@leahstokes.bsky.social
Professor of climate + energy policy at UCSB. Alumni of MIT, Columbia and UToronto. Hosts "A Matter of Degrees" podcast. Cuts carbon pollution! Proudly 🇨🇦 Gardener 🌱 leahstokes.com; Newsletter: electricnotes.news
@ericlevai.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialNow THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
@leahstokes.bsky.socialToday, Canada announced $2 billion in heat pump rebates for everyday people.
This is the kind of leadership we need from PM Carney! You love to see it!!
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
@leahstokes.bsky.social"Every year that we wait and don’t remove pollution from communities, that is costing people in their lives. And so speed is a progressive value in my book. I think we have to build institutions that can move a lot faster."
So great to record w/ @volts.wtf live at Town Hall Seattle. Check it out!
@leahstokes.bsky.socialHumans have seen this dynamic for over 700 years. In Tales of Count Lucanor, no one will tell the king that he’s naked, too afraid of what it might cost them. And so politicians and media outlets are silent, even as our planet breaks another record, day after day, barreling toward a Super El Niño.
@leahstokes.bsky.socialPundits have deemed climate an election loser for Democrats, but evidence suggests otherwise. Tune in to hear my interview and learn why climate is still very much on the ballot for the 2026 midterms. ⬇️
@leahstokes.bsky.socialClean energy is the cheapest way to add electricity to the grid. So is a clean grid realistic? I say yes. The real question is how fast we tear out our old one. That’s up to us. New op-ed for
@livescience.com! Check it out here:
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
@leahstokes.bsky.socialMy book, *The Carbon Wave*, is the #1 new release in Environmental Policy! Thanks to everyone who has picked up a copy so far. My deepest hope is that this book will catalyze a lot of new climate action, so thanks for sharing it with others. Really appreciate all the support!
@jmingle.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialTo Leah's point, I've yet to see any evidence that AI is pulling down mountains.
@leahstokes.bsky.social“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now."
Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link!
shorturl.at/On4Jk
@globalecoguy.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialEVs are awesome. I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles. I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh) Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.
@2avesag.asReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialIs the air too clean? Are you spending too little on gas? Boy, do I have a solution for you!
@katie0martin.ft.comReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialI have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
@mitpress.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialFrom Carbon Footprint to Carbon Wave: @tricyclemag.bsky.social hosts author @leahstokes.bsky.social on October 7th for a virtual talk on her empowering framework for protecting our planet.
Sign up here: tricycle.org/events/carbo...
@leahstokes.bsky.socialSo much fun!!!
@greenprofgreen.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialSuch a blast to host the inimitable @leahstokes.bsky.social for her book event here at @uoftenvironment.bsky.social!
@leahstokes.bsky.socialSo cool. Good life choice. Thanks for sharing.
@evanlgeorge.bsky.socialReposted by @leahstokes.bsky.socialThank you everyone who shared news from NYCW. I stayed home and read books including “The Carbon Wave” by @leahstokes.bsky.social, which is a fantastic page-turner, insider tell-all, legislative history, memoir and blueprint for climate policymakers next time around! legal-planet.org/2026/09/24/i...
@leahstokes.bsky.socialYay!
@leahstokes.bsky.social9 in 10 clean energy factories are still moving forward -- and last year, 93% of new grid additions were clean. From my conversation with @kkwilkinson.bsky.social at Climate Week NYC, hosted by the @allwecansave.bsky.social.
@leahstokes.bsky.socialThank you so much for sharing this! So glad you enjoyed the book.
