@ifal78.bsky.social
Economist ensuring that the energy transition is just! Economist at Environmental Defense Fund | Macroeconomist interested in environmental policy and labor markets | Formerly: RFF, ASU, ITAM, SHCP
We're hiring a Director for EDF's Economics Analysis Hub, a rapid-response unit we have been building to deliver decision-grade climate economics in days, not months.
PhD + policy research experience. Someone who can move fast without sacrificing rigor.
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New logo alert! The Multi-Country Electricity Transition (MCET) Network has a fresh visual identity 🌍 #EnergyTransition #SWITCH #CleanElectricity #GlobalSouth
🌍 Are you in the market? Dream postdoc opportunity for environmental economists!
@envdefensefund.bsky.social + @ucsb.bsky.social's @emlab.ucsb.edu are hiring 2-3 postdocs to work on carbon markets, nature-based solutions & resource economics with Chris Costello (emLab Director/EDF Chief Economist).
🌏Join this week's seminar! The Environmental Defense Fund will share insights from a Nature Communications commentary co-written with Motu on practical, evidence-based solutions to ensure workers/ communities aren't left behind in shifting to net-zero energy emissions. See Links below👇🏽
Last week, I discussed our @natcomms.nature.com commentary on the #JustLaborTransition with 3 outstanding co-authors at the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Econ Seminar.
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYJH...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ClimatePolicy #LaborEconomics #EnergyTransition
Canada's proposed methane regulations could create ~34,000 jobs while tackling climate change 🇨🇦
Our analysis shows this is a clear opportunity—jobs in the west for field ops, manufacturing in the east, billions in recovered revenue.
Methane Mitigation: A win for the Climate & a win for the Economy
📢 Reminder: This Thursday, Oct 30, at 11 AM ET
Join the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Environmental Economics Seminar as we discuss our @natcomms.nature.com commentary on achieving a #JustLaborTransition.
With @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, & @ct-economics.bsky.social
1/ 🌍🚨 Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition — now in @natcomms.nature.com. w/ @sharanburrow.bsky.social, @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @ct-economics.bsky.social, @mauropucheta.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @terzibus.bsky.social + colleagues
Excited to take this conversation further. On Oct. 30 at 11 AM ET, alongside @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, & @ct-economics.bsky.social, we will be presenting this work at the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Economics Seminar.
edf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#JustLaborTransition
Co-wrote a blog with Rodrigo Bórquez on last week's
@mcet-network.bsky.social seminars
Global South countries presented energy transition work, demand response, territorial justice, pricing equity
The insight? Technical modeling is necessary but not sufficient
blogs.edf.org/markets/2025...
and, the invitation to our upcoming seminar, please join us: bsky.app/profile/ifal...
And my recent blog post on better models for stronger action bsky.app/profile/ifal...
Also the recent events from our MCET Network, where I hosted one of the seminars: bsky.app/profile/mcet...
It includes a shout out of our recent publication: bsky.app/profile/ifal...
Our @envdefensefund.bsky.social Economics Quarterly Newsletter is out! Read and subscribe: mailchi.mp/edf/economic...
Excited to take this conversation further. On Oct. 30 at 11 AM ET, alongside @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, & @ct-economics.bsky.social, we will be presenting this work at the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Economics Seminar.
edf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#JustLaborTransition
🤔 Shifting to a low-emissions economy that also delivers decent work, protects livelihoods & leaves no one behind.
🙌🏽 We've recently been published in the prestigious Nature Communications (with an international team from multiple institutions) looking at just that.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The US is building a record amount of electricity generation capacity in 2025 to meet rapidly growing demand. And its overwhelmingly clean energy, with a bit of gas. Meanwhile the Trump administration wants to stop permitting of new solar and wind projects.
Fantastic research from MCET colleagues @ifal78.bsky.social & Suzi Kerr in @natcomms.nature.com!
Their paper outlines how to overcome 5 key challenges for a just labor transition. We need proactive, inclusive planning that puts workers and communities first.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The NBER will host a panel discussion on "Geopolitics and Geoeconomics" at the NABE 67th Annual Meeting, Global Economy in Transition: Finding Opportunity Amid Disruption, on ... https://nabe.com/NABE/Events/AM25/AM2025.aspx?WebsiteKey=91b9e16d-e6fe-4f31-a4af-02c194225c32&eb56ef1cf1e3=2#eb56ef1cf1e3
8/ A successful energy transition must recognize people’s importance while boosting productivity and reducing emissions.
It is as much a social and economic challenge as an environmental one.
Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#JustLaborTransition #EnergyTransition #NatureCommunications
7/ Challenge #5: Close the financing gap
Transitions need big, sustained funding, currently lacking in many regions.
Solution: Innovative public-private finance, better targeting, & fairness in cost-sharing.
6/ Challenge #4: Ineffective place-based policies
Too many “revitalization” programs have failed to create lasting opportunities.
Solution: Invest in infrastructure, diversification, and local capacity-building.
5/ Challenge #3: Include informal workers
Over 60% of workers globally are informal, many risk being excluded from transition plans.
Solution: Extend protections, benefits, and voice to informal labor.
4/ Challenge #2: Context matters
Policies designed in high-income countries don’t always work in low- & middle-income contexts.
Solution: Tailor labor policies to local realities, economies, & labor markets.
3/ Challenge #1: Job & skills mismatch
Green jobs often don’t align (in skills, location, or timing) with fossil fuel jobs being lost.
Solution: Targeted retraining, mobility support, and long-term planning.
2/ The shift to a low-emissions economy offers huge opportunities—but without proactive policies, it risks job losses, exclusion, and inequality.
Here’s what needs fixing ⬇️
1/ 🌍🚨 Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition — now in @natcomms.nature.com. w/ @sharanburrow.bsky.social, @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @ct-economics.bsky.social, @mauropucheta.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @terzibus.bsky.social + colleagues
A new piece by @terzibus.bsky.social et al. in @natureportfolio.nature.com identifies 5 key challenges to making the energy transition a just labor transition
1. Job/skills mismatch
2. Policy mismatch in the Global South
3. Informal workers ignored
4. Failed place-based policies
5. Lack of finance
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