In Japan, there are approximately two deaths for every birth—
Forty years ago in Japan, two babies were born for every person who died. Twenty years ago, these numbers were equal. And today, the ratio has reversed: one baby is born for every two people who die.
Es wird immer irrer.
US-Innenminister Doug Burgum: “CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2.”
I know people want to say something else with this chart, but the striking bit is that exports from Germany to #China have basically stagnated since the end of 2014.
German manufacturing shows clear signs of a turnaround as new orders surge. This is good news for Germany and for other countries at the heart of Europe’s industrial core.
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Die USA lieferten 2025 57 Prozent der Flüssiggas-Importe (LNG) der EU. Eine solche Abhängigkeit von Trump-USA sollte politisch nicht unbeobachtet bleiben. Diese Dominanz kann und wird als geopolitisches Hebelinstrument genutzt (werden).
Die Zahl der Toten im Iran ist unfassbar. Sogar das Regine selbst spricht von über 5.000. Ärzte von mindestens 16.500 und 330.000 Verletzten. Was für ein schreckliches Massaker, es übersteigt die Vorstellungskraft www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
New from @drodrik.bsky.social, Gordon Hanson, and myself: "While global cooperation and national resource mobilization will be necessary to address the challenges we now face, it is local action that offers the most promising path forward."
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
From the @wsj.com chief foreign correspondent
Was man sich ja auch fragt: Kommt der Leak von Trump-Leuten, die die Ukraine nicht unter den Bus werfen wollen? Oder kommt er von Putin-Leuten, die Witkoff vorführen und einen Deal verhindern wollen. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Morgen ist es genau ein Jahr her, dass ich von X zu Bluesky übersiedelt bin. Eine kurze Bilanz:
Fossil fuel use continues to climb, despite the growth of renewables.
A big shift in technology.
The purple bars show the sales of cars powered by combustion engines in China.
In green, you see the rise of electric cars in recent years.
In many Germanic languages, the word for 'debt' also means 'guilt'. Cevat Giray Aksoy et al. find that using a guilt-laden term reduces willingness to borrow, lowers approval for government debt, & influences firms' financing plans and the framing of fiscal policy.
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#EconSky
🏠 Heat pumps are a key enabler of buildings decarbonisation. After a jump during the energy crisis, their deployment has slowed-down. Reversing this is key for climate, security and competitiveness, as Europe is a leading manufacturer of the technology. See: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org
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The real lesson is that good things can be taken to extreme. Too much industrial policy can be just as damaging to an economy as too much indifference to industrial policy.
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Good news aus Österreich:
Es ist jetzt schon sehr klar, dass 2025 sich unter den 3 wärmsten Jahren seit Messbeginn einreihen wird:
Wer trägt Verantwortung für die Klimakrise? 🌍🔥
Statt Schuld nur bei Konsument:innen zu suchen, nimmt unser Ansatz auch Vermögende in die Pflicht.
Mit @nicolasprinz.bsky.social & Judith Derndorfer am @awblog.at 👉 www.awblog.at/klima-energi...
PhD position at SINTEF - sustainability transitions (social science) - CCS in waste-to-energy - fully funded 3 years starting Jan 2026 www.finn.no/428930743
Interesting piece on industrial policy in China
"Developed markets are already resisting, the interesting new development is the raft of trade defence measures being put in place by emerging and middle income countries (...) Mexico, India, Vietnam (...) now fear premature deindustrialisation."
💸Warum Ausgabenkürzungen in Zeiten großer Herausforderungen–Klimakrise, Demokratieverdrossenheit, schwache Wirtschaft, steigende Arbeitslosigkeit... – keine gute Idee sind, zeigt der deutsche Wirtschaftsweise @achimtruger.bsky.social gemeinsam mit den tollen Budgetexpert:innen der @arbeiterkammer.at
Innsbruck erlebte heute den wärmsten September-Tag seit Messbeginn von knapp 250 Jahren.
The geography of #decarbonisation is uneven: vulnerability clusters, preparedness is patchy, responsiveness varies. @sbaumgartinger.bsky.social, @balazspager.bsky.social & @michaelatrippl.bsky.social address these contrasts in CEE in their new Economic Geography paper. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
𝟔 | 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤
Our analysis of 11 regions – incl. in-depth studies of Lower Austria & Ústí – shows how complex, uneven, and contested these processes are.
Together with @michaelatrippl.bsky.social & @balazspager.bsky.social
𝟓 | 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
We argue for a transformative resilience framework: transitions depend on the interplay of inherited structures (vulnerability & preparedness) and dynamic agency (responsiveness). This matters for policy. 🧩
𝟒 | 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
But structure isn’t everything. Agency matters. We unpack responsiveness – how actors recognize challenges, mobilize solutions, dismantle old paths, and orchestrate change. Without this, transitions stall. 🔧
𝟑 | 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
Exposure is one thing. Capacity is another. Our preparedness index shows stark differences in how well regions are equipped with assets, resources, and capacities to build green futures. Many highly vulnerable places are also ill-prepared. 🎯
𝟐 | 𝐕𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
Many regions still heavily rely on carbon- and energy-intensive industries. We map where this legacy creates high vulnerability – places facing serious disruption risks if transitions fail to take root. ⚠️
𝟏 | 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!!
Our new paper in 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 explores how regions navigate industrial transitions. We introduce a transformative resilience lens–looking at vulnerability, preparedness & responsiveness in shaping regional industrial transitions. 1/6
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