Daniel Baldassare, PhD
@daniel-climate.bsky.social
Climate scientist at Woodwell Climate Research Center working on climate risk and resilience.
Amid a flurry of own-goals and poorly designed policies, the proposal to roll back clean energy investments in the upcoming budget stands out.
This bill is a lose-lose-lose: more pollution, higher energy costs, and worse economic outcomes.
rhg.com/research/way...
This bill is a lose-lose-lose: more pollution, higher energy costs, and worse economic outcomes.
rhg.com/research/way...
Ways and Means Brings the Hammer Down on Energy Credits
The House Ways and Means Committee issued its proposed language for inclusion in Congress’s massive budget reconciliation package. It’s the opening attempt to reduce spending in order to partially…
rhg.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Amid a flurry of own-goals and poorly designed policies, the proposal to roll back clean energy investments in the upcoming budget stands out.
This bill is a lose-lose-lose: more pollution, higher energy costs, and worse economic outcomes.
rhg.com/research/way...
This bill is a lose-lose-lose: more pollution, higher energy costs, and worse economic outcomes.
rhg.com/research/way...
For the first time in U.S. history, wind and solar generated more electricity than coal for an entire year!
Renewable power is getting seriously cheap, while old power generation technologies like coal and natural gas have no hope of coming down in price.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Renewable power is getting seriously cheap, while old power generation technologies like coal and natural gas have no hope of coming down in price.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
US Electricity 2025 - Special Report | Ember
The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help m...
ember-energy.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
For the first time in U.S. history, wind and solar generated more electricity than coal for an entire year!
Renewable power is getting seriously cheap, while old power generation technologies like coal and natural gas have no hope of coming down in price.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Renewable power is getting seriously cheap, while old power generation technologies like coal and natural gas have no hope of coming down in price.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Now that we have the technology to reduce emissions without any tradeoffs in cost or quality, not reducing emissions is an indefensible decision.
If you are choosing to not reduce your emissions, it reflects poorly upon you, and makes me think less of you or your organization.
If you are choosing to not reduce your emissions, it reflects poorly upon you, and makes me think less of you or your organization.
March 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Now that we have the technology to reduce emissions without any tradeoffs in cost or quality, not reducing emissions is an indefensible decision.
If you are choosing to not reduce your emissions, it reflects poorly upon you, and makes me think less of you or your organization.
If you are choosing to not reduce your emissions, it reflects poorly upon you, and makes me think less of you or your organization.
CO2 pollution is 20-times larger than all trash production worldwide!
To think that the consequences of this pollution could be dealt with or lived with is absolutely ridiculous.
We are setting ourselves up for a century of suffering with our current lifestyles.
To think that the consequences of this pollution could be dealt with or lived with is absolutely ridiculous.
We are setting ourselves up for a century of suffering with our current lifestyles.
January 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
CO2 pollution is 20-times larger than all trash production worldwide!
To think that the consequences of this pollution could be dealt with or lived with is absolutely ridiculous.
We are setting ourselves up for a century of suffering with our current lifestyles.
To think that the consequences of this pollution could be dealt with or lived with is absolutely ridiculous.
We are setting ourselves up for a century of suffering with our current lifestyles.
Amazing news on rapid decreases in Amazon deforestation under Lula da Silva's administration, and another great read from Hannah Ritchie.
It will still be difficult to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, but it just might be possible.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/amazon-2024
It will still be difficult to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, but it just might be possible.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/amazon-2024
Deforestation in the Amazon has halved in the last few years
Lula da Silva is making progress, just like he did during his previous presidency.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Amazing news on rapid decreases in Amazon deforestation under Lula da Silva's administration, and another great read from Hannah Ritchie.
It will still be difficult to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, but it just might be possible.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/amazon-2024
It will still be difficult to end deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, but it just might be possible.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/amazon-2024
With current rates of CO2 emissions we have LESS THAN 5 YEARS before the 1.5 C target is guaranteed to be breached. Let's hope that all of the COP negotiators understand how dire this situation has become.
www.mcc-berlin.net/typo3conf/ex...
www.mcc-berlin.net/typo3conf/ex...
November 21, 2024 at 6:57 PM
With current rates of CO2 emissions we have LESS THAN 5 YEARS before the 1.5 C target is guaranteed to be breached. Let's hope that all of the COP negotiators understand how dire this situation has become.
www.mcc-berlin.net/typo3conf/ex...
www.mcc-berlin.net/typo3conf/ex...
Reposted by Daniel Baldassare, PhD
Here is a nice mushroom
November 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Here is a nice mushroom
Reposted by Daniel Baldassare, PhD
There is something highly satisfying about this new community 🌎
"For scientists the network is starting to look like home. Academic institutions, scientific journals and conferences, and international organizations have established a presence there in recent days". www.science.org/content/arti...
"For scientists the network is starting to look like home. Academic institutions, scientific journals and conferences, and international organizations have established a presence there in recent days". www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 AM
There is something highly satisfying about this new community 🌎
"For scientists the network is starting to look like home. Academic institutions, scientific journals and conferences, and international organizations have established a presence there in recent days". www.science.org/content/arti...
"For scientists the network is starting to look like home. Academic institutions, scientific journals and conferences, and international organizations have established a presence there in recent days". www.science.org/content/arti...