Jeremiah Johnson
@jxjohnson.bsky.social
Decarbonization, energy systems, life cycle assessment • Prof at NC State • KIETS Climate Leaders Program Senior Faculty Fellow • (Former) Author for National Climate Assessment 6
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We've made an interactive map with data US Treasury collected that shows at the ZIP code level for 2018-2022 what US homeowners paid for insurance, what % of policies weren't renewed, and more. @brookings.edu Hutchins Center. www.brookings.edu/articles/hom...
Homeowners insurance in an era of climate change
The U.S. Treasury data shows homeowners insurance is becoming more costly and harder to procure in light of climate change.
www.brookings.edu
June 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We've made an interactive map with data US Treasury collected that shows at the ZIP code level for 2018-2022 what US homeowners paid for insurance, what % of policies weren't renewed, and more. @brookings.edu Hutchins Center. www.brookings.edu/articles/hom...
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This new state-led energy system modeling paper by @gmmouat.bsky.social @katiehjordan.bsky.social @paulijllo.bsky.social @jxjohnson.bsky.social is incredible, I literally want to sit down and have a cup of coffee with every figure. Let's take a tour shall we ☕? 1/🧵
HT @kevinjkircher.com
HT @kevinjkircher.com
State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies - Nature Communications
In the absence of federal decarbonization, states can drive significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions at comparable costs to federal action, with particular reliance on electrification of end us...
www.nature.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This new state-led energy system modeling paper by @gmmouat.bsky.social @katiehjordan.bsky.social @paulijllo.bsky.social @jxjohnson.bsky.social is incredible, I literally want to sit down and have a cup of coffee with every figure. Let's take a tour shall we ☕? 1/🧵
HT @kevinjkircher.com
HT @kevinjkircher.com
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🚨Job Alert🚨Johns Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute is hiring a fellow/post-doc (PhD, JD or equivalent experience) to support our work on interregional transmission, state engagement, and offshore wind planning! #energysky
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
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May 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨Job Alert🚨Johns Hopkins' Sustainable Energy Institute is hiring a fellow/post-doc (PhD, JD or equivalent experience) to support our work on interregional transmission, state engagement, and offshore wind planning! #energysky
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
Details & application available: apply.interfolio.com/168478
New in Nature Communications: "State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies"
We used an open-source energy system optimization model to explore what happens if 23 U.S. states pursue net-zero without federal coordination.
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We used an open-source energy system optimization model to explore what happens if 23 U.S. states pursue net-zero without federal coordination.
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies - Nature Communications
In the absence of federal decarbonization, states can drive significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions at comparable costs to federal action, with particular reliance on electrification of end us...
doi.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New in Nature Communications: "State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies"
We used an open-source energy system optimization model to explore what happens if 23 U.S. states pursue net-zero without federal coordination.
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
We used an open-source energy system optimization model to explore what happens if 23 U.S. states pursue net-zero without federal coordination.
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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“Given that there is little expectation the Trump administration will promote a national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change, we think there is significant value in assessing what kind of difference state-led efforts could make.” @jxjohnson.bsky.social
States Can Take Meaningful Climate Action, Even Without Federal Support: Study - EcoWatch
State action to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change can make a big difference, even without a strong federal climate strategy.
www.ecowatch.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Given that there is little expectation the Trump administration will promote a national effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change, we think there is significant value in assessing what kind of difference state-led efforts could make.” @jxjohnson.bsky.social
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🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨
In the largest multi-model study of U.S. decarbonization strategies to date, we explore technology and policy implications for reaching net-zero emissions using 14 energy-economic models. A thread of key takeaways in 10 charts...
In the largest multi-model study of U.S. decarbonization strategies to date, we explore technology and policy implications for reaching net-zero emissions using 14 energy-economic models. A thread of key takeaways in 10 charts...
May 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨
In the largest multi-model study of U.S. decarbonization strategies to date, we explore technology and policy implications for reaching net-zero emissions using 14 energy-economic models. A thread of key takeaways in 10 charts...
In the largest multi-model study of U.S. decarbonization strategies to date, we explore technology and policy implications for reaching net-zero emissions using 14 energy-economic models. A thread of key takeaways in 10 charts...
Winter peaking of power systems would change planning and operations. Former PhD student Adi Keskar wrote a great paper on this topic a couple of years ago.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Winter peaking of power systems would change planning and operations. Former PhD student Adi Keskar wrote a great paper on this topic a couple of years ago.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Last week, the govt dismissed 400 researchers working on the US National Climate Assessment. I was one of them. Today, @agu.org & @ametsoc.org announced they are joining forces to sustain the momentum. It's not a replacement, it's a reminder that science is unstoppable. news.agu.org/press-releas...
AGU and AMS join forces on special collection to maintain momentum of research supporting the U.S. National Climate assessment
Congressionally mandated, the NCA draws on the latest scientific research to evaluate how climate change is affecting the United States. The new special collection does not replace the NCA but instead...
news.agu.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Last week, the govt dismissed 400 researchers working on the US National Climate Assessment. I was one of them. Today, @agu.org & @ametsoc.org announced they are joining forces to sustain the momentum. It's not a replacement, it's a reminder that science is unstoppable. news.agu.org/press-releas...
Systems thinkers know that "you can't just do one thing."
The abatement cost of swapping gasoline for an EV is impacted by other mitigation measures like solar adoption.
In our new pub, an energy systems model captured such interactive effects to estimate marginal CO2 abatement cost in the US.
The abatement cost of swapping gasoline for an EV is impacted by other mitigation measures like solar adoption.
In our new pub, an energy systems model captured such interactive effects to estimate marginal CO2 abatement cost in the US.
Marginal abatement costs for greenhouse gas emissions in the United States using an energy systems approach - IOPscienceSearch
Marginal abatement costs for greenhouse gas emissions in the United States using an energy systems approach, Blackhurst, Michael, Venkatesh, Aranya, Sinha, Aditya, Jordan, Katherine, Muller, Nicholas Z, Wade, Cameron, Johnson, Jeremiah X, Jaramillo, Paulina
iopscience.iop.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Systems thinkers know that "you can't just do one thing."
The abatement cost of swapping gasoline for an EV is impacted by other mitigation measures like solar adoption.
In our new pub, an energy systems model captured such interactive effects to estimate marginal CO2 abatement cost in the US.
The abatement cost of swapping gasoline for an EV is impacted by other mitigation measures like solar adoption.
In our new pub, an energy systems model captured such interactive effects to estimate marginal CO2 abatement cost in the US.
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NEW: There's been a 51-percent drop in injuries an a 55-percent drop in crashes year-over-year within the congestion relief zone in just the first 12 days of the program. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/c...
Congestion Relief Zone is Also a CRASH Relief Zone: Data - Streetsblog New York City
Congestion pricing critics will have one less reason to say the toll isn't working
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NEW: There's been a 51-percent drop in injuries an a 55-percent drop in crashes year-over-year within the congestion relief zone in just the first 12 days of the program. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/c...
As cold weather pummels us here in the South, power systems are strained. If you’re looking for something that provides the status, risks, and policies that may influence winter peaking power systems, check out my former PhD student Adi Keskar’s paper.
Planning for winter peaking power systems in the United States
Most regions in the United States experience peak electricity demand during the summer months. Several regions, however, are dual peaking with distinc…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
As cold weather pummels us here in the South, power systems are strained. If you’re looking for something that provides the status, risks, and policies that may influence winter peaking power systems, check out my former PhD student Adi Keskar’s paper.
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Trying to link up and create visibility for AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) members. Reply if you’d like to be added!
Abstract deadline for our spring conference is Jan 6: aeesp2025.duke.edu
Trying to link up and create visibility for AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) members. Reply if you’d like to be added!
Abstract deadline for our spring conference is Jan 6: aeesp2025.duke.edu
December 14, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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Trying to link up and create visibility for AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) members. Reply if you’d like to be added!
Abstract deadline for our spring conference is Jan 6: aeesp2025.duke.edu
Trying to link up and create visibility for AEESP (Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors) members. Reply if you’d like to be added!
Abstract deadline for our spring conference is Jan 6: aeesp2025.duke.edu
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There is a wide array of future technology choices that allow us to achieve a net-zero energy system at *near* optimal cost.
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
Diverse decarbonization pathways under near cost-optimal futures
Nature Communications - This study identifies near cost-optimal paths to net-zero emissions by 2050 in the U.S. It identifies four classes: essential, reduced, emerging, and rarely used, offering...
www.nature.com
September 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
There is a wide array of future technology choices that allow us to achieve a net-zero energy system at *near* optimal cost.
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
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If you're an author or technical contributor on the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment and would like to be included in this starter pack, reply with your chapter or DM me. I'm very grateful to be part of this. go.bsky.app/EZeELH7
November 15, 2024 at 2:41 AM
If you're an author or technical contributor on the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment and would like to be included in this starter pack, reply with your chapter or DM me. I'm very grateful to be part of this. go.bsky.app/EZeELH7
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November 11, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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There is a wide array of future technology choices that allow us to achieve a net-zero energy system at *near* optimal cost.
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
Diverse decarbonization pathways under near cost-optimal futures
Nature Communications - This study identifies near cost-optimal paths to net-zero emissions by 2050 in the U.S. It identifies four classes: essential, reduced, emerging, and rarely used, offering...
www.nature.com
September 17, 2024 at 7:46 PM
There is a wide array of future technology choices that allow us to achieve a net-zero energy system at *near* optimal cost.
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
⏰ New Paper in Nature Comms with colleagues at NC State and Carnegie Mellon where we use modeling to generate alternatives in an energy system optimization model. ⏰
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I’m a nonpartisan election official in North Carolina. Take it from me: vote at early voting (One-Stop). They can fix ANYTHING. They can register you on the spot, even. Take your ID, go midweek to early voting, and you won’t have to stress. On Election Day, your and my options are limited.
#voting
#voting
Heads up, North Carolina: Like every other state with a republican legislature, there's a shit ton of voter disenfranchisement fuckery happening in the run-up to the 2024 election. Link card is coverage from WRAL, & here's where you can go to check on your voter registration:
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Republican Party leaders seek to purge 225,000 NC voters ahead of 2024 elections, citing worries dismissed by state officials
The RNC and other GOP officials say North Carolina allowed a quarter of a million people to register to vote improperly. State officials say that's false, adding that the proposed GOP solution would v...
www.wral.com
September 3, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I’m a nonpartisan election official in North Carolina. Take it from me: vote at early voting (One-Stop). They can fix ANYTHING. They can register you on the spot, even. Take your ID, go midweek to early voting, and you won’t have to stress. On Election Day, your and my options are limited.
#voting
#voting
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“Wind turbines generated more electricity than coal-burning power plants across the United States in March &April, outstripping the dirtiest fuel for two consecutive months for the first time, according to the Energy Information Administration…the latest milestone in the country’s energy transition”
Wind Beat Coal Two Months in a Row for U.S. Electricity Generation
The shift occurred as the cost of wind power and other renewable energy is rapidly declining and coal is being pushed out by natural gas.
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2024 at 11:54 PM
“Wind turbines generated more electricity than coal-burning power plants across the United States in March &April, outstripping the dirtiest fuel for two consecutive months for the first time, according to the Energy Information Administration…the latest milestone in the country’s energy transition”
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“New satellite data confirms that every corner of the earth has the incorrect quantity of water,” the report read in part, noting that even though the total amount of water on the planet seemed to be about right, the distribution of that water across the globe was “way off.”
Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water
RESTON, VA—A new global report released Monday by the U.S. Geological Survey revealed that every place on earth currently has the wrong amount of water. “New satellite data confirms that every corner...
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June 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM
“New satellite data confirms that every corner of the earth has the incorrect quantity of water,” the report read in part, noting that even though the total amount of water on the planet seemed to be about right, the distribution of that water across the globe was “way off.”
Take my money
From @caseycrownhart.bsky.social: A review of a new edition of the classic game, Catan: New Energies, which comes out in a few days. It has players building power plants, fueled by either fossil fuels or renewables.
This classic game is taking on climate change
What the New Energies edition of Catan says about climate technology today.
www.technologyreview.com
June 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Take my money
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Holy moly. Quite a significant upwards revision of projected power demand in the US commercial sector thanks basically entirely to new data centres, it seems
www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...
www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...
June 11, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Holy moly. Quite a significant upwards revision of projected power demand in the US commercial sector thanks basically entirely to new data centres, it seems
www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...
www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...
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"So, where'd you go to college?"
"Oh, near Boston."
"Oh, near Boston."
May 23, 2024 at 4:37 AM
"So, where'd you go to college?"
"Oh, near Boston."
"Oh, near Boston."
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"Dear Editor,
I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."
I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."
May 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM
"Dear Editor,
I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."
I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."
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A collection of open access energy system coursework, from the Macro Energy Systems folks: 🔌💡
www.macroenergysystems.org/open-access-...
www.macroenergysystems.org/open-access-...
Open-Access Coursework — Macro-Energy Systems
www.macroenergysystems.org
April 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM
A collection of open access energy system coursework, from the Macro Energy Systems folks: 🔌💡
www.macroenergysystems.org/open-access-...
www.macroenergysystems.org/open-access-...
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One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the U.S. is a lack of power lines. Building new lines can take a decade or more because of permitting delays and local opposition. But there may be a faster, cheaper solution. Here’s what to know.
The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.
A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports found.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2024 at 4:09 PM
One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the U.S. is a lack of power lines. Building new lines can take a decade or more because of permitting delays and local opposition. But there may be a faster, cheaper solution. Here’s what to know.