Kate Gordon
@katenrg.bsky.social
CEO at CA FWD; Non-resident Scholar Carnegie Inst. Energy, climate, & economic development nerd (plus lover of Oxford commas); speaker/thinker/writer when I have time; proud public school parent. Former DOE & Office of CA Governor.
Loved talking to @danielraimi.bsky.social, who is one of my all-time favorite people in the energy/climate world, not least because he truly cares about energy communities. Give us a listen over the break if you have a long drive and want to tune out the in-laws. www.resources.org/resources-ra...
California’s Revamped Energy and Climate Policies, with Kate Gordon
Kate Gordon discusses California’s recent raft of climate policies, specifically those policies that aim to balance energy affordability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Loved talking to @danielraimi.bsky.social, who is one of my all-time favorite people in the energy/climate world, not least because he truly cares about energy communities. Give us a listen over the break if you have a long drive and want to tune out the in-laws. www.resources.org/resources-ra...
The othet day I spoke on a Sweep webinar about why its so important for companies to treat climate risk--especially physical risk to operations and supply chains--as material. That continues to be true despite new delays in #SB261 disclosure rules. Watch here: go.sweep.net/3LLhikV
California SB 253 & SB 261: latest updates and critical deadlines
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November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The othet day I spoke on a Sweep webinar about why its so important for companies to treat climate risk--especially physical risk to operations and supply chains--as material. That continues to be true despite new delays in #SB261 disclosure rules. Watch here: go.sweep.net/3LLhikV
Prices and political winds have the climate community and broader political class discovering--again!--that climate is fundamentally an economic development issue. New Substack up today: khgordon.substack.com/p/its-the-cl...
It's the (Climate) Economy, Stupid
Prices and political winds have the climate community discovering economic development...again.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Prices and political winds have the climate community and broader political class discovering--again!--that climate is fundamentally an economic development issue. New Substack up today: khgordon.substack.com/p/its-the-cl...
Just in time for #COP30, here's my new @carnegieendowment.org piece on the arc of green industrial policy from 2000 through the Biden era. My takeaway on lessons learned from the trenches: don't overpromise, and do be honest about tradeoffs. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
From Green Jobs to Bidenomics: The Arc of Green Industrial Policy
Energy transition is as important as ever—despite the current administration’s disruptive approach to U.S. energy production.
carnegieendowment.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just in time for #COP30, here's my new @carnegieendowment.org piece on the arc of green industrial policy from 2000 through the Biden era. My takeaway on lessons learned from the trenches: don't overpromise, and do be honest about tradeoffs. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Place matters--to people, communities, the economy, democracy. Local media is how people learn what's happening in places, not just in the scrum of national clickbait news. But as we highlighted @ the #CAEconimicSummit in Stockton last month. More here w a killer map.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
New local outlets are booming, but not where they're needed most
Nearly half are nonprofits that rely on philanthropy.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Place matters--to people, communities, the economy, democracy. Local media is how people learn what's happening in places, not just in the scrum of national clickbait news. But as we highlighted @ the #CAEconimicSummit in Stockton last month. More here w a killer map.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
And now that I'm back -- hot take from last night/#Prop50! Thinking @governor.ca.gov @pelosi.house.gov need to think about donating a big chunk of leftover cash from the campaign to national efforts to do independent redistricting commissions. Walk the walk on this one.
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
And now that I'm back -- hot take from last night/#Prop50! Thinking @governor.ca.gov @pelosi.house.gov need to think about donating a big chunk of leftover cash from the campaign to national efforts to do independent redistricting commissions. Walk the walk on this one.
Finally getting back onto this platform after nearly a year of head-down organization rebuilding! Happy to be back.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Finally getting back onto this platform after nearly a year of head-down organization rebuilding! Happy to be back.
Really important measure to get CA on the road to clean energy supply chain and manufacturing jobs, across all regions. Let's get it passed to turn ambution to action.
UAW members in CA are fighting for SB 787 (@senmcnerney.bsky.social) to advance a future where clean energy and good jobs go hand in hand. California can lead the nation in building a green economy that works for everyone. @buffywicks.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Really important measure to get CA on the road to clean energy supply chain and manufacturing jobs, across all regions. Let's get it passed to turn ambution to action.
Yes, US is less vulnerable to Middle Eaat oil shocks than it once was, due to production and electrification. But CA is an islanded gasoline mkt quite dependent on Saudi Arabia. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
🟡 Semafor Net Zero: Iran’s missing energy crisis is a win for ‘drill, baby, drill’ | Semafor
Oil prices tumbled as Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire.
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June 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yes, US is less vulnerable to Middle Eaat oil shocks than it once was, due to production and electrification. But CA is an islanded gasoline mkt quite dependent on Saudi Arabia. www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
These pictures could be from the Kent State massacre 55 years ago -- National Guard in full riot gear facing off against protesters exercising a fundamental Constitutional right to express opinion and outrage. Praying it does not end the same way. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
What to Know About the Immigration Protests in Los Angeles
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June 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
These pictures could be from the Kent State massacre 55 years ago -- National Guard in full riot gear facing off against protesters exercising a fundamental Constitutional right to express opinion and outrage. Praying it does not end the same way. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
I'm excited too, should be a fascinating discussion.
Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O
May 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I'm excited too, should be a fascinating discussion.
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Look forward to speaking here next week alongside @duncamp.bsky.social @katenrg.bsky.social @bharatramamurti.bsky.social & others - come say hi! siepr.stanford.edu/events/polic...
May 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Look forward to speaking here next week alongside @duncamp.bsky.social @katenrg.bsky.social @bharatramamurti.bsky.social & others - come say hi! siepr.stanford.edu/events/polic...
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Job opportunity 👇
🔌💡 Vassar College is hiring a 2-year Research Associate (post-doc) in Community-Engaged Energy Systems Modeling. Bring your modeling skills, apply them in a regional context, and communicate them to inform decisions of local and regional politicians. *Deadline extended to May 10.* Pls. Share widely!
Faculty Research Associate in Environmental Studies
Department Environmental Studies Program Vassar College is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and welcomes applications from individuals of all backg...
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April 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Job opportunity 👇
Hope to see my media friends in the a.m.!
April 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Hope to see my media friends in the a.m.!
Hi friends -- just arrived in Tempe AZ where I'm excited to be speaking at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference tomorrow morning! Worth getting up at 8am I promise: "Clean Energy Projects in the West: Who Benefits?" @sejorg.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Hi friends -- just arrived in Tempe AZ where I'm excited to be speaking at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference tomorrow morning! Worth getting up at 8am I promise: "Clean Energy Projects in the West: Who Benefits?" @sejorg.bsky.social
I loved this interview with a recent Skadden lawyer who quit over their capitulation to the administration's demands. Made me proud to be a lawyer & and American. open.spotify.com/episode/0i07...
‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump
The Daily · Episode
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April 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I loved this interview with a recent Skadden lawyer who quit over their capitulation to the administration's demands. Made me proud to be a lawyer & and American. open.spotify.com/episode/0i07...
Proud to stand with other climate and energy nerds in a call for a new approach to CA climate strategy that provides real gains for our economy. open.substack.com/pub/khgordon...
We Need a Climate-Smart Economic Agenda
Addressing climate through regulation is critical, but it's not enough to bring real change.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Proud to stand with other climate and energy nerds in a call for a new approach to CA climate strategy that provides real gains for our economy. open.substack.com/pub/khgordon...
Of all the things I’ve done in my career, I’m perhaps proudest of the many students, staffers, and other young professionals I’ve convinced to go into public service.
Last week, most of them were fired.
khgordon.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
Last week, most of them were fired.
khgordon.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
The Purge of Public Servants
The "Red Wedding" for federal employees undermines more than public trust.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Of all the things I’ve done in my career, I’m perhaps proudest of the many students, staffers, and other young professionals I’ve convinced to go into public service.
Last week, most of them were fired.
khgordon.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
Last week, most of them were fired.
khgordon.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
This new year, I'm finding hope in the legacies of Presidents Carter and Biden, and in the slowly emerging green shoots of a new and more resilient kind of economic growth. Read more in my most recent Substack, and Happy New Year!
khgordon.substack.com/p/faith-in-t...
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Faith in the Future
Playing the long game and finding hope at the dawn of a new year
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January 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This new year, I'm finding hope in the legacies of Presidents Carter and Biden, and in the slowly emerging green shoots of a new and more resilient kind of economic growth. Read more in my most recent Substack, and Happy New Year!
khgordon.substack.com/p/faith-in-t...
khgordon.substack.com/p/faith-in-t...
A fun and wide rangong converstion w @volts.wtf on insurance, #climaterisk, the economy, life. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck
Climate change is breaking the insurance market, and state governments can't afford to pick up the pieces
www.volts.wtf
December 4, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A fun and wide rangong converstion w @volts.wtf on insurance, #climaterisk, the economy, life. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
Pounding the pavement and getting out the vote in rural WI this weekend! Touched/humbled by the level of knowledge and thoughtfulness of these voters. I credit good public schools.
November 3, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Pounding the pavement and getting out the vote in rural WI this weekend! Touched/humbled by the level of knowledge and thoughtfulness of these voters. I credit good public schools.
Friends! Sorry I've been MIA as I ramp up at CA FWD. Here's a piece I just published for Carnegie CA, arguing for "place-based" policy approaches to energy transition--not just climate policy but econ & community development policy as well. Enjoy!
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Managing the Energy Transition: A Place-Based Approach
Communities will soon be hammered by climate impacts or hollowed out by declining consumer demand. U.S. policymakers need to make the energy transition equitable.
carnegieendowment.org
August 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Friends! Sorry I've been MIA as I ramp up at CA FWD. Here's a piece I just published for Carnegie CA, arguing for "place-based" policy approaches to energy transition--not just climate policy but econ & community development policy as well. Enjoy!
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Best line from #SOTU and my stock answer to all the doubters: “It doesn’t make news, but in a thousand cities and towns, the American people are writing the greatest comeback story never told.”
March 8, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Best line from #SOTU and my stock answer to all the doubters: “It doesn’t make news, but in a thousand cities and towns, the American people are writing the greatest comeback story never told.”
Excited to see the new CA Jobs First Council stood up at the state level to catalyze #highroadjobs in every region of this great state. Proud to have been involved from Day 1 in critical push toward sustainable and equitable economic development. www.gov.ca.gov/2024/03/08/c...
March 8, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Excited to see the new CA Jobs First Council stood up at the state level to catalyze #highroadjobs in every region of this great state. Proud to have been involved from Day 1 in critical push toward sustainable and equitable economic development. www.gov.ca.gov/2024/03/08/c...