ClimateFran
@climatefran.bsky.social
professor @UCDavis | climate change economist / scientist / general nerd | White House CEA 2022-23
https://franmoore.faculty.ucdavis.edu/
https://franmoore.faculty.ucdavis.edu/
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Neptune Flood (subsidiary of NYSE:NP) is actively working to privatize the NFIP. Company leadership has communicated their work and this goal, in line with Project 2025, to the White House.
Privatization would have big implications for flood-prone communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
Privatization would have big implications for flood-prone communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
How One Company Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Neptune Flood (subsidiary of NYSE:NP) is actively working to privatize the NFIP. Company leadership has communicated their work and this goal, in line with Project 2025, to the White House.
Privatization would have big implications for flood-prone communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
Privatization would have big implications for flood-prone communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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I see a lot of econ/socsci Bluesky asking for AI starter advice. IMO the highest impact, low cost tweak to your workflow is training an AI to follow *your* coding/writing prefs & habits.
Literally, tell Claude: "Look at <XYZ dirs>. ID common themes, styles & conventions. Write them to a .md file."
Literally, tell Claude: "Look at <XYZ dirs>. ID common themes, styles & conventions. Write them to a .md file."
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I see a lot of econ/socsci Bluesky asking for AI starter advice. IMO the highest impact, low cost tweak to your workflow is training an AI to follow *your* coding/writing prefs & habits.
Literally, tell Claude: "Look at <XYZ dirs>. ID common themes, styles & conventions. Write them to a .md file."
Literally, tell Claude: "Look at <XYZ dirs>. ID common themes, styles & conventions. Write them to a .md file."
Everyone likes a green energy subsidy, but taxing or regulation of fossil fuels needed to achieve ambitious decarbonization goals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Client Challenge
www.nature.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Everyone likes a green energy subsidy, but taxing or regulation of fossil fuels needed to achieve ambitious decarbonization goals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Very cool stuff - applying AI weather modeling for decision-relevant seasonal information for Indian farmers. Predicting monsoon onset with a 4 week lead time
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Client Challenge
www.nature.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Very cool stuff - applying AI weather modeling for decision-relevant seasonal information for Indian farmers. Predicting monsoon onset with a 4 week lead time
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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2025 was a massive year for me as an R developer.
This past year I've branched out and focused on bringing interfaces to some of the most exciting geospatial technologies to the R community.
Here's a summary:
This past year I've branched out and focused on bringing interfaces to some of the most exciting geospatial technologies to the R community.
Here's a summary:
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
2025 was a massive year for me as an R developer.
This past year I've branched out and focused on bringing interfaces to some of the most exciting geospatial technologies to the R community.
Here's a summary:
This past year I've branched out and focused on bringing interfaces to some of the most exciting geospatial technologies to the R community.
Here's a summary:
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My new article with @cary-coglianese.bsky.social, titled "Loper Bright's Disingenuity," has been published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. We argue that, even as the Loper Bright decision claimed to overrule Chevron, it preserved Chevron's core.
pennlawreview.com/2025/12/23/l...
pennlawreview.com/2025/12/23/l...
December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My new article with @cary-coglianese.bsky.social, titled "Loper Bright's Disingenuity," has been published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. We argue that, even as the Loper Bright decision claimed to overrule Chevron, it preserved Chevron's core.
pennlawreview.com/2025/12/23/l...
pennlawreview.com/2025/12/23/l...
A holiday reminder for anyone who's ever been weather delayed at the Denver airport of the essential work done by @ncar-ucar.bsky.social
🎉 We signed up for another 5 yrs of working w/ @DENAirport to keep travelers safe when winter wx threatens their plans. ❄️ ✈️
Our researchers have developed advanced 💻 models and AI techniques to forecast snow and ice at specific points on runways.
https://bit.ly/3YyQEig
📸 Courtesy DIA
Our researchers have developed advanced 💻 models and AI techniques to forecast snow and ice at specific points on runways.
https://bit.ly/3YyQEig
📸 Courtesy DIA
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A holiday reminder for anyone who's ever been weather delayed at the Denver airport of the essential work done by @ncar-ucar.bsky.social
Proud to support the public education mission of the UC 💙💛
"cost-benefit calculations show internal rates of return of 26 percent for the marginal students themselves, 16 percent for society (which must pay for the additional education), and 7 percent for the government budget."
"cost-benefit calculations show internal rates of return of 26 percent for the marginal students themselves, 16 percent for society (which must pay for the additional education), and 7 percent for the government budget."
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Marginal Returns to Public Universities,” by Jack Mountjoy: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Marginal Returns to Public Universities
Abstract. This paper studies the returns to enrolling in American public universities by comparing the long-term outcomes of barely admitted versus barely
doi.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Proud to support the public education mission of the UC 💙💛
"cost-benefit calculations show internal rates of return of 26 percent for the marginal students themselves, 16 percent for society (which must pay for the additional education), and 7 percent for the government budget."
"cost-benefit calculations show internal rates of return of 26 percent for the marginal students themselves, 16 percent for society (which must pay for the additional education), and 7 percent for the government budget."
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This is bunk. These sites are chosen to not interfere with radar systems, according to the process listed on...the Department of Energy's website: windexchange.energy.gov/projects/rad...
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is bunk. These sites are chosen to not interfere with radar systems, according to the process listed on...the Department of Energy's website: windexchange.energy.gov/projects/rad...
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From wildfire warnings to flood forecasts, NCAR's research impacts everyone in America.
President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless.
We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.
President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless.
We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.
December 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
From wildfire warnings to flood forecasts, NCAR's research impacts everyone in America.
President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless.
We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.
President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless.
We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.
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Economics and economic sociology are two fields divided by their mutual fascination with the same subject matter.
#econsky #sociology
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/12/mich...
#econsky #sociology
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/12/mich...
Michel Callon (1945–2025): A life with passion for economies, in J. of Cultural Economy
marketdesigner.blogspot.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Economics and economic sociology are two fields divided by their mutual fascination with the same subject matter.
#econsky #sociology
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/12/mich...
#econsky #sociology
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/12/mich...
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Please repost! The LOC Lab @UCSB is recruiting a #PostdoctoralScholar in forest ecology and data science to
develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐
Applications due Feb 5
Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1
develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐
Applications due Feb 5
Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Please repost! The LOC Lab @UCSB is recruiting a #PostdoctoralScholar in forest ecology and data science to
develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐
Applications due Feb 5
Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1
develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐
Applications due Feb 5
Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1
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Wind developers: "We're ready to build."
Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 8 to 12 years."
Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 8 to 12 years."
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Wind developers: "We're ready to build."
Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 8 to 12 years."
Grid: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us. Estimated wait time... 8 to 12 years."
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People are willing to forgo a significant portion of their earnings—between 12-36% of their wages—to avoid hostile work environments.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
People are willing to forgo a significant portion of their earnings—between 12-36% of their wages—to avoid hostile work environments.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
Women exhibit a stronger aversion to exclusionary workplaces and environments with sexual harassment.
Happy to see this paper out - engineering estimates of company-level stranded assets implied by a 2 degree temperature target derived from ownership of individual energy assets. Congrats to lead author Robert Fofrich and @stevenjdavis.bsky.social
Thanks for noticing, Damian. In case useful, we also put together a research brief about the new paper here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ObuE...
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy to see this paper out - engineering estimates of company-level stranded assets implied by a 2 degree temperature target derived from ownership of individual energy assets. Congrats to lead author Robert Fofrich and @stevenjdavis.bsky.social
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This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday announced the state would analyze how much climate change has cost the state — reviving questions about shifting those costs onto fossil fuel companies through a “climate superfund” law...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
Maryland decides to study a ‘climate superfund’ after all
Gov. Wes Moore announced a bid to analyze emissions costs and whether companies should compensate the state for climate impacts.
www.eenews.net
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday announced the state would analyze how much climate change has cost the state — reviving questions about shifting those costs onto fossil fuel companies through a “climate superfund” law...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
www.eenews.net/articles/mar...
My Mum: Drops potential inheritance on a Florida barrier island condo
Me: You know, climate change...sea-level rise..hurricanes...etc etc
Mum: But its so close to the beach!
Me: 🤦
Me: You know, climate change...sea-level rise..hurricanes...etc etc
Mum: But its so close to the beach!
Me: 🤦
Latest in the Built on Sand series for @miamiherald.com
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost
Florida barrier islands host 765,000+ residents as development raises hurricane, erosion and insurance risks while taxpayers fund repeated beach restorations.
www.miamiherald.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My Mum: Drops potential inheritance on a Florida barrier island condo
Me: You know, climate change...sea-level rise..hurricanes...etc etc
Mum: But its so close to the beach!
Me: 🤦
Me: You know, climate change...sea-level rise..hurricanes...etc etc
Mum: But its so close to the beach!
Me: 🤦
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This is the only parody song about geophysical fluid dynamics you’ll ever need:
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
Call Me Charney: A GFD Parody
This was so fun to make!! #lamontdoherty #lamont #atmosphere #science #charney #GFS #vallis #geostrophic #quasigeostrophic #hydrostatic #rossby
urldefense.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is the only parody song about geophysical fluid dynamics you’ll ever need:
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
This is a great article, but also not a surprising finding given that FEMA flood maps by definition do not include rainfall-induced flooding, a major risk in Miami and most of the examples cited in the piece
The Miami Herald tracked 16,569 flood complaints from over 12,000 locations in Miami-Dade and Broward over the last 11 years, and found 32% were outside the newly-expanded 500-year flood zones scheduled to go into effect as early as 2026: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
December 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is a great article, but also not a surprising finding given that FEMA flood maps by definition do not include rainfall-induced flooding, a major risk in Miami and most of the examples cited in the piece
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Everyone getting excited about #AGU25??
To keep up with the madness, I've updated my AGU conference feeds! Collects posts from the official AGU account, + #AGU25 and #AGU2025 hashtags
AGU 2025 is chronological: bsky.app/profile/did:...
What's Hot AGU25 for algorithm sort: bsky.app/profile/did:...
To keep up with the madness, I've updated my AGU conference feeds! Collects posts from the official AGU account, + #AGU25 and #AGU2025 hashtags
AGU 2025 is chronological: bsky.app/profile/did:...
What's Hot AGU25 for algorithm sort: bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Everyone getting excited about #AGU25??
To keep up with the madness, I've updated my AGU conference feeds! Collects posts from the official AGU account, + #AGU25 and #AGU2025 hashtags
AGU 2025 is chronological: bsky.app/profile/did:...
What's Hot AGU25 for algorithm sort: bsky.app/profile/did:...
To keep up with the madness, I've updated my AGU conference feeds! Collects posts from the official AGU account, + #AGU25 and #AGU2025 hashtags
AGU 2025 is chronological: bsky.app/profile/did:...
What's Hot AGU25 for algorithm sort: bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Zillow made headlines pulling climate risk data off their platform. Data on Redfin users, though, shows that potential homebuyers only click a listing's flood, wildfire risk for a short time after catastrophic disasters:
More from Ruby Mellen and I here: 🎁 wapo.st/4pX8MhE
More from Ruby Mellen and I here: 🎁 wapo.st/4pX8MhE
Hurricanes and wildfires influence homebuyers, if only for a minute
Interest in climate risk surges after disasters, according to the real estate platform Redfin, but soon diminishes.
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Zillow made headlines pulling climate risk data off their platform. Data on Redfin users, though, shows that potential homebuyers only click a listing's flood, wildfire risk for a short time after catastrophic disasters:
More from Ruby Mellen and I here: 🎁 wapo.st/4pX8MhE
More from Ruby Mellen and I here: 🎁 wapo.st/4pX8MhE
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Wow... NYC's congestion pricing has led to big drops in PM2.5 and real improvements in local air quality.
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wow... NYC's congestion pricing has led to big drops in PM2.5 and real improvements in local air quality.