Prof. Melissa C. Lott, PhD
@mclott
Professor @columbiaclimate | Climate communicator | Engineer exploring tech/econ/health impacts of the #energytransition to #netzero
ID:138151145
28-04-2010 19:27:00
23,4K Tweets
7,3K Followers
1,3K Following
Data center energy use is spiking—and it's worrying environmentalists. But many experts see the demand boom as an opportunity to get creative about expanding grid capacity and designing data centers. On May 8, join Stephen Lacey for this free virtual event: latitudemedia.com/events/transit…
“…if we don’t keep fighting for equality & opportunity…It’s like the canary in the coal mine... As women are oppressed and as people get away with it. You never know who might be next.” ~ Hillary Clinton
#womensinitiative 👏Columbia | SIPA
Prof. Keren Yarhi-Milo
Heart-wrenching Los Angeles Times reporting from the Navajo Nation, where many Indigenous families lack access to clean drinking water even as big-city houses and massive cattle farms suck the Colorado River dry. This graphic by Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee tells the story well. latimes.com/environment/st…
Before we start designing policy & regulatory “solutions” we need to understand what the real barriers are…
Bravo to Lewis (Zhaoyu) Wu EnergyAbe Dr James Glynn, PhD Harrison Fell et al on this deep dive into the data & evidence.
#transmission #energytransition #electrification
We’re less than three days away from the total solar eclipse that will be seen in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson have a viewer’s guide on what you need to know. to.pbs.org/43RTO2z
A very engaging & candid conversation, featuring some heavy hitters in the Indo-US energy & climate space at ORF America led by Shayak Sengupta . The word needs to get out that Ind-US relationship will be the bedrock of a successful energy transition.
Interesting morning here in New York --- for a moment it felt like I was back in Japan. Hopefully everyone is ok and it is just an 'interesting' start to the day.
#earthquake
David Wogan, PhD🗼🍣👨🏻💻
nytimes.com/2024/04/05/nyr…
Was a great night at the NOVA | PBS 50th birthday party here in Boston. We managed to snag this photo in the green room before going on stage. Incredibly fun to meet and share the stage with Alok Patel Hakeem Oluseyi Miles O'Brien and more!
#sciencecommunicators
Alongside The Energy Gang Ed Crooks Prof. Melissa C. Lott, PhD Morgan Bazilian, #CarbonDirect 's Julio Friedmann debates the efficacy of an annual #climate summit, potential impacts of next year’s US & UK elections on #globalclimate & #energy policy, and key takeaways from #COP28 .
apple.co/3TzsO4O
Everyone's talking about rising demand for power. Google, Microsoft & Nucor are doing something about it. On The Energy Gang, I join Prof. Melissa C. Lott, PhD and Michael E. Webber to discuss the implications for low-carbon technologies. Find it here or on Apple, Spotify, etc: woodmac.com/podcasts/the-e…