Cate Young

Team Planet Earth | @NelsonInstitute & @UWMadisonLS Honors Program Alum | Science Policy PA @scientistsorg

[Federation of American Scientists🔬 @scientistsorg]

We asked 100% complete strangers on the streets of Washington DC: what are you listening to?

Their real, true, and non-scripted answers will shock you 👁️👁️⤵️

[FAS*United @FASUnited1945]

FAS*United calls for the Trump administration to release political detainee Mahmoud Khalil

[Daniel Correa @CorreaDan]

The scenes from the Los Angeles area fires are gut-wrenching. And all the more jarring in the middle of winter.

We used to have wildfire seasons. Now we have wildfire years.

This is a policy choice.

[Cate Young @CateYoungg]

🚨 Do you have innovative policy ideas for the next presidential administration? 🚨

Here are five things I think you should focus on during the presidential transition ⤵️⤵️⤵️

[Federation of American Scientists🔬 @scientistsorg]

Don't just stand there biting your fingernails – now is exactly when changemakers and policy entrepreneurs need to strategize on how to use the upcoming presidential transition to shape policy for the next administration.
https://t.co/NVDLvZo30P

[Ember @ember_energy]

Brazil is an #energytransition leader ⚡

Financial support for renewables and expansion of net metering for rooftop solar are a few factors behind ​​Brazil’s success.

Read more in #GER24:
https://t.co/s7iXVbRI3v

[Daniel Correa @CorreaDan]

"Thanks to my Chips and Science Act the United States is investing more in research and development than ever before." - President Biden

There's a lot of work still to do.👇

[Cate Young @CateYoungg]

“In fact my policies have attracted $650 Billion of private sector investments in clean energy and advanced manufacturing creating tens of thousands of jobs here in America!” -President Biden at the #StateOfTheUnion highlighting how clean energy is the future.

[Cate Young @CateYoungg]

Solar PV price decline of 47% in the last 10 years?!? It’s so fun to see innovative science transform the energy sector.

[Solar and Storage Industry @SEIA]

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. #solar industry added a record-shattering 32.4 GW of new capacity in 2023 — a 37% increase over the previous best year on record.

Dive into the new report from SEIA and @WoodMackenzie on solar's biggest year yet: https://t.co/t5AgWICLBm

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

Good climate news this week
1 EU law to restore 20% of its land and sea
2 New EVs in China to hit 40% share in 2024
3 UK Labour to lift block on onshore wind
4 Breakthrough in recycling batteries
5 French gas consumption down 20%
6 Ireland solar 20% of peak power in just 2 years

[Ember @ember_energy]

Electricity generation from wind and solar is surpassing coal across several countries, including 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇮🇹

Even in 🇺🇸, wind and solar are gaining on coal.

Discover more data insights from @OurWorldInData:

https://t.co/LsT4Qt8wAo