Patrick Robbins
New York Energy Democracy Alliance
Patrick Robbins is a climate and energy organizer who currently serves as the Coordinator of the New York Energy Democracy Alliance. He has been a part of the NYC DSA ecosocialist working group for six years, and in the campaign for public power he played a leading role in the successful fight to pass the Build Public Renewables Act. He has held a fellowship from the Jain Family Institute, worked as a climate and communications professional for a Showtime TV series, and holds an MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University. He was born and raised in Brooklyn.
All Contributions
A New Era of Public Power
In 2019, New York State lawmakers passed the most ambitious state-level climate legislation in the country—and among the most ambitious in the world. The Climate Leadership …
Who Owns Power in the Energy Transition?
Governments globally have privatized and marketized the electricity sector as part of the larger economic trend toward neoliberalism over the past 50 years. Fully decarbonizing the …
