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.

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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.

CESifo Area Conference on Energy and Climate Economics 2025 Scientific Organizer: Maximilian Auffhammer The scope of relevant topics at this conference is broad, ranging from climate mitigation and adaptation to the study of energy and resource markets as wel...

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...

CESifo / ifo Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics 2025 Scientific Organizer: Maximilian AuffhammerCESifo and the ifo Institute will organize its second Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics. The workshop is aimed at PhD students towards the end ...

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!

Fehlende Leitungen: 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. Die Folge: Milliardenkosten - d...

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

Eben. Wenn es aktuell datenschutzrechtlich schwierig ist, dann muss man den rechtlichen Rahmen anpassen. Der fällt ja nciht vom Himmel. Das Klimageld wäre zentral um die Unterstützung der Wähler für die CO2-Preise zu fördern. Macht nur als Sabotage von Klimapolitik Sinn.

CESifo / ifo Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics 2024 Scientific Organizer: Maximilian Auffhammer, Teevrat Garg, and Karen Pittel CESifo and the ifo Institute are inviting submissions for the first Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics. The wo...

... 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...

CESifo Area Conference on Energy and Climate Economics 2024 Scientific Organizer: Maximilian Auffhammer CESifo is inviting the submission of papers (or extended abstracts) for the annual conference of the CESifo Area on Energy and Climate Economics. Submissio...

REMINDER:

CESifo Conference on Energy & Climate Econ, Munich!!

Paper submission deadline: Mon, 8 January!

www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

Britain Enters EV Subsidy Race With Time ‘Running Short’ The global subsidy race to produce batteries for electric vehicles just got another entrant.

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...

CESifo Area Conference on Energy and Climate Economics 2024 Scientific Organizer: Maximilian Auffhammer CESifo is inviting the submission of papers (or extended abstracts) for the annual conference of the CESifo Area on Energy and Climate Economics. Submissio...

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...

On top of that, it will be harder for progressives to campaign against a female (V)P candidate with Indian roots. Looks like a smart move...

Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump The endorsement comes as Haley, the former U.N. ambassador and S.C. governor, has gained momentum in the Republican primary, and has in many ways surpassed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the top alterna...

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...

Das verschafft jetzt zumindest mehr Zeit eine Mischung aus Ausgabenkürzungen und Steuererhöhungen auszuhandeln statt nur panisch in wichtigen Posten zu kürzen.

FDP promised spending cuts to their voters anyway, but will also be made responsible due to controlling the finance ministry.

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.

Ep. 18, The Political Economics of Environmental Sustainability Conference Listen as professor William P. Barnett and Stanford student Charlotte Kramer host a discussion with Professor Bård Harstad to discuss the takeaways from an a...

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...