🌊 "Super El Niño could cost $5.6 trillion!" said a Japanese headline.
But that's a 1997–98 estimate of income lost through 2003. For the same event, the World Bank said $45 billion. 100x smaller.
Same El Niño. Very different math.
#ElNino #ClimateEconomics #WorldBank
But that's a 1997–98 estimate of income lost through 2003. For the same event, the World Bank said $45 billion. 100x smaller.
Same El Niño. Very different math.
#ElNino #ClimateEconomics #WorldBank
September 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌊 "Super El Niño could cost $5.6 trillion!" said a Japanese headline.
But that's a 1997–98 estimate of income lost through 2003. For the same event, the World Bank said $45 billion. 100x smaller.
Same El Niño. Very different math.
#ElNino #ClimateEconomics #WorldBank
But that's a 1997–98 estimate of income lost through 2003. For the same event, the World Bank said $45 billion. 100x smaller.
Same El Niño. Very different math.
#ElNino #ClimateEconomics #WorldBank
Economics teaches that markets allocate resources efficiently.
But what if the most profitable activities are also the most destructive? What can we do?
A provocative argument:
www.patreon.com/StephenHinto...
#EconomicsTwitter #ClimateEconomics
But what if the most profitable activities are also the most destructive? What can we do?
A provocative argument:
www.patreon.com/StephenHinto...
#EconomicsTwitter #ClimateEconomics
Capitalism can never reform itself. It has to be put back in the box. | Stephen Hinton
Why can't it reform itself? This is the most difficult truth for reformers to accept. Not because it is obscure—but because it is so obvious
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August 17, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Economics teaches that markets allocate resources efficiently.
But what if the most profitable activities are also the most destructive? What can we do?
A provocative argument:
www.patreon.com/StephenHinto...
#EconomicsTwitter #ClimateEconomics
But what if the most profitable activities are also the most destructive? What can we do?
A provocative argument:
www.patreon.com/StephenHinto...
#EconomicsTwitter #ClimateEconomics
2/3 The study also finds that uneven climate policies, where some countries are exempt, impose significant economic costs, raising important questions about how the world should balance climate ambition with economic development.
#ClimateEconomics
#ClimateEconomics
BasisPointInsight.com - Climate Policy Needs Carbon Pricing, Not Just Green Subsidies by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*
New research finds modest global carbon taxes outperform green subsidies, while uneven climate policies impose significant economic costs. by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal* , BasisPointInsight.com
basispointinsight.com
July 21, 2026 at 5:16 AM
2/3 The study also finds that uneven climate policies, where some countries are exempt, impose significant economic costs, raising important questions about how the world should balance climate ambition with economic development.
#ClimateEconomics
#ClimateEconomics
3/4 Finally, research in behavioral economics tells us people dislike losses more than they value equivalent gains.
#EnvironmentalEconomics #ClimateEconomics
#EnvironmentalEconomics #ClimateEconomics
BasisPointInsight.com - The Hidden Cost: Why Carbon Taxes Are Unpopular by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*
Carbon taxes reduce emissions, true, but research shows they also hinder macroeconomic activity. Also, while the cost is seen immediately, the benefits take long to show effect. by Amitrajeet A. Batab...
basispointinsight.com
July 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
3/4 Finally, research in behavioral economics tells us people dislike losses more than they value equivalent gains.
#EnvironmentalEconomics #ClimateEconomics
#EnvironmentalEconomics #ClimateEconomics
💥New | Prevention loses budget battles – wellbeing economics can change the maths
✍️ Christian Krekel & Sara MacLennan
#ClimateEconomics #EconSky #Policymaking @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social
✍️ Christian Krekel & Sara MacLennan
#ClimateEconomics #EconSky #Policymaking @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social
Prevention loses budget battles – wellbeing economics can change the maths - LSE Impact
Can wellbeing economics can make a compelling case for governments to invest in prevention over mitigation?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
💥New | Prevention loses budget battles – wellbeing economics can change the maths
✍️ Christian Krekel & Sara MacLennan
#ClimateEconomics #EconSky #Policymaking @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social
✍️ Christian Krekel & Sara MacLennan
#ClimateEconomics #EconSky #Policymaking @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social
#ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
June 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM
#ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
La domanda aperta è quanti altri sistemi stiano silenziosamente operando a tolleranze che il clima non rispetta più. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
June 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM
La domanda aperta è quanti altri sistemi stiano silenziosamente operando a tolleranze che il clima non rispetta più. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
respecte plus. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
June 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
respecte plus. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
currently landing on. The open question is how many other systems are quietly running at tolerances the climate is no longer respecting. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
June 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
currently landing on. The open question is how many other systems are quietly running at tolerances the climate is no longer respecting. #ClimateEconomics #Externalities #SupplyChains
European mergers reduce CO₂ emissions and intensity without cutting output. Effects are strongest for high‑carbon firms that invest in green tech; patenting rises across the board. spkl.io/6332571VbJ #ClimateEconomics #Mergers
June 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
European mergers reduce CO₂ emissions and intensity without cutting output. Effects are strongest for high‑carbon firms that invest in green tech; patenting rises across the board. spkl.io/6332571VbJ #ClimateEconomics #Mergers
4/4 If the monsoon underperforms, could the real test be not how much rain falls, but how quickly the shortfall shows up in food prices?
Read the full analysis by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal For BasisPoint Insight: Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias
#ClimateEconomics
Read the full analysis by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal For BasisPoint Insight: Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias
#ClimateEconomics
BasisPointInsight.com - Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal
Rainfall deficits push food prices up more sharply than rainfall surpluses bring them down by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal, BasisPointInsight.com
basispointinsight.com
June 23, 2026 at 6:46 AM
4/4 If the monsoon underperforms, could the real test be not how much rain falls, but how quickly the shortfall shows up in food prices?
Read the full analysis by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal For BasisPoint Insight: Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias
#ClimateEconomics
Read the full analysis by Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal For BasisPoint Insight: Weak Monsoon has an Inflation Bias
#ClimateEconomics
🔔 Reminder: Register by 19 June for the #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar on 23 June at 14:00 at the Belgian Climate Centre. Carles Mañó-Cabello (KU Leuven) discusses how procrastination impacts climate mitigation.
✍ Register: events.spacepole.be/event/273/
#ClimateEconomics
✍ Register: events.spacepole.be/event/273/
#ClimateEconomics
Join our next #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar! Carles Mañó-Cabello (KU Leuven) explores how procrastination impacts climate mitigation.
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/cli...
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
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June 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🔔 Reminder: Register by 19 June for the #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar on 23 June at 14:00 at the Belgian Climate Centre. Carles Mañó-Cabello (KU Leuven) discusses how procrastination impacts climate mitigation.
✍ Register: events.spacepole.be/event/273/
#ClimateEconomics
✍ Register: events.spacepole.be/event/273/
#ClimateEconomics
How can economics drive climate action ahead of #COP31?
Join us at LSE on 24 June for a discussion w/ COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago & leading economists.
📍 LSE & online
🗓️ 24 June, 18:30–20:00
www.theigc.org/events/econo...
#ClimateActionWeek #ClimateEconomics
Join us at LSE on 24 June for a discussion w/ COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago & leading economists.
📍 LSE & online
🗓️ 24 June, 18:30–20:00
www.theigc.org/events/econo...
#ClimateActionWeek #ClimateEconomics
June 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
How can economics drive climate action ahead of #COP31?
Join us at LSE on 24 June for a discussion w/ COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago & leading economists.
📍 LSE & online
🗓️ 24 June, 18:30–20:00
www.theigc.org/events/econo...
#ClimateActionWeek #ClimateEconomics
Join us at LSE on 24 June for a discussion w/ COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago & leading economists.
📍 LSE & online
🗓️ 24 June, 18:30–20:00
www.theigc.org/events/econo...
#ClimateActionWeek #ClimateEconomics
Labour frictions amplify climate policy. They deepen short‑run net‑zero contractions but nearly double long‑run gains from avoided climate damages. Ignoring them mismeasures climate‑policy costs and benefits. spkl.io/6332278Jt0 #ClimateEconomics #Macro
June 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Labour frictions amplify climate policy. They deepen short‑run net‑zero contractions but nearly double long‑run gains from avoided climate damages. Ignoring them mismeasures climate‑policy costs and benefits. spkl.io/6332278Jt0 #ClimateEconomics #Macro
High Fuel Prices Turn India's Car Buyers into Electric Sheep, Proving Confusion is the Ultimate Upgrade
India's car buyers didn't become environmentalists.…
#Finance #ElectricVehicles #IndiaPolicy #ClimateEconomics #satire
India's car buyers didn't become environmentalists.…
#Finance #ElectricVehicles #IndiaPolicy #ClimateEconomics #satire
High Fuel Prices Turn India's Car Buyers into Electric Sheep, Proving Confusion is the Ultimate Upgrade
India's car buyers didn't become environmentalists. They just realized that petrol prices now require the same financial planning as a house down payment. Enter: the government, tripping over its own feet trying to help.
semitruth.com
June 4, 2026 at 1:24 PM
High Fuel Prices Turn India's Car Buyers into Electric Sheep, Proving Confusion is the Ultimate Upgrade
India's car buyers didn't become environmentalists.…
#Finance #ElectricVehicles #IndiaPolicy #ClimateEconomics #satire
India's car buyers didn't become environmentalists.…
#Finance #ElectricVehicles #IndiaPolicy #ClimateEconomics #satire
Join our next #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar! Carles Mañó-Cabello (KU Leuven) explores how procrastination impacts climate mitigation.
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/cli...
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/cli...
June 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Join our next #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar! Carles Mañó-Cabello (KU Leuven) explores how procrastination impacts climate mitigation.
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/cli...
📅 23/06 | Register by 19/06 #ClimateEconomics
🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/cli...
1/4 India's GDP growth forecasts look reassuring on paper, but scratch the surface and the fault lines multiply fast.
#EconomicShocks #MacroRisk #ClimateEconomics
#EconomicShocks #MacroRisk #ClimateEconomics
BasisPointInsight.com - Economic Shocks in 2026-27: What the Forecasts Aren’t Telling Us by Sharmila Kantha
Despite upbeat forecasts, India faces oil shocks, climate risks and trade disruptions. The real challenge lies in navigating unseen fault lines. by Sharmila Kantha, BasisPointInsight.com
basispointinsight.com
May 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM
1/4 India's GDP growth forecasts look reassuring on paper, but scratch the surface and the fault lines multiply fast.
#EconomicShocks #MacroRisk #ClimateEconomics
#EconomicShocks #MacroRisk #ClimateEconomics
An intelligent system would treat ecosystem collapse as infinitely expensive.
Pricing systems can’t.
We need new tools and new maps if we are going to make better decisions.
#ClimateEconomics #EcologicalEconomics
@billmckibben.bsky.social @timparrique.bsky.social
Pricing systems can’t.
We need new tools and new maps if we are going to make better decisions.
#ClimateEconomics #EcologicalEconomics
@billmckibben.bsky.social @timparrique.bsky.social
March 31, 2026 at 1:42 AM
An intelligent system would treat ecosystem collapse as infinitely expensive.
Pricing systems can’t.
We need new tools and new maps if we are going to make better decisions.
#ClimateEconomics #EcologicalEconomics
@billmckibben.bsky.social @timparrique.bsky.social
Pricing systems can’t.
We need new tools and new maps if we are going to make better decisions.
#ClimateEconomics #EcologicalEconomics
@billmckibben.bsky.social @timparrique.bsky.social
1/4 India’s climate debate often defaults to a familiar explanation: weak capacity, fragmented institutions, poor execution. It sounds right. It is also incomplete.
#ClimateEconomics #ClimatePolicy
#ClimateEconomics #ClimatePolicy
March 23, 2026 at 5:23 AM
1/4 India’s climate debate often defaults to a familiar explanation: weak capacity, fragmented institutions, poor execution. It sounds right. It is also incomplete.
#ClimateEconomics #ClimatePolicy
#ClimateEconomics #ClimatePolicy
📢 Join us for #AARESWA Henry Schapper Fellowship Seminar by Prof. Katrin Rehdanz
🔍How do sight and smell influence how we value nature? 👁️👃🌸
📅 Fri 27 March
⏰ 11–11:45 AWST
📍 UWA or online
🔗 Info & rego www.aares.org.au/events/WA-AA...
#AARES #EnvEcon #AcademicSeminar #ClimateEconomics #econsky
🔍How do sight and smell influence how we value nature? 👁️👃🌸
📅 Fri 27 March
⏰ 11–11:45 AWST
📍 UWA or online
🔗 Info & rego www.aares.org.au/events/WA-AA...
#AARES #EnvEcon #AcademicSeminar #ClimateEconomics #econsky
WA AARES Henry Schapper Fellowship Seminar by Prof. Katrin Rehdanz
Abstract: Using visualization in stated preference studies has become a widespread practice while other stimuli, despite their relevance in explaining people’s ...
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March 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
📢 Join us for #AARESWA Henry Schapper Fellowship Seminar by Prof. Katrin Rehdanz
🔍How do sight and smell influence how we value nature? 👁️👃🌸
📅 Fri 27 March
⏰ 11–11:45 AWST
📍 UWA or online
🔗 Info & rego www.aares.org.au/events/WA-AA...
#AARES #EnvEcon #AcademicSeminar #ClimateEconomics #econsky
🔍How do sight and smell influence how we value nature? 👁️👃🌸
📅 Fri 27 March
⏰ 11–11:45 AWST
📍 UWA or online
🔗 Info & rego www.aares.org.au/events/WA-AA...
#AARES #EnvEcon #AcademicSeminar #ClimateEconomics #econsky
Attention #ClimateEconomists & students of #ClimateEconomics! Drs. Amy Janzwook and Do Minh are coming to @UofT on Friday, 27 March at 3PM in the Max Gluskin House Lounge. See the newsletter to register. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/meet-authors...
Meet Authors Dr. Minh Do and Dr. Amy Janzwood on March 27
Interested in climate economics? You are invited to the launch of two new books.
Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments by Minh Do
...
newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca
March 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Attention #ClimateEconomists & students of #ClimateEconomics! Drs. Amy Janzwook and Do Minh are coming to @UofT on Friday, 27 March at 3PM in the Max Gluskin House Lounge. See the newsletter to register. newsletter.economics.utoronto.ca/meet-authors...
Climate economists may be underestimating the true cost of warming. New research suggests climate damage to global GDP could be far greater than many models assume, raising the stakes for policy, markets, and action now.
tinyurl.com/4ubavjsr #ClimateChange #ClimateEconomics #Policy #Economics
tinyurl.com/4ubavjsr #ClimateChange #ClimateEconomics #Policy #Economics
Have Economists Underestimated the Cost of Climate Change?
A new study suggests global warming could slash global GDP by up to 30% per degree of warming and reshape climate policy debates.
tinyurl.com
March 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Climate economists may be underestimating the true cost of warming. New research suggests climate damage to global GDP could be far greater than many models assume, raising the stakes for policy, markets, and action now.
tinyurl.com/4ubavjsr #ClimateChange #ClimateEconomics #Policy #Economics
tinyurl.com/4ubavjsr #ClimateChange #ClimateEconomics #Policy #Economics
Presented early results from my regional SFC-ABM at the “Macroeconomic Implications of Climate-Related Risks” workshop in Pisa last week.
Grateful for the thoughtful discussions and inspiring exchanges.
#ClimateEconomics #ABM #Macroeconomics
Grateful for the thoughtful discussions and inspiring exchanges.
#ClimateEconomics #ABM #Macroeconomics
March 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Presented early results from my regional SFC-ABM at the “Macroeconomic Implications of Climate-Related Risks” workshop in Pisa last week.
Grateful for the thoughtful discussions and inspiring exchanges.
#ClimateEconomics #ABM #Macroeconomics
Grateful for the thoughtful discussions and inspiring exchanges.
#ClimateEconomics #ABM #Macroeconomics
Climate change has transformed river management into economic policy. Without hydro-economic planning, water shocks quickly become fiscal and food security crises.
#ClimateEconomics #RiverManagement #FoodSecurity
stratheia.com/indus-waters...
#ClimateEconomics #RiverManagement #FoodSecurity
stratheia.com/indus-waters...
Indus Waters Treaty and the Hydro-Economic Security of Pakistan - Stratheia
Water crisis threatens agriculture and economic stability, demanding treaty reform, hydro-economic planning, and climate-aware governance.
stratheia.com
February 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Climate change has transformed river management into economic policy. Without hydro-economic planning, water shocks quickly become fiscal and food security crises.
#ClimateEconomics #RiverManagement #FoodSecurity
stratheia.com/indus-waters...
#ClimateEconomics #RiverManagement #FoodSecurity
stratheia.com/indus-waters...