Plötzlicher Batterie-Boom in Deutschland. Darüber habe ich mit Marcel Görmann im Interview gesprochen. www.derwesten.de/politik/batt...

So steigt der CO2-Preis. In der F.A.Z. schauen @jan_hauser und @HendrikKafsack auf die Zukunft des europäischen Emissionshandels - insb. ETS-2. Darauf sollte Deutschland in den nächsten Monaten viel Engagement verwenden. @FAZ_NET www.faz.net/aktuell/emis...

We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list. go.bsky.app/4kR21vX

If China’s carbon emissions peak it would be a game changer. Let’s hope that these are the early signs of this happening.

Environmental Economics textbook free as PDF -- but with an honesty box github.com/rtol/Environ...

Two job postings at the University of Ottawa! (1) We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy. Candidates are invited to apply here: uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw.... (2) Quoted below we invite candidates whose research focuses on environmental topics.

Dear energy & environmental econ folks, until Dec 16th you can submit your paper to the CESifo Area Conference in Energy & Climate Economics (14-15 Mar 25)! Keynote: Ryan Kellogg, Chicago @auffhammer.bsky.social and I look forward to welcoming you in Munich! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

Call for papers: CESifo / ifo Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics (13 March 2025)! Submit until 16 Dec!!! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

I had the pleasure of presenting my paper "Fuel Economy Standards and Public Transport" (w/ Julius Berger) at the Environmental & Energy Econ Seminar at ARE Berkeley yesterday. Fuel econ. standards are more costly w/ public transit! Working paper coming soon!

tagesschau: Verzögerung bei der Energiewende kostet Milliarden - Im Süden wird zu wenig Ökostrom produziert, im Norden zu viel. Doch wegen des schleppenden Netzausbaus fehlen Leitungen für den Transport von überschüssigem Strom. Folge: Milliardenkosten - die sich auch auf die Strompreise auswirken

... another REMINDER for the Junior Workshop on Energy & Climate Econ for advanced PhD students and early postdocs! Deadline: 8 January! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

REMINDER: CESifo Conference on Energy & Climate Econ, Munich!! Paper submission deadline: Mon, 8 January! www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

UK struggles to keep up with clean energy subsidy race of US, EU & China. Esp. the volumes. Wild idea: What about a close UK-EU cooperation here? I don't think waiting until the next UK election in 2025 helps agains the U.S.' first-mover advantage... www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Tap. Tap. Is this thing on? 📢 Call for papers: CESifo Area Conference on Energy and Climate Economics 2024, 15/16 March in Munich. Keynote by @NataliaFabra www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

Even if Haley doesn't win the GOP primary (10% in polls & rising) against Trump, Koch & co. invest in a potential running mate who could balance Trump's age & emphasize Biden's -- and a likely successor in 2028. www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...

Great. What happens if the German government runs out of money before the coalition parties settle on a mix of spending cuts and raised taxes? Some sort of German shutdown... Which coalition party will face higher pressure?

It's as if Musk tried to deter as many people as possible from using his platform... So unnecessary.

Indeed, political processes play such a key role for the passing and the success of effective climate policies. The interaction of the climate issue with other policy dimensions is one of them.

Amazing podcast w/ @bardharstad.bsky.social, Charlotte Kramer & William Barnett: insights from the Political Economics of the Environment Conference at Stanford in Oct. Kindly discussing my paper on climate policy polarization, too. Working Paper coming soon... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNc_...

Visiting the awesome & hospitable Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Econ. at UC Berkeley as a guest scholar until the end of February 2024. Happy to meet & chat about the political economy of climate change, climate transport policies, and everything else!

I often see this comparison of glaciers on Svalbard posted without attribution. It’s from a whole series comparing photos taken by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1928 and by Christian Åslund, a Stockholm-based photographer, in 2002. See the others here: www.christian.se/global-warmi...

First seminar at Berkeley ARE tomorrow. I'm terrified. Wish me luck! are.berkeley.edu/events/2023/...

Hey everybody, now I'm switching over to this platform, curious to see how it's better than the older one...