Today, we published the @ember_energy Global Electricity Review 2026.
That also means 2025 electricity generation data for over 100 countries and regions is now LIVE on our data explorer, data downloads and API.
Open electricity data for everyone!
ember-energy.org/data/electri...
Golden Gate Park!
Thank you Minneapolis
Brown ❤️
New article by Natalie Baker and colleagues:
"Evaluating the impact of a longitudinal, integrated climate change, health, and environment curriculum in undergraduate medical training at Harvard Medical School"
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@gaurabbasu.bsky.social @mckline98.bsky.social
I had a real pleasure to moderate this panel with Gina McCarthy and Bob Inglis. Two people, with very different backgrounds, who enjoy a true friendship and desire to protect our planet. I think there's a lot to learn here. Check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGaR...
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo. There is a hunger for health professionals to come together and think of solutions around how to care for our earth and a way of caring for people in every part of the world. Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, FXB Faculty Affiliate.
The 2025 Harvard #Climate Action Week is underway and FXB Faculty Affiliate @gaurabbasu.bsky.social and his team have been working towards organizing and empowering health professionals to advance solutions. Read more on @aamc.org ➡️ tinyurl.com/58ch48s5
This week's events ➡️ tinyurl.com/yh9bsdzu
Make COP 30's big announcement - solar for everyone
One Climate Event Away: Stories of Climate Change From the Frontlines of Health
How can one climate event impact families’ health, economic security, and well-being?
Health professionals see the effects firsthand. Their stories show us the reality of how these disasters destroy lives and livelihoods. Explore them in our new report. bit.ly/OneClimateEv...
UK's End of Coal:
"Each these 375ft tall, 290ft diameter cooling towers used to process a staggering 7.5 million gallons of water per hour.
Safely bringing them down meant using around half a tonne of explosives across ~16,500 holes, connected with 19km of detonating cord."
can I come and take it too??
Ive been on hold for over 30 min with Eversource trying to understand how I am supposed to notify them about our heat pumps. Would love more information on how this is supposed to be implemented because as it is, there will be no uptake on this given how hard communication is
thank you canary charts, I was literally just asking for this in my brain the other day
We are very excited to launch a new fellowship teaching community organizing and advocacy to global climate and health scholars. And it'll be in beautiful Nafplio Greece! Please share with anyone who might be interested. fxb.harvard.edu/global-coach/
Here comes the sun…
Britt is the best!
Good morning with good news: US solar surges 26.3% in May 2025 to 39.9 TWh, up from 30.6 TWh in May 2024. Solar nearly tripled from 13.9 TWh in May 2020.
Solar May Share of Total Electricity:
May 2025: 11.2%
May 2024: 8.65%
May 2023: 7.31%
May 2022: 6.14%
May 2020: 4.51%
May 2015: 1.21%
#energysky
Bar chart showing how the Republicans's Big Beautiful Bill will spend nearly $5 trillion on extended tax breaks for the wealthy while saving far less with steep cuts to Medicaid and green energy and the environment. Alongside is a long list of proposed budget cuts including "Rescission of funding to address air pollution" and "Rescission of funding to address air pollution at schools."
A couple entries for the baby book, just to mark the era.
Call these 2 critical votes to vote no on the federal bill
Lisa Murkowski - 202 224-6665
Susan Collins - 202 224-2523
Excited for the WBUR festival in Boston later this month! I’ll be speaking with Harvard Medical’s @gaurabbasu.bsky.social about health in the climate era. Tickets still available!
Rhodium Group on the House budget bill: Will raise energy costs as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, and put half a trillion dollars of new manufacturing, industrial, and clean electricity investments across the country at risk. rhg.com/research/way...
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Listen to @gaurabbasu.bsky.social on the Frontiers in Health & Happiness podcast from the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness!
Dr. Basu shared, “Climate change, ecological degradation, air pollution, it basically impacts all parts of our health."
Overall approval rating 39%. 61% disapprove environment policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
looks so nice
Very honored to speak at the @wbur.org festival among some legendary folks. Buy ticks and join us! www.wburfestival.org/lineup
Celebrating earth day at National Academy of Medicine. We continue to stand for climate and health.
American households could save an average of $2,240 a year on their energy bills if we keep 2 very important renewable energy tax credits: 25D (think solar and storage) and 25C (think heat pumps and insulation).
Why is this so important?
