Evan Drake

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....

What are some good alternatives that have been actively promoted?

Nice! What is that as a % of total car sales?

I’ve got 5! Let me know if you still need some

What software did you use to make the graph?

meme format using a two panel comic from theycantalk.com showing a goose saying "where're you getting the hydrogen from?" then the goose chasing a person labeled "oil and gas" saying "where's the hydrogen from motherfucker?!"

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.

Rubbing it in never felt so good

Ahhh, I just saw that the images have wee descriptions which I didn’t notice last time. Quite hard to see small grey font on a black background on the bottom of your device’s screen. Thanks for clarifying though!

What’s going on?

Life imitating art. Anyone considering a career move to vampire slaying?

Fossil Fuels Consumption Subsidies 2022 – Analysis - IEA Fossil Fuels Consumption Subsidies 2022 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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)

Thanks, fella!

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