Matthew Haugen
Matt (he/him) is a researcher focused on policy and planning for a worker-led transition towards a just and ecologically sustainable society. In particular, he has worked on projects analyzing transportation decarbonization, lithium extraction, and energy democracy, and he writes a newsletter called TERRAIN about climate and ecological politics. He has also worked on sustainable energy in local government and has extensive experience organizing and strategizing at the intersection of economic and environmental justice. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an MS in Environment and Sustainability, prior to which he was an accomplished professional poker player.
All Contributions
Hacia un transporte de emisiones cero con una mayor movilidad y una menor explotación minera
El transporte es el principal causante de emisiones de carbono en los Estados Unidos. Esto lo convierte en un sector clave a descarbonizar con la mayor …
The Effects of Lithium Mining
Although lithium is geologically abundant, the vast majority of lithium extraction is concentrated in Australia, Chile, Argentina, and China. At the same time, the lithium extraction …
Efectos de la extracción de litio
Aunque en términos geológicos el litio es abundante, su extracción se concentra mayormente en Australia, Chile, Argentina y China. Por otro lado, la frontera de extracción …
The Potential of Trolleybuses
Transforming transportation will be a critically important part of the decarbonization effort in the United States where the transport of people and goods produce more of …
The 2023 People Power for Public Power Summit:The State of the Movement
At this pivotal moment—of climate crisis, utility failures, and climbing prices—people from all walks of life in the United States are once more looking toward public …
Redirecting Energy Transition Minerals from the Pentagon Fleet to the Public Good
The Pentagon is the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels, but it is also the US federal government’s leader in electrifying some of its transportation—especially …
