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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · 9d

Some personal news 👇

PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 9d

PIK researcher @jansteckel.bsky.social takes on a new role today: he has been appointed Professor of #PoliticalEconomy of #ClimatePolicy @tum.de and is setting up a corresponding working group at PIK. This move strengthens PIK’s social science profile.

More:
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 9d

PIK researcher @jansteckel.bsky.social takes on a new role today: he has been appointed Professor of #PoliticalEconomy of #ClimatePolicy @tum.de and is setting up a corresponding working group at PIK. This move strengthens PIK’s social science profile.

More:
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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EAERE @eaere.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌎 We are glad to announce the 𝗘𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 which provides financial assistance for a visiting period ranging from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of one year at a university or research institute abroad

#VisitingProgramme #environmentaleconomics #careersupport #PhD #postdoc

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CESifo @cesifo.org · Aug 13

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member, @jansteckel.bsky.social , from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)! ‬‬

Learn more about his work in climate policy and economics: www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec...
More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Jul 16

Are you into statistics and econ/business applications?

Come work with us in Berlin, on a tenure-track professorship. We have a great athmosphere at the department, and want to learn about your research.

Please pass it on to friends, too.

#Econsky

www.academics.de/jobs/juniorp...

Juniorprofessur für "Angewandte Statistik und Data Science", JP/004/25 - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin bietet Stelle als Juniorprofessur für "Angewandte Statistik und Data Science", JP/004/25 in Berlin - jetzt bewerben!

www.academics.de

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · Jul 14

“We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.”

Essay in the NYT by MITs David Autor and Harvard’s Gordon Hanson, who did a lot of the groundbreaking research on the first China shock.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Opinion | We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.

www.nytimes.com

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Jun 30

Happy to be in Munich @cesifo.org this week. Pls reach out if you are around and want to chat.

CESifo @cesifo.org · Jun 30

We have an exciting guest this week❗
@jansteckel.bsky.social will be visiting the ifo Institute from June 29th to July 4th!🏠

To learn more about Jan’s research in climate 🌦️ and development 📈 economics, check out this link:
www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec...

🔎 More info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

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CESifo @cesifo.org · Jun 30

We have an exciting guest this week❗
@jansteckel.bsky.social will be visiting the ifo Institute from June 29th to July 4th!🏠

To learn more about Jan’s research in climate 🌦️ and development 📈 economics, check out this link:
www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec...

🔎 More info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Jun 18

Very warm congratulations to @linusmattauch.bsky.social! Very well deserved.

EAERE @eaere.bsky.social · Jun 18

🏆𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆🏆

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty: Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

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EAERE @eaere.bsky.social · Jun 18

🏆𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆🏆

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty: Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very happy that so many @pik-potsdam.bsky.social colleagues made it to Bergen #eaere2025 this year @eaere.bsky.social.

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Jun 16

#EAERE2025 is here! This morning, we already had an excellent pre-EAERE workshop on Climate Policy in Low-and Middle Income countries. Now, I am looking forward to an interesting conference and meeting many old friends and making new ones @eaere.bsky.social

https://eaere-conferences.org/index.php?p=515

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Johannes Hillje @jhillje.bsky.social · Apr 24

Rechtsextremistische Straftaten haben an Schulen (teils sprunghaft) zugenommen. Quelle: @zeit.de

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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · Apr 24

Most people in Germany clueless how new EU carbon price will affect heating costs – survey

Large majority could not adequately predict cost increases, nearly a quarter had not heard of upcoming reform

Most people in Germany clueless how new EU carbon price will affect heating costs – survey

Many people in Germany have no idea that the planned expansion of EU carbon pricing could significantly push up their fossil fuel heating costs, in some scenarios by well over 1,000 euros per year, a survey by heat pump company Aira has found. While a large majority could not adequately predict cost increases, nearly a quarter of respondents had not even heard of the upcoming reform, the company said.

www.cleanenergywire.org

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Apr 5

Great overview of what's going on with global coal by @cshearer19.bsky.social et al. as usual.

Tl:dr: Global net coal capacity still increases by 19 GW but falls outside China.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Apr 1

US academia is unparalleled in the welfare it creates.

But US academia is now under attack and other countries, like Germany, have to keep the flame alive for a while. It will make them more innovative.

See our guest article in @spiegel.de, translated. 👇

www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Giving US researchers a new home

Amid growing pressure from the US government, Hertie School President Cornelia Woll co-authors op-ed arguing that German institutions have the opportunity to support world-class researchers.

www.hertie-school.org

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Adrien Fabre @adrien-fabre.bsky.social · Apr 1

🤩🤩 Paper finally out in the AER!

With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions.

In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️

www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · Mar 29

The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:

Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Mar 29

You might like our carbon pricing incidence calculator, allowing to browse vertical and horizontal distributional effects of carbon pricing and how to alleviate them for 88 countries:

www.cpic-global.net

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 10

Breaking news: NASA announced today it will eliminate its Office of the Chief Scientist, along with offices advising the agency on technology, strategy, and coordinating its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts. scim.ag/3Ft8Xza

NASA to eliminate chief scientist position

Long-running advisory role cut along with two dozen others in agencywide reduction

scim.ag

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Feb 28

Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · Feb 26

"...the direction of travel is clear: there is a desire to downgrade, if not eliminate, independent, science-based evidence and expert advice; there is also a rank disregard for international agreements."

Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere

US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

www.nature.com

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Feb 25

In der Tat verstörend 👇

Ann-Katrin Müller @akm0803.bsky.social · Feb 25

Ich muss es so hart sagen: ich dachte, ich lese eine kleine Anfrage der AfD, aber sie stammt von der Union.

551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.

Bin ehrlich entsetzt.

dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...

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Ann-Katrin Müller @akm0803.bsky.social · Feb 25

Ich muss es so hart sagen: ich dachte, ich lese eine kleine Anfrage der AfD, aber sie stammt von der Union.

551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.

Bin ehrlich entsetzt.

dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...

dserver.bundestag.de

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Jan Christoph Steckel @jansteckel.bsky.social · Feb 21

Wow ... that's massive. It might sound like a small technical detail, but a funcitoning TSU is pivotal for managing IPCC reports, including the quite complex political economy of it.

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 21

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.

More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting

The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

www.axios.com

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 21

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.

More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting

The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

www.axios.com

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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · Feb 20

The new US Energy Secretary Chris Wright spoke a lot about the German energy transition ("Energiewende") in his first speech to the DOE staff.

But most of the numbers and facts he used to denounce it were wrong or misleading. I corrected some of them in this article: table.media/en/climate/f...

Energy transition: US Secretary of Energy spreads misinformation about Germany

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright In his 30-minute inaugural speech as the new US Secretary of Energy on February 5, Chris Wright dedicated around four

table.media

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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · Feb 15

Das hätte Mussolini nicht besser sagen können.

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · Feb 12

Warum spielt #Klimapolitik im BT-Wahlkampf eine Nebenrolle? @jansteckel.bsky.social aus der neuen PIK-Forschungsabteilung „Klimaökonomie und Politik – MCC Berlin“ diskutiert mit @positivemaren.bsky.social und Joachim Weimann in @swr3.bsky.social Kultur.

www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/foru...

Podcast: Nur noch heiße Luft? Der Klimaschutz im Wahlkampf

Klimaschutz - da war doch mal was? Während das Thema im Wahlkampf vor vier Jahren unter dem Eindruck der Ahrtal-Katastrophe eine zentrale Rolle spielte, finden wir es dieses mal eher unter der Rubrik:...

www.ardaudiothek.de

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