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Bård Harstad

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Stanford economist: Professor of Political Economy; Business & Sustainability. GSB, Doerr, NBER, CEPR, UiO, TSE, 3ERCs. Homepage: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/bard-harstad Climate & environmental economics; international trade. .. more

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Dec 31

Even in California, it's possible to escape from it all for a few days.
But to implement a Happy New Year, guys, this time we all need to put in some effort!
Let's go!

Reposted by Christian Odendahl, Kai Gehring

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 2h

Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for:
- promoting democratic rights
- struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
- At a time when democracy is under threat
- where democracy is in retreat
- more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en

Nobel Peace Center | Museum of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway

The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. Experience our exhibitions, events and guided tours inspired by the ideas and work of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

www.nobelpeacecenter.org

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 2h

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 16h

What now - for the future of climate policies - after USxit from Paris?
I got a couple of seconds with @ekoslof.bsky.social and Spectrum News:
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-v...

Nations ramp up climate efforts after latest U.S. Paris Agreement withdrawal

President Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw from the agreement on his first day back in office, echoing what he did in his first term

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 22d

Happy Fiestas Patrias and Independence Day to Chile --
which issued the first ever sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (March 2022).
These ideas can be valuable at COP30 or beyond.
americas.societegenerale.com/en/news-nort...

First ever sustainability-linked sovereign bond supports the Republic of Chile's climate ambitions

Societe Generale was active bookrunner and joint sustainability structuring advisor of first-ever sustainability linked sovereign bond.

americas.societegenerale.com

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 23d

The atlas can also be use to illustrate the distribution of benefits (and bargaining powers...) when countries negotiate more ambitious cuts at COP30.

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 24d

Today is a beautiful date for honoring Pythagoras (and the simplest proof of his theorem)

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · 28d

On the "economics" of it, of course...

International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 29d

#LSEEnvironmentWeek 2025: Biodiversity

Join us online to explore the urgent challenge of #biodiversity loss & the economic innovations needed to address it.

22 Sept | 2:45pm - 3:45pm BST
🎙️@bardharstad.bsky.social

Register: lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 29d

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Sep 9

Det er for tidlig å konkludere at venstresiden vant valget.
Når (/om) både Sp og MDG innser at de kan vippe regjeringen, er det høyresiden som vinner:
Siden Sp og MDG ønsker motsatt politikk på noen områder, vil høyresiden kunne "kjøpe" en av dem, uansett hvilken platform Ap ender opp med å tilby.

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Sep 7

Happy Independence Day to what can become the most important country this Fall...
cop30.br/en

Reposted by Paul Lehmann, Maksym Polyakov

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Sep 5

What's the future of carbon pricing?
To answer, one must understand political economics.
More than 800 scholars have realized this and signed up for the 9/9 Webinar by @eaere.bsky.social on this exact topic.
You can still do it:
www.eaere.org/events/suppo...

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Sep 4

Nå tilgjengelig opptak av @kholtsmark.bsky.social mm:
www.klimastiftelsen.no/arrangement/...

Petropraten: Står gassen i veien for fornybar energi?

Det sies at gass er veien til fornybar, men kan gass i stedet stå i veien for fornybar? En ny studie viser at gass kan bidra til å bremse omstillingen.

www.klimastiftelsen.no

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Aug 15

My recommendations for how to improve tropical forest conservation financing (for the upcoming COP30 meeting):
www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...

Improving Tropical Forest Financing: From TFFF and REDD+ to SSLB and FLL

Deforestation in the tropics is a key contributor to climate change as well as to the loss of biodiversity. Therefore, Brazil—which will host the 30th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Frame...

www.belfercenter.org

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Aug 12

To conserve forests, @cop30brazil.bsky.social proposes TFFF. TFFF has severe weaknesses but can, fortunately, be modified if payments are forest-linked loans rather than grants -- among other things discussed in this Policy Brief:
drive.google.com/file/d/1B4sW...

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Aug 11

Indeed:
- if this destructive bill becomes law – just weeks ahead of Cop30 in Belém – it threatens to erode Brazil’s credibility on the global stage.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles

Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations

www.theguardian.com

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Jul 25

Beautiful -- but this is a Norwegian pic of climate change. Melting glaciers bring particles that color lakes green.

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Jul 19

And Brazil has been criticized for investing in roads through the Amazon before: www.science.org/doi/full/10....

www.science.org

Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just as roads are main drivers of deforestation in other parts of the world: le.uwpress.org/content/77/2...

Predicting the Location of Deforestation: The Role of Roads and Protected Areas in North Thailand

Using plot level data, we estimate a bivariate probit model to explain land clearing and the siting of protected areas in North Thailand in 1986. The model suggests that protected areas (national park...

le.uwpress.org

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Bård Harstad @bardharstad.bsky.social · Jul 19

Roads are main drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon not only when they are built, but years later too:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Road network and deforestation of indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon

This research evaluates the relationship between the official and unofficial road network and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon within and around …

www.sciencedirect.com

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