Environmental and Energy Study Institute
EESI
☀️ Advances climate solutions
🏛 Informs and motivates decisionmakers
🌱 For a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world
- 🩶 EESI has just been awarded a Platinum transparency badge from @candiddotorg.bsky.social—their highest award! Candid is a highly-trusted source of financial, operations, and programmatic information about nonprofit organizations. Learn more about our recognitions and awards: ow.ly/JKg950YaqB6
- #DYK that a significant contributor to climate change is under your feet? Concrete is the 2nd most-used substance on Earth, but making traditional concrete is energy-intensive. To learn about sustainable solutions and how Congress can help, check out Hailey Morris's new article: ow.ly/W3lj50Y9jGL
- ⏰ Briefing on state-led energy solutions is happening now! Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch. Follow along with EESI in the 🧵
- Federal priority energy issues include the passage of the Secure Grid Act, moving federal permitting reform forward, and developing new energy resources. These issues run across every state and impact countless communities. - Molly Cripps, Chair of the NASEO Board of Directors
- Colorado has been working to create a geothermal grant program, invest in thermal energy networks, and implement significant permitting reform at the state level. - @willtoor.bsky.social, Executive Director of @coenergyoffice.bsky.social
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View full threadWe hope you enjoyed our briefing on state-led energy solutions! To watch it again, download presentations, and read notes, please visit www.eesi.org/020526grid
- AI’s growing demand for power is driving a global gas boom, with the US leading the world in new gas capacity development. If all proposed US projects are completed, they will generate 12.1 billion tonnes of carbon emissions. (1 of 3)
- Over the next five years, the US is projected to triple its reliance on gas power, intensifying climate risks. More in this article by @olliemilman.bsky.social for @theguardian.com rdian.com: www.theguardian.com/environment/... (2 of 3)
- Also, check out EESI’s new article about data centers’ growing reliance on fossil fuels: www.eesi.org/articles/vie... (3 of 3)
- Tomorrow at 3:30, we're holding a briefing on state-led grid innovation with NASEO! Panel (1 of 2): 💡Molly Cripps, NASEO 💡Will Toor, @coenergyoffice.bsky.social 💡Kristofor Anderson, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
- Panel (2 of 2): 💡Amanda McClinton, Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy 💡John Williams, @nyserda.bsky.social 💡Janine Benner, @odoenergy.bsky.social RSVP: ow.ly/iE3m50Y8Ukt
- EESI just added another article to our collection of resources on data centers! This latest piece focuses on why utilities may be turning toward fossil fuels to meet increasing electricity demand, which (as this graph shows) is expected to accelerate by 2028. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/cvmc50Y7Pq2
