Just finished reading this by @zeithistoriker. Highly recommend. Easily the most interesting non-fiction book I've read this year so far. 👇

Important and insightful thread from Duncan Austin on why the dominant #greengrowth narrative is flawed and dangerous. 👇

Is a "new" New Deal possible? Martin Wolf hopes so, but I'm not convinced. As Gary Gerstle argues, the fall of communism ‘removed what remained in America of the imperative for class compromise.’ Without the threat of revolution, reform is a pipe dream. medium.com/volans/realist…

In his new book, Martin Wolf accuses #degrowth advocates like Jason Hickel of ‘unrealistic utopianism’. I argue that Wolf's vision of “de-emissioned growth" and a “new” New Deal is more deserving of the label. It is a fantasy dressed up as pragmatism. medium.com/volans/realist…

The Netherlands, a generally well-run place, has made a hash of adapting its economy to ecological constraints it knew about for decades. That does not bode well for everyone else econ.st/3pn8yX5

Politics will continue to flounder at its core task of making people’s lives better until economics catches up with 21st century challenges - my piece for POLITICO (1) politico.eu/article/jo-swi…

Was the The Telegraph always this bad? I've never been a regular reader of it, but my impression used to be that it was a respectable right-wing newspaper. Now it seems to be a spreader of misinformation and stupid conspiracy theories.

“degrowth will either be imposed on us by forces outside our control, or we can plan for it and seek to bring about the necessary downsizing of our material and energy consumption in a manner that minimises the potential negative impact on human welfare.” medium.com/volans/realist…

You're standing at a podium with the word democratic on it.

I'm not usually a podcast listener but this is a gem. 👇

Govts have zero track record of following through on promises made as part of the UN Biodiversity process. How can we make sure this time is different? It will take a herculean effort from civil society and biz to hold govts to account for implementing subsidies reform.

"Without a truce [between capitalism and constitutional democracy], there will be mutually assured destruction." Thank you to Niskanen Center Senior Fellow @dolanecon for an excellent article on #CorporatePoliticalResponsibility. hbr.org/2023/05/how-an…

⏰#TGLSummerAcademy - last chance to apply! 🗓️17-20 July 2023 📍Bilbao, Spain Register at➡️bit.ly/TheSummerAcade… 🎙️Just one of the many topics we'll explore: How #lobbying influences financial architecture and capital allocation💸 #PoliticalInfluence #Policy #Advocacy

From the FT's outgoing US energy editor. H/t expanded the screenshot from @ciao_fella ep.ft.com/permalink/emai…

So let me get this straight... The Economist thinks green growth is perfectly viable and desirable in rich countries, but impossible in poorer countries: economist.com/leaders/2023/0… Either way, their message is: go for growth and pray for the best.

If you read one final article before abandoning Twitter, make it this one by B. Lorraine Smith: open.substack.com/pub/blorraines… The Good Lobby Alberto Alemanno 🇪🇺 Michele Crepaz

Love this from conductor Vladimir Jurowski who tells the audience: let the activists speak, or I'm walking off. 👏👏👏

Nothing says "I love freedom" like demanding an official investigation into why people were waving the "wrong" kind of flags at #lastnightoftheproms.

That's right, I'm sure all those EU flags had nothing to do with anti-Brexit sentiment. People just can't resist a free flag. 🇪🇺