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Melissa C. Lott, PhD
@mclott
Engineer exploring tech/econ and practical pathways for the #energytransition to #netzero | Energy & Climate Communicator
United States
Joined April 2010
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
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    Sep 20, 2024
    The @Forbes Sustainability Leaders list out today is filled with many of my professional heroes (@GinaNRDC @SecGranholm @ayanaeliza @KHayhoe @CathFlowers & more…) Am deeply honored to see my name next to theirs🙏 💚 #climatesolutions #energytransition
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    Elisabeth Brier
    @ElisabethBrier
    Sep 19, 2024
    Thrilled to share @Forbes' inaugural Sustainability Leaders list! 🌳 We're deluged with news about the climate crisis, but what good is knowledge without action? That's why we're honoring 50 global leaders driving real change #ForbesSustainabilityLeaders forbes.com/sites/elisabet…
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    Forbes Sustainability Leaders
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
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    Nov 24, 2023
    US coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people over the past 20 years - twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of air pollution (PM2.5)
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    US coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people in past 20 years – report
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Jun 10, 2021
    I’m thrilled to unveil my new podcast: The Big Switch. It’s a show about how to rebuild the energy systems around us. A fruitful collaboration between @ColumbiaUEnergy & @Stphn_Lacey’s Post Script Audio. Listen to the trailer and subscribe, rate and share! apple.co/3imefz4
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Feb 25, 2021
    Excited to step into a new role @ColumbiaUEnergy and to continue to work with this fantastic team of world-class experts!
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    Center on Global Energy Policy
    @ColumbiaUEnergy
    Feb 23, 2021
    Join us in congratulating Dr. Melissa C. Lott @mclott @ColumbiaUEnergy's new Director of Research. In this role, she'll shape research efforts that span the economic, environmental and geopolitical aspects of the current and future energy system: bit.ly/3qQJy6k
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Sep 13, 2023
    I am deeply honored to be named this year’s recipient of @theAGU Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communications Prize. It feels surreal to join the ranks of climate communicators I’ve long admired. Incredibly grateful to my colleagues @ColumbiaUEnergy & @Columbia for their support
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    Center on Global Energy Policy
    @ColumbiaUEnergy
    Sep 13, 2023
    Congratulations to @mclott for winning the 2023 Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communications Prize from @theAGU! This award honors outstanding communication of climate science, promoting scientific literacy, clarity, and respect for science-based values. 🌍🏆#AGUHonors
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
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    Aug 5, 2021
    “Electric cargo bikes deliver about 60% faster than vans in city centres…The bikes also cut carbon emissions by 90% compared with diesel vans, and by a third compared with electric vans, the report said. Air pollution…was also significantly reduced” theguardian.com/world/2021/aug…
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Mar 30, 2023
    I have been ⁦@ColumbiaUEnergy⁩ ⁦@ColumbiaSIPA⁩ ⁦@Columbia⁩ for 3.5 years (and counting) and I still find myself stopping to enjoy this view when walking across the center of campus 🤩
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
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    Jun 13, 2022
    Honored to be selected to serve on the United Nations Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET), which will serve as an independent advisory council to the UN Secretary-General (and electrical engineer) @antonioguterres.
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    Center on Global Energy Policy
    @ColumbiaUEnergy
    Jun 13, 2022
    📣 Announcement | CGEP research director @mclott has been appointed to the United Nations Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET). The CEET serves as an independent advisory council to the UN Secretary-General. Learn more here: energypolicy.columbia.edu/dr-melissa-lot…
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Jan 5, 2021
    ⁦@ColumbiaUEnergy⁩ is hiring Senior Research Scholars and Research Scholars to work on major research topics related to #energy and #climatechange. Check out the #job posting👇 pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/6761
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Apr 27, 2023
    The U.S. has set its sights on an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. What would it take to get there? @novapbs's new documentary, “Chasing Carbon Zero,” premieres RIGHT NOW on PBS. 
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    Chasing Carbon Zero
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
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    Jun 1, 2023
    We have excellent energy planning models and climate models. But they don’t often talk to each other. We can fix this gap — which will allow us to build a more reliable and resilient energy system in the face of a changing climate.
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    Center on Global Energy Policy
    @ColumbiaUEnergy
    Jun 1, 2023
    Replying to @ColumbiaUEnergy
    When speaking to @SenCortezMasto on the federal government's role in assessing risk in energy systems, Dr. @mclott states that we have "the science, modeling, and technology to assess it, so there's an opportunity for Congress to act to make sure that we are assessing that risk."
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Oct 4, 2019
    Life update — Excited to be joining this fantastic team!! @ColumbiaUEnergy
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    Center on Global Energy Policy
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    Oct 4, 2019
    Replying to @ColumbiaUEnergy and @mclott
    .@mclott Dr. Melissa C. Lott joins @ColumbiaUEnergy as a Senior Research Scholar. “CGEP’s interdisciplinary team, global focus and extensive network make it an ideal place to explore the impacts of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon power sector,” she said.
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Aug 23, 2020
    “...the $1.6 million study itself disappeared. NREL yanked the completed findings from its website and deleted power-flow visualizations from its YouTube channel...”
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    How a Plan to Save the Power System Disappeared
    From theatlantic.com
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    Melissa C. Lott, PhD
    @mclott
    Oct 11, 2021
    Fantastic to welcome @joshdr83 as a Non-Resident Fellow @ColumbiaUEnergy! He is an expert in the smart grid & bulk electricity system, incl. impacts of efficiency, resource planning, distributed generation, & storage. Also a fellow Longhorn🤘@UTAustin energypolicy.columbia.edu/dr-joshua-rhod…
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