Let them eat cake

First published article and it's on fossil fuel subsidy reform! We compare production subsidies in Canada and Germany and discuss how corporatism and proportional representation can reduce policymakers' risks to political backlash when dismantling subsidies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tragically I do not know who made this but

Road trip to Norway. Just before crossing from Sweden to Norway is this giant shopping centre for Norwegians to buy cheaper groceries (and a lot of sugary drinks and candy). That’s a Marlboro branded Ferrari with a Tesla behind parked next to us.

Have a seat… you’re not ready for this.

Globally, we subsidised fossil fuel consumption by an entire Mexico’s GDP, in 2022, the ≈13th largest economy. We also surpassed the trillion dollar mark for the first time. https://www.iea.org/reports/fossil-fuels-consumption-subsidies-2022# (And that’s not even factoring in production subsidies)

Where are all the climate scientists, energy policy wonks, and environmental politics scholars?