Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Carbon to Clean Tracker: Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Stations into Clean Energy Hubs The Carbon to Clean Tracker catalogs where and how fossil fuel power stations are being repurposed into clean alternatives.

Want to know what happens / should happen after a coal plant is retired? Our team tracked 170 projects around the world that were repurposed for clean energy. Use our interactive Global Carbon to Clean mapping tool to get the details.
#cleanenergy #climateaction

Art and the Climate Emergency at the BMA - BmoreArt Art and the Climate Emergency at the Baltimore Museum of Art Three Exhibitions Hit a Raw Nerve at a Time … Continued

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Really cool chart

These states could suffer the most without FEMA Some of the most disaster-prone states would face the greatest financial burdens with less federal relief assistance.

Our Disaster Dollar Database keeps delivering useful insights about FEMA and the politics of federal disaster aid.

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The U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Taskforce Clean energy and associated products are increasingly essential for the security and prosperity of the United States. But if the United States is to decarbonize its own economy and do its part to cut…

🚨For the past year, Carnegie has convened a bipartisan taskforce of past and future policymakers and industry leaders to explore the clean energy supply chain and develop a roadmap for the future.

📝Today, the taskforce released its final report and recommendations: t.co/yQtyxNDLPT

We calculated which Congressmen will get hammered if FEMA aid dries up. Here's what we found...
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Could Trump’s Favorite Word Double as Climate Policy? A Republican carbon tariff proposal aims to boost U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis China—and cut emissions.

Maybe it takes a Nixon to go to China, or Trump to embrace carbon tariffs….

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment The Future of U.S. Clean Energy – Session 2/2

And here for part 2: m.youtube.com/watch?v=is46...

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment The Future of U.S. Clean Energy – Session 1/2

You can catch a recording of our event on U.S. foreign policy and clean energy here:

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How the U.S. Can Stop Losing the Race for Clean Energy The United States lags far behind China in the race for clean energy technologies and critical minerals. It needs a robust domestic industrial policy and international partnerships to make up ground.

Proud of my team’s deeply researched and timely publication, released yesterday, making the case that the United States should care deeply about winning the global race for clean energy technology. But first, we have to stop losing it.

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Tracking U.S. Federal Disaster Spending: The Disaster Dollar Database The Disaster Dollar Database is a tool that tracks the major sources of grant-based federal funding for disaster recovery in the United States.

Our updated Disaster Dollar Database is now live! Data on FEMA and HUD aid flows for 1,300 disasters, going back to 2003. Great resource for these times of politicized disaster aid.

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Trump’s talking about shutting down FEMA. Republicans hate that idea. GOP lawmakers resisted the president's suggestion FEMA might need to "go away," but they support changes to the disaster response agency.

The politics of disaster relief suggest that the current admin will have considerable trouble dismantling FEMA. Data from our Disaster Dollar Database shows why: climate-vulnerable red states would be hurt most.

Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section

Reading this EO, it feels like this new FEMA review council is being strongly nudged toward a pre-cooked conclusion: the costs and responsibilities of disaster aid should be pushed down to the states and away from the federal gov’t.

More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism

Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...

Municipal bonds continuing on despite physical climate risk There may be a deal to be done using the federal tax exemption, but no one except the people who live here in the future will like it

Investors' attention span for physical climate risk buried in municipal bonds is limited, and so local investment in adaptation may be being squelched. Maybe limiting the federal tax exemption would focus things - post today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

China surpasses 2030 renewables target six years early Analysts believe China’s emissions may have already peaked, as the country surges ahead in the global green energy race.

China keeps surging ahead in the global clean energy race. Without a rapid change in US policy, it will leave American firms in the dust. Proposals from our team on how Washington can turn this around are coming soon.
Watch this space.

What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid It will be hard for President Trump to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down recovery in Los Angeles.

Great insights from my team member @sarahlabo.bsky.social on the politics of disaster aid for California. We at @carnegieendowment.org will keep a sharp eye out for the politicization of aid in the age of climate-linked disasters.

Federal Reserve Withdraws From Global Climate Coalition The Federal Reserve has withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System, a global coalition of central banks engaged in the study of climate risk that was...

Unfortunate development. But quietly or not, the Fed will have to grapple with escalating climate impacts across the economy. And the debate about using monetary policy to push the energy transition is coming back, especially once fiscal policy levers become exhausted.

An exciting development: ARPA-E's first funding for supercritical geothermal resources.

$30 million is small, but it's an important first step to unlocking this untapped, high-reward resource. Hope to see more this.

#Geothermal
#EnergySky

Flood Insurance Reform for the U.S. Housing Market Flood risks affect homeowners’ costs and home values, but the housing finance system may not sufficiently account for these risks.

All eyes are on the crisis in the fire insurance market, but we can’t forget the other looming climate-relates crisis: flood insurance markets are not working either. Urgent fixes are needed, argues my team-member @scrawford.bsky.social in her latest piece for @carnegieendowment.org:

Can the U.S. Win the Clean Energy Race Against China? | The World Unpacked Sophia sits down with Milo McBride to discuss the politics of clean energy technologies and the global struggle for clean energy dominance.

The global race for clean energy technologies is on, and the U.S. is behind.
My team member @milomcbride.bsky.social explains what Washington needs to do to catch up:

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The California Fires Could Upend the U.S. Disaster Recovery System Hurricane-strength fires in dense, urban areas are a game-changer for an already fragile federal recovery structure.

Our system of disaster aid is accustomed to dealing with hurricanes. Wildfires were a sideshow, financially speaking. Now, it will have to cope with a wildfire of hurricane-like dimensions. Here's the details from my team-member @sarahlabo.bsky.social:

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Disaster-Related Misinformation Isn’t Unique to Helene and Milton The conspiracy playbook focuses on undermining confidence in government and dividing Americans.

Seeing the disaster conspiracy playbook run wild again during the #LAfires. It's 2 parts: 1) undermine government emergency responders, 2) divide people who need help. There's even evidence that foreign gov'ts are running the playbook in disaster after disaster. carnegieendowment.org/posts/2024/1...

What happens when a state insurer of last resort goes belly-up? A possible next act in this new drama: California

The California wildfires will very likely trigger a crisis of the home insurance system in the state. The debate to follow cuts to the heart of the climate damages conundrum: Who Pays?

More on CA from my colleague @scrawford.bsky.social:

susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/what-happe...

It’s always invigorating to start writing on a fresh page. I will use this platform to promote our work at Carnegie Climate, reflect on my time in the Biden admin, and stay hopeful and constructive on the key climate issues of the day. There is much to do.