Kathryn Chelminski

As millions of families face losing access to #SNAP benefits across the country tomorrow, reminder to donate to your local #foodbank or #foodpantry where you can: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

This community fridge map is a great resource of free, community fridges: www.mutualaidhub.org.

Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging — and could be a model for other miners looking beyond…

Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business #energysky -- via Canary Media:

Come work with me and the great climate community at Brown University, incl @jenniferhadden.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social

Please share widely! Deadline Jan 9, 2026.

New open-access book out on energy transitions in the Global South!
We are proud of its author, CSL affiliate and former postdoc
@kathrynchelminski.bsky.social
climate.watson.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

Special thanks to @dianeburko.bsky.social for granting permission to use her stunning painting, Balbina Study #4, for the cover art.

As the world moves with increasing urgency to mitigate #climatechange and catalyze energy transitions to net zero, understanding the governance mechanisms that will unlock domestic barriers to energy transitions is of critical importance.

This book examines how the clean energy regime complex can be effective in fostering #energytransitions at the domestic level through comparative cases of #geothermal dev in #Indonesia and the #Philippines. Special thanks to the @climatesollab.bsky.social where I completed my book.

Governing Energy Transitions Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Governing Energy Transitions

Thrilled to share my book "Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" was published with Cambridge University Press at: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...! The book is available OA thanks to @snsf.ch support. 🔌💡

Thank you! So grateful for the support from @climatesollab.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, which was integral to finalizing my manuscript!

Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines Kathryn Chelminski's recently published book examines how the clean energy regime complex – the fragmented, complex sphere of governance in the clean energy issue area characterized by proliferating a...

Delighted and proud to share CSL affiliate @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social has a new book out! Available on open access climate.watson.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

What if companies disclosed climate risk the same way insurers analyze it: with event-based probabilistic models that show what could happen, when, and with what likelihood?

Check out our new paper in Environmental Research: Climate to learn more!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

A firefighter in protective gear faces a large wildfire, with flames engulfing dry vegetation. The European Union flag is displayed in the top right corner. Text on the image reads: 'Supporting European countries affected by wildfires.

We are on the ground, ready to help the countries affected by wildfires.

Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, countries are deploying their firefighters, helicopters, and airplanes, alongside the EU's own rescEU firefighting fleet, working hand-in-hand with local teams to fight the flames.

Sparking adaptation: The politics of reforming effective interconnection regimes in Massachusetts and New York As the U.S. grapples with the urgent need to speed clean energy deployment to meet net zero targets, interconnection delays are a major obstacle to ac…

Thrilled to share my article examining policy adaptation in DG #interconnection regimes in MA and NY is out in ERSS! shorturl.at/L7Xl1

I had the great opportunity to conduct this research during my postdoc at @climatesollab.bsky.social @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social. 🔌💡#energysky

Sparking adaptation: The politics of reforming effective interconnection regimes in Massachusetts and New York As the U.S. grapples with the urgent need to speed clean energy deployment to meet net zero targets, interconnection delays are a major obstacle to ac…

Delays in connecting to the electrical grid are a huge drag on the clean energy transition to solar and wind (aka interconnection queues). Congrats to CSL Fellow @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social on publishing her important new study on dealing with this challenge. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Proud of my former postdoc @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social for publishing on the U.S. interconnection queue, a niche but massively important topic for the green energy transition. 🌍🔌💡♻️

Tracking recent wildfire insurance developments in Western states Attention to the creation, operation, and outcomes of programs across different states will help to identify which solutions are most effective in a rapidly evolving disaster insurance market

A thoughtful blog post from our Legal Fellow, Sam Hudgens, regarding recent developments in insurance markets in Hawaii, Colorado, and New Mexico related to catastrophic risk.

cepp.substack.com/p/tracking-r...

Burned out: How privatised risk is failing victims of climate disasters - 360 Climate disasters have upended housing insurance markets in the US and globally. Policy solutions are now privatising climate change risks – with potentially disastrous consequences. Dramatic scenes o...

As we confront recurring floods & fires, it's time to rethink risk.

"Privatising climate risks may backfire as people may resent bearing the costs of the collective failure to address the climate crisis...And privatising these risks spells trouble for public entities." 360info.org/burned-out-h...

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Germany's Central Bank warned officials had previously “completely underestimated” the risks rising temperatures pose to the financial system.

www.ft.com/content/c00c...

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

The International Court of Justice is about to deliver a landmark ruling on the Obligations of States in respect to #ClimateChange & legal consequences for failing to fulfill those obligations -- at 3 pm CEST, 9am ET -- 👀

Nations like Vanuatu are at the heart of this

Watch live on UN WebTV here:

Tim and I have been reading & talking about BRICS over the last few weeks. What is this group of countries really about? Not so much an anti-western or an anti-dollar bloc; these days it’s more a “remaking of the material basis of a new sovereignty, in a new era of globalization.”

Geothermal energy has lots of potential but still supplies less than 1% of the world's electricity.

Why are we not using more of it?

In this week's podcast we speak to Dr Marit Brommer, Head of the International Geothermal Association. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0rn0...

Permitting and planning reforms key to unlocking California’s geothermal potential, argues new CATF report A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) outlines key policy actions California can take to accelerate geothermal energy.

Next-generation #geothermal technologies could become a vital part of #California’s clean energy portfolio – if there is a coordinated effort to reduce permitting barriers and modernize regulations.

www.catf.us/2025/06/perm...

SMUD and DESRI execute PPA for BESS on former California nuclear facility Publicly owned California utility SMUD and developer DESRI have executed a long-term PPA for a 640MWh BESS in California.

SMUD installing batteries at a former nuclear site. #energysky
www.energy-storage.news/smud-desri-p...

Philippines reveals timeline for 10 GW renewables auction The Philippines government has kicked off its fourth green energy auction (GEA-4), targeting more than 10 GW of solar and wind capacity.

Philippines reveals timeline for 10 GW renewables auction #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

Head of FEMA Command Center Quits After Trump Says He’ll Phase Out the Agency

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/c...

"If a state gets hit by a hurricane or other extreme weather, 'the governor should be able to handle it,' Mr. Trump said. 'And frankly, if they can’t handle it, the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.'

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study

So sorry hear this, Jeff. Truly terrible news

NEW REPORT: Clean Energy Dominates in 2024 | ACP • 93% of new energy capacity that came online last year was solar, wind, and storage • 49 GW of clean energy installed in 2024 • Clean energy in the […]

“It took more than 20 years for the U.S. to install the first 100 GW of clean power, five years to install the next 100 GW, and three years to install the most recent 100 GW" cleanpower.org/news/market-...
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