For German listeners - had a great chat with Berlin-based colleagues at Delors Centre on the China shock, the car industry and the EU EV tariffs. Fittingly on the day Mercedes got clobbered on the market over its China woes, and ahead of Habeck’s Monday emergency car summit.

Es gab gestern im Wahlverhalten de facto keinen Gender Gap mehr. Die einstige Männerpartei FPÖ wurde genauso von Frauen gewählt. Markante Unterschiede gibts noch bei Alter und Bildung: Bei 60+ liegt die ÖVP klar vorne. Bei Wähler·innen mit Matura/Uni gibts eine Ampel-Mehrheit.

WE HIRE! If you are interest in climate change and the world capital, finance and money, then apply here. BTW: 30 holidays per year can be freely chosen; on top of legal holidays like X-mas, New Year, Easter, Pentecost ... potsdam.pi-asp.de/bewerber-web/?…

🆕Bruegel: Europe’s 2040 climate target faces four critical risks. How can they be managed?🌍 With PRISMA project colleagues: Gunnar Luderer, Robert Pietzcker, @JohannesEmm, Rupert Way, Renato Rodrigues and Severin Reissl. bruegel.org/policy-brief/e…

Wie Klimakrise & Sicherheitspolitik zusammengedacht und außenpolitisches Handeln datengetrieben besser wird: @ABaerbock stellte unseren neuen Climate-Conflict-Vulnerability Index vor. Check it out: climate-conflict.org

.European Parliament final schedule for vetting Commissioners-designate for the new European Commission. europa.eu/!PBTWkB 👇🏽

Interesting outtakes from the briefing notes for Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on the post 2030 climate architecture. On the future of the ESR.

Why the IEA says peak oil* really is coming this time, in one simple chart 1/3

Hearing of Commissioners-designate 4-12 November Answers to written questions from ENVI Committee Press & other EP committees are now published on the EP dedicated website. Find them all here (language versions to follow within 48h)⤵️ elections.europa.eu/european-commi…

Our new Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK / KfW Research paper urges #COP29 to advance CDR governance & finance. Scaling may need 2% of global GDP/year by 2050. We propose RD&D support and "clean-up certificates" to draw private capital, & see #CDR as climate finance channel doi.org/10.5281/zenodo…

#COP29Baku: PIK Director #Edenhofer and KfW Research present a #CO2 removal finance framework at the climate summit. CO2 capture & storage classify as the 3rd pillar of climate policy, alongside rapid emissions reduction & adaptation to #climatechange. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Auch wenn augenblicklich andere Dinge im Vordergrund stehen: Das #Jahresgutachten der #Wirtschaftsweisen des Sachverständigenrat Wirtschaft von Achim Truger Veronika Grimm Martin Werding Ulrike Malmendier & Monika Schnitzer🇺🇦🇪🇺 et al. ist lesenswert. youtube.com/live/XcLzLmb5o…🧵

Old trade theorist Paul Krugman is back! An extremely clear, cleverly written (learn about trade with Mars!) post about the impact of Trump's tariffs-no ideology , just great economic analysis. stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/can-trump-redu…

COVID, female politicians, & school closures — "We show that a one-standard deviation increase in female members of national governments is associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of school lockdowns by 24% relative to the average share of school closures."

Edenhofer, Ottmar, and Matthias Kalkuhl. 2024. ‘Planetarische Müllabfuhr – Gamechanger der Klimapolitik? Thünen-Vorlesung 2024’. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik (PWP) degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

New Working Paper "The Economics of Carbon Dioxide Removal: A Governance Perspective" available at CESifo now: cesifo.org/en/publication… #CDR

Die 🇩🇪🇪🇺Klimaziele infrage zu stellen, wäre ein Fehler: Die Unternehmen haben ihre Strategien längst daran ausgerichtet. Gastbeitrag von PIK-Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer und Michael Hüther (Direktor Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft) DIE ZEIT. CO₂-Preis als Leitinstrument. zeit.de/wirtschaft/202…

Wenn Du am Dienstag beim VDI sprichst, und am Samstag kommt das #Sondierungspapier .... weißt Du, was über Energie drin steht: Senkung der Stromsteuer auf EU-Mindestmaß. Dass sind 5 ct/kWh weniger Stromkosten. Gut für die Energiewende durch (erneuerbare) Elektrifizierung (1)

What's the one fact on #EnergySecurity that we think everyone should know? Almost three-quarters of the global population live in countries that are net importers of fossil fuels. Fossil fuel exporters, like the US+petrostates, do not represent the majority of the population.

Global sales of electric cars continue to break records 📈 In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4 – with EV sales expected to exceed 20 million despite economic uncertainties New EV Outlook from International Energy Agency 👉 iea.li/43r7y5H