Caleb Braun
@cbraun.bsky.social
Climate policy researcher & data scientist. Always learning about urban design, data vis, and plant care. He/him.
Voters know utility company profits are to blame for higher bills – such an obvious thing to campaign on so let's see it
Great chart as always from @dataforprogress.org
Great chart as always from @dataforprogress.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Voters know utility company profits are to blame for higher bills – such an obvious thing to campaign on so let's see it
Great chart as always from @dataforprogress.org
Great chart as always from @dataforprogress.org
Strong relationship here between wholesale electricity price and how close you are to a data center.
We reallly need to see data centers bringing their own (clean) energy with them
We reallly need to see data centers bringing their own (clean) energy with them
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Strong relationship here between wholesale electricity price and how close you are to a data center.
We reallly need to see data centers bringing their own (clean) energy with them
We reallly need to see data centers bringing their own (clean) energy with them
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What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases.
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases.
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
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Hey! COME WORK HERE
Job: Illinois State Lead – Save transit, Build clean energy
Team: BEST TEAM IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY - @michealpodgers.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social and the rest of us at @climateaf.bsky.social
Location: Remote but in Illinois
Pay: $85-105k
Deadline: SOON! August 4!
Job: Illinois State Lead – Save transit, Build clean energy
Team: BEST TEAM IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY - @michealpodgers.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social and the rest of us at @climateaf.bsky.social
Location: Remote but in Illinois
Pay: $85-105k
Deadline: SOON! August 4!
Illinois State Lead - Lobbyist and Strategist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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July 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hey! COME WORK HERE
Job: Illinois State Lead – Save transit, Build clean energy
Team: BEST TEAM IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY - @michealpodgers.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social and the rest of us at @climateaf.bsky.social
Location: Remote but in Illinois
Pay: $85-105k
Deadline: SOON! August 4!
Job: Illinois State Lead – Save transit, Build clean energy
Team: BEST TEAM IN CLIMATE POLITICS AND POLICY - @michealpodgers.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social and the rest of us at @climateaf.bsky.social
Location: Remote but in Illinois
Pay: $85-105k
Deadline: SOON! August 4!
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April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
At the start of the first Trump admin there were just 7 dem trifectas, vs 15 today.
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
At the start of the first Trump admin there were just 7 dem trifectas, vs 15 today.
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Delighted to see my alma mater @carleton.edu reporting a ~65% reduction in direct (Scope 1) emissions (v. 2008) thanks to major investments in EE and district geothermal/geo-exchange.
Based on the data we're seeing in my lab that's the 3rd/4th largest direct reduction in Scope 1 for any U.S. HEI.
Based on the data we're seeing in my lab that's the 3rd/4th largest direct reduction in Scope 1 for any U.S. HEI.
Onward! Something good today.
Annual emissions report is up! unhsimap.org/public/insti...
As of FY24, @carleton.edu has reduced 71% of its Scope 1 & 2 emissions and 28% of its Scope 3 emissions. This includes major operational investment in district geothermal, passive housing, & more!
Annual emissions report is up! unhsimap.org/public/insti...
As of FY24, @carleton.edu has reduced 71% of its Scope 1 & 2 emissions and 28% of its Scope 3 emissions. This includes major operational investment in district geothermal, passive housing, & more!
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Delighted to see my alma mater @carleton.edu reporting a ~65% reduction in direct (Scope 1) emissions (v. 2008) thanks to major investments in EE and district geothermal/geo-exchange.
Based on the data we're seeing in my lab that's the 3rd/4th largest direct reduction in Scope 1 for any U.S. HEI.
Based on the data we're seeing in my lab that's the 3rd/4th largest direct reduction in Scope 1 for any U.S. HEI.
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Over 100,000 seats are up for grabs in 2025 — governors, mayors, city councils, state representatives, judges, school boards, and more.
Taking back our power starts now.
Taking back our power starts now.
March 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Over 100,000 seats are up for grabs in 2025 — governors, mayors, city councils, state representatives, judges, school boards, and more.
Taking back our power starts now.
Taking back our power starts now.
IRA policies supported 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 8 million US homes.
March 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
IRA policies supported 50GW of new solar capacity in 2024 – enough electricity to power roughly 8 million US homes.
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A belated photo from an after-work protest last week. Rallies and protests aren't sufficient, but they are necessary! A woman leaned out of her car window to shout to me that she didn't believe anyone cared until she saw this 300-person crowd. This is how we build capacity to force a change.
February 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A belated photo from an after-work protest last week. Rallies and protests aren't sufficient, but they are necessary! A woman leaned out of her car window to shout to me that she didn't believe anyone cared until she saw this 300-person crowd. This is how we build capacity to force a change.
Climate Change is a kitchen table issue 🫒
February 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Climate Change is a kitchen table issue 🫒
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Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
January 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling
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As Trump's inauguration approaches, here's an important new report from Climate Cabinet on all the many ways that states can keep climate progress going.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As Trump's inauguration approaches, here's an important new report from Climate Cabinet on all the many ways that states can keep climate progress going.
cdn.sanity.io/files/6quqio...
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And it's getting worse: Liberty Mutual (CA's fourth-largest home insurer) plans to exit the condo/rental insurance markets in 2026.
As the planet warms, insurance companies are dropping homeowners in communities they deem too dangerous because of wildfires, hurricanes and other threats. Now, for the first time, the scale of that pullback is becoming public. nyti.ms/41EOpNc
December 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
And it's getting worse: Liberty Mutual (CA's fourth-largest home insurer) plans to exit the condo/rental insurance markets in 2026.
Why did Republicans win every statewide race in PA, yet Dems still held the State House?
Statewide trends were driven mainly by urban areas while control of the State House is mainly decided by a handful of suburban districts – districts that came out more for their Dem. reps.
Statewide trends were driven mainly by urban areas while control of the State House is mainly decided by a handful of suburban districts – districts that came out more for their Dem. reps.
December 13, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Why did Republicans win every statewide race in PA, yet Dems still held the State House?
Statewide trends were driven mainly by urban areas while control of the State House is mainly decided by a handful of suburban districts – districts that came out more for their Dem. reps.
Statewide trends were driven mainly by urban areas while control of the State House is mainly decided by a handful of suburban districts – districts that came out more for their Dem. reps.
Despite shifting 1% to the right, NC, GA, and MI saw more dems come out in 2020 overall
December 4, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Despite shifting 1% to the right, NC, GA, and MI saw more dems come out in 2020 overall