Leah Stokes

Excited to share the cover and an early endorsement from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for my forthcoming book, "The Carbon Wave." It's out Sept. 1! Preorders help the book travel further. The book is on sale this week with free shipping at Bookshop. Order your copy today! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

California should choose the sun. @xavierbecerra.bsky.social has proposed Power Hour, providing two free hours of electricity to households in the middle of the day. Wrote about how this would benefit California families and our grid for @latimes.com. ☀️⬇️

Boggles my mind how The New York Times continues to publish article after article ABOUT climate change WITHOUT mentioning climate change. (The ocean is already 1 °C warmer, before El Niño...) Wrote about this recently on my newsletter: electricnotes.news/p/el-nino-di...

Wrote about California's El Niño reality in today’s @sfchronicle.com. Between heat waves, widespread flooding, and a wet winter ahead, our state needs climate leadership now more than ever. Gift link! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Oregon is home to a robust manufacturing sector, producing everything from paper products to frozen french fries. It also has one of the cleanest electric grids in the country, which puts Oregon in a unique position to lead on industrial electrification. 🧵

No better way to cap off Climate Week NYC than talking home electrification with @jayinslee.bsky.social, @rachelreports.bsky.social, and @samcalisch.bsky.social at The Nest Campus. The future of clean energy is bright — literally!

Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.

Today, Canada announced $2 billion in heat pump rebates for everyday people. This is the kind of leadership we need from PM Carney! You love to see it!! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"Every year that we wait and don’t remove pollution from communities, that is costing people in their lives. And so speed is a progressive value in my book. I think we have to build institutions that can move a lot faster." So great to record w/ @volts.wtf live at Town Hall Seattle. Check it out!

Humans have seen this dynamic for over 700 years. In Tales of Count Lucanor, no one will tell the king that he’s naked, too afraid of what it might cost them. And so politicians and media outlets are silent, even as our planet breaks another record, day after day, barreling toward a Super El Niño.

Pundits have deemed climate an election loser for Democrats, but evidence suggests otherwise. Tune in to hear my interview and learn why climate is still very much on the ballot for the 2026 midterms. ⬇️

Clean energy is the cheapest way to add electricity to the grid. So is a clean grid realistic? I say yes. The real question is how fast we tear out our old one. That’s up to us. New op-ed for @livescience.com! Check it out here: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

My book, *The Carbon Wave*, is the #1 new release in Environmental Policy! Thanks to everyone who has picked up a copy so far. My deepest hope is that this book will catalyze a lot of new climate action, so thanks for sharing it with others. Really appreciate all the support!

To Leah's point, I've yet to see any evidence that AI is pulling down mountains. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...

“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now." Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link! shorturl.at/On4Jk

EVs are awesome. I have a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has a range of 300-350 miles. I charge it at home, which is convenient, and it costs me about $10 to completely recharge the battery. (84 kWh at 12 cents a kWh) Compare that to a similar size gas car, at 25-30 mpg, which would cost $54 to fill up.

Is the air too clean? Are you spending too little on gas? Boy, do I have a solution for you! bsky.app/profile/lega...

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

From Carbon Footprint to Carbon Wave: @tricyclemag.bsky.social hosts author @leahstokes.bsky.social on October 7th for a virtual talk on her empowering framework for protecting our planet. Sign up here: tricycle.org/events/carbo...

Such a blast to host the inimitable @leahstokes.bsky.social for her book event here at @uoftenvironment.bsky.social!

Thank you everyone who shared news from NYCW. I stayed home and read books including “The Carbon Wave” by @leahstokes.bsky.social, which is a fantastic page-turner, insider tell-all, legislative history, memoir and blueprint for climate policymakers next time around! legal-planet.org/2026/09/24/i...

9 in 10 clean energy factories are still moving forward -- and last year, 93% of new grid additions were clean. From my conversation with @kkwilkinson.bsky.social at Climate Week NYC, hosted by the @allwecansave.bsky.social.

I just finished @leahstokes.bsky.social's new book, The Carbon Wave. I'd planned to read it slowly over weeks, one short chapter each day as a break from other tasks-- to unwind. Ended up reading the entire thing in 24 hours, simply because I couldn't put it down. (1/2)

I cleared today to walk the dogs and read “The Carbon Wave” by @leahstokes.bsky.social with Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden on repeat.

Enjoying Carbon Wave by the great @leahstokes.bsky.social. Offers lots of insight into how political change comes about. Hint: it's not linear.

While kids were stuck in classrooms that reached 91.9°, Gavin Newsom was busy ripping away their funding for AC to give it to a fossil fuel company. That's not climate leadership. It's just shameful. I'm optimistic that future Governor Becerra will fix this. www.independent.com/2026/09/17/t...

A new existential threat, created by a small group of people in an industry that knew the risks, all while we are still busy dealing with another existential threat, created by the fossil fuel industry, which knew the risks. Check out my latest Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/electric...

Tomorrow night, Wednesday Sept 16 at 7 PM, I will be in SF @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on the Park with @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social to talk about my new book, The Carbon Wave. For folks in the bay area, it would be great to see you there! Please share widely. greenapplebooks.com/event/2026-0...

This summer, 35,000 heat deaths in Europe got one news cycle. Last week, a probability estimate about a hypothetical AI apocalypse got seven. The warnings may be sincere—but notice what they justify: fossil fuel plants. Climate change is existential now. electricnotes.news/p/pick-your-...

Join Covering Climate Now and @canarymedia.com for a timely conversation digging into what’s causing the energy affordability crisis and its climate connections. Come with questions, leave with story ideas! RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Great essay. Pick your side -- fighting for life on a habitable planet with a stable climate or aligning with the tech oligarchs who are accelerating an AI apocalypse. @leahstokes.bsky.social

This summer, 35,000 heat deaths in Europe got one news cycle. Last week, a probability estimate about a hypothetical AI apocalypse got seven. The warnings may be sincere—but notice what they justify: fossil fuel plants. Climate change is existential now. electricnotes.news/p/pick-your-...

Drops in the ocean can make waves. 💦🌊 A story of how the grassroots climate movement took off in the US. Check out this excerpt from my new book "The Carbon Wave," @livescience.com. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

"The Green New Deal held a force like gravity, pulling people into its orbit." @leahstokes.bsky.social @livescience.com

"Whatever negative impacts we have on the planet from living in a fossil-fuel society can be offset by our activism if we join with others to change it. Working together, we can make waves." @leahstokes.bsky.social

"Engaging and hopeful [...] this is an important book, highlighting the need for collective action to reduce carbon emissions for our generation and generations to come." @science.org recommends @leahstokes.bsky.social's new book, "The Carbon Wave."

Who’s in for the EV utopia? 🚗 🚲 . . You can listen to our full conversation with/ @leahstokes.bsky.social “Climate hushing, EVs 🔌 and creating “The Carbon Wave” on Season 5 of What If We Get It Right? Wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️ getitright.earth/podcast

For those in Berkeley, I added another stop on my book tour next week at the Copper Home headquarters. Come check out their induction stoves and my new book on Tuesday (9/15) at 5 PM. The first 15 people to register will get a free copy. Here’s a link to register: copperhome.com/pages/events

LANDSLIDE in Providence. @workingfamilies.org champion @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social defeated the incumbent mayor, who spent $1 million and had the backing of the Dem establishment. That's not all: @ri.workingfamilies.org champions swept city council races. We're building a governing majority. 🔥🐺

Hey Greensky! @markhertsgaard.bsky.social who runs @coveringclimatenow.org and makes sure the media pays attention to climate change has joined us here on bluesky! You should follow him. ♥️🌱🌏

Not sure people understand how bad El Niño already is. In Southern California today, we had an offshore pacific hurricane (not normal) take out homes and beaches. We had temperatures topping 111°F with high humidity. There's a fire in LA. And we are just getting started with El Niño.

It felt like 111°F in SoCal today. Tonight, we'll keep the lights on with a virtual power plant (DSGS) Newsom tried to kill. Meanwhile, kids are sitting in sweltering classrooms because he raided the fund for school AC (CalSHAPE). This is not climate leadership. electricnotes.news/p/california...

@dailykos.com includes @leahstokes.bsky.social's "The Carbon Wave" among this week's notable new nonfiction: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Seattle friends! I'm talking with @leahstokes.bsky.social about her new book at Town Hall on the 14th. The first 10 card-carrying paid subscribers who email Nate get in free. Details in the note:

🎫 Tonight: Join a free, virtual event with author Leah Stokes and learn how to form your own carbon wave to make climate progress in your community: thirdact.org/events/the-c...

If you can't make it to one of my in-person events, join us online tomorrow for a free event at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT, hosted by Third Act. I'll be in conversation with Bill McKibben and Rebecca Solnit, with a Q&A at the end. RSVP here: thirdact.org/events/the-c...

1st episode of podcast season 5 is live! @billmckibben.bsky.social and I interviewed Dr. @leahstokes.bsky.social to reflect/debrief on the IRA, bemoan the absurdity of climate hushing, and hear her pitch for abandoning the term “carbon footprint.” ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/climate-hu...