Yale University’s Program on Climate Change Communication has published a new study on the effectiveness of communicating the links between climate change and extreme weather. Study authors Laura Thomas-Walters, Matthew H. Goldberg, Sanguk Lee, Aidan Lyde and Anthony Leiserowitz conclude that the connection may be most effectively communicated using percentages (“the heat wave was made at least 400% more likely by climate change”) than using equivalent magnitudes (“the heat wave was made at least 5 times more likely by climate change”).

On Tuesday, June 25th, the State Senate will take up the Future of Natural Gas in Energy Bill (S. 2829). Senator Will Brownsberger shares his analyses of two specific areas: alternatives to natural gas for heating and regulatory flexibility for heat pumps.

He adds, “I look forward to voting for the bill!”

The well-known analyst of the energy transition Michael Liebreich, author of the Liebreich ladder, was the guest on a recent unusual and remarkably informative and perceptive podcast discussing five causes for pessimism and five for optimism about the prospects for success in making the transition to a Net Zero energy economy—and ultimately to Net Negative.

Reporting for the Harvard John A. Paul School of Engineering and Applied Sciences newsletter, Leah Burrows points to new research on the importance of high-resolution methane accounting. In landfalls across the US, researchers found emissions that were 77% higher than estimates from the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Among landfills that recover gas, methane levels were more than 200% higher than the reported estimates.

Helen Cox Richardson’s “Letters From An American” celebrates Earth Day 2024 with an appraisal of government efforts to protect our planet. She begins with the historic appointment of Interior Department secretary Deb Haaland, who pledged to be “fierce” in managing natural resources for future generations.