Vanshika Fotedar
@vanshikaf.bsky.social
energy economics x urban regulations
California| Kashmir
California| Kashmir
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This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.
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Jane Goodall's final lesson
Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action
www.talkingclimate.ca
October 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Solar power for smarter, greener cities – pv magazine India www.pv-magazine-india.com/2025/07/29/s...
Solar power for smarter, greener cities
India’s solar journey is not just about energy generation, it’s about transforming how cities are built and lived in. A multidisciplinary approach involving policy, technology, and civic engagement wi...
www.pv-magazine-india.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Solar power for smarter, greener cities – pv magazine India www.pv-magazine-india.com/2025/07/29/s...
RIP Dr. Imre Gyuk- you will be forever remembered as the staunchest champion of energy storage, a diplomat for a brighter energy future, and the strongest bridge between its science and policy making. May your soul rest in peace.
July 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
RIP Dr. Imre Gyuk- you will be forever remembered as the staunchest champion of energy storage, a diplomat for a brighter energy future, and the strongest bridge between its science and policy making. May your soul rest in peace.
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Industrial electrification is vital for net-zero, but lagging far behind.
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Industrial electrification is vital for net-zero, but lagging far behind.
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
While most of industrial process heat could be electrified with existing tech, progress has been minimal.
Our new paper investigates why and how it can be changed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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An astonishing statistic: ‘Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last.’ www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An astonishing statistic: ‘Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last.’ www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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Really cannot stress how much of being an immigrant in this country is trying to decipher arbitrary rules which seemingly change every 6-12 months without much fanfare.
July 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Really cannot stress how much of being an immigrant in this country is trying to decipher arbitrary rules which seemingly change every 6-12 months without much fanfare.
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In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
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Across Portugal, Spain and France, some areas could exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the coming days, the result of a hot-air mass that recently brought record-breaking heat and humidity to the eastern United States, and another from Africa.
Extreme heat grips southern Europe as temperatures surpass 100 degrees
Portugal is expected to see highs of up to 109 degrees Fahrenheit. Parts of Spain, France, Italy and Greece are also bracing for extreme heat.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Across Portugal, Spain and France, some areas could exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the coming days, the result of a hot-air mass that recently brought record-breaking heat and humidity to the eastern United States, and another from Africa.
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Reminder of that time when the word "orthogonal" impressed and caught off guard multiple members of the US Supreme Court.
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
May 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Reminder of that time when the word "orthogonal" impressed and caught off guard multiple members of the US Supreme Court.
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
www.abajournal.com/news/article...
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Irreversible tipping points in the climate system — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the wide-scale collapse of coral reefs — are closer than scientists previously believed.
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Irreversible tipping points in the climate system — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the wide-scale collapse of coral reefs — are closer than scientists previously believed.
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They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Skilled immigration on the chopping block? Effects of eliminating "Optional Practical Training" in the US
The White House has taken numerous steps to sharply reduce the number of immigrant workers, with or without legal status, in the US economy. These policies, so far, typically target immigrants with le...
www.piie.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
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My main takeaway from the Intersolar / the smarter E Europe exhibition in Munich is that batteries are the new solar. 4 buzzing halls of products, trying to claim a differentiation that doesn't exist, in a rapidly growing market. 14GW of batteries built in Europe + Turkey last year.
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My main takeaway from the Intersolar / the smarter E Europe exhibition in Munich is that batteries are the new solar. 4 buzzing halls of products, trying to claim a differentiation that doesn't exist, in a rapidly growing market. 14GW of batteries built in Europe + Turkey last year.
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THE FOUR STAGES OF PRO-FOSSIL EXPLOITATION OF MAJOR BLACKOUTS
[a thread with videos]
Stage 1: Guilt By Proximity - "any blackout that happens in a region with renewable energy must have been caused by renewable energy"
[we are in the later end of this stage -see, FT, Bloomberg (Blas), etc]
[a thread with videos]
Stage 1: Guilt By Proximity - "any blackout that happens in a region with renewable energy must have been caused by renewable energy"
[we are in the later end of this stage -see, FT, Bloomberg (Blas), etc]
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
THE FOUR STAGES OF PRO-FOSSIL EXPLOITATION OF MAJOR BLACKOUTS
[a thread with videos]
Stage 1: Guilt By Proximity - "any blackout that happens in a region with renewable energy must have been caused by renewable energy"
[we are in the later end of this stage -see, FT, Bloomberg (Blas), etc]
[a thread with videos]
Stage 1: Guilt By Proximity - "any blackout that happens in a region with renewable energy must have been caused by renewable energy"
[we are in the later end of this stage -see, FT, Bloomberg (Blas), etc]
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This is another trope that helps associate grid catastrophes with energy transition without evidence.
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
April 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is another trope that helps associate grid catastrophes with energy transition without evidence.
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
I call it the Object Proximity tactic: they drops (a) the blackout occurred and (b) there's a high share of renewables, and then just waggles their eyebrows meaningfully ->
archive.ph/aaxUT
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Hopeful news from CA!
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684/AB 1243) has passed out of committee with a 9-4 vote.
This legislation, already passed in VT and NYS, would compel fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate damage.
Here’s more about it:
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684/AB 1243) has passed out of committee with a 9-4 vote.
This legislation, already passed in VT and NYS, would compel fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate damage.
Here’s more about it:
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Lawmakers Introduce California Bill to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Damage
Bill Comes After Historic L.A. Wildfires
biologicaldiversity.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hopeful news from CA!
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684/AB 1243) has passed out of committee with a 9-4 vote.
This legislation, already passed in VT and NYS, would compel fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate damage.
Here’s more about it:
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (SB 684/AB 1243) has passed out of committee with a 9-4 vote.
This legislation, already passed in VT and NYS, would compel fossil fuel polluters to pay for climate damage.
Here’s more about it:
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
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"There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign."
April 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign."
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April 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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As villages across the Himalayan region battle water scarcity, communities are restoring and caring for age-old structures that protect their springs.
reasonstobecheerful.world/ancient-hima...
reasonstobecheerful.world/ancient-hima...
April 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As villages across the Himalayan region battle water scarcity, communities are restoring and caring for age-old structures that protect their springs.
reasonstobecheerful.world/ancient-hima...
reasonstobecheerful.world/ancient-hima...
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Online NOAA climate data hubs serving 27 states — from Colorado and the Dakotas to Louisiana and Texas — have gone dark after a lapse in funding. The cause: expired contracts. This is becoming a pattern at NOAA 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Analysis for 27 States Goes Dark in Funding Lapse
Weather analysis tools used by a wide array of businesses and government entities across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional climate hubs lapsed.
www.bloomberg.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Online NOAA climate data hubs serving 27 states — from Colorado and the Dakotas to Louisiana and Texas — have gone dark after a lapse in funding. The cause: expired contracts. This is becoming a pattern at NOAA 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Japan’s NEDO opens fiscal 2025 funding round for solar tech innovation – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/15/j...
Japan’s NEDO opens fiscal 2025 funding round for solar tech innovation
Japan’s national energy R&D agency has launched a five-year R&D program to accelerate solar innovation. The fiscal 2025 call for proposals seeks advances in high-efficiency cells, site-specific system...
www.pv-magazine.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Japan’s NEDO opens fiscal 2025 funding round for solar tech innovation – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/15/j...
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This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"
"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...
Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"
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"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...
Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...