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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We're excited to welcome the Kleinman Center's 2026–27 senior fellows! This year's cohort brings deep expertise across climate finance, governance, carbon management, insurance and climate risk, data center growth, energy security, international economics, and electricity regulation.
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Announcing Our 2026–27 Senior Fellows - Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A special morning with our students and 2026 Carnot Prize recipient Secretary John Kerry earlier this semester! Students had the opportunity to sit down for breakfast with Secretary Kerry and discuss climate change, international affairs, and the challenges shaping our shared future.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We’re on Substack! 📬 Get timely commentary and insights from Kleinman Center experts on the energy and climate issues shaping our world—delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe today to stay connected to the latest thinking from the Kleinman Center: substack.com/@kleinmanenergy
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Creating the conditions for policy innovation that support a just and efficient transition to sustainable energy.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BLOG: As CDR moves from research and engineering into pilots, demonstrations, and early markets, a growing network of stakeholders is taking shape. Making the relationships among them more visible could help improve policy, investment, grantmaking, and accountability. bit.ly/4dfR5Gi
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The CDR Ecosystem Exists: Now Policy Must Help It Scale
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In emerging markets, the energy transition is built by entrepreneurs running real businesses with real customers. Join Senior Fellow Leslie Labruto to explore the capital available to them—where it works, where it stalls, and who gets left out. Register: bit.ly/3TyRT26
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That’s a wrap on NYC Climate Week! 🌎 The Kleinman Center joined Penn colleagues in NYC for conversations on clean energy investment, sustainable agriculture, trade, and the energy transition. Across our events, we brought together leaders from academia, government, finance, and the energy sector.
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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 24/09/2026
Want to learn more about the industry proposal to give companies carbon credit for cutting down trees, or why it's being taken seriously as a standard for corporate reporting — despite its scientific flaws? Hear from the scientists themselves at a recent @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social webinar ⤵️
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Forest Carbon Accounting in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly has introduced the Make AI Work for Americans Act, legislation that would establish a federal trust fund to support workers as AI reshapes the economy and workplace. Kleinman Center's Heather Boushey shared her perspective on the proposal. bit.ly/3VbBy47
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Make AI Work for Americans Act
Leaders and Stakeholders Support for the Make AI Work for Americans Act
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PODCAST: PJM’s governance structure is under scrutiny as FERC presses for reform. On Energy Policy Now, Seth Blumsack explains how decision-making power is divided inside PJM, why that structure can lead to gridlock, and what may need to change. Listen now: bit.ly/4yPVVCj
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Can PJM Reform Its Own Governance?
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BLOG: As transit agencies and electric utilities plan for the zero-emission bus transition, policymakers should consider how rate design can both support fleet electrification and minimize strain to the grid. Read more from research assistant Naomi Cohen-Shields: bit.ly/4xyPMJB
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Transit Bus Electrification Holds Opportunities and Challenges for the Electric Grid
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What a night! 👏 The Kleinman Center was honored to present the 2026 #CarnotPrize to former Secretary of State and Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry. Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Penn Museum to celebrate this special evening and a decade of the Carnot Prize! 🏆
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What’s next on the global path to transitioning away from fossil fuels? Join the Kleinman Center and Penn Climate for a lunch conversation with Pedro Brancante on Brazil’s #COP30 leadership and the road from Belém to #COP31 in Antalya. Register: bit.ly/4xb1cmS @upennclimate.bsky.social
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Belém to Antalya: Brazil's COP30 Presidency and the Fossil Fuels Roadmap
Join us to explore Brazil’s journey from Belém to Antalya and what’s next on the COP climate stage.
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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"We do need to keep pushing on all these ways to share those gains." This #GrowthMondays, @hboushey.bsky.social of @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social highlights that while AI can boost productivity, the challenge is making sure those benefits are broadly shared. WATCH 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFj...
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The gains of growth in AI must be shared
This clip features Heather Boushey, professor of practice at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. The AI boom and energy transition are jointly shaping the next phase of U.S. economic growth.…
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🏆 NEXT WEEK: The Carnot Prize, recognizing distinguished contributions to energy policy, will be awarded to Secretary John Kerry at a celebration on September 17, 2026. Join us as we celebrate Secretary Kerry’s contributions to energy and climate policy: bit.ly/4gqUpik
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
PODCAST: The Strait of Hormuz crisis has disrupted global energy markets, yet China has weathered the shock surprisingly well. On Energy Policy Now, Faculty Fellow Scott Moore explores what the crisis reveals about China’s energy strategy, its clean-tech advantage, and the choices facing the U.S.
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Hormuz and China’s Energy Advantage
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Talked with Capitol Wire about the PA Executive Order on data centers. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/energy/sh...
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Former official warns of Shapiro data center order limits
Former cabinet secretary John Quigley suggests Governor Shapiro's data center executive order may face legal challenges.
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I spoke with @huffpost.com about data center development. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/data-c...
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'What The Hell Were They Thinking?' Neighbors Trapped In Data Center Construction Chaos
One neighborhood’s experience shows why public opinion is so strongly against data centers.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
How should unemployment insurance adapt to a changing climate and economy? Join the EconClimate Lab for a webinar on how climate change and the clean energy transition are reshaping labor markets—and what these changes mean for the future of unemployment insurance. Register: bit.ly/4gMm0uO
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New in Science: Kleinman Center Faculty Fellow Arthur van Benthem and coauthors examine the logic behind the Trump administration’s elimination of EPA greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. Read the paper in Science: bit.ly/4y2dgHJ
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Correcting the logic behind the 2026 US vehicle emissions standard rollback
Correction of selective assumptions and inconsistent interpretations of evidence would overturn policy justification
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🏆 The Carnot Prize, recognizing distinguished contributions to energy policy, will be awarded to Secretary John Kerry at a celebration on September 17, 2026. Join us as we celebrate Secretary Kerry’s contributions to energy and climate policy: bit.ly/4gqUpik
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Pennsylvania’s new executive order on data centers puts some guardrails in place—but could parts of it face legal challenges? Senior Fellow John Quigley breaks down the order in Part 3 of his three-part blog series. Read more: bit.ly/4ieNvzB
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Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 3
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Governor’s recent Executive Order on data centers puts some guardrails in place, but portions of it could be legally challenged. Some Q&A in Part 3 of a three-part blog for @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social: kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
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Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 3
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
DIGEST: Urban agriculture can help cities adapt to climate change, but its carbon benefits are not well understood. Using Philly orchards as a case study, researchers find significant carbon impacts and present a method for measuring the carbon effects of urban orchards. bit.ly/46fwIVC
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Calculating Carbon Benefits of Urban Orchards
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BLOG: In the second part of a two-part blog series, Senior Fellow John Quigley (@johnhquigley.bsky.social) says the proposed GRID standards for data centers fall well short of their stated goals. bit.ly/4xfrHrs
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Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 2
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BLOG: Pennsylvania has yet to meaningfully regulate exploding data center development. Senior Fellow John Quigley (@johnhquigley.bsky.social) explores in part 1 of this two-part blog series: bit.ly/454EEZi
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Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 1
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BLOG: How effective are improved cookstoves subsidies? Using a randomized trial in Nairobi that accounts for additionality and impact, we estimate a cost of $7 per ton of CO₂e, making them more effective than nearly all other climate subsidies. bit.ly/4wydJkz
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Subsidies for Clean Cookstoves Abate Carbon at $7 per Ton
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How should govt account for climate risk when making economic policy? In a @rooseveltinstitute.org essay, Heather Boushey (@hboushey.bsky.social) and Noah Kaufman argue that federal economic models need to better reflect climate and clean energy risks to improve policymaking. bit.ly/4wyrGiH
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Pennsylvania has yet to meaningfully regulate exploding data center development. Part 1 of a two-part blog for @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social: kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b...
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Data Center Regulation (Or Not) in Pennsylvania: Part 1
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
How can public utility law advance climate progress? In a new @rooseveltinstitute.org essay, Shelley Welton of the Kleinman Center (@shelley-w.bsky.social) argues that planning, derisking, and regulatory oversight can work together to accelerate the clean energy transition. bit.ly/4bgeztW
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 30/07/2026
Climate policy isn't going away because Washington stopped talking about it. Americans are already paying the price through fires, floods, heat, and rising costs. Our new collection asks a different question: what should the next agenda for climate look like post-DOGE and the rollback of the IRA? 🧵
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Building Up in 2029: How to Make Green Statecraft Durable
Explore 17 essays on durable US climate and industrial policy after Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, covering governance, planning, finance, and production.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This research shows place-based industrial policy is not inherently self-reinforcing. Weak attribution of federal policy, limited worker mobilization, and local electoral dynamics can prevent positive policy feedback. Read more from Parrish Bergquist and Michael Shepherd: bit.ly/4wi4hBN
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Breaking Down or Charging Up? Local Political Repercussions from Clean-Energy Manufacturing Investments
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
PODCAST: Modern agriculture depends on energy in ways that often go unnoticed. On Energy Policy Now, Purdue University’s Bernhard Dalheimer explores how transportation, fertilizer, and global trade connect agriculture and energy, and what those connections mean for resilience. bit.ly/3RHw4fQ
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Agriculture, Energy, and the Challenge of Resilience
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
AI needs power. That doesn't mean higher bills or dirtier electricity. Heather Boushey argues in @notusperspectives.bsky.social that states can support data center growth while investing in clean energy and protecting consumers. Read more:
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Under-the-Radar Ideas to Improve American Energy Policy that Could Pass Congress this Year
Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Alan Armstrong, Rep. Scott Peters, Holly Bender, Kate Gordon, Mike Sommers, Meg Slattery, Heather Boushey, James Coleman, Lynn Abramson
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
BLOG: US policymakers are focused on reducing critical mineral dependencies on China by expanding U.S. mineral production. But financial challenges facing domestic producers underscore the extent to which a supply-side-only policy may fail to achieve critical mineral diversification and resilience.
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The Problem with a Supply-Side-Only Critical Minerals Policy
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
POLICY DIGEST: While Latin America is deemed to have some of the world’s most favorable conditions for energy transition, the region has also been disproportionately burdened by the global fossil fuel economy. This digest examines two case studies in the Colombian Amazon. bit.ly/4vB1TVE
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Who Benefits and Who Sacrifices? The Contradictions of Renewable Energy and Copper and Molybdenum Exploration in Colombia’s Just Energy Transition
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Local government zoning ordinances have posed an obstacle to solar electricity projects. By drafting ordinances that favor agrivoltaics, local governments may overcome opposition and enable solar projects that include agricultural production. Read the research from Tom Daniels and Vivian Whoriskey:
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Agrivoltaics Ordinances for Greater Deployment of Solar with Agriculture
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BLOG: What happens when the forest behind a carbon offset project burns down? New research shows how carbon credit reversal risk can be assessed using transparent, empirical analysis under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism. Read more from Senior Fellow Danny Cullenward (@ghgpolicy.org):
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An Empirical Approach to Quantifying Forest Carbon Risks
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PODCAST: Can the energy choices we make today influence affordability for decades to come? On the latest episode of Energy Policy Now, Heather Boushey (@hboushey.bsky.social) explores the connection between energy, economic opportunity, and long-term prosperity.
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Energy and the Economics of Affordability
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm quoted in this piece from @thetennesean.bsky.social. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
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Your guide to data centers in Tennessee and how they could affect you
AI is driving a wave of data center projects across Tennessee. Here's how they could affect your community, from electricity and water use to noise.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
BLOG: Blackstone’s acquisition of TXNM Energy highlights a growing trend: infrastructure funds are investing in regulated utilities. But are existing regulatory frameworks equipped to evaluate this new form of utility ownership? Read more from student Daniel Yang:
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Infrastructure Funds and Utility Ownership: Lessons from Blackstone’s Acquisition of TXNM Energy
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Please join us in celebrating our 2026 Kleinman Summer Fellows: Huda Abdelnur, Ishita Date, Solemei Scamaroni, and Tiffany Yuan! 🎉 Through their summer fellowships, these students are gaining valuable experience tackling today's energy and climate challenges alongside leading organizations.
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John Quigley @johnhquigley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I'm quoted in this @san.com piece by @keatonpeters.bsky.social. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social san.com/cc/electric-...
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Electric grid strains while 150 million endure high heat ahead of July Fourth
Wholesale electricity prices on America’s most highly populated regional power grid are surging under the heat.
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This week's extreme heat is more than just miserable—it's making work increasingly dangerous and costly. @hboushey.bsky.social examines why record-breaking temps are putting workers at risk, reducing productivity, and exposing the consequences of stalled federal protections. bit.ly/4xXFl3P
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Heating Up Economic Thinking
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This week's heat wave is a reminder that extreme heat isn't just a weather event—it's a growing challenge for cities, health, and critical infrastructure. @mannresearch.bsky.social explores how climate science can strengthen urban resilience and protect vulnerable communities. bit.ly/4wh8RzJ
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Rethinking Extreme Heat and Urban Resilience through Scales Connectivity
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Rethinking Extreme Heat and Urban Resilience through Scales Connectivity" | Commentary for @upenn.edu @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social led by our colleague @xuekeli.bsky.social (now at City U of Hong Kong): kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/pub...
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Rethinking Extreme Heat and Urban Resilience through Scales Connectivity
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Mann Research Group @mannresearch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🌡️ Temperatures are heating up in Philadelphia this week 🥵 A new report on extreme heat is out from @xuekeli.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social , @sh-christiansen.bsky.social, and @heatherkostick.bsky.social @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/research/pub...
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Rethinking Extreme Heat and Urban Resilience through Scales Connectivity
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
As AI infrastructure rapidly expands, it's raising important questions about energy, climate, and the future that today's young people will inherit. In a new op-ed, Sanya Carley argues that technological innovation and climate responsibility must go hand in hand. Read more: bit.ly/4xZJWmg
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People under 30 are most concerned about the environmental impact of data centers | Opinion
The anti-AI backlash among younger people points to what research has consistently shown: Younger generations are very worried about climate change.
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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
WATCH 📺: @hboushey.bsky.social of @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social discusses why AI's economic gains need to reach all communities and what policymakers should consider. "We want the pie to be bigger, we're not trying to stop that, but we do need to keep pushing on all these ways to share those gains."
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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
PODCAST: The Western U.S. has long prized utility independence. Today, rising electricity demand, AI data centers, renewable energy growth and reliability concerns are causing utilities to rethink that approach. On Energy Policy Now, SPP CEO Lanny Nickell explains what’s changing and why it matters.
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The West’s New Electricity Markets
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Keaton Peters @keatonpeters.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This summer, residential electric bills are projected to rise 10.5%. Americans already spend $112 more to stay cool June-Aug. than they did in 2021. Exclusive data analysis for @san.com finds increases are hitting the South, Northeast especially hard. straightarrowne.ws/4w4bjcW
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Summer electric bills could rise 10.5% this year. See where costs are up most
Comfort from sweltering weather will cost more than it did last summer, thanks to the trend of increasing electricity rates.
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