Kathryn Chelminski
@kathrynchelminski.bsky.social
Author of Gov Energy Transitions (CUP)⚡️🔌💡 @Brown CSL Affiliate; Personal account, views are my own
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This one's a cri de coeur from @gruberte.bsky.social, @jmijin.bsky.social, and I:
The coal sector's decline has created strong empirical evidence about how energy transitions play out, but most decarb scholarship and policymaking ignore it. That has to change.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DJ88Z...
The coal sector's decline has created strong empirical evidence about how energy transitions play out, but most decarb scholarship and policymaking ignore it. That has to change.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DJ88Z...
How to Save the Energy Transition: What Coal Scholars Can See Coming, and What to Do About It
The energy transition requires rapid, coordinated retirement of essentially all fossil fuel infrastructure with careful attention to impacts on workers and affected communities. Experience with the...
www.tandfonline.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This one's a cri de coeur from @gruberte.bsky.social, @jmijin.bsky.social, and I:
The coal sector's decline has created strong empirical evidence about how energy transitions play out, but most decarb scholarship and policymaking ignore it. That has to change.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DJ88Z...
The coal sector's decline has created strong empirical evidence about how energy transitions play out, but most decarb scholarship and policymaking ignore it. That has to change.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DJ88Z...
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Disaster relief is often concentrated in the early days after disasters, but the financial stress can last for months or years. In our newest research article, we share findings from in-depth interviews with 20 families impacted by Hurricane Helene:
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Households Are Struggling to Recover Financially After Hurricane Helene. Here’s Why.
First-hand accounts from households affected by Hurricane Helene illustrate that postdisaster financial recovery is a long, uncertain process.
www.urban.org
August 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Disaster relief is often concentrated in the early days after disasters, but the financial stress can last for months or years. In our newest research article, we share findings from in-depth interviews with 20 families impacted by Hurricane Helene:
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
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A very cool new thing from @cplusc.bsky.social: a toolkit to help communities negotiate the best possible community benefit agreements.
cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org
cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org
August 19, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A very cool new thing from @cplusc.bsky.social: a toolkit to help communities negotiate the best possible community benefit agreements.
cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org
cbatoolkit.climateandcommunity.org
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Breaking: Amid California's climate-driven wildfire crisis, the state on Wednesday approved long-delayed Zone Zero rules designed to protect homes from conflagrations but they’re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
California Adopts Weaker Home Protection Rules as Wildfires Grow
Scientists and firefighters recommended property owners create non-combustible zones five feet from a structure, but a state board’s new rules say the area can be as small as one foot.
www.bloomberg.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Breaking: Amid California's climate-driven wildfire crisis, the state on Wednesday approved long-delayed Zone Zero rules designed to protect homes from conflagrations but they’re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. Free link.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Shared some thoughts about the multi-district litigation against social media companies kicking off this week: "courts have finally started to scale back their deference to the industry and to treat their broad claims of immunity with increasing skepticism.” www.techpolicy.press/four-states-...
Four States Take Meta to Trial in California, the Latest Front in Sprawling Multidistrict Fight
Opening statements will be heard this week in a trial in Oakland, California, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Varsha Bansal.
www.techpolicy.press
August 18, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Shared some thoughts about the multi-district litigation against social media companies kicking off this week: "courts have finally started to scale back their deference to the industry and to treat their broad claims of immunity with increasing skepticism.” www.techpolicy.press/four-states-...
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Reposted by Kathryn Chelminski
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing. n.pr/4wCwMd9
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
n.pr
July 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing. n.pr/4wCwMd9
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Today, the federal government finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to remove vital habitat protections for endangered species.
July 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Today, the federal government finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to remove vital habitat protections for endangered species.
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IUCN "inventory designed to synthesise a repository of ecosystem assessments from different sources, including national, sub-national & regional datasets, & to link users with source material that w/help inform necessary ecosystem conservation decisions" iucn.org/red-list-eco... Habitat biodiversity
Red List of Ecosystems Inventory
iucn.org
July 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
IUCN "inventory designed to synthesise a repository of ecosystem assessments from different sources, including national, sub-national & regional datasets, & to link users with source material that w/help inform necessary ecosystem conservation decisions" iucn.org/red-list-eco... Habitat biodiversity
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Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change, scientists say reut.rs/4wcggQZ
Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change, scientists say
The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this week's soaring night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than they would have been just two decades ago, scientists said on Friday.
reut.rs
June 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Europe's heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change, scientists say reut.rs/4wcggQZ
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Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.
In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis.
Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D
In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis.
Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D
April 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember.
In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis.
Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D
In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis.
Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D
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Excited to share our @annualreviews.bsky.social article, “The Politics of Climate Change in the Developing World," with @guygrossman.bsky.social and Audrey Sacks: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
It’s been amazing to watch this area of research grow so much in recent years. Let’s keep it up!
It’s been amazing to watch this area of research grow so much in recent years. Let’s keep it up!
The Politics of Climate Change in the Developing World
Climate change politics in the developing world remains understudied, despite the region's acute vulnerability and centrality to climate futures. This article synthesizes emerging research across...
www.annualreviews.org
April 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Excited to share our @annualreviews.bsky.social article, “The Politics of Climate Change in the Developing World," with @guygrossman.bsky.social and Audrey Sacks: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
It’s been amazing to watch this area of research grow so much in recent years. Let’s keep it up!
It’s been amazing to watch this area of research grow so much in recent years. Let’s keep it up!
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Publication alert! 🔔
My new article in @ripejournal.bsky.social shows that the way in which credit ratings assess climate risks is detrimental to chances of the green transition.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DEWKJ...
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My new article in @ripejournal.bsky.social shows that the way in which credit ratings assess climate risks is detrimental to chances of the green transition.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DEWKJ...
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Tragedy of the horizon on steroids: the green transition and credit ratings
How do financial markets influence the green transition? Advocates of harnessing markets to foster the green transition claimed that market rationality is a reliable mechanism to channel investment...
www.tandfonline.com
April 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Publication alert! 🔔
My new article in @ripejournal.bsky.social shows that the way in which credit ratings assess climate risks is detrimental to chances of the green transition.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DEWKJ...
1/n 🧵
My new article in @ripejournal.bsky.social shows that the way in which credit ratings assess climate risks is detrimental to chances of the green transition.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DEWKJ...
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New: the Iran war is driving up gasoline and diesel prices, already costing American households $130 each (on avg), a total of $17 billion -- and it's rising fast.
Imagine if we'd spent that on clean energy instead?
Check out our real-time updating Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Imagine if we'd spent that on clean energy instead?
Check out our real-time updating Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Tracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
April 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
New: the Iran war is driving up gasoline and diesel prices, already costing American households $130 each (on avg), a total of $17 billion -- and it's rising fast.
Imagine if we'd spent that on clean energy instead?
Check out our real-time updating Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
Imagine if we'd spent that on clean energy instead?
Check out our real-time updating Iran War Energy Cost Tracker
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Such a pleasure to be back at Brown @climatesollab.bsky.social to talk about my book on geothermal development and global clean energy governance. Big thank you to @climatesollab.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social for inviting me!
Join us this Friday as we welcome back CSL-affiliate Kathryn Chelminski to Watson for her talk on Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines.
📅 Friday, April 3th, 1-2pm EST
events.brown.edu/climate-solu...
📅 Friday, April 3th, 1-2pm EST
events.brown.edu/climate-solu...
April 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Such a pleasure to be back at Brown @climatesollab.bsky.social to talk about my book on geothermal development and global clean energy governance. Big thank you to @climatesollab.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social for inviting me!
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Great to see new books by CSL members @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social on display at ISA2026!
(And hat tip to Jen's co-author @sarahbush.bsky.social )
(And hat tip to Jen's co-author @sarahbush.bsky.social )
March 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Great to see new books by CSL members @jenniferhadden.bsky.social and @kathrynchelminski.bsky.social on display at ISA2026!
(And hat tip to Jen's co-author @sarahbush.bsky.social )
(And hat tip to Jen's co-author @sarahbush.bsky.social )
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Squeezed by data centers' relentless demand for electricity, a Nevada energy company just said it's going to stop supplying energy to Tahoe. The city has a year to figure out how to meet 75% of its energy needs without it.
Lake Tahoe isn’t sure where it’s power will come from after the next ski season
The area’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand.
calmatters.org
March 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Squeezed by data centers' relentless demand for electricity, a Nevada energy company just said it's going to stop supplying energy to Tahoe. The city has a year to figure out how to meet 75% of its energy needs without it.
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New article by CSL-affiliate Kathryn Chelminski, check it out!
Our new article— co-authored w/Guixing Wei & @gbellocca.bsky.social — on ZIP code-level power outages across communities in Seattle and Portland is out in Energy Policy! This research has important equity implications👇 💡🔌 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
New article by CSL-affiliate Kathryn Chelminski, check it out!
Our new article— co-authored w/Guixing Wei & @gbellocca.bsky.social — on ZIP code-level power outages across communities in Seattle and Portland is out in Energy Policy! This research has important equity implications👇 💡🔌 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our new article— co-authored w/Guixing Wei & @gbellocca.bsky.social — on ZIP code-level power outages across communities in Seattle and Portland is out in Energy Policy! This research has important equity implications👇 💡🔌 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Bias in ChatGPT?! Unfortunately, not at all shocking, even if the results are… very important findings.
Original article in Platforms & Society below 👇
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Original article in Platforms & Society below 👇
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city
Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Bias in ChatGPT?! Unfortunately, not at all shocking, even if the results are… very important findings.
Original article in Platforms & Society below 👇
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Original article in Platforms & Society below 👇
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”
I spoke with Dr. Miranda Melcher on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast about my book with CUP: Governance of Energy Transitions, #geothermal development in #Indonesia and the #Philippines, & more! Listen to the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/governing-en... 💡🔌 #energysky
Kathryn Chelminski, "Governing Energy Transitions: A Study of Regime Complex Effectiveness on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" (Cambridge UP, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I spoke with Dr. Miranda Melcher on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast about my book with CUP: Governance of Energy Transitions, #geothermal development in #Indonesia and the #Philippines, & more! Listen to the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/governing-en... 💡🔌 #energysky