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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 23/09/2026

@jbozuwa.bsky.social of @cplusc.bsky.social kicks off From Crisis to Capacity: Big Ideas Fueling Green Politics #climateweeknyc #cwnyc2026 hillheat.com/events/2026/...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can fast and free buses take off across the US? Our report says yes. @keawilson.bsky.social at @usa.streetsblog.org spoke with John Stehlin and Emmett Hopkins, co-authors of our report, on why faster service and free fares work better together, and what states can do right now:

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What Would It Take to Get 'Fast, Free Buses' Nationwide? — Streetsblog USA

Fast and free buses might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 22/09/2026

@jbozuwa.bsky.social discusses structural challenges of electricity in the US: Climate disasters are increasingly damaging the grid. We need to electrify everything with renewable energy.

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Kristina Karlsson @karlsson-kris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My new paper for @cplusc.bsky.social is out! I estimate the potential household cost impacts from utilities’ planned 1.4T in capex spending in the next 5 years — the majority of which is motivated by data center demand and extreme weather mitigation. Thread 👇🏼

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Biden's IRA incentives favored wealthier households while falling short on green jobs and housing. The urgency of the climate crisis demands a more ambitious agenda, one that embeds it in issues that people care about. @aldasky.bsky.social explains in this @theguardian.com story—🔗 below.

When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words "climate change" from state statutes in May 2024 - colloquially known as the "don't say
climate change" law - Democrats were outraged. Just six months later, many liberal politicians began to go quiet on the issue themselves. After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, mentions of the climate crisis started to disappear from Democrats' rhetoric. As the 2026 midterms approach, that retreat is still shaping how some candidates talk about climate on the campaign trail.
The trend, known as "climate-hushing" , may reflect the
limitations of Joe Biden's climate policies, said Daniel Aldana Cohen, assistant sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies climate politics and inequality. Green jobs and housing investments fell short of the climate movement's desires, consumer incentives disproportionately benefited wealthier households, and Democrats struggled to effectively communicate their...

The climate crisis, however, is still rearing its head around the country, fueling the heatwaves, wildfires and floods plaguing communities around the US. It also lurks behind issues animating voters, from datacenter expansion to rising home insurance rates. And while some pundits have concluded from their polling and research that Americans don't want to hear about global warming, other surveys directly contradict those findings.
"Maybe people don't rank climate as their main or top issue ... but nobody really experiences everyday life like walking around the world rank-ordering the things that they care about," said Aldana Cohen, who is also founding co-director of the thinktank Climate and Community Institute that calls for "green economic populism".
"What's important is to learn how to embed the climate issue organically amidst the other issues that people care most about."

Some progressive and populist candidates in the US midterms are pushing back against climate-hushing, linking the issue to economic concerns and everyday struggles. Others aren't speaking about it directly, but pushing for policies that could curb emissions. Such efforts could help build a mass base for climate policies, said Aldana Cohen.
"If we want to decarbonize fast enough and adapt to the impacts that are already here, we're going to need a robust majority that backs those policies," he said. "Elite consensus alone will not suffice ... we're going to need like large numbers of people really enthusiastic about climate policies."

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NEW: If you live in the US, your electricity might cost an additional $376/year by 2030. Why? Utilities are passing on $1.4 trillion in costs—largely to deal with AI expansion and climate disasters—to customers over the next five years. stopgreedbuildgreen.climateandcommunity.org/posts/the-bl...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For low-income households facing extreme heat, buying an AC unit solves one problem and creates another: higher utility bills. Our Founding Co-Director @aldasky.bsky.social is quoted in this @sfchronicle.com story on who has cooling as heat waves spread: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Climate Week NYC is just around the corner. Starting next week, our staff and leaders will be at a number of events to discuss the issues that the climate movement faces in the months ahead and beyond. Join us, and visit the links below to RSVP and get more information 🧵

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our research on the Iran War’s overlooked environmental impact was featured in @theintercept.com. Over the first two weeks of the incursion, roughly 5 million metric cubic tons of greenhouse gases were emitted. theintercept.com/2026/08/31/i...

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Ecocide in Iran

The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sandeep Vaheesan, CCI Fellow, co-authored an essay in @dissentmag.bsky.social that warns against affordability politics that would suppress labor to fight inflation. Instead, stronger corporate regulation, public provision of essentials, and higher incomes should be prioritized.

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The Fight Over Affordability - Dissent Magazine

We’re living in a period of excess business pricing power, not overbearing workers.

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The Dig @thedigradio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Insurance companies tells us they're our 'good neighbor' - all to convince us that they'll protect us in times of need. But in reality, their top priority is profit - and the climate crisis is threatening their moneymaking model. Listen to Moira Birss on our latest episode pod.fo/e/5adbe8

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New speaker added! @aru-shiney-ajay.bsky.social, Executive Director of @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, will join our panel at Climate Week NYC. RSVP now—only a few tickets remain: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-crisi...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Shannon Baker-Branstetter as our Senior Policy Director. They will be developing and executing our policy strategy to take on working people’s needs and the climate crisis at scale. Learn more about them: climateandcommunity.org/bio/shannon-...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us at Climate Week NYC on Sept 23rd for a panel on how to strategically advance a climate agenda that meets the current political moment and truly works for working people: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-crisi...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our Senior Fellow @moira.bsky.social recently appeared on @thedigradio.bsky.social to discuss how insurance companies profit off climate catastrophe. Listen to the full episode with @dwallacewells.bsky.social, @madisoncondon.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social: thedigradio.com/podcast/insu...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, it ignored what’s driving rents up and leading landlords to defer maintenance. Our Housing Policy Director @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social is quoted in a new @inequality.org story on the bill's shortcomings: inequality.org/article/new-...

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Congress Finally Passed a Housing Bill. It Isn’t Enough.

The ROAD to Housing Act fails to address the commodification of housing driving our affordability crisis.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela has always been driven by fossil imperialism. With the announcement that the US will control 65 billion barrels of the country’s oil, the environmental consequences are now coming into view. We wrote about the effects that this could have earlier this year.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Landlords arguing against rent freezes often say they can’t maintain buildings without rent hikes. Why? Their gambling debts are coming due—multifamily loan delinquencies nearly doubled in 2024, a 10-year high. @taraghuveer.bsky.social cites our brief in @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

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The Road to the Rent Freeze | Tara Raghuveer

On the evening of June 25, minutes after New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze the rent for a million rent-stabilized apartments across

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A weekslong power outage in Gary, Indiana, laid bare both social and infrastructural vulnerabilities to climate change. Our Research Director @pmbigger.bsky.social spoke to @prospect.org about the forces that worsen climate harms for working-class people and people of color:

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Gary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim - The American Prospect

This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.

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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New from the consistently excellent Climate and Community Institute: cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org @cplusc.bsky.social

CBA Toolkit

Leveraging Community Power in the Energy Transition

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A very cool new thing from @cplusc.bsky.social: a toolkit to help communities negotiate the best possible community benefit agreements. cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org

CBA Toolkit: Leveraging Community Power in the Energy
Transition

Primary Authors: Toni Symonds, Reva Butensky

Contributing authors and editors: Emmett Hopkins, Tai Kondo Koester James J. A. Blair, Thea Riofrancos, Kate Berry

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NEW: The energy transition—and the sudden rise of AI data centers—has left many communities feeling powerless, Today, we're releasing a Community Benefits Agreements toolkit to help people have more say in energy projects: climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/how-commun...

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How Communities Can Take Power Back

Our new CBA Toolkit equips communities with resources to organize, negotiate, and influence projects affecting them.

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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 13/08/2026

The AI boom isn’t just being pushing by major tech companies; it’s enabled by a suite of government policy. This week @mjhaugen.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how government is putting AI before people and the planet. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/341_...

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Adrienne Brown @adierose.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This does a good job of showing the breadth of work forces impacted by climate change. If your job requires air to breathe, this matters to you.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 13/08/2026

Great to have @mjhaugen.bsky.social on the show! We dig into the many ways government enables all the harms we’re seeing from generative AI and hyperscale data centers by crafting policy that helps the companies behind them.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Out today: @mjhaugen.bsky.social, our Energy and Planning Manager, appeared on @techwontsave.us to discuss our latest research on AI with @parismarx.com youtu.be/bk6q6qIL7SU

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There are only a few days left to apply for our Senior Associate, Finance and Operations position. Learn more about the role and submit your materials before Friday EOD! climateandcommunity.org/careers/

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We want to see the US government direct collective resources and energy toward an agenda that serves people and the planet, not Big Tech. Listen to our Energy and Planning Manager @mjhaugen.bsky.social on This Machine Kills:

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Green New Deal for Public Housing is back on the table. Our report with @urbandemos.bsky.social + @actionlabny.bsky.social shows how the bill would transform housing in NY, greening and modernizing public housing while building affordable, tenant-controlled homes at scale nyshousingsolution.com

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Green New Deal for Public Housing is back on the table. Our report with @actionlabny.bsky.social + @urbandemos.bsky.social shows how the bill would transform housing in New York, greening and modernizing public housing while building affordable, tenant-controlled homes at scale.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We're seeking a Senior Associate, Finance and Operations who blends operational savvy, financial management, and commitment to supportive and transparent culture. Applications are due August 14! climateandcommunity.org/careers/

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Recently reintroduced, @jayapal.house.gov and @markey.senate.gov's Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, which is based on research from CCI, would invest $1.6 trillion to provide healthy, green upgrades to every K-12 public school in the US: climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/the-green-...

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

stellar team!

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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

@cplusc.bsky.social is hiring again! We're looking for someone to join our operations team. This role will be critical to implementing some big changes we're aiming to make that will allow us to be even more effective winning transformative climate+economic policy. climateandcommunity.org/careers/

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The disaster risk finance system is collapsing as insurance premiums rise beyond affordability, coverage options diminish, and insurers exit some regions entirely. A federal disaster insurance program could protect housing from catastrophes in ways that the private market cannot.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW: Housing is unaffordable for half of renters and a quarter of homeowners. Our brief with @periumass.bsky.social shows how the federal government could expand the supply of permanently affordable green social housing. climateandcommunity.org/research/the...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Green New Deal for Public Schools Act would invest $1.6 trillion over 10 years to provide healthy, green upgrades to every K-12 public school in the nation while tackling educational, environmental, and racial inequity. 🧵

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isaac @sevier.io · 31/07/2026

Is this you?

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We're seeking a Senior Associate, Finance and Operations who blends operational savvy, financial management, and commitment to supportive and transparent culture. Learn more and apply: climateandcommunity.org/careers/

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New Brief with @periumass.bsky.social: The Safe Housing Foundation could expand and improve housing choice vouchers while delinking poor and working families’ energy bills from the costs of expanding clean energy and modernizing the grid. climateandcommunity.org/research/tow...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEW: Most renters are cost burdened, spending at least 30% of their income on housing. Congress should work to pass a universal cap on annual rent increases at 3% or .75% of the local Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower. climateandcommunity.org/research/nat...

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last year, we published a brief with @dataforprogress.org showing that: 🍎 66% of NYers polled support the creation of municipal grocery stores in NYC 🥕 85% of NYers are paying more for groceries and food compared to 2024 🥚 91% of NYers are concerned about how inflation impacts grocery costs (1/2)

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