Matthew Haugen
Matt (he/him) is the Energy and Planning Manager at the Climate and Community Institute (CCI). He works with scholars and movement allies to produce transformative research and policy visions to build public power and a just energy transition at the intersection of green industrial policy and democratic planning. Matt has previously worked on sustainable energy in local government and has extensive experience in writing about and organizing for climate and economic justice. He holds an MS in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Michigan.
All Contributions
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Hacia un transporte de emisiones cero con una mayor movilidad y una menor explotación minera
Read in English El transporte es el principal causante de emisiones de carbono en los Estados Unidos. Esto lo convierte en un sector clave a descarbonizar …
Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining
Leer en español Transportation is the number one source of carbon emissions in the United States– making the sector crucial to decarbonize quickly to limit the …