Patrick Robbins is a climate and energy organizer who currently serves as the Coordinator of the New York Energy Democracy Alliance a statewide alliance of 27 grassroots organizations who are working toward an energy system that is renewable, equitable, accountable and local. He is also currently helping the Democratic Socialists of NYC strategize their fight against Con Edison, New York City's electric utility. Before joining the Energy Democracy Alliance, Patrick worked for three years as Co-Director of Sane Energy Project, where he helped lead the successful fight to stop the Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas project from being built in the New York Harbor. He holds an MA in Climate Science and Policy from Columbia University, and has worked at the intersection of communications and climate change advocacy in positions ranging from Digital Organizer for 350.org (where he helped mobilize 5,000 people for the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy) to helping build an engagement platform for the Showtime “Years of Living Dangerously” TV series. He lives in Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.