimateChange #decarbonization
Climate change has begun to suffocate the world’s fisheries. We have either a hard decade to bring #GHGemissions down ~50%, or we face a very bad century. The good news, as my colleague @GriffithSaul notes, we have the opportunity if we #Electrify! sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
