Zack Colman
energy/enviro reporter covering the White House for . fellow '16. alum. [email protected] (RT≠endorsement)
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Oil Producers Are Setting Billions of Dollars on Fire
Spencer Jakab - WSJ 12d 2 tweets
Massive amounts of natural gas are being burned to make way for oil production. Unless the incentives are changed, the harmful practice will become even more common in the U.S.
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Zack Colman “Even as more and more gas gets supercooled and shipped around the world in expensive, liquefied form, an estimated 5.1 trillion cubic feet of gas was flared world-wide in 2018 ... equivalent to the combined consumption of France, Germany and Belgium.” 12d
The sad truth about our boldest climate target
David Roberts - Vox 19d 30 tweets
Limiting global warming to 1.5˚C is almost certainly not going to happen. Admitting that need not end hope.
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Zack Colman "But political will (whatever that is) is not some final item on the grocery list to be checked off once everything else is in the cart. It is everything." by 12d
United Nations climate talks collapse after Trump shuns Paris pact
POLITICO 38d 4 tweets
Other countries are “waiting for the U.S. election,” one diplomat lamented.
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Zack Colman You didnt hear his name but #COP25 was about Trump in many ways “we've got one key world leader denying climate change, so it's very hard to get other countries to move forward when you've got such a critical country playing a spoiling role” w/ 38d
Global climate talks stumble to a conclusion
POLITICO 38d 1 tweets
‘Regretfully we couldn’t get to an agreement,’ said Chile’s COP President Carolina Schmidt.
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Zack Colman I see you . With the great . 38d
Europe threatens U.S. with carbon tariffs to combat climate change
POLITICO 39d 8 tweets
“It’s not whether it’s going to happen — it’s going to happen,” former Secretary of State John Kerry predicts.
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Zack Colman some diplomats say it’s inevitable that governments will turn to trade barriers in the effort to fight climate change. “It’s not whether it’s going to happen — it’s going to happen,” former Secretary of State John Kerry told me. 39d
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Zack Colman Carbon tariffs would be a dramatic escalation of measures to compel climate change action — and they’re coming. “It’s not whether it’s going to happen — it’s going to happen,” John Kerry said. 39d
How California and Quebec are trying to Trump-proof their climate effort
POLITICO 42d 1 tweets
California’s leaders often fancy themselves a sovereign nation-within-a-nation.
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Zack Colman How California and Quebec are trying to Trump-proof their climate effort via 42d
Nations around the world take cues from U.S. climate insurgents
POLITICO 43d 2 tweets
Local and regional governments from countries are joining with climate activists and businesses to promote actions to cut greenhouse gases.
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Zack Colman The US federal government is pulling out of the Paris climate accord, but the states, cities & businesses still striving for the pact’s goals are inspiring similar coalitions abroad to challenge their national governments’ embrace of fossil fuels. #COP25 43d
Brazil to Ask Rich Countries to Help Pay for Amazon Protection
Paulo Trevisani - WSJ 62d 1 tweets
Brazil’s government, under fire from Western governments over deforestation in the Amazon, will ask developed countries to help finance efforts to preserve rainforest and promote sustainable economic activities during a climate-change conference in...
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Zack Colman Brazil will ask wealthy countries to pay for rainforest protection at #COP25 in Madrid, though it's short on details, reports. 62d
Secret Deal Helped Housing Industry Stop Tougher Rules on Climate Change
Nytimes.com 88d 15 tweets
The arrangement, in place for years, guarantees industry representatives a bloc of seats on two powerful committees that recommend building codes.
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Zack Colman Fascinating story on the arcane committee that a home builders trade group has used to block energy efficiency and climate resilient building codes across the nation 88d
Leading Source of Policy News Analysis & Coverage | POLITICO Pro
Politicopro.com 197d 68 tweets
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Zack Colman NEW: Energy lobbyist MIKE MCKENNA is joining White House. He will be a deputy assistant to the president & deputy director of legislative affairs. His clients in Q3 were ENGIE, PSEG, Southern Co., Competitive Energy Ventures. 89d
The new science fossil fuel companies fear
The Agenda 92d 16 tweets
Researchers can now link weather events to emissions – and to the companies responsible. A string of lawsuits is about to give “attribution science” a real-life test.
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Zack Colman There’s a new kind of science that could put oil & gas companies on the hook for billions of dollars for driving climate change. That science is about to get a real test in court. Read my latest, a deep dive into what’s known as attribution science. 92d
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Zack Colman Attribution science is now about to receive a very real test in the courts, as cities, states and ordinary citizens across the world are using it to try to send fossil fuel companies the bill for climate change damage. 92d
IMF to Examine Climate Risk to Financial Markets-Official
Nytimes.com 94d 3 tweets
The International Monetary Fund is examining the impact of climate on the world's financial markets and whether it is priced into market valuations, the head of the global lender's markets division said on Saturday.
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Zack Colman potentially big discussion on climate change upcoming at the IMF "We are doing work on the pricing of climate risks and to what extent it is priced into stock and bond markets." 93d
Rick Perry expected to resign in November
POLITICO 110d 16 tweets
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Zack Colman Energy Sec. Rick Perry is expected to resign next month, & report. Perry was named in whistleblower complaint, as he led May delegation to Ukraine. Sources say Perry is leaving on own accord. He’s been w/ admin since day 1. 110d
A Major Climate Group On The Left Is Starting To Build An Army In The Early 2020 States
Zahra Hirji - BuzzFeed News 113d 8 tweets
“Our top priority is to build an army of young people to elect a candidate in the caucuses who will be a champion of the Green New Deal,” said one organizer.
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Zack Colman . goes to NH and Iowa, reports. 113d
Democrats seize on climate as 2020 primary weapon
POLITICO 139d 4 tweets
In a marathon forum on climate change, Democratic contenders began to seek separation from one another on the key issue.
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Zack Colman Every election cycle I've been on the climate beat, I've asked myself "is this the year this issue breaks through?" This time, the answer might be yes. w/ 139d
Democrats split from Obama playbook with aggressive climate plans
POLITICO 140d 3 tweets
All 10 candidates participating in CNN’s climate change town hall Wednesday have proposed halting new leases to tap into energy deposits.
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Zack Colman Democrats have split from Obama's climate playbook. All 10 candidates on 's climate event want to ban oil, gas & coal on public lands. “Everything has gone to 11. You pick a topic and it’s like President Obama might as well have been a Republican.” 140d
HEATED
Heated.world 146d 36 tweets
A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.
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Zack Colman I just subscribed to HEATED (because does great work on climate and all things environment). 146d
The toxic waste threat that climate change is making worse
POLITICO 149d 7 tweets
More than 100 ponds and landfills containing coal ash lie in areas FEMA has designated as high-risk flood zones, according to a POLITICO analysis.
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Zack Colman 101 toxic coal waste sites sit in high risk flood zones, according to my analysis of FEMA, EPA and industry data. The sites pose billions in liabilities & expose people to water pollution, which climate change will make worse with heavier rains. 149d
Summer in the City Is Hot, but Some Neighborhoods Suffer More
Nadja Popovich - Nytimes.com 166d 21 tweets
New research shows that summer temperatures can vary as much as 20 degrees across different parts of a city, with poor and minority neighborhoods often bearing the brunt.
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Zack Colman this story on urban heat, coming just a day after report on land use, is exactly the thing we need to visualize the confluence of urban design, forestation and climate. 166d
Ambitious Climate Plans Might Need a Radical Legislative One: Ending the Filibuster
Coral Davenport, Thomas Kaplan - Nytimes.com 196d 7 tweets
Even if Democrats win the White House and the Senate in 2020, effectively combating climate change might require the elimination of the Senate filibuster.
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Zack Colman 2020 Democratic candidates have ambitious climate goals. Achieving them might require abolishing the filibuster. & take a look at the debate that's stirred Capitol Hill & enviro activists. 196d