Sara Constantino

Looking for a way to do something? read the EPA reversal of the endangerment finding, and then file a public comment explaining why it is false, wrong, misguided. Your comment can be scientific, legal, or just about what the American people want..
Reversal: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

DOE climate report response form We are collecting names to assemble a writing team to respond to the DOE climate working group report. If you'd like to contribute, enter your info below. At this point, there is no guarantee what we'll do (if anything), but we want to keep our options open by collecting names. If you have any further questions, feel free to email me. We are primarily looking for Ph.D. scientists at universities or government labs in appropriate fields. I realize that this will exclude some qualified people and I apologize, but we felt this was necessary for a variety of reasons.

🚨 If you're interested in working on a coordinated response to the DOE climate report, please enter your info on this google form 🚨

Please RT this so as many people see it as possible.

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Climate Equity and Environmental Justice - Rausser College of Natural Resources University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

UC-Berkeley has an open-rank faculty position in our incredible Climate Equity and Environmental Justice (CEEJ) research cluster. It is an extraordinary interdisciplinary group working across multiple colleges and departments at the university! More information here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842

SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE STRATEGY HOW CLIMATE IS AFFECTING CORPORATES THE NEXT FIVE YEARS REGIONAL HEADLINES SAMPLE DESIGN APPENDIX = Over half of companies report that their business was impacted by climate-related events in the past year, increasing costs 57% of companies experienced an impact on their operations from climate-related events in the past year, with APAC companies citing a much higher incidence (73%). Extreme heat was the most common, named by 55% of those who saw any impact (65% in APAC). Extreme weather or storms rank second (53%) and are the most common in North America (57%). Increased costs are the most common way that businesses are impacted (54%), followed by worker disruption (40%) and revenue losses (39%).

According to a new report by those hippies at Morgan Stanley, in the past year 55% of North American companies have experienced a #ClimateChange related event that impacted their operations or business.

That's a lot!

The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡

We are hiring a pre-doc at Stanford to work on (among other things) a project called Public Pulse, which will provide reports on public opinion in the US, and potentially fill the void of things like 538. Please share with your undergrads. iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2025-...

☝️ agree

CID Visiting Researcher Program

Postdoc opportunity on industrial policies and related topics at the Reimagining the Economy program at Harvard www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...

A Key Federal Agency Has Stopped Approving New Renewables Projects The Army Corps of Engineers has halted processing on 168 pending actions, a spokesperson confirmed.

Huge: The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed to me that it has halted evaluations for pending permit actions related to renewables.

The most confusing part? Its unclear why, and the EO they cited in their statement to me doesn't even mention renewable energy.

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Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.

The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.

putting this call out again:

are you a climate or enviro scientist whose work has been paused due to the change in admin?

is your job impacted by the IRA/BIL freeze?

do you work in decarb and have concerns about your job stability?

hit my line: jael@heatmap.news

i’m on signal too, dm for info.

Trump’s Other Funding Freeze Attacks Environmental Justice Companies, states, cities, and other entities with Energy Department contracts that had community benefit plans embedded in them have been ordered to stop all work.

Scoop: The Trump admin has quietly issued stop work orders on projects funded under contracts with the Energy Department that reference community benefit plans, an attempt to target a crucial part of Biden’s environmental justice legacy

cc @heatmap.news

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Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program Electric cooperatives won substantial funding under a new $2 billion round of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.

I hope rural communities, their co-ops, and especially @nreca.bsky.social are paying attention. Literally billions in funding to bring rural communities more reliable, cheaper electric power is at risk. Thanks @jael.bsky.social @heatmap.news for reporting on this! www.electric.coop/co-ops-win-b...

Thanks for the shoutout, @kmkennedy6.bsky.social !

Check out our new commentary about ways to pursue health and equity-improving energy decisions 👇👇

Come work as a climate postdoc with me, @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and Chris Rea at @climatesollab.bsky.social ! Deadline: January 15, 2025.
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apply.interfolio.com/153582

Chapter 15: Household decision-making in the climate crisis

Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society, 2nd edition, eds. S. Brechin & S. Lee

Being in a book is so cool! @smconstantino.bsky.social & I wrote this chapter while we took turns moving across the country. In great company with other chapters by @akjorgenson.bsky.social, @gruberte.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social & more

Here it is! The amazing "political economics of environmental sustainability" program, organized by Partha Dasgupta and yours truly.
You can apply to attend here:
www.gsb.stanford.edu/events/polit...

Very happy that this paper is out after a long time in the making. Many thanks to participants, RAs, advisory board members, and coauthors.

Research Assistant - 133553 Apply for Research Assistant - 133553 position at UC San Diego in Remote, National on https://employment.ucsd.edu/

Please consider applying to a pre-doc position at UCSD. Projects at the intersection of development and culture in Africa with Eduardo Montero Nathan Nunn James Robinson & others. Possible fieldwork in DRC. French skills preferred. Thank you! employment.ucsd.edu/research-ass...

We are open to a range of disciplinary backgrounds - come join us!

Costs Pile Up As Climate Change Adds $600 Billion In Insurance Losses Human-caused global warming has caused a third of weather-related insurance claims this century and the bill is rising fast, according to a new report.

🚨NEW from me: Climate change caused over a third of weather-related insurance losses this century, and the insurance industry simply isn't ready for what's coming. Featuring @insureourfuture.bsky.social, with comment from @laurielaybourn.bsky.social. Special thanks to @thierryaaron.bsky.social!

Results from a guaranteed income program for low-income households in Compton, California, from Sidhya Balakrishnan, Sewin Chan, Sara Constantino, Johannes Haushofer, and Jonathan Morduch https://www.nber.org/papers/w33209

On @npr.org, I talked with Bellamy Pailthorp about Washington state’s climate law that caps emissions & invests in projects that improve people’s lives. It demonstrates that voters approve of local climate action when they see the benefits in their communities. 🔌💡 www.klcc.org/2024-11-28/w...

Thank you! I do work on behavior/decision-making (in bio!) and sociopolitical/institutional dimensions of climate change, policy and energy transitions :)

🗣️ Call for papers: 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration, May 22–23 in Madrid

Keynotes by the brilliant Leah Boustan & @deanyang.bsky.social

Submissions due January 26th —> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#econconf #econsky

TY! Would love to be added :)

It's that time! The 2024-2025 Earth and Environmental Science Jobs List is LIVE!

Submit jobs, keep an eye on the list for your perfect position, and update progress on searches.

Tabs for Pemanent/Tenure Track positions, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, and Postdocs!

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Would love to be added if there’s room!

Map of IRA investments

The stickiness of the IRA is a feature, not a bug. More than 3/4 of announced IRA clean energy investment is going to Republican districts. In a close house, it won't take many votes to thwart a repeal of manufacturing tax credits.

Oh thank you!!