Dr. Melissa Lott
@mclott.bsky.social
Engineer exploring tech/econ/health impacts of the #energytransition to #netzero | Energy & Climate Communicator
Thanks to everyone who reached out to ask about my next professional chapter in response to today’s article
Update: I’m heading west and will be publicly sharing details on my new role just before Halloween
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Update: I’m heading west and will be publicly sharing details on my new role just before Halloween
🎃 🤐
www.ft.com/content/b2a3...
October 10, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Thanks to everyone who reached out to ask about my next professional chapter in response to today’s article
Update: I’m heading west and will be publicly sharing details on my new role just before Halloween
🎃 🤐
www.ft.com/content/b2a3...
Update: I’m heading west and will be publicly sharing details on my new role just before Halloween
🎃 🤐
www.ft.com/content/b2a3...
🚨 Professional News 🚨
Friday marked my last day at Columbia University. The past 5 years have been transformational for me, full of impact & major milestones.
Reflections on the past 5 years + a preview of my next professional chapter 👇
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Friday marked my last day at Columbia University. The past 5 years have been transformational for me, full of impact & major milestones.
Reflections on the past 5 years + a preview of my next professional chapter 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/meliss...
Melissa C. Lott, PhD on LinkedIn: ❗❗ 📰 Transitions and Exciting Professional News 📰 ❗❗
The past 5 years… | 51 comments
❗❗ 📰 Transitions and Exciting Professional News 📰 ❗❗
The past 5 years Columbia University have been transformational for me, full of impact and major… | 51 comments on LinkedIn
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October 7, 2024 at 4:41 PM
🚨 Professional News 🚨
Friday marked my last day at Columbia University. The past 5 years have been transformational for me, full of impact & major milestones.
Reflections on the past 5 years + a preview of my next professional chapter 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/meliss...
Friday marked my last day at Columbia University. The past 5 years have been transformational for me, full of impact & major milestones.
Reflections on the past 5 years + a preview of my next professional chapter 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/meliss...
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Sales of heat pump water heaters surged in 2023 in the USA (hello Inflation Reduction Act??), and gas heaters continue to lose market share
cleantechnica.com/2024/09/24/s...
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Soaring Sales for Heat Pump Water Heaters in 2023. Let the Party Begin! - CleanTechnica
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Heat pump water heater sales saw their largest increase ever in 2023, according to the latest data released by ...
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September 25, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Sales of heat pump water heaters surged in 2023 in the USA (hello Inflation Reduction Act??), and gas heaters continue to lose market share
cleantechnica.com/2024/09/24/s...
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cleantechnica.com/2024/09/24/s...
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🚨 New SHIFT KEY episode just dropped 🚨
This week, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social bring you a user’s guide to new green banks, with help from the EPA's Jahi Wise and Elemental Impact's Dawn Lippert.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social bring you a user’s guide to new green banks, with help from the EPA's Jahi Wise and Elemental Impact's Dawn Lippert.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Hardest Working $27 Billion in the IRA
Inside season 2, episode 7 of Shift Key.
heatmap.news
September 25, 2024 at 3:49 PM
🚨 New SHIFT KEY episode just dropped 🚨
This week, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social bring you a user’s guide to new green banks, with help from the EPA's Jahi Wise and Elemental Impact's Dawn Lippert.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social bring you a user’s guide to new green banks, with help from the EPA's Jahi Wise and Elemental Impact's Dawn Lippert.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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"The U.S. solar manufacturing boom could be big enough to allow the country to soon become a net exporter of solar panels for the first time in decades." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via Eric Wesoff
US solar manufacturing capacity has quadrupled thanks to climate law
The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a boom in domestic solar panel manufacturing, though the U.S. still depends on China for certain steps of the supply chain.
www.canarymedia.com
September 9, 2024 at 11:41 PM
"The U.S. solar manufacturing boom could be big enough to allow the country to soon become a net exporter of solar panels for the first time in decades." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via Eric Wesoff
Just discovered these extended clips from Chasing Carbon Zero on PBS NOVA. Fun memories recording this with Miles O’Brien and the whole NOVA team + our team at Columbia including Natalie Volk and Jen Wu.
#netzero #energytransition
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#netzero #energytransition
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"Chasing Carbon Zero" Extended Interview with Melissa Lott - NOVA | PBS
YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official
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August 30, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Just discovered these extended clips from Chasing Carbon Zero on PBS NOVA. Fun memories recording this with Miles O’Brien and the whole NOVA team + our team at Columbia including Natalie Volk and Jen Wu.
#netzero #energytransition
youtu.be/x-oFuAgnzkk?...
#netzero #energytransition
youtu.be/x-oFuAgnzkk?...
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US EIA: Combined US sales of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles increased from 17.8% of total new light-duty vehicle sales in 1Q 2024 to 18.7% in 2Q 2024, according to estimates from Wards Intelligence: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
August 26, 2024 at 6:37 PM
US EIA: Combined US sales of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles increased from 17.8% of total new light-duty vehicle sales in 1Q 2024 to 18.7% in 2Q 2024, according to estimates from Wards Intelligence: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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Good deep dive into the state of local permitting barriers and what states can do to address them 🔌💡: www.utilitydive.com/news/states-...
Carrots, sticks or both: State efforts to combat anti-renewables NIMBYs
In pursuit of zero-emissions electricity goals and tax windfalls from utility-scale renewables, states are taking a range of approaches to disarm opponents.
www.utilitydive.com
August 23, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Good deep dive into the state of local permitting barriers and what states can do to address them 🔌💡: www.utilitydive.com/news/states-...
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Some nice copy here …apparently California now has batteries roughly equivalent to 5 Diablo Canyons (in capacity, not run time…)
July 16, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Some nice copy here …apparently California now has batteries roughly equivalent to 5 Diablo Canyons (in capacity, not run time…)
“The increasing number of days with above-average temperatures means that the lack of air-conditioning can be a matter of life and death,” said Sheila Foster, a professor at the Columbia Climate School.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/n...
New York City Tenants Are Entitled to Heat. What About Air-Conditioning?
Landlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city councilman wants to change that.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2024 at 11:06 AM
“The increasing number of days with above-average temperatures means that the lack of air-conditioning can be a matter of life and death,” said Sheila Foster, a professor at the Columbia Climate School.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/n...
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California ISO on managing this month's heat wave: "California’s power grid held up against prolonged record temperatures because of new clean energy resources, more battery storage, and enhanced coordination with state government." www.caiso.com/about/news/m... h/t Wes Venteicher
Managing the July 2024 heat wave with our partners in California and the West | California ISO
Extreme weather like the extended heat wave California and much of the West have experienced this July can pose a reliability challenge for even the most resilient electric grid. Such prolonged heat e...
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July 17, 2024 at 2:44 AM
California ISO on managing this month's heat wave: "California’s power grid held up against prolonged record temperatures because of new clean energy resources, more battery storage, and enhanced coordination with state government." www.caiso.com/about/news/m... h/t Wes Venteicher
“Human bodies tend to use sleep time to lower temperatures and recover from a brutally hot day; if temperatures don’t drop enough, people sleeping without air conditioning — or, say, people in major cities that didn’t get their power back for a week after a storm — don’t get that chance”
July 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM
“Human bodies tend to use sleep time to lower temperatures and recover from a brutally hot day; if temperatures don’t drop enough, people sleeping without air conditioning — or, say, people in major cities that didn’t get their power back for a week after a storm — don’t get that chance”
The drivers of climbing electricity rates are…
1. spikes in gas prices
2. rising costs to maintain and rebuild grid infrastructure
3. a utility business model that incentivizes big capital investments that customers have to pay off over decades
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
1. spikes in gas prices
2. rising costs to maintain and rebuild grid infrastructure
3. a utility business model that incentivizes big capital investments that customers have to pay off over decades
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
Don’t blame clean energy for rising electric bills
A new report links rising U.S. power bills to fossil gas price spikes and utility incentives — not solar, wind, and batteries, as clean energy foes suggest.
www.canarymedia.com
July 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM
The drivers of climbing electricity rates are…
1. spikes in gas prices
2. rising costs to maintain and rebuild grid infrastructure
3. a utility business model that incentivizes big capital investments that customers have to pay off over decades
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
1. spikes in gas prices
2. rising costs to maintain and rebuild grid infrastructure
3. a utility business model that incentivizes big capital investments that customers have to pay off over decades
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
It can be cheaper for a utility to pay to electrify homes rather than updating gas pipelines that serve those homes. Enjoyed speaking with James Ford at WPIX-New York about why electrification can make a lot of economic sense for utilities like ConEdison
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All-new appliances for free? How a new Con Ed program provides them
WAKEFIELD, The Bronx (PIX11) — A new program promising brand-new, super-efficient appliances, lower monthly bills, and a smaller carbon footprint has left some utility customers skeptical. Ho…
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July 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
It can be cheaper for a utility to pay to electrify homes rather than updating gas pipelines that serve those homes. Enjoyed speaking with James Ford at WPIX-New York about why electrification can make a lot of economic sense for utilities like ConEdison
pix11.com/news/local-n...
pix11.com/news/local-n...
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“The damage to human health, agriculture and the global economy is just beginning to be understood.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/c...
Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2024 at 12:29 PM
“The damage to human health, agriculture and the global economy is just beginning to be understood.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/c...
Great (and very interesting) thread by @katharinehayhoe.com 👇
Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵
“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear.
In a nutshell, NO.
We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb!
#canadaday
In a nutshell, NO.
We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb!
#canadaday
July 3, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Great (and very interesting) thread by @katharinehayhoe.com 👇
4 hours and counting… ⏰📺
Excited to go live with Dr. Nee on PBS NOVA today - will be streaming on Twitch and YouTube if you want to join the conversation live!
www.youtube.com/live/hFmAOrA...
Excited to go live with Dr. Nee on PBS NOVA today - will be streaming on Twitch and YouTube if you want to join the conversation live!
www.youtube.com/live/hFmAOrA...
Building Stuff with NOVA Livestream with Dr. Melissa Lott
Subscribe to our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/novabuildingstuff/Tune in to our stream today as our host Dr. Nehemiah Mabry is joined by energy syste...
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July 3, 2024 at 12:57 PM
4 hours and counting… ⏰📺
Excited to go live with Dr. Nee on PBS NOVA today - will be streaming on Twitch and YouTube if you want to join the conversation live!
www.youtube.com/live/hFmAOrA...
Excited to go live with Dr. Nee on PBS NOVA today - will be streaming on Twitch and YouTube if you want to join the conversation live!
www.youtube.com/live/hFmAOrA...
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Ecuador was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon, the country’s public work minister said, blaming the emergency on a failure of a key transmission line. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/w...
June 19, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Ecuador was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon, the country’s public work minister said, blaming the emergency on a failure of a key transmission line. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/w...
Driving in Tennessee this week — and each of our last 3 Tesla charging stations have increased in size by 2-3x since our August ‘23 trip
Can’t help but wonder how much this region’s history (read: TVA) is influencing the build out @joshdr83.bsky.social
#energytransition #electrification
Can’t help but wonder how much this region’s history (read: TVA) is influencing the build out @joshdr83.bsky.social
#energytransition #electrification
June 14, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Driving in Tennessee this week — and each of our last 3 Tesla charging stations have increased in size by 2-3x since our August ‘23 trip
Can’t help but wonder how much this region’s history (read: TVA) is influencing the build out @joshdr83.bsky.social
#energytransition #electrification
Can’t help but wonder how much this region’s history (read: TVA) is influencing the build out @joshdr83.bsky.social
#energytransition #electrification
Really enjoyed diving into these two books with @edcrooks.bsky.social and @josephmajkut.bsky.social on The Energy Gang last week!
Happy listening, y'all!
Happy listening, y'all!
Proud of the Energy Gang going for it and just doing the two wolves of climate and capitalism book review on @akshatrathi.bsky.social and Brett Christophers. www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...
Can capitalism save the planet? | Wood Mackenzie
Can capitalism save the planet? Join Ed Crooks, Melissa Lott and Joseph Majkut as they debate the role of private investment in tackling climate change. Discover contrasting perspectives in "The Price...
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June 11, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Really enjoyed diving into these two books with @edcrooks.bsky.social and @josephmajkut.bsky.social on The Energy Gang last week!
Happy listening, y'all!
Happy listening, y'all!
For those who are also interested in reading Alon's latest --- Island Press just let me know that folks can use code TECH for 20% off
islandpress.org/books/making...
islandpress.org/books/making...
June 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
For those who are also interested in reading Alon's latest --- Island Press just let me know that folks can use code TECH for 20% off
islandpress.org/books/making...
islandpress.org/books/making...
What an awesome start to the week! Just had coffee with Alon Tal. Thanks 🙏 for the great conversation and the copy of your latest book with @IslandPress, Alon! Can’t wait to dive into it 📖 😀 #climatetech #energytransition
June 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM
What an awesome start to the week! Just had coffee with Alon Tal. Thanks 🙏 for the great conversation and the copy of your latest book with @IslandPress, Alon! Can’t wait to dive into it 📖 😀 #climatetech #energytransition
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How do we make rooftop solar cheap in America? Here, it costs ~$4/watt to install a rooftop PV system, 4X as much as a similar system in Australia today! On today's Shift Key, we talk to Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun, about how to unlock rooftop solar's full potential. heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
How to Unlock Super Cheap Rooftop Solar
Inside episode 17 of Shift Key.
heatmap.news
May 22, 2024 at 12:49 PM
How do we make rooftop solar cheap in America? Here, it costs ~$4/watt to install a rooftop PV system, 4X as much as a similar system in Australia today! On today's Shift Key, we talk to Mary Powell, CEO of Sunrun, about how to unlock rooftop solar's full potential. heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
This looks really cool --- and, as the posting says "This is not an academic exercise—we’re looking for proposals with a near term path to implementation such that they could translate into real demand for carbon removal suppliers within the next 3-5 years."
#netzero #speedandscale
#netzero #speedandscale
Cool job for folks interested in policy and carbon removal.
Carbon removal fellow at Stripe.
Plus you get to work with Nan, Jane, and Frauke. The CDR dream team. assets.ctfassets.net/fzn2n1nzq965...
Carbon removal fellow at Stripe.
Plus you get to work with Nan, Jane, and Frauke. The CDR dream team. assets.ctfassets.net/fzn2n1nzq965...
assets.ctfassets.net
May 22, 2024 at 8:11 PM
This looks really cool --- and, as the posting says "This is not an academic exercise—we’re looking for proposals with a near term path to implementation such that they could translate into real demand for carbon removal suppliers within the next 3-5 years."
#netzero #speedandscale
#netzero #speedandscale