Noah Gordon

"Trump is using US power to scare other countries into reducing their climate ambition" @noahjgordon.bsky.social told me. And tariffs are the main tool "the bullies in the White House are wielding."

Today #SCOTUS ruled that Trump’s "emergency" tariffs are illegal. But that might not stop him

Fossil electricity gets huge demand growth and a renewables-hating administration and puts up these weak ass numbers? deeply embarrassing stuff

t.co/icRRrmIOAL link h/t @eunicehcho.bsky.social

Left: ICE plans for a Georgia detention camp, 2026
Right: the slave ship Brooks, 1788

The dots are people.

I've seen this image before

Trump Is Strong-Arming the World Out of Climate Action Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet.

foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/18/t...

The US climate bullying continues at the IEA in Paris

Trump Is Strong-Arming the World Out of Climate Action Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet.

The US has become a climate bully.
The sabotage of the IMO shipping levy is the most dramatic example. The pressure on Vanuatu to stop its legal efforts is the most recent.
My new piece for @foreignpolicy.com

foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/18/t...

The left is missing out on AI As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right

this was thought provoking: www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...

The leaders of the ostensible opposition party seem to be happy with no discussion at all

What are the best examples of Chinese climate bullying?

Trump Is Strong-Arming the World Out of Climate Action Washington is leveraging its power to intimidate countries that are trying to protect the planet.

The US has become a climate bully.
The sabotage of the IMO shipping levy is the most dramatic example. The pressure on Vanuatu to stop its legal efforts is the most recent.
My new piece for @foreignpolicy.com

foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/18/t...

this David Brooks character is from Reign of Terror by @attackerman.bsky.social

Where do we think Joey Tabula-Rasa is today?

Life in Cuba Is Grinding to a Halt Under U.S. Oil Blockade The Communist Caribbean island is in crisis as airlines cancel flights, hotels close and authorities furlough workers.

www.wsj.com/world/life-i...

This lie about Cuba is from the guy DOGE sent to kill USAID

Comfortable Lies and Inconvenient Truths Confronting difficult implications and realities of the green tech revolution

thechinalab.substack.com/p/comfortabl...

What's the minimum viable scale for a fossil energy system? another brilliant edition of The China Lab by @jeremywallace.bsky.social, here highlighting @gruberte.bsky.social and Josh Lappert

I preordered!

Three Peaks The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.

from my new Breakdown essay www.break-down.org/three-peaks/

On projected climate peaks and their instrumentalization

Three Peaks The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.

"When the conversation is about peaks in emissions or fuel consumption, the climate community must always remember to ask whom the discourse serves."

@noahjgordon.bsky.social on the politics of promises
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/

Three Peaks The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.

"Who has an interest in claiming a peak is nigh, or too high to reach? If the peak occurs, how fast will the descent be, and where is the bottom of the mountain?"

New this week @the-breakdown.bsky.social:

@noahjgordon.bsky.social writes on the politics of promises

www.break-down.org/three-peaks/

Three Peaks The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come. But who, and what, do those peaks ultimately serve?

The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed, or still to come. But who, and what, do those peaks ultimately serve?

My first essay for @the-breakdown.bsky.social !
Thx @johnmerrick.bsky.social & @adriennebuller.bsky.social
www.break-down.org/three-peaks/

D.C. is battling Washington Gas over its pipelines D.C. and Washington Gas are at odds over the future of the city's pipeline network.

51st.news/inside-the-b...

The 51st is a good alternative to the corpse of Bezos' Washington Post if you want local DC news.
@51st.news

Here @dancharles.bsky.social covers how it costs more to replace a DC home's gas pipes than to electrify the home

Coal plant owners say DOE ‘emergency’ order to run it violates Constitution By mandating the generator’s availability to operate, the order “constitutes both a physical taking and a regulatory taking” of property by the government without just compensation or due process, the...

The US is expropriating fossil assets to keep them running against capital's wishes, tremendous stuff www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-eme... @ethanhowl.bsky.social

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

Industrial food can be good, as can the simple pleasures of Waffle House.

Looking forward to this one by @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. Some parallels to @mikegrunwald.bsky.social's recent book, I think.

Ha, I was thinking of trying coining something witty like the "Humbert Humberts of climate tech" but gave up