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Arvind Ravikumar

@arvindpawan1.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin Co-Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis (CEESA) studying greenhouse gas emissions measurements and carbon accounting across global energy supply chains.

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · Jul 31

You've heard of #methane super-emitters at oil and gas facilities.

But have you heard of super-emitting LNG supply chains?

Our latest work uses satellite data on 12 LNG exporting countries to assess their GHG intensity.

Paper: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 1d

I aspire to this level of chill.

"...he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation."

His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 2d

The solution to protect Americans from the harms of protectionism is to get rid of protectionist policies that drive up prices, reduces economic growth, and results in job losses!

Yet another handout is not the answer. We just want a government that’s not stupid or evil.

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 4d

What do people think about giving working class Americans a $2000 tariff relief check for the unfair tax that has driven their grocery and housing prices up?

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is proposing $2,000 payments to Americans making under $100,000

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 2d

Nope, Energy Sec'y Wright, offshore winds in fact blow in winter. 1st year of operational data from NY's South Fork Wind project shows a 47% capacity factor in the year ending June 2025, with performance highest in the winter. Coal's avg capacity factor: 42%.

Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise.

Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.

www.eenews.net

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 2d

China shows what energy dominance might look like. Not only does China export more clean tech than US does fossil fuels, Chinese exports are (i) accelerating, and (ii) highly diversified across products & destinations.

This is a major warning sign for the US!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 10d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 10d

How much of this is really driven by people not having ever experienced living in walkable communities?

The only rural places that are "dense" are often near big tourist centers and that can get unpleasant.

I am somewhat surprised by group that emphasize community & family but prefer sparse areas.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10d

77% of conservative Republicans prefer bigger houses in drivable communities
65% of liberal Democrats prefer smaller houses in more walkable places
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/02/majority-of-americans-prefer-a-community-with-big-houses-even-if-local-amenities-are-farther-away/

A majority of Americans (57%) say they would prefer to live in a community where “houses are larger and farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away,” according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 27-April 2, 2023. About four-in-ten (42%) would prefer a community where “houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance.”

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 13d

"Like a populace that has a better understanding of the world around it is a populace that is much harder to rule by fear...

you got to stop the tyranny, not try and make a better case for why science should exist"

Thanks to @edyong209.bsky.social for the clarity. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 14d

I doubt China is doing this for climate. But,

1) Clean energy is surging; they want to be the world’s supplier.
2) China is electrifying end uses fast to reduce import dependence
3) Ambition to lead the world in new clean tech and well on its way penetrating SE Asian and African markets.

Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14d

NEW: China's president Xi Jinping unexpectedly joins the UN climate summit, by video, to offer his nation's 2035 climate pledge

* Cut GHGs to 7-10% below peak by 2035, "striving to do better"
* Raise non-fossil share of energy to at least 30%
* Boost wind/solar to 3,600GW

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Eternal HellCat War @eternalcatwar.bsky.social · 14d

this is unforgivable, these agents involved are guilty of aggravated kidnapping at the absolute least, it’s outside any possible duties they have as immigration enforcement

these are felonies with very long sentences

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14d

"Family says." There is video. They did it.

"ICE agents held Leominster family's daughter outside their home so they would turn themselves over," if you care for the truth.

From the Boston Globe: Leominster family says ICE agents held their daughter outside their home so they would turn themselves over

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 15d

This is one of the most eloquent piece I've read in a long time. h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15d

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

www.bostonreview.net

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 19d

Headline's a bit exaggerated but shows how bad environmental stewardship can directly increase business risk.

That's what we showed in our latest paper: carbon is as much a risk management issue as it is a climate issue. Some LNG supply chains are at high-risk of being major carbon liabilities.

A Methane Leak Pushed $19 Billion Santos Deal Over the Edge

Amid final negotiations to seal the $19 billion takeover of Santos Ltd., suitors led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were alerted to media reports of a methane leak at one of the Australian producer’s o...

www.bloomberg.com

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 23d

Clemson students called on their professors to be fired for political speech they didn't like. The legislature threatened to defund the university if it didn't comply. The professors were fired.

Chairman Mao approves.

www.thestate.com/news/politic...

Clemson fires employee for Kirk posts. Two more removed from teaching duties

Clemson’s moves on Monday also come as the most influential members of the legislature called on the board of trustees to take action.

www.thestate.com

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 24d

I didn't say Democrats. I only said next admin. I agree repair will take a long time, but it must start with accountability. For far too long, both parties have been complicit in elite impunity - "everyone must obey the law" never really applied to everyone.

Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 24d

It is *much* more important to marginally increase the rate at which clean energy replaces coal/gas globally (China is doing this fast!) than to create an innovative solution for zero-carbon aviation or zero-carbon fertilizer.

Like - not even close.

Yet, media focus is often on novel solutions.

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 24d

Lots of insane takes in the media but FIRE has been rhetorically consistent on this issue! The list of potentially illegal retribution for speech is only growing.

We are in the cancel culture part of the tragedy cycle

Cancel culture ends when we decide that people can be horrifically wrong and still entitled to the grace that enables us all to grow from our worst moments.

www.thefire.org

Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 24d

The amount of damage this administration is doing to America's global standing and relationships built on decades of painstaking diplomacy is incalculable.

There is no coming back if the next admin doesn't commit to aggressively prosecuting criminal behavior of every single Trump admin official!

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 24d

idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism.
The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White
America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt.

The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The
Department of Homeland Security boasted of
"the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement."

Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced.
Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 25d

That's a $9 billion loss to US defense industry. Korea is re-thinking all US manufacturing investments.

When you arbitrarily cancel near-complete projects & take ownership of companies, nobody will want to do business with you.

Is anyone keeping a tally on the economic damage from this admin?

A U.S. Icon Loses Out to European Rival in Rush for Air Defenses

Denmark’s choice of a European system over the U.S-made Patriot comes amid friction with the Trump administration and a wider European desire to wean the continent off American weaponry.

www.wsj.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 28d

i wrote this post in july two years ago when blue sky had around 200,000 total users and i thought i would ask again

tell me what u are doing
be proud of what u do and share it here

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · Jul 27

tell me what u are doing
be proud of your work and share it here

bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · Jul 27

hearing that we're not supposed to be promoting our stuff on here? seen a couple of posts disparaging that practice. still have no idea what this place is about, what is ok to post or not post, feeling like i'm dog paddling here

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28d

Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.

Start:

1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!

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Arvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 28d

Highly unlikely. While there are uncertainties in individual methane sources, the global budget is fairly well constrained. Overall, methane is <20% of all GHGs and unless we reduce CO2 by >80% by 2035, CO2 will continue to dominate. Also, at constant emissions, warming from methane is constant.

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