I have a new paper out in.@UrbanAffairsRev examining the factors driving climate policy in mid-sized American cities. At their invitation, I've also written a blog post outlining the most prominent lessons (1/n)

There's much more in the article! A big thanks to those who have provided feedback on this piece over the years, including, but not limited to, @JoshuaBasseches, @holcaggiano, Daniel Mattingly and members of @ClimateSSN. Paper here:

I argue that mid-sized cities are caught in a pair of negative feedback loops, outcompeted for green capital and green labor by both larger and smaller communities. I also find that successful environmental coalitions are highly tailored to local issues and context. (2/n).

RT @MattGoldberg100: Do persuasive messages convince more people, or do they convince people to a larger degree?. In our new working paper,….

Thanks to @ISPSYale for funding support, and @holcaggiano, @JoshuaBasseches and many others for their feedback. Excited to have this out and looking forward to thoughts and questions (end).

Overall, I show that local climate policy is broadly popular and can offset any policy rollback at the national level. I also offer data relevant to local policy design.

Important dividing lines on local public opinion include age (older=less supportive), partisanship, income (higher income=more supportive), and actual flood vulnerability (more vulnerable=LESS willing to pay). Voters most support green waste management and heat adaptation 3/n).

I measure voter support and willingness to pay for local climate policies with local benefits. Encouragingly, I find that voters are highly supportive of and willing to pay ($250 a year) for local policies. (2/n).

🚨New Preprint🚨.With a 2nd Trump term, local action on climate is crucial. However, most evidence we have on climate public opinion is on national policies. I remedy this through two surveys examining public opinion toward local climate policies (1/n).

RT @alexgazmararian: 🌎The next Climate Pipeline Project meeting will be in May 2025 at Princeton!. This terrific initiative aims to foster….

RT @jamieclimate: This is for anyone who cares about the climate and is thinking about voting for Jill Stein or RFK Jr. or sitting this ele….

RT @MarcGoldwein: 🚨 BREAKING 🚨 - Pres Trump’s campaign plans would lead to a 𝟑𝟑 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐭 ✂️ by driving the #SocialSecuri….

@LauraThoWal We'd welcome any questions or feedback you have! I'd also like to thank other coauthors incl but not limited to @MattGoldberg100, @Ana_Sabherwal, & @geeshree. Excited to have these out in the world and to continue building knowledge on effective climate action. (end).

@LauraThoWal The 2nd uses a nationally representative sample of the UK public measuring actual climate engagement to examine barriers to, and predictors of engagement in, climate action. We argue that social identification with activists is an under-appreciated factor:.

@LauraThoWal In the first, we review 53 studies examining the impacts of climate activism on a variety of DVs. We find that CA is highly impactful across a range of DVs, particularly public opinion and media coverage. We also lay out a future research agenda on CA

🚨Two new preprints alert!🚨.I have two new preprints out on climate activism, both co-authored with @LauraThoWal and great coauthors. They advance our knowledge of barriers to, and the impacts of, climate activism (1/n).

@PLOSClimate I evaluate how voters weigh different aspects of climate mitigation policies. I include undertested variables, including policy level (state vs federal-voters prefer federal) and partisan sponsorship of the policy (voters prefer bipartisan, then Dem-only, then Rep-only policies).

I have a new paper today in @PLOSClimate! I evaluate how voters weigh aspects of climate mitigation policies. (1/🧵).

RT @WeatherProf: Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing at a pace 100X faster than previous natural increases. Our planet is warmin….

@NREL Overall, this paper contributes the first large national survey on American attitudes towards rooftop solar, and highlights the barriers and opportunities for increasing distributed solar penetration!.