@persuasivescience.bsky. social #UCDavis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy. Clean fuels, LCFS #scicomms. Thoughts are my own.
Davis, CA
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For any friends and colleagues in the alt fuels space: Hawai'i is hiring a program lead for their forthcoming clean fuel standard. This could be a wonderful opportunity to make a real impact on climate change in a fascinatingly unique fuel market.
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Question for the biofuel supply chain experts: How much does it cost to ship biomass-based diesel from producers in the U.S. to California? I've seen studies where authors assume 15-30 cents per gallon, but would really like to check that against real data.
Last time I looked at this question, over a decade ago, it turned into a deep dive into rail waybill samples and short-sea shipping rates. I wanted to see if any other the other folks in this space had already done the work before I reinvent the wheel. @ScottIrwinUI
We're looking forward to a fantastic discussion of ILUC research and policy next week at UC Berkeley. Space is still available.
its.ucdavis.edu/events/revis…
People ask why I, and many other academics, are reluctant to embrace AI in our work. This is why. We lack tools to effectively instill ethics or high standards for certainty into LLMs and agents.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
And until I can have more confidence that AI have ethics and are grounded on truth, they'll be limited to very small, peripheral parts of my toolkit (formatting documents, generating draft infographics from specified data, etc.)
For any ILUC researchers, enthusiasts, or folks for whom those letters have become the bane of your existence: I cordially invite you to a research conference ITS-Davis is co-hosting with Prof. Aaron Smith of UC Berkeley, May 28-29 at UC Berkeley.
its.ucdavis.edu/events/revis…
This is an opportunity to advance the discussion in this space beyond the "my model is better than your model" arguments that have dominated in recent years, and help start researchers, like my team at the Biofuel Land Use Change program, developing more effective policy tools.
We have an exciting postdoc opportunity open to join our team at @ITS-Davis working on new regulatory approaches to indirect land use change (ILUC) assessment.
Please circulate this through your networks and reach out if you have any questions!
its.ucdavis.edu/about-us/car…
Interested in the GREET model for transportation LCA? Have you found the GREET model to be very confusing and tough to work with?
We can help with that! ITS-Davis will host a 2-day R&D GREET model training workshop model in Sacramento this November!
conta.cc/4lfRBoP
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So DOGE-related cuts and early retirements eliminated 550 staff at the National Weather Service, and now the NWS is being granted special permission to hire 450 positions to relieve critical shortages.
Such a waste of time and resources.
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REPEAT Project just completed our rapid analysis of the impacts of the Senate-passed version of the One Big "Beautiful" Bill (#OBBB), which the House is considering now, on the US energy sector and emissions. Still working up full report, but here is a sneak peak... 🧵
I have a new blog up at @ITS_UCDavis: No, Your Gasoline Prices Will Not Rise by 65 cents per gallon in July. I'll give you three guesses to figure out what it's about.
its.ucdavis.edu/blog-post/no…
