Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law CLEE, author of Railtown (book on history of LA Metro Rail), and host of KALW’s State of the Bay.
Ethan Elkind
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There was some concern that export figures in March 2026 may have been higher because of expiring tax rebates. But April figures out now and the world continues to want Chinese solar panels, batteries, and electric cars in record amounts. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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What’s the Long-Term Plan to Decarbonize Aviation?—some advocates and policymakers are betting on carbon-neutral electrofuels (or “e-fuels”) as an alternative to fossil jet fuel. E-fuels are a type of… legal-planet.org/2026/06/03/w... @chloe-sth.bsky.social @legal-planet.org
Learn more at our free upcoming webinar on Tuesday, June 23rd from noon to 1pm PT, featuring @lillianliu.bsky.social w/CA Governor’s Office, @npavlenko.bsky.social @theicct.org & David “DJ” Zaziski w/ Infinium.
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Other solutions:
▪️ support for e-fuel offtake agreements such as a contract-for-difference program
▪️ a long-term aviation decarbonization industrial plan and designated “e-fuel zones” for production with incentives for facilities that locate within them
Key barriers right now to deployment include high costs given lack of scale, low demand by airlines, & permitting barriers for e-fuel manufacturers.
Solutions discussed in the report include:
▪️ state-level production tax credit
▪️ loan guarantee programs, leveraging cap-and-invest proceeds
What's the long term plan to decarbonize aviation?
Read our new @cleeberkeley.bsky.social report "E-Fueling Flight" on deploying electrofuels (or "e-fuels"): carbon-neutral jet fuel made w/zero-emission hydrogen & captured carbon via renewable electricity.
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Spoke with @kalwradio.bsky.social's @ethanelkind.bsky.social about the ongoing cultural and ecological destruction along the US-Mexico border
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With @scottwiener.bsky.social running for Pelosi's seat, what issues is he campaigning on?
We'll discuss on Your Call at 10am PT today w/ @esksf.bsky.social & @io-y-g.bsky.social @missionlocal.org.
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