2026-05-15T05:15:00Z https://yabu.me Gernot Wagner https://yabu.me/npub13xz32ywj4hss7pksx0g9lpc43rhntsf5hfzwl2c8g52vtjg5hdxq5kqgua https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/313/019/888/247/818/original/b39e3330be7a2c7c.jpg https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/109/313/019/888/247/818/original/b39e3330be7a2c7c.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqnkd97upaqjv3ecjxz5nrxnc3j9tjwt779xpzf78zc5h8skk6ngzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5ce34lf0 The Iran War has once again led to a bout of what ECB board member Isabel Schnabel memorably dubbed &#39;fossilflation&#39;.<br/><br/>It&#39;s en vouge to talk about the solution as some massively complex undertaking. It really isn&#39;t. Get off fossil fuels faster.<br/><br/>My latest just out [@nature](<a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/@nature">https://sciencemastodon.com/@nature</a> ) <br/><br/><a href="https://rdcu.be/fdxig">https://rdcu.be/fdxig</a><br/><br/>#climate #iran #us #trump #oil #energy #inflation #economics<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/408/237/065/540/773/original/8847a059f65bfdc3.png"> <br/> 2026-04-15T10:26:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg033tvjre8vrysp5ty840ehmwpl7yptfudsqqwv68x0h6psvslsszyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cm9ttqp Meanwhile, in the alternate universe occupied by the Trump administration, via Fox News<br/><br/>#climate #trump #coal<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/287/915/901/537/271/original/0652c36b4bd4ed4c.png"> <br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/287/916/249/273/374/original/de0d9c24caefbea4.png"> <br/> 2025-09-29T13:53:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8kl05nmulyjqtqt7ttemn24h5aepa3hnlg03jyzcv09ncqa4qppczyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5crj9qlt Yup<br/><br/>#climate #china #us #eu<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/282/378/397/707/547/original/5657aaa804c686a8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-28T14:25:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4hmt37ytgtnhphklrrc9p77xwahhcps9nzx30g4g7tq6ep6p7rqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5ca7xwpf Gondola up the Zugspitze, marvel of German engineering 🚠<br/><br/>Also witness the massive parking lot at the bottom. Yes, there&#39;s an easy train from Munich. Yes, there&#39;s the beautiful, almost entirely undeveloped Eidsee. But no, asking Germans to take the train to avoid a 500-car lot would be too much. 😔<br/><br/>#climate #mountains #germany<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/083/319/107/482/989/original/65f08435732e53e1.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-24T10:42:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqkzfl55c38ap58mtsut9mc8dplxhuwe4pqpxh35l8790udxhytqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c9kj9gc Civilization, visualized<br/><br/>Positively mesmerizing: <a href="https://www.chronotrains.com/en/explore/2761369-Vienna">https://www.chronotrains.com/en/explore/2761369-Vienna</a><br/><br/>#trains #EU #Vienna #climate<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/005/103/351/426/921/original/7eccc1b79d148b39.png"> <br/> 2025-08-10T15:10:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjqwgj2gnad75m02v0ajzfqn7stk4ld26z2mlu0myytmepgc4pkqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c0cc7sr #climateflation graphic of the day, via [@financialtimes](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@financialtimes">https://flipboard.com/@financialtimes</a> ) <br/><br/>#climate #economics #inflation #us<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/925/565/499/666/717/original/7d2ea5031a898f4b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-27T14:03:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqertcmd8etkd7w72rrllgwel8a9hjm7kdjq8kj57qse4gankh7ggzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5crzna60 OK, I&#39;m about as negative on Trump&#39;s climate arson as it gets, but this framing is way over the top.<br/><br/>#climate #trump<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/817/738/232/710/563/original/b6005f03730f81a4.png"> <br/> 2025-07-08T13:01:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0w0zckh8av7ayyz4v7k2ht6f86lnz4nhnmhqd2kzywwk9grv3r8gzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cqnwjdj Today, the President of the U.S. declared solar and wind &#34;unreliable,&#34; &#34;foreign controlled,&#34; and — the kicker — &#34;expensive.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-market-distorting-subsidies-for-unreliable-foreign%E2%80%91controlled-energy-sources/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-market-distorting-subsidies-for-unreliable-foreign%E2%80%91controlled-energy-sources/</a><br/><br/>#climate #us #trump<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/814/544/909/127/691/original/b35ae994ac57d2fb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-07T23:29:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqntj2vshjhj2u7g8wqy4jnx5y5nhu82teaw8nzzmkk55823wdugzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5ce3ut86 Wistful parental post/boast: I&#39;ll miss the &#34;Please bike with me to school, I made scrunchies for my friend&#39;s birthday and need you to push me&#34; requests from the 11-year-old.<br/><br/>Turns out she didn&#39;t need pushing. 🛴🚲<br/><br/>#nyc #kids<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/636/458/194/946/672/original/50df5dbbc836c67a.png"> <br/> 2025-06-06T12:39:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmhyh5vaqa5trcdw3nka2t79qjhszzpens7mg7h8neyr9q43405qzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cn3kfa7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0cxnuuu292kw25272rqp4yax8en2dwk4z9g9r378ymlal802nzs9wca4f'>nevent1q…ca4f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wright seems to think that running a country is the same as running a company.<br/><br/>It is not.<br/><br/>But he does have a point about high German power prices. 2025-05-16T14:07:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0cxnuuu292kw25272rqp4yax8en2dwk4z9g9r378ymlal802nzszyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c6flp6p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4x25fhud3kwk94wztw5ye03p9wklgudf06scagr2gv9cmfkhypccccq05'>nevent1q…cq05</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;As he sees it, Germany was wrong to spend some $500 billion, equivalent to the US spending around $3 trillion, on clean-energy deployment. &#39;Think of how much poorer we would be.&#39;&#34;<br/><br/>Yeah...no. 2025-05-16T14:06:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvy02y70qnnm2usrzt095w8x3emug0tqmvpz72evwaetjec9sfa2qzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c498v3v Thank you, #ProjectSyndicate, for giving me the space to explore in depth how, &#34;While there is no one-size-fits-all cure for Germany’s malaise, most of the biggest challenges facing the new government have a common denominator: a lack of cheap power.&#34;<br/><br/>🧵<br/><br/>#eu #Germany #energy #climate #economics<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/517/880/683/474/242/original/941fbf9773936a9d.png"> <br/> 2025-05-16T14:03:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffe0yu92tyd0dlwtujzzm5q2603vkpg2nzysamjsuh8tqt0s48sgzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cataldu define &#34;greenwashing&#34;<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/250/990/091/062/132/original/59a48b121d3f9ce9.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-30T10:49:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszncmv7xc5jhwjfyvmcrjap6vjasr32zkpak2sny9vrrggea3dxaqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cgveu9q WSJ: &#34;Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity, Not Oil&#34;<br/><br/>yup<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/economic-growth-now-depends-on-electricity-not-oil-40250941">https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/economic-growth-now-depends-on-electricity-not-oil-40250941</a><br/><br/>#climate #energy<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/233/783/130/116/752/original/9c8bd841412cc236.png"> <br/> 2025-03-27T09:53:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdq96lxk4ex5ewl09k4tpr7q6z8w5pceg3uehn47lq7pe7jy2hu5czyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cq6s2z5 Who says the EU is hesitant on carbon removal technologies? 380 ppm CO₂ at the European Commission today!<br/><br/>#climate #eu<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/179/862/936/801/990/original/faea822221c15d8f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-17T21:21:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyu4w3nulaumzse9cyk9qa4rsq97m3kvyguddqksgl25z089sy87qzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c6j099l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7ft5njczm5js5d32rckdpkmm5r6v635ng7y60cnxlq3dnk2z3lqrfyeft'>nevent1q…yeft</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Similarly designed to break the American mind: competitively priced longish-distance train tickets.<br/><br/>#trains #transit #cars<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/167/093/176/389/742/original/3bed2e1abc342b70.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/167/093/359/809/142/original/52d8ae472bff34f1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/167/093/364/625/046/original/6d35f9c3da93d907.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-15T15:14:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7ft5njczm5js5d32rckdpkmm5r6v635ng7y60cnxlq3dnk2z3lqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cxyd95w 2 economists heading to a meeting at Europe&#39;s largest asset manager and the world&#39;s largest insurer...by bike, of course — fastest way to get across town from ifo econ think tank to Allianz HQ.<br/><br/>Hard to imagine the American mind comprehending this one.<br/><br/>#cycling #eu #climate<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/161/402/896/070/332/original/00a9211736df5225.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-03-14T15:07:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qyslkhfjw9uq3t4sjypwxty7ha32cjx5mcfu7c7t20pgxy4xtagzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cqxadh8 German Tesla sales in February: -76%, after -60% in January.<br/><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-sales-plunged-76-february-152605713.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-sales-plunged-76-february-152605713.html</a><br/><br/>#musk #tesla #germany 2025-03-09T03:21:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7qlf8mlw0g3cn739memktzpkkxn2rwgdsg4lcapklf5s29m0dfszyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c55xtwx Just in case you were wondering how things are going...<br/><br/>Official EPA press release: Administrator Lee Zeldin finds $2 billion in gold bars at Stacey Abrams&#39; group.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icymi-administrator-lee-zeldin-finds-gold-bars-epa-stacey-abrams-connected-group-biden">https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icymi-administrator-lee-zeldin-finds-gold-bars-epa-stacey-abrams-connected-group-biden</a><br/><br/>#climate #usgov #epa #musk #trump<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/061/887/555/326/164/original/9ebc14090a43509c.png"> <br/> 2025-02-25T01:18:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06kmqxhvrqcg4ffx7rw2sza4s3v5scgqlf20u2j3c5jz3gxhlffqzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5c460gpk If you read one thing today: <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13d2v7w2gkade6wu0fdnmkv9p0kpp9l0j8z5tucncmphfq3sencjqt9hgm2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Anne Applebaum</span> (<span class="italic">npub13d2…hgm2</span>)</a></span> on regime change in America<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/doge-civil-servant-purge/681671/">https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/doge-civil-servant-purge/681671/</a><br/><br/>#trump #musk #uspol<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/002/725/563/931/002/original/27ed66bad6e6f5bf.png"> <br/> 2025-02-14T14:32:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0txhqhxtfk3lh4lmd06h5939e9n4vdxc5xl9u7a0axhvdvrst0pszyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cs0ar8k The danger of having a CEO as a policymaker:<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s Energy Secretary Chris Wright spent a good part of his first speech criticizing Germany&#39;s Energiewende.<br/><br/>Lots to say, but Wright&#39;s biggest misconceptions come down to confusing running a country with running a company. 🧵<br/><br/>#climate #Germany #energy 2025-02-13T17:02:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmh26k8ss8c84fj90ntlq39dst6mczyjw4u2mwrf8gse4jd6g6ugzyzyc29g362k7zrcx6qeaqhu8zkyw7dwpxjayfmatqaz3f3wfzja5cltml4t In what universe is &#34;money grab&#34; at all a valid counterpoint to &#34;endangering kids with illegal behavior&#34;?<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/113/872/386/103/294/529/original/7d92dc08832e8578.png"> <br/> 2025-01-22T14:05:32Z