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Kid just now, matter of factly: "Did you know, 44% of marriages end in divorce?"The other 56% end in death. Savor it while it...

Kid just now, matter of factly: "Did you know, 44% of marriages end in divorce?

"The other 56% end in death. Savor it while it lasts."

My latest @financialtimes Business School teaching case study just out:Who pays for cutting carbon out of making...

My latest @financialtimes Business School teaching case study just out:

Who pays for cutting carbon out of making cement?

https://www.ft.com/content/6aa51978-a5c0-47b2-b0d0-823e77255c29

#climate #economics

Truth in advertising:"There's not much grass in NYC, but it's definitely greener." 🍏Aged well, methinks:...

Truth in advertising:

"There's not much grass in NYC, but it's definitely greener." 🍏

Aged well, methinks: https://gwagner.com/risky-climate-nyc-rezoning

#nyc #climate #urbanism

130 economists sign letter in support of US National Climate Assessment:"Halting this work is as shortsighted as it is unlawful. The...

130 economists sign letter in support of US National Climate Assessment:

"Halting this work is as shortsighted as it is unlawful. The Act itself makes clear that climate research is vital to 'national economic well-being,' 'public health and safety,' and 'international cooperation.'"

https://support-nca.org

#climate #us #trump #economics

Meanwhile, in the UShttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/climate/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html#trump #us

Meanwhile, in the US

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/climate/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html

#trump #us

The pace of China's electrification is staggering, and yes, it's a clear competitive advantage: "Beijing’s aggressive pursuit...

The pace of China's electrification is staggering, and yes, it's a clear competitive advantage: "Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US"

https://www.ft.com/content/f86782fa-9f2e-448a-b710-29e787dc9831

#china #trade #climate #us

Of good books and bad apples.And it wasn't even St. Patrick's Day or SantaCon last night.#nyc #reading #books #libraries

Of good books and bad apples.

And it wasn't even St. Patrick's Day or SantaCon last night.

#nyc #reading #books #libraries

Labor ⤷ Fruits#kids #nyc

Labor
⤷ Fruits

#kids #nyc

🙈🙉🙊https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/18/polls/trump-job-approval-news-attention.html

🙈🙉🙊

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/18/polls/trump-job-approval-news-attention.html

...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/business/trump-online-misinformation-grants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE8.HuXx.KAyCBRJfk-Jd&smid=url-share

#trump

Today's mission: Shuttle the other plant to Mama's work#NYC

Today's mission: Shuttle the other plant to Mama's work

#NYC

DOGE cuts ⤷ tornado forecast offices closed overnight ⤷ 27 Americans dead after overnight tornadoes

DOGE cuts
⤷ tornado forecast offices closed overnight
⤷ 27 Americans dead after overnight tornadoes

11-year-old just discovered sewing 🧵 🪡 😎

11-year-old just discovered sewing 🧵 🪡 😎

First task of the day: deliver plants to office with the 14-year-old ✅Next up: celebrate 1,150 Columbia Business School MBA & MS...

First task of the day: deliver plants to office with the 14-year-old ✅

Next up: celebrate 1,150 Columbia Business School MBA & MS graduates 🎓

#columbia #nyc

My take for Project Syndicate On Point:...

My take for Project Syndicate On Point: https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/germany-economic-agenda-cheap-power-is-key-by-gernot-wagner-2025-05

...including two key figures that show some of the fundamental trends, and yes, even Texas solar deployment is part of the story.

#economics #Germany #texas #energy #climate

Then there's Russian gas.💔 Decoupling EU power prices from Putin's and other geopolitical vagaries cannot be mere lip service. It...

Then there's Russian gas.

💔 Decoupling EU power prices from Putin's and other geopolitical vagaries cannot be mere lip service. It is *the* economic challenges facing Germany and Europe more broadly.

The answer is complex.🔌 It goes via more investments and further integration of the European power grid.👷 It also requires a...

The answer is complex.

🔌 It goes via more investments and further integration of the European power grid.

👷 It also requires a fundamental rethinking of the balance between (utility) shareholders, taxpayers, and rate payers.

(And rejiggling the latter mucks with the incentives for the former.)

Wright seems to think that running a country is the same as running a company.It is not.But he does have a point about high German power...

Wright seems to think that running a country is the same as running a company.

It is not.

But he does have a point about high German power prices.

"As he sees it, Germany was wrong to spend some $500 billion, equivalent to the US spending around $3 trillion, on clean-energy...

"As he sees it, Germany was wrong to spend some $500 billion, equivalent to the US spending around $3 trillion, on clean-energy deployment. 'Think of how much poorer we would be.'"

Yeah...no.

New US energy secretary Chris Wright spent a good part of his very first speech in office criticizing Germany's Energiewende.Won't...

New US energy secretary Chris Wright spent a good part of his very first speech in office criticizing Germany's Energiewende.

Won't surprise you he didn't get it, ahem, quite right.