Drilled Down

Deep dives on climate accountability
Jul
28
Drilled Down: Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act—What's Good and Bad for Climate

Drilled Down: Manchin's Inflation Reduction Act—What's Good and Bad for Climate

Weird coincidence: My power was out when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was announced. By the time it came
13 min read
Jul
12
Drilled Down: Here's What the IPCC Report *Actually* Said About Carbon Removal Tech

Drilled Down: Here's What the IPCC Report *Actually* Said About Carbon Removal Tech

You might remember I was slowly making my way through the most recent IPCC report. That's the Working
19 min read
Jun
28
Drilled Down: Even in the Worst-Case Scenario with West Virginia v EPA, We Still Have Pathways to Climate Action

Drilled Down: Even in the Worst-Case Scenario with West Virginia v EPA, We Still Have Pathways to Climate Action

I've been seeing a lot of hot takes online about what the West Virginia v EPA ruling might
11 min read
Jun
14
Drilled Down: This Is Not the First Time Climate Has Been Part of the "Culture War"

Drilled Down: This Is Not the First Time Climate Has Been Part of the "Culture War"

A new report out last week from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue provides an updated look at the narrative frameworks,
3 min read
May
25
Drilled Down: Big Fossil's Disaster Capitalist Response to Russia-Ukraine

Drilled Down: Big Fossil's Disaster Capitalist Response to Russia-Ukraine

In the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the gas industry is now fully embracing it's
15 min read
May
13
Drilled Down: On Demand and Services, with Economist Joyashree Roy (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 5)

Drilled Down: On Demand and Services, with Economist Joyashree Roy (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 5)

I wrote last month [https://www.drilledpodcast.com/debunking-demand-ipcc-mitigation-report-part-1/] about the way that chapter 5 of the IPCC Mitigation report
15 min read
Apr
28
Drilled Down: A Deep Dive into the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 4)

Drilled Down: A Deep Dive into the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 4)

A few days after every IPCC report is released the good folks at the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) publish a
2 min read
Apr
19
Drilled Down: On Climate, the Public Holds Two Sticks—Activism and Litigation (IPCC mitigation report, part 3)

Drilled Down: On Climate, the Public Holds Two Sticks—Activism and Litigation (IPCC mitigation report, part 3)

Particularly since the 2018 round of IPCC reports there's been an uptick in climate activism and now the
8 min read
Apr
12
Drilled Down: The Technical Summary Kinda Slaps (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 2)

Drilled Down: The Technical Summary Kinda Slaps (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 2)

All month long I'll be slowly making my way through the IPCC report and highlighting pieces I think
10 min read
Apr
05
Drilled Down: Debunking Demand (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 1)

Drilled Down: Debunking Demand (IPCC Mitigation Report, Part 1)

IPCC Mitigation Report 2022 Analysis—Part One: Debunking Demand, an Ode to Chapter Five.
8 min read