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Covers:  clean energy, energy transition, electrification, wind power, solar power, energy efficiency, clean mobility, energy policy, climate policy, carbon markets
I publish the Quitting Carbon newsletter: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/. Former Managing Editor, @EnergyMonitorAI. justingerdes.bsky.social

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Justin Gerdes’s Biography

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Justin Gerdes is an Energy and Climate Journalist. He is the former Managing Editor for Energy Monitor and a former Contributing Writer for Greentech Media. He has written on energy, the environment, and politics for the Guardian, FT Sustainable Views, Yale Environment 360, Forbes.com, MotherJones.com, Smithsonian.com, Ensia, GreenBiz.com, the Christian Science Monitor, Chinadialogue, and Earth Island Journal, among others.

Justin Gerdes’s Journalist Portfolio

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Opinion: LNG exports are backfiring on the US oil and gas industry

Opinion: LNG exports are backfiring on the US oil and gas industry

LNG exports are sending an increasing share of the US’s natural gas production overseas, exposing the domesti…

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US states partner up to grow the offshore wind industry

US states partner up to grow the offshore wind industry

The US states of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia have signed a pact to collaborate on offshore wind dev…

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Opinion: IPCC's stark warnings no reason for resignation

Opinion: IPCC's stark warnings no reason for resignation

The IPCC's latest report makes it clear that little time remains to prevent even more dangerous global warmin…

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Zero-emission, all-electric flight is closer than you think

Zero-emission, all-electric flight is closer than you think

Aviation is a notoriously difficult climate challenge. Pre-Covid, global aviation emissions were soaring, wit…

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Pace of energy transition at stake in US election - Energy Monitor

Pace of energy transition at stake in US election - Energy Monitor

In the November presidential election, US voters will decide to constrain or accelerate the country's clean e…

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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

Buildings were first electrified nearly 150 years ago. So, why is it that "building electrification" is now a…

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Articles

Mid-year special offer: Get one year of Quitting Carbon at a 25% discount

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Dear readers, I launched Quitting Carbon with a simple goal: provide context on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. This newsletter isn't the place to come for the third or fourth write-up you've seen that day for a given breaking news story. Instead, pretty much anything you read here will be a one-of-a-kind look at a story that really matters.
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Clean energy advocates are winning the legal fight against the Trump administration

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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, making a one-time donation, or gifting a paid subscription. The legal offensive against the Trump administration is succeeding in chipping away at the White House’s efforts to reverse Biden administration clean energy initiatives and stymie wind and solar development. Consider the setbacks the administration has suffered in recent weeks.
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What I’m reading: Denmark's "greenest government," longer duty for lithium-ion grid batteries, research roundup, and more

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What I'm reading — 8 min read George W. Ackerman's "Farmer reading his farm paper," 1931. Credit: National Archives, Records of the Extension Service. Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, making a one-time donation, or gifting a paid subscription. Welcome back to another recap of highlights from what I’ve been reading. Have a great weekend and thanks, as always, for reading.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was my editorial fellowship with Mother Jones magazine - basically a full-time fact-checker.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

A short, thoughtful email, based on some research into my work.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Awards

Catholic Press Awards

2018 - Best Personality Profile: Government Leader

First Place Santa Clara Magazine, “For the Record” by Justin Gerdes, Writer Robert Clark, Photographer Steven Boyd Saum, Editor Ron Hansen, Literary Editor Matt Morgan, Assistant Editor Linda Degastaldi, Creative Director Jane Hambleton, Designer DJ Stout and Kristen Keiser / Pentagram Austin, Design Consult DuPont. BP oil spill. Volkswagen. All landmark environmental issues and right in the middle of them all was John C. Cruden, who served for nearly 25 years in the Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division. This excellently written and organized piece focuses on Cruden's work for the environment but also takes us deeper into the life of this man who served in Vietnam, where he decided to go into law and actually took the LSAT. He later became a military lawyer before accepting a job in Washington. What makes this story noteworthy and readable is the careful blending of biography, history and insightful quotes from Cruden.

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San Francisco Press Club

2018 - Magazines/Trade Publications, Profile

First Place: Justin Gerdes, Steven Saum, Robert Clark, DJ Stout, Jane Hambleton, “For the Record” Santa Clara Magazine

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